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Shihlin Paper Corporation Annual Report 2020

Jul 30, 2021

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Stock Code: 1903

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士林紙業股份有限公司 SHIHLIN PAPER CORP.

2020

ANNUAL REPORT

Notice to readers

For the convenience of readers and for information purposes only, the annual report has been translated into English from the original Chinese-language version prepared and used in the Republic of China. In the event of any discrepancy between the English and Chinese versions, or if there are any differences in interpretation between the two versions, the original Chinese version shall prevail.

Published on April 29, 2021

No. 31, Fude Rd., Shilin Dist., Taipei City Tel: (02) 2881-1111 (representative number) Fax: (02) 2882-7099 & (02) 2882-3007 Website: www.shihlin.com.tw

No. 1631, Section 2, Wenhua Road, Bengang Village, Xinwu District, Taoyuan City Tel: (03) 476-8077 Fax: (03) 476-9120 Website: www.shihlin.com.tw

Name of stock transfer agency: KGI Securities Co., Ltd. Address: 5F, No. 2, Section 1, Chongqing South Road, Taipei City Tel: (02) 2314-8800 & (02) 2389-2999 Fax: (02) 2389-6042 Website: www.kgi.com.tw

Spokesperson of the Company: Cheng-Che Tsai Title: President Tel: (02) 2881-1111 Acting Spokesperson of the Company: Wen-Chung Hung Title: Assistant Manager, General Affairs Section Tel: (02) 2881-1111 ext. 231 Email: [email protected]

2020 Financial Report CPAs Name: Yu-Ling Hung and Wen-Ting Hsiang Earnest & Co.,CPAs. Address: 4F, No. 501, Section 2, Tiding Blvd., Neihu District, Taipei City Tel: (02) 8751-9698 Fax: (02) 8751-5658 Website: None

Name of Any Exchanges Where the Company's Securities are Traded Offshore and Information: None

Table of Contents

Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Contents
Letter to Shareholders .......................................................................................................................... 1
Company Profile ................................................................................................................................... 9
Corporate Governance Report .......................................................................................................... 11
I. Organization ......................................................................................................................... 11
II. Information on Directors, President, Vice Presidents, Assistant Vice Presidents, and
Heads of Departments and Branches.................................................................................... 12
(I) Information on Directors ............................................................................................ 12
(II) Information on President, Vice Presidents, Assistant Vice Presidents, and
Heads of Departments and Branches .......................................................................... 16
III. Remuneration Paid to Directors, President, and Vice Presidents in the Last Year .............. 17
(I) Remuneration of general directors and independent directors (disclosure of
individual names and remuneration methods): ........................................................... 17
(II) Remuneration of supervisors: None. .......................................................................... 18
(III) Remuneration of the President and Vice Presidents (name disclosed in the
corresponding range in an aggregate manner) ............................................................ 18
(IV) Top Five Managers of the Company with the Highest Remuneration ....................... 20
(V) Analysis of the Total Remuneration Paid to Directors, Supervisors, President,
and Vice Presidents of the Company in the Last Two Years by the Company
and All Companies in the Consolidated Financial Statements as a Percentage
of the Net Income After Tax, and the Description of the Relevance of the
Remuneration Policy, Standards, and Packages, and Procedures for
Determining Remuneration to Business Performance and Future Risks .................... 20
IV. Implementation of Corporate Governance ........................................................................... 21
(I) Information on the Operation of the Board of Directors ............................................ 21
(II) Operations of the Audit Committee: The Company has established an Audit
Committee in accordance with the law by the 24th Board of Directors since
2019. ........................................................................................................................... 23
(III) Operation of Corporate Governance and the Deviation from the Corporate
Governance Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies and
Reasons Thereof ......................................................................................................... 24
(IV) Operation of the Remuneration Committee ................................................................ 28
(V) Fulfillment of Social Responsibility and the Corporate Social Responsibility
Best Practice Principles for TWSE/GTSM Listed Companies and Reasons
Thereof ........................................................................................................................ 31
(VI) Status of the Ethical Corporate Management and the Deviation from the
Corporate Governance Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed
Companies and Reasons Thereof ................................................................................ 34
(VII) If the Company Has Formulated the Corporate Governance Best Practice
Principles and Relevant Regulations, the Inquiry Methods Shall be Disclosed: ........ 36
(VIII) Other Important Information That Facilitates Better Understanding of the
Operation of the Company’s Corporate Governance May Be Disclosed
Together: ..................................................................................................................... 37
(IX) Disclosure of Necessary Matters Related to the Implementation of the Internal
Control System ........................................................................................................... 37
(X) In the Last Year and As of the Publication Date of the Annual Report, Where
the Company and Its Internal Personnel Have been Imposed with Any Penalty
in Accordance with the Law, or the Company Has Imposed Any Penalty on
Its Internal Personnel for Violating the Provisions of the Internal Control

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System, and the Results of Said Penalty May Have a Material Impact on
Shareholders' Equity or Securities Prices, the Details of Said Penalty, Main
Deficiencies, and Improvements Shall be Specified: None. ....................................... 40
(XI) Important Resolutions of the Shareholders’ Meetings and Board of Directors
in the Last Year and As of the Publication Date of the Annual Report: ..................... 40
(XII) In the Last Year and As of the Publication Date of the Annual Report, Where
the Directors or Supervisors Have Different Opinions on Important
Resolutions Passed by the Board of Directors on Records or in a Written
Statement, the Main Content Shall be Specified: None. ............................................. 42
(XIII) An Aggregate Information on the Resignation and Dismissal of the
Company’s Chairman, President, Accounting Manager, Financial Manager,
Chief Internal Auditor, Corporate Governance Officer, and R&D Manager in
the Last Year and As of the Publication Date of the Annual Report: None. .............. 42
V. Information on CPAs’ Audit Fees: ....................................................................................... 43
(I)
Where the Non-audit Fees Paid to the CPAs, the CPA Firm, and Its Affiliates
Are More than One-fourth of the Audit Fees, the Amount of the Audit and
Non-audit fees and the Content of the Non-audit Services Shall Be Disclosed:
None. ........................................................................................................................... 43
(II)
Where the CPA Firm is Replaced and the Audit Fees Paid During the Year in
Which Replacement Occurs Are Less than Those in the Prior Year, the
Amount and Reasons for the Audit Fees Before and After the Replacement
Shall Be Disclosed: None. .......................................................................................... 43
(III) Where the Audit Fees Are Reduced by at Least 10% Compared with the Prior
Year, the Amount of the Decrease, Percentage, and Reason: None. .......................... 43
VI. Information on CPA Replacement: ...................................................................................... 44
VII. Where the Company’s Chairman, President, or Managers in Charge of Financial or
Accounting Affairs Have Worked in the CPA Firm at Which the CPAs Appointed
Work or Its Affiliates Within the Last Year, Their Name, Title and the Period of
Work at Said CPA Firm or Its Affiliates Shall be Disclosed The "affiliate of said
CPA firm" refers to a company, in which CPAs at said CPA firm hold more than
50% of the shares or occupy more than half of the board seats, or a company that the
CPA firm lists as an affiliate in the data published or printed for the public: N/A ........... 44
VIII. In the Last Year and As of the Publication Date of the Annual Report, Equity
Transfer and Changes in Pledged Equity by Directors, Supervisors, Managers, and
Shareholders Whose Shareholding Ratio Exceeds 10%: ..................................................... 44
IX. Information on the Top Ten Shareholders with the Highest Shareholding Ratio are
Related Parties, Spouse, or Relatives Within Second Degree of Kinship to Each
Other: .................................................................................................................................... 45
X. The Number of Shares Held by the Company, Its Directors, Supervisors, Managers,
and Businesses Directly or Indirectly Controlled by the Company in the Same
Investee, and the Combined Shareholding Ratio Shall be Calculated ................................. 46
Information on Capital Raising Activities ........................................................................................ 47
Overview of Operations ...................................................................................................................... 52
I. Information on Business:...................................................................................................... 52
(I)
Scope of business: ....................................................................................................... 52
(II)
Overview of Industry: ................................................................................................. 52
(III) Overview of Technology and R&D: ........................................................................... 53
(IV) Long- and short-term business development plans:.................................................... 57
II. Overview of Market, Production, and Sales: ....................................................................... 58
(I)
Market analysis: .......................................................................................................... 58

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(II)
Important Functions and Production Process of Major Products ............................... 62
(III) Supply status of main raw materials ........................................................................... 64
(IV) The Names of Customers Who Have Accounted for More than 10% of the
Total Purchases (Sales) in Any of the Last Two Years and the Amount and
Proportion of Their Purchases (Sales) ........................................................................ 64
(V)
Production volume in the last two years: None. ......................................................... 65
(VI) Sales volume in the last two years: ............................................................................. 65
III. The Number of Employees, Average Years of Service, Average Age, and Education
Distribution in the Last Two Years and As of the Publication Date of the Annual
Report ................................................................................................................................... 66
IV. Environmental protection expenditure: Losses incurred due to environmental
pollution in the last year and as of the publication date of the annual report: ...................... 66
V. Labor-management Relations............................................................................................... 66
(I)
Current Important Labor-management Agreements and Execution ........................... 66
(II)
Losses Incurred Due to Labor Disputes in the Last Two Years ................................. 68
(III) Employee Conduct and Code of Ethics ...................................................................... 68
(IV) Work Environment and Protective Measures for Employees’ Personal Safety ......... 69
VI. Important Contracts: None ................................................................................................... 71
Overview of Financial Status ............................................................................................................. 72
I. Condensed Balance Sheet and Statement of Comprehensive Income in the Last Five
Years ..................................................................................................................................... 72
II. Financial Analysis in the Last Five Years ............................................................................ 77
III. Audit Committees' Review Report ....................................................................................... 81
IV. The 2020 Consolidated Financial Report ............................................................................. 82
V. The 2020 Individual Financial Report................................................................................ 128
VI. Where the Company and its affiliates have Encountered Financial Difficulties in the
Last Year and As of the Publication Date of the Annual Report: ...................................... 171
Analysis and Review of Financial Position and Financial Performance and Risk Issues .......... 172
I. Financial Position ............................................................................................................... 172
II. Financial Performance ........................................................................................................ 173
III. Cash Flow ........................................................................................................................... 174
IV. The Impact of Material Capital Expenditures on Financial Operations in the Last
Year .................................................................................................................................... 174
V. Investment Policy in the Last Year, the Main Reason For Its Profit or Loss,
Improvement Plan, and Investment Plan for the Coming Year ......................................... 174
VI. Risk Analysis:..................................................................................................................... 175
VII. Other Important Matters: None .......................................................................................... 177
Special Disclosure. ............................................................................................................................ 178
I. Relevant Information on Affiliates..................................................................................... 178
II. Private Placement of Securities in the Last Year and As of the Publication Date of the
Annual Report: None.......................................................................................................... 183
III. The Company’s Shares Held or Disposed of by the Subsidiaries in the Last Year and
As of the Publication Date of the Annual Report: None .................................................... 183
IV. Other Necessary Supplementary Disclosure: None ........................................................... 183
V. As of the Publication Date of the Annual Report, Any Matters that Have a Significant
Impact on Shareholders’ Equity or Securities Prices as Specified in Article 36,
Paragraph 3, Subparagraph 2 of the Securities and Exchange Act Shall Also Be
Specified One by One: None .............................................................................................. 183

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Letter to Shareholders

Dear Shareholders,

We welcome you to attend this year’s shareholders’ meeting, and we would like to express our great gratitude for your long-term support of Shihlin Paper. We would like to report on the status of the Company’s operations below:

I. 2020 Business Report.

  • (I) Focus on the consumer goods market

  • Baby Lion

    • (1) The Company is currently dedicated to the consumer market. In response to the gradual increase in the utilization rate of wet wipes in the overall market, the Company has spared no effort to develop the Lion Baby products since 2020. In addition to the existing Lion Baby wet wipes, it has launched an anti-mosquito series and a baby washes series to expanded its market share. It has also expanded its distribution channels to department stores enhance the brand image. The high quality of all its products has been recognized by consumers.

    • (2) The Company's organization is adjusted, and performance is growing continuously and steadily while personnel training will be strengthened to increase the overall market share. The professional R&D team will also continue to develop more innovative extension products with high production value to meet market needs.

  • Forest Beauty

    • (1) The Company is currently dedicated to the consumer market. In response to the high usage rate of the facial masks, the Company has spared no effort to develop the Forest Beauty facial mask products. In addition to the Forest Nut collection, there are micro-gold superconducting series, the biological fiber series, non-bleached pure cotton series, etc., and the Company will continue to increase the product lines of the brand step by step. The skin care products, including the Forest Beauty 14-day Renew series and the high-end new skin care products of Micro-gold Superconducting royal jelly peptide series are sold in major department stores and shopping malls across the country. As for the expansion to the international market, in 2020, due to the pandemic, the Company participated in the online beauty exhibition organized by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council of the Republic of China. The agency business of brands and the OEM business have continued to grow with increasing business opportunities. With the concept of the safe, effective, and harmless natural plant extracts, the brand of Forest Beauty has gradually expanded its market share. The high quality of the products has also been recognized by consumers.

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  • (2) The Company's organization is adjusted and performance is growing continuously and steadily while personnel training will be strengthened to enhance their professional image. Their communication with distributors or customers is excellent professional. The R&D team will also continue to develop more innovative and extension products (skin care products) with high production value to meet market demand and to continue to expand market share and increase brand awareness.

  • (II) Consolidated financial revenue and expenditure and profitability in 2020

Unit: NTD thousand

Unit: NTD thousand
Consolidated
Statement of
Comprehensive
Income
2020 2019 Percentage of change
%
Net operatingincome 159,473
169,454

(5.89)
Gross income from
operations
53,508
52,232

2.44
Net operatingloss (152,414) (184,403) (17.35)
Net loss after tax (135,685) (179,534) (24.42)

II. Overview of Business Plan for 2021

  • (I) Baby Lion

  • The Company's operating policy this year will focus on replacement of the production-oriented approach with marketing-oriented one to continue to develop products that meet market demand, expand market share, and improve operating performance.

  • In response to the strict requirements for products and the growth of the adult market in the era of declining birthrates, the Company will extend product categories and increase the product mix in line with the market demand, actively expand distribution channels, and expand the scale for sales.

  • In addition to maintaining existing customers, the Company will use marketing resources, such as promotions and media advertisements, to integrate virtual and physical channels for products and launch products in major physical entities and online shopping platforms to expand its market share and increase profits.

(II) Forest Beauty

  1. The Company's operating policy for this year will focus on expansion of the market with an sales- and marketing-orientated approach to continue to develop distribution channels suited for facial masks and skin care products market, and the Company will also work to promote brand awareness and product visibility through marketing to increase the operating performance.

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  1. Products that emphasized the cost-effectiveness in line with consumers’ habits in the early days had resulted in astonishingly high sales performance. However, the affordable products without high quality would cause skin discomfort, which has led to a change in demand and the consumption structure. Based on the cost/value concept, Forest Beauty’s high quality and affordable features will lead to a revolution in the facial mask market. It allows consumers to pay more attention to safe, effective, and harmless products suited for their personal skin in addition to the price.

  2. In addition to maintaining existing customers, the Company will use marketing resources, such as promotions and media advertisements, to integrate virtual and physical channels for products and launch products in major physical entities and online shopping platforms to expand its market share and increase profits. The Company will continue to develop the distribution channels in department stores this year to develop the high-end customer base.

III. Future development strategy

  • (I) Short-term business development plans

  • Sales strategy

    • (1) Develop new channels based on product positioning, and formulate marketing strategies based on product and channel differentiation.

    • (2) Revitalize the brand's image, keep abreast of consumer needs, and innovate and copy successful models to launch new products.

    • (3) Actively develop overseas markets and new businesses, and ensure sustainable operation by diversifying operations and revitalizing assets.

  • Marketing and R&D strategy

    • (1) Keep abreast of the market trends and develop differentiated and customized products to facilitate new product development and successful launch.

    • (2) Work closely with academic and research and development units, actually participate in the government’s relevant unit’s new product research and development projects, and actively apply for patents to ensure the Company's rights and interests, while expanding the scale of new product development.

  • OEM strategy

    • (1) Strictly monitor and inspect the operating procedures to strengthen and improve product quality.

    • (2) Require manufacturers to cooperate with equipment maintenance and improvement and to upgrade process technology to achieve the differentiated value of new products.

  • (II) Mid- and long-term business development plans

  • Master the win-win core technologies and continuously improve product quality to enhance competitive advantage.

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  1. Use diversified marketing strategies to promote a diversified product mix to increase market share.

  2. Actively expand domestic and foreign sales markets, establish an international brand image, and become the most favored and reliable enterprise and a well-known brand.

Baby Lion:

Extended the product lines to anti-mosquito series and baby washes products, building on the wet wipes collection, to provide safer and more reliable products for infants and young children, so that consumers can have better choices.

Forest Beauty:

Develop a series of facial care products based on facial masks to provide female consumers to meet their demand for naturality, safety, beauty, and health in all aspects, and to share the pie in the female skin care market.

IV. External competition environment

  • (I) Baby Lion

  • The sales region of the Company's main products is mainly in the domestic market, divided into three areas: northern (New Taipei, Taipei Cities, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, and Miaoli), central, and southern Taiwan, and the Company plans to step into the Asian market.

  • Future supply and demand status and growth: According to the statistics from professional market survey and research institutions, the wet wipes market continues to grow, with the affordable and pure water products as the mainstream. The Company will plan various functional products according to different consumer groups, and develop natural products and the ones with patented formula to achieve diversification and market segmentation to improve performance.

  • Future supply-demand response: Seek more domestic and foreign professional OEM to respond to future market demand.

  • Favorable and unfavorable factors of development prospects:

    • (1) Favorable factors: Domestic and foreign professional OEM have better product technology capabilities and positive competitive advantages in innovative manufacturing processes, which make the development of product collections more complete than the competitors in the same industry so as to keeps pace with major domestic businesses.

    • (2) Unfavorable factors: Due to the limited demand in the domestic consumer goods market because of many brands and sufficient resources in the market, the Company can only adopt marketing strategies to attract consumers and expand market share.

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(II) Forest Beauty

  1. The sales region of the Forest Beauty is mainly in the domestic market, divided into three areas: Northern, central, and southern Taiwan, and the Company plans to step into the global market while based in Taiwan.

  2. Future supply and demand status and growth: According to the statistics from professional market survey and research institutions and actual sales of distribution channels, the facial mask market continues to grow, and the concept of natural plant extracts also makes consumers feel assured and recognize the concept. The Company will plan various functional products according to different consumer groups, and continue to develop natural products, facial masks, and skin care products with unique patented formula and diversified functions to increase market share and performance.

  3. Future supply-demand response: Seek more domestic and foreign professional OEM to respond to future market demand.

  4. Favorable and unfavorable factors of development prospects:

  5. (1) Favorable factors: Domestic and foreign professional OEM have better product technology capabilities and positive competitive advantages in innovative manufacturing processes, which make the development of product collections more complete than the competitors in the same industry so as to keeps pace with major domestic businesses.

  6. (2) Unfavorable factors: Due to the limited demand in the domestic consumer goods market, the competition among brands is fierce. After acquiring a certain degree of market popularity and market share, the Company will step up the pace of entering overseas markets to become an international brand in the future.

V. The impact of legal and the overall business environments

  • (I) All products are tested and qualified in compliance with relevant laws and regulations to provide consumers with the highest quality.

  • (II) In recent years, the Company has continued to develop innovative products with high production value, while strengthening R&D and marketing capabilities, and cultivating talents is also a key development strategy for the Company in the future.

  • (III) In the future, the Company will continue to uphold a pragmatic spirit, strive to take on challenges at all stages, and work hard to operate the consumer product market so as to achieve goals as planned while fulfilling social responsibilities to create greater profits and best benefits for shareholders and all employees.

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2020 Business Report of Investee Sunshine Shihlin Development Co., Ltd.

I. 2020 Business Report

  • (I) Change of the category of the old Shihlin Paper Mill land

  • The land development project of the old Shilin Paper Mill has been approved conditionally by the Taipei Urban Planning Commission in the fourth quarter of 2020. It will continue to work with the Taipei City Government to complete the to-do items related to the project, and continue to evaluate the development of the situation for the maximum benefit of all shareholders of the Company, so as to meet the expectations of all parties and to complete the development work successfully.

  • (II) The Warehouse No. 5 hotel urban renewal development project was approved by the city government on October 30, 2019 for implementation with the work at the current stage completed. The company obtained a construction license on April 9, 2020.

  • (III) For the joint construction project at the corner of the Fude Road (Yinxiu Community), there was only one housing unit of 70 pings on the seventh floor left, which was still for sale.

  • (IV) The original dormitory building (Paper Sun Apartment), which was previously outsourced to an agency to operate it as a rental condo. It has completed the registration as a hotel in March, 2017 and changed its name to "Paper Sun Hotel." Due to the impact of the global pandemic in 2020, it was converted into a quarantine hotel in December 2020.

  • (V) The company has completed the signing of an joint construction contract for the land at No. 669-3 and 669-15, Guanghua Subsection 2, with a parcel of neighboring land, which has been included in the land reconstruction program (the reconstruction program for dangerous old buildings) on December 25, 2020.

  • (VI) The company planned to build a commercial building with 10 floors above ground and 3 floors underground on the self-owned land at No. 18, Fude Road, which has been included in the land reconstruction program (the reconstruction program for dangerous old buildings) on July 24, 2020.

II. Overview of Development Plan for 2021

  • (I) The land development project of the old Shilin Paper Mill has been approved conditionally by the Taipei Urban Planning Commission in the fourth quarter of 2020. It will continue to work with the Taipei City Government to complete the to-do items related to the project in 2021, and continue to evaluate the development of the situation for the maximum benefit of all shareholders of the Company, and conduct planning by stage and zone through this project and complete the development work successfully.

  • (II) The construction work of the Warehouse No. 5 hotel urban renewal development project is scheduled to be officially launched in the third quarter of 2021 (a hotel building with 12 floors above ground and 3 floors underground).

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  • (III) For the joint construction project at the corner of the Fude Road (Yinxiu Community), the last housing unit has been sold with the contract completed, and it is scheduled to complete the sales in the first quarter of 2021.

  • (IV) Paper Sun Hotel has been converted into a quarantine hotel. With the ongoing pandemic, the company will continue into integrate various resources this year to increase revenue and accommodation rates.

  • (V) In the company’s joint construction contract for the land at No. 669-3 and 669-15, Guanghua Subsection 2, together with a parcel of neighboring land, residential buildings with 10 floors above ground and 3 floors underground will be built. The construction license is scheduled to be obtained in the second quarter of 2021, and construction will be officially launched in the fourth quarter.

  • (VI) The company planned to build a commercial building and a hotel building with 10 floors above ground and 3 floors underground on the self-owned land at No. 18, Fude Road. It is scheduled to obtain a construction license in the second quarter of 2021, and the construction will be officially launched in the fourth quarter.

III. Development strategy

Sunshine Shihlin Development Co., Ltd. is a sustainable company, conducting the best management of its own land assets and re-planning and decorating existing properties according to the conditions of its self-owned land to improve the per ping efficiency and occupancy rate. The company will continue to integrate land in other areas that are conducive to carry out development, urban renewal, or reconstruction work of dangerous old buildings, to create a niche for the company while cooperating with government policies to jointly create the best interests of the urban development of Taipei City’s north district and nearby residents.

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IV. External competition environment

Affected by the pandemic, in response to the increase in the number of people who need to be quarantined independently, the Paper Sun Hotel has been converted into a quarantine hotel. In 2021, it will continue to cautiously respond to changes in the external economy, adjust and increase catering services in a timely manner, and explore the take-out meal market to diversify income sources.

V. The impact of legal and the overall business environments

The Urban Renewal Act was amended, passed, and promulgated for implementation on January 30, 2019. The company has actively reviewed the conditions of existing land assets and conducted various asset revitalization assessments. In addition, the Taipei City’s regulations for acceleration of the reconstruction of dangerous and old buildings were implemented in October 2019. The company has reviewed eligible land assets in accordance with the regulations and completed the inclusion in the land reconstruction program (the reconstruction program for dangerous old buildings) for the project at No. 18, Fude Road and the joint construction project at No. 669-3 and 669-15, Guanghua Subsection 2 with the neighboring land. In 2021, the construction work will be continued as scheduled in line with the planned schedule.

Looking ahead to 2021, with the gradual recovery of Taiwan’s economic growth, the company still needs to pay attention to changes in the global economy due to the pandemic, China-US trade friction, and other factors, and make appropriate adjustments. Therefore, the company will continue to be cautious and to cooperate with the government policies actively to meet relevant review requirements, so as to implement the company’s development business smoothly while safeguarding the rights and interests of the company’s shareholders and meeting the expectations of all parties in the society.

Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.

Chairman Tai Shih Trading Co., Ltd.

Cheng-Che Tsai, President

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Company Profile

Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd. originally had Shilin and Yongan Paper Mills Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd., established in 1918, formerly known as Taiwan Paper K.K, was the first paperboard mill established in Taiwan. After the recovery of Taiwan from Japan colonial rule, the government took over five paper mills, including Shilin, Luodong, Dadu, Xinying, and Xiaogang, and established the Taiwan Pulp & Paper Corporation, under the National Resources Commission; then, it was reorganized to be a state-owned enterprise under the Ministry of Economic Affairs. In 1954, the government implemented a policy to allow individual farms to own the land they were farming. The Taiwan Pulp & Paper Corporation was transformed into a private enterprise. In 1958, the shareholders asked for a de-merger. Shilling Paper Mill formally established the Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) on January 1, 1959.

In January 1959, the Company’s initial capital was NT$27.2 million.

At the beginning of the Company's establishment, Shilin Paper Mill had only two paper machines with an annual output of only more than 8,900 metric tons. After years of expansion, Shilin Paper Mill has five paper machines. In 1970, it purchased land and established the Yongan Paper Mill in Yongan Fishing Harbor, Xinwu Township, Taoyuan while setting up pulping equipment first to supply pulp to the Shilin Paper Mill. In 1978, it set up a paper machine with a daily output of 100 metric tons, paper machine No. 2 with a daily output of 200 metric tons in 1984, and paper machine No. 3 with a daily output of 80 metric tons in 1989. The output of the two paper mills could reach 194,400 metric tons annually. In May 1989, one set of cogeneration equipment was set up and operated officially in September 1990, which opened a new chapter of energy conservation for the Company.

To improve product quality, reduce long-term production costs, and break through operational difficulties, the Company repaired and updated the paper machine No. 2 with a daily output of 200 metric tons at the Yongan Paper Mill in mid-December 1993, and increased the daily production capacity to 250 metric tons. The Company conducted modification of the equipment again in November 1998 to make the quality more stable and to increase the types of paper produced. The raw material processing system was also updated based on long-term planning and cost-effectiveness to increase the processing efficiency and save energy. Meanwhile, it purchased two high-precision paper cutters, which could not only improve cutting accuracy and reduce tool wear, and return of defective products, but also increase the degree of automation and reduce the number of operators required. They could also increase the quantity of packaging on the automatic packaging machines and reduce the number of manual packaging personnel. It is of great help to the Company in conducting business transformation.

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On December 20, 1998, due to the old equipment and low production capacity of the Shilin Paper Mill, increasing production costs, and lack of competitiveness, the Company had no choice but close Shilin Paper Mill to end the 80 years of operations. After approved by the board of directors., the Shilin Paper Mill’s original machine No. 4 and other available equipment were installed into the paper machine No. 4 at the Yongan Paper Mill, through the updates of some parts of some machines, to increase the diversity of supply.

On December 30, 2003, to implement professional division of labor so as to increase competitiveness, part of the land, property, and equipment was divided and transferred to Sunshine Shihlin Development Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. It is mainly involved in the development, leasing, and sale of residential buildings and commercial buildings, leasing of real estate, investment and construction of public works, and leasing of office building.

After approved by the shareholders' meeting on June 27, 2014, the Yongan Paper Mill officially ceased operation and production in October of the same year. The Company has planned a series of supporting measures for transformation, including land revitalization and paper processing. To adapt to market changes and demands, the Company has gradually transformed itself and adjusted its business and products by adding the sales of wet wipes, facial masks, and baby wash and care products to the product lines.

At the end of 2020, the total authorized capital was NT$2.8 billion, and the paid-in capital was NT$2,600,391,210.

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Corporate Governance Report

I. Organization

(I) Organizational Chart of the Company:

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II. Information on Directors, President, Vice Presidents, Assistant Vice Presidents, and Heads of Departments and Branches

(I) Information on Directors

1. List of Directors

April 9, 2021

Title
(Note 1)
Nationality or
Place of
Incorporation
Name Gender Date of
(elected to)
office
Term Date of
Initial
Election to
Office
(Note2)
Shares Held When Elected Shares Held When Elected Shares Held at Present Shares Held at Present Shares currently held by
spouse and offspring (minors)
Shares currently held by
spouse and offspring (minors)
Holding shares in the name of
another person
Holding shares in the name of
another person
Key Work and Academic Experience
(Note 3)
Currently holding concurrent positions in the Company
and other companies
Other officers, directors or
supervisors who are spouses or
within two degrees of
consanguinity
Other officers, directors or
supervisors who are spouses or
within two degrees of
consanguinity
Other officers, directors or
supervisors who are spouses or
within two degrees of
consanguinity
Remarks
(Note 4)
Shares Percentage of
Shareholding
Shares Percentage of
Shareholding
Shares Percentage of
Shareholding
Shares Percentage of
Shareholding
Title Name Relation
Chairman Taiwan, R.O.C Tai Shih Trading Co.,
Ltd.
Representative: Chen,
Po-Ting
Male 108/6/24 3 years 49/11/5 907,667 0.35% 904,667 0.35% 0 0% 0 0% Wan Hai Lines Ltd.
(M.S., University of San Francisco, USA)
Wan Hai Lines Ltd.
Vice Chairman, Sunshine Shihlin Development Co.,
Ltd.
None None None None
Director Taiwan, R.O.C Yee Tzao Enterprise
Co., Ltd.
Representative: Wu,
Chiu-Ling
Female 108/6/24 3 years 55/3/23 825,905 0.32% 825,905 0.32% 0 0% 0 0% Chairman, Yee Tzao Enterprise Co., Ltd.
( De Lin Institute of Technology)
Chairman, Yee Tzao Enterprise Co.,Ltd. None None None None
Director Taiwan, R.O.C Yi Hsiang Industrial
Co.,Ltd.
Representative: Chen,
Zhi-Yuan
Male 108/6/24 3 years 105/6/8 800,000 0.31% 800,000 0.31% 0 0% 0 0% Chairman, Yi Yuan Industrial, Co.,Ltd.
( MBA, New York University)
Vice Chairman, Taian Insurance Co.,Ltd.
Chairman, Sunshine Shihlin Development Co., Ltd.
Corporate Representative Director, China Airlines, Ltd.
Corporate Representative Director, Epistar
Corporation
None None None None
Director Taiwan, R.O.C Taiwan Evervaliant
Corp.
Representative: Chen,
Zhi-Yuan
Male 108/6/24 3 years 105/6/8 12,674,381 4.87% 12,674,381 4.87% 0 0% 0 0% Director, Li Yu Hsing Co.,Ltd
(Ph.D., Philosophy, University of California,
USA )
Director, Li Yu Hsing Co.,Ltd None None None None
Independe
nt Director
Taiwan, R.O.C Hsiao-Chueh Hsieh Female 108/6/24 3 years 108/6/24 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% Vice President, June Lai Metal Co.,Ltd
Director of Finance Department, Chiu Tung
Motors Co..Ltd
(94EMBA, National Chengchi University and
Department of Banking and Insurance,
Chihlee College of Business)
Vice President of Administration and Finance of June
Lai Metal Co.,Ltd.
None None None None
Independe
nt Director
Taiwan, R.O.C Ming-Chu Chen Male 108/6/24 3 years 105/6/8 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% Chairman, Foundation for Research on Open
Space, Taipei
(M.S. Architecture and Urban Design,
Graduate School of Architecture, Columbia
University, USA; M.A., Architecture, College
of the Arts, Ohio University, USA )
Chairman, Foundation for Research on Open Space,
Taipei
Distinguished Adjunct Professor, College of
Environmental Design, Chinese Culture University
Chairman, Awards Committee, International Real
Estate Federation (FIABCI)
None None None None
Independe
nt Director
Taiwan, R.O.C Ming-Chien Tang Male 108/6/24 3 years 108/6/24 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% Director-General, Construction and Planning
Agency, Ministry of the Interior
(Institute for Industrial Planning, Chinese
Culture University)
None None None None None

Note 1: Names of corporate shareholders and their representatives shall be listed separately (if the representatives are corporate shareholders, the names of said corporate shareholders shall be indicated) in Table 1 below. Note 2: Fill in the time for serving as a director or supervisor of the Company for the first time. If there is any interruption, it shall be indicated.

Note 3: For the experience related to the current position, such as having worked in a CPA firm or its affiliates during the said period, the job title and position shall be specified.

Note 4: The Company’s Chairman and the President or the persons with equivalent positions (the top-level managers) are the same person, spouse, or relatives within the first degree of kinship to each other, the reason, reasonableness, necessity, and countermeasures shall be specified (such as increasing the number of independent directors or more than half of the directors not serving as employees or managers concurrently).

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Table 1: Major Shareholders of Corporate Shareholders

Table 1: Major Shareholders of Corporate Shareholders Table 1: Major Shareholders of Corporate Shareholders
April9,2021
Name of Corporate ShareholdersNote 1 Major Shareholders of Corporate Shareholders (Note 2)
Tai Shih Trading Co., Ltd. Chen, Hui-Ying 4%, Chen, Yin-Ru 17.87%, Chen, Mei-Ru 9.65%,
Chen, Po-Ting 2.99%, Chen, Chao-Ti 6.98%, Dao Qi Co.,Ltd
15.62%, Dao Pu Co.,Ltd 13.62%, Dao Kuan Co.,Ltd 15.65%, Dao
Yu Co.,Ltd 13.62%
Yee Tzao Enterprise Co., Ltd. Lin, Chieh-Yi 62%, Lin, Yueh-Hsia 14.4%, Wu, Chiu-Ling 9.92%,
Lin, Cheng-Hsiung 8%, Lin, Chia-Jin 5.28%, Lin, Chia-Ying 0.2%,
Lin, Yi-Cheng0.2%
Yi Hsiang Industrial Co.,Ltd. Skyway Industrial Limited 34.211%, Hsin Feng Co., Ltd. 18.421%,
Yeong Yi Asia
(Corp.) 18.421%,
Fontainebleau(Co.,) }Ltd.
13.158%, Yi Yuan Industrial(Co.,) Ltd. 9.211%, Yi Chao Industrial (
Co.,) Ltd. 3.947%, Chen, Chih-Hsiang 2.50%, Chang, Wan-Yun
0.033%, Chen, Chih-Yuan 0.033%, Chen, Chih-Chao 0.033%
Taiwan Evervaliant Corp. Tai Power Enterprise(Corporation) 58.185%, Yi Chun Shipping
Co.,Ltd. 25.460%, Liyou Investment Co., Ltd.( ) 9.386%, Lin, Ying-
Hua 0.001%, Chen, Chao-Heng 0.001%, Chen-Yung Foundation
4.845%, Chen Ching-Chih 0.001%, Unimode Investment Co., Ltd.
2.122%

Note 1:Where a director is a representative of a corporate shareholder, the name of the corporate shareholder shall be entered. Note 2:Name of the major shareholders of the corporate shareholder (shareholding ratios among the top ten) and their shareholding ratios. Where a major shareholder is a juridical person, Table 2 below shall be filled out.

Table 2: Information on Major Shareholders of the Major Shareholders in Table 1 Who are Juridical Persons

Note 1: Where a director is a representative of a corporate shareholder, the name of the corporate shareholder shall be entered.
Note 2: Name of the major shareholders of the corporate shareholder (shareholding ratios among the top ten) and their shareholding ratios. Where a major
shareholder is a juridical person, Table 2 below shall be filled out.
Table 2: Information on Major Shareholders of the Major Shareholders in Table 1 Who are
ridical Persons
Note 1: Where a director is a representative of a corporate shareholder, the name of the corporate shareholder shall be entered.
Note 2: Name of the major shareholders of the corporate shareholder (shareholding ratios among the top ten) and their shareholding ratios. Where a major
shareholder is a juridical person, Table 2 below shall be filled out.
Table 2: Information on Major Shareholders of the Major Shareholders in Table 1 Who are
ridical Persons
April9,2021
Name of Corporate ShareholdersNote 1 Major shareholders of Corporate Shareholders (Note 2)
Dao Qi Co., Ltd. Crystal Blossom Ltd 100%
Dao Kuan Co.,Ltd. Discoverytreasure Limited 100%
Dao Pu Co.,Ltd. Integrated Global Investments Limited 100%
Dao Yu Co.,Ltd. Chesterfield Capital Management Inc 100%
SkywayIndustrial Limited CCS Co.,Ltd 100%
Hsing Feng Co.,Ltd. Skyway Industrial Limited 83.333%, Chen, Chih-Yuan 2.603%, Yi
Yuan Industrial(Co.,)Ltd. 3.730%, Yi Chao Industrial(Co.,)Ltd.
3.532%, Chang, Wan-Yun 0.794%, Yi Xiang Industrial(Co.,) Ltd.
3.532% Chen, Chih-Hsiang 1.258% Chen, Chih-Yuan 1.218%
Yeong Yi Asia Corp. Smithson Crowford Murray Capital 32.165%, Hsin Feng (Co.,) Ltd.
24.962%, Fontainebleau ( Co., ) Ltd. 24.517%, Skyway Industrial
Limited 4.923%,Yi Chao Industrial (Co.,) Ltd. 4.144%,Chen-Yung
Foundation 3.436%, Chen Chih-Chao 1.947%, Sui Shih Sung
(Co.,)Ltd. 1.727%, Yi Yuan Industrial(Co.,)Ltd. 1.154%, Kang Tu
Industrial (Co.,)Ltd. 0.683%

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Name of Corporate ShareholdersNote 1 Major Shareholders of Corporate Shareholders (Note 2)
Feng Tan Pai Lou Co.,Ltd. China Container Terminal Corp. 56.933%, Skyway Industrial Limited
22.548%, Smithson Crowford Murray Capital 9.442%, Yeong Yi Asia
( Corp. ) 2.157%, Yi Yuan Industrial ( Co., ) Ltd. 2.155%, Yi Chao
Industrial ( Co., ) Ltd. 2.121%, Yi Hsiang Industrial(Co.,)Ltd. 2.121%,
Chen, Chih-Yuan 0.960%, Kang Tu Industrial (Co.,) Ltd. 0.564%, Hsin
Feng(Co.,) Ltd. 0.564%
Yi Yuan Industrial Co.,Ltd. Skyway Industrial Limited 22.616%, Yeong Yi Asia(Corp.) 18.847%,
Fontainebleau (Co.,)Ltd. 18.847%, Hsin Feng(Co.,)Ltd. 18.847%,
Chen Chih-Yuan 16.698%, Sui Shih Sung(Co.,) 1.998%, Tsou Meng-Li
1.885%, Chen, Yu-An 0.196%, Chang Wan-Yun 0.038%, Chen Chao-
Heng0.030%
Yi Chao Industrial Co.,Ltd. Chen, Chih-Chao 49.891%, Skyway Industrial Limited 30.435%,
Fontainebleau(Co.,)Ltd. 11.594%, Hsin Feng(Co.,)Ltd. 8.043%, Chen,
Chih-Yuan 0.009%, Chen, Chao-Heng 0.009%, Chang, Wan-Yun
0.009%, Chang, Shao-Ning 0.009%
Tai Power Enterprise Corporation
Unimode Investment Co., Ltd. 90.821%, Taiwan Evervaliant ( Corp. )
9.116%, Chen, Ching-Chih 0.034%, Chen, Li 0.021%, Su, Wen-
Tsung 0.002%, Lin, De-Ming 0.002%, Wang, Hsiu-Wen 0.002%, Lin,
An-Chou 0.002%
Yi Chun Shipping Co.,Ltd. LY Investment Co.,Ltd. 100%
Liyou Investment Co., Ltd. Randy Chen 48.75%,Shea Chen 48.75%,Ruth. Yin Hua Chen 1.25%
,C.C. Chen 1.25%
Unimode Investment Co., Ltd. LY Investment Co.,Ltd. 100%

Note 1:Where the major shareholders in Table 1 above are juridical persons, the name of the juridical persons shall be entered. Note 2:Name of the major shareholders of the juridical persons (shareholding ratios among the top ten) and their shareholding ratios.

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2. Information on Directors

April 9, 2021

Conditions
Name
Does the Director have more than five years of work experience
and the following professional qualifications
Does the Director have more than five years of work experience
and the following professional qualifications
Does the Director have more than five years of work experience
and the following professional qualifications
Independence (Note 1) Independence (Note 1) Independence (Note 1) Independence (Note 1) Independence (Note 1) Independence (Note 1) Independence (Note 1) Independence (Note 1) Independence (Note 1) Independence (Note 1) Independence (Note 1) Independence (Note 1) Number of publicly
listed
companies
where
the
person
concurrently serves
as an independent
Director
Lecturer
or
above
from
a
public
or
private
college
or
university in business,
law,
finance,
accounting or related
disciplines
required
for corporate business
management
Judges,
prosecutors,
lawyers,
accountants
or other professional
and
technical
personnel who have
passed
the
national
examinations required
for
the
Company's
business operations
Business,
legal,
financial,
accounting
or industry experience
required
by
the
Company
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Tai Shih Trading Co., Ltd.
Representative: Chen, Po-
Ting
None
Yee Tzao Enterprise Co.,
Ltd.
Representative: Wu, Chiu-
Ling
None
Yi Hsiang Industrial Co.,Ltd.
Representative: Chen, Zhi-
Yuan
None
Taiwan Evervaliant Corp.
Representative: Chen, Zhi-
Yuan
None
Ming-Chu Chen None
Ming-Chien Tang None
Hsiao-Chueh Hsieh None

Note 1:If each director meets any condition below in the two years before taking officer and during the term of office, please place a "  " in the box below each condition code.

(1) Not an employee of the Company or its affiliates.

  • (2) Not a director or supervisor of the Company or its affiliates (except for an independent director engaged concurrently by the Company, its parent company, and its subsidiary, or a subsidiary under the same parent company in accordance with the Act or local laws and regulations).

  • (3) Not a director, spouse, minor child thereof, or other natural person shareholders who hold more than 1% of the total issued shares of the Company by nominee arrangement or with top ten ownership.

  • (4) Not the manager listed in (1) or the spouse, relatives within the second degree of kinship or direct blood relatives within the third degree of kinship of the person listed in (2) and (3).

  • (5) Not a director, supervisor, or employee of a corporate shareholder who directly holds more than 5% of the Company's total issued shares, who are among the top five shareholders, or who designates its representative to serve as a director or supervisor of the Company in accordance with Paragraph 1 or 2, Article 27 of the Company Act (except for an independent director engaged concurrently by the Company, its parent company, and its subsidiary or a subsidiary under the same parent company in accordance with the Act or local laws and regulations).

  • (6) Not a director, supervisor, or employee of another company where a majority of the Company's director seats or voting shares and those of another company are controlled by the same person (except for an independent director engaged concurrently by the Company, its parent company, and its subsidiary or a subsidiary under the same parent company in accordance with the Act or local laws and regulations).

  • (7) Not a director (managing director), supervisor, or employee of another company or institution where the Chairman, the President, or person holding an equivalent position of the Company and a person in an equivalent position at another company or institution are the same person or are spouses (except for an independent director engaged concurrently by the Company, its parent company, and its subsidiary or a subsidiary under the same parent company in accordance with the Act or local laws and regulations).

  • (8) Not a director (managing director), supervisor, manager, or shareholder holding 5% or more of the shares of a specific company or institution which has a financial or business relationship with the Company (except for a specific company or institution holding more than 20% and no more than 50% of the total issued shares of the Company and for an independent director engaged concurrently by the Company, its parent company, and its subsidiary or a subsidiary under the same parent company in accordance with the Act or local laws and regulations).

  • (9) Not a professional individual who, or an owner, partner, director (managing director), supervisor, or officer of a sole proprietorship, partnership, company, or institution that, provides auditing services to the Company or any affiliate of the Company, or that provides commercial, legal, financial, accounting, or relevant services to the Company or any affiliate of the Company for which the provider in the past 2 years has received cumulative compensation exceeding NT$500,000, or a spouse thereof ; provided, this restriction does not apply to a member of the remuneration committee, public tender offer review committee, or special committee for merger/consolidation and acquisition, who exercises powers pursuant to the Security and Exchanges Act or to the Business Mergers and Acquisitions Act or relevant laws or regulations.

  • (10) Not a spouse or relative within the second degree of kinship relationship of another director.

  • (11) No situation under any of the subparagraphs of Article 30 of the Company Act.

  • (12) Not a government agency, a juridical person, or its representative elected under Article 27 of the Company Act.

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  • (II) Information on President, Vice Presidents, Assistant Vice Presidents, and Heads of Departments and Branches
April9,2021
Title
Name
Relation
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Remarks
(Note 3)
Manager with spouse or
consanguineous within two
degrees
April9,2021
Title
Name
Relation
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Remarks
(Note 3)
Manager with spouse or
consanguineous within two
degrees
April9,2021
Title
Name
Relation
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Remarks
(Note 3)
Manager with spouse or
consanguineous within two
degrees
April9,2021
Title
Name
Relation
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Remarks
(Note 3)
Manager with spouse or
consanguineous within two
degrees
Title
(Note 1)
Nationality Name Gender Date of
(elected to)
office
Shares held Shares currently held by
spouse and offspring
(minors)
Holding shares in the name
of another person
Key Work and
Academic Experience
(Note 2)
Current position(s) in
other companies
Manager with spouse or
consanguineous within two
degrees
Remarks
(Note 3)
Shares Shareholdin
gs
Ratio
Shares Shareholdings
Ratio
Shares Shareholdings
Ratio
Title Name Relation
President Taiwan,
R.O.C
Tsai,
Cheng-
Che
Male 2018/1/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 President, Shihlin
Paper Co., Ltd.
(Department of
Shipping &
Transportation
Management,National
Supervisor, Shihlin
Environment
Corporation
None None None None
Vice
President
Taiwan,
R.O.C
Chen,
Mei-Ru
Female 2004/7/1 2,131,906 0.82 0 0 0 0 Vice President, Shihlin
Paper Co., Ltd.
(Masters Degree,
Boston University)
Chairman of the Board
of Directors of
Sunnyfield Shihlin
Co.,Ltd.
Director, Shihlin
Environment
None None None None
Vice
Manager
Taiwan,
R.O.C
Lin, Ni-
Ru
Female 2019/3/22 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vice Manager, Shihlin
Paper Co., Ltd.
(Department of
Accounting, Soochow
University)
Accounting Manager,
Sunshine Shihlin
Development Co., Ltd.
None None None None

Note 1:It shall include the President, Vice Presidents, Assistant Vice Presidents, heads of various departments and branches, as well as any position equivalent to the President, Vice President, Assistant Vice President regardless of job title.

Note 2:For the experience related to the current position, such as having worked in a CPA firm or its affiliates during the said period, the job title and position shall be specified.

Note 3:The Company’s President or the persons with equivalent positions (the top-level managers) and the Chairman are the same person, spouse, or relatives within the first degree of kinship to each other, the reason, reasonableness, necessity, and countermeasures shall be disclosed (such as increasing the number of independent directors or more than half of the directors not serving as employees or managers concurrently).

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III. Remuneration Paid to Directors, President, and Vice Presidents in the Last Year

(I) Remuneration of general directors and independent directors (disclosure of individual names and remuneration methods):

Unit: NTD thousand

Title Name Remuneration to directors Remuneration to directors Remuneration to directors Remuneration to directors Remuneration to directors Remuneration to directors Remuneration to directors Remuneration to directors The proportion of total
A, B, C and D to net
income after tax (Note
10)
The proportion of total
A, B, C and D to net
income after tax (Note
10)
Compensation for pa Compensation for pa Compensation for pa Compensation for pa rt-time employees rt-time employees rt-time employees rt-time employees A, B, C, D, E, F and G
as a percentage of net
income after tax (Note
10)
A, B, C, D, E, F and G
as a percentage of net
income after tax (Note
10)
Receipt of
remuneration
from
businesses
other than
subsidiaries or
parent
companies
(Note 11)
Remuneration (A)
(Note 2)
Retirement benefits(B) Director’s Remuneration
(C) (Note 3)
Business execution
expenses
(D)(Note 4)
Salary, bonus and
special expenses, etc.
(E)(Note 5)
Retirement benefits(F) Employee Compensation(G) (Note 6)
The
Company
All companies
in the financial
statements
(Note 7)
The
Company
All
companies in
the financial
statements
(Note 7)
The
Company
All
companies in
the financial
statements
(Note 7)
The
Company
All
companies
in the
financial
statements
(Note 7)
The
Company
All
companies in
the financial
statements
(Note 7)
The
Company
All
companies
in the
financial
statements
(Note 7)
The
Company
All
companies
in the
financial
statements
(Note 7)
The Company In Financial Report
Consolidated
Companies
(Note7)
The
Company
All
companies
in the
financial
statements
(Note 7)
Cash
Amount
Stock
Amount
Cash
Amount
Stock
Amount
Director Tai Shih Trading Co., Ltd.
Representative: Chen, Po-
Ting
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% None
Director Yee Tzao Enterprise Co.,
Ltd.
Representative: Wu, Chiu-
Ling
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% None
Director Taiwan Evervaliant Corp.
Representative: Chen, Zhi-
Yuan
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% None
Director Yi Hsiang Industrial Co.,Ltd.
Representative: Chen, Zhi-
Yuan
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% None
Independe
nt Director
Hsiao-Chueh Hsieh 0 0 0 0 0 0 248 248 -0.18% -0.18% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.18% -0.18% None
Independe
nt Director
Ming-Chu Chen 0 0 0 0 0 0 248 248 -0.18% -0.18% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.18% -0.18% None
Independe
nt Director
Ming-Chien Tang 0 0 0 0 0 0 248 248 -0.18% -0.18% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.18% -0.18% None
1. Please d
The rem
2. Besides
escribe the policy, system, crit
uneration of the independent
the above table, has the Direct
eria and structure for the remuneration of independent Directors, and describe the relevance to the amount of compensation paid b
Directors of the Company is based on the resolution of the 23th meeting of the 8th Board of Directors and the 24th meeting of the 2
ors of the Company provided services to all companies in the financial statements in the most recent year(such as serving as consult
ased on the responsibilities, risks and time commitm
th Board of Directors of the Company, and the fee
ants to non-employees)and remuneration received:
ent:
s are paid according to their role and capacity in the Company.
none.
  • Note 1: The names of the directors shall be listed separately (in the case of corporate shareholders, the names of the corporate shareholders and their representatives shall be listed separately), and the amount of each payment shall be disclosed in an aggregate manner. Where a director is serving as the President or Vice President concurrently, please fill in this table and table (3-1) or (3-2) below.

Note 2: It refers to the remuneration of directors in the last year (including directors’ salary, duty allowance, severance payment, various bonuses, and incentives).

Note 3: It refers to the amount of directors’ remuneration approved by the board of directors in the last year.

  • Note 4: It refers to the directors’ relevant professional service fees in the last year (including honoraria, special allowances, various allowances, dormitory, and any company car assigned). When housing, cars, and other means of transportation are provided or in the case of personal expenses, the nature and cost of the assets provided, the actual rent or rent at fair market price, fuel, and other payments shall be disclosed. If there is a chauffeur assigned, please specify the relevant payments that the Company makes to the chauffeur without included in the remuneration.

  • Note 5: It refers to the salary, duty allowance, severance payment, various bonuses, incentives, honoraria, special expenses, various allowances, dormitory, any company car assigned, and other physical items that directors who served as employees concurrently (including President, Vice President, other managers, and employees) in the last year. When housing, cars, and other means of transportation are provided or in the case of personal expenses, the nature and cost of the assets provided, the actual rent or rent at fair market price, fuel, and other payments shall be disclosed. If there is a chauffeur assigned, please specify the relevant payments that the Company makes to the chauffeur without included in the remuneration. In addition, salary expenses recognized in accordance with IFRS 2 "Share-based Benefits", including obtaining employee stock warrants, new restricted employee shares, and subscription for shares in capital increase in cash, shall also be included in remuneration.

  • Note 6: Where those who have received employee compensation (including stock and cash) for directors serving as employees concurrently (including President, Vice President, other managers, and employees) in the last year, the amount of employee compensation distributed by the board of directors in the last year shall be disclosed. If it cannot be estimated, the amount proposed to be distributed for this year shall be calculated in proportion to the actual amount distributed last year, and Table 1-3 should be filled out additionally.

Note 7: The total amount of remuneration paid to the Company’s directors by all companies (including the Company) in the consolidated financial report shall be disclosed.

  • Note 8: For the total amount of remuneration the Company pays to each director, the name of each director shall be disclosed in the corresponding remuneration range.

  • Note 9: The total amount of the remunerations paid to each of the Company’s directors by all companies (including the Company) in the consolidated financial report shall be disclosed, and the name of each director shall be disclosed in the corresponding remuneration range. Note 10: Net income after tax refers to the net income after tax as in the standalone or individual financial report in the last year.

  • Note 11: a. This column shall clearly list the amount of relevant remuneration received by the directors of the Company from the investees other than subsidiaries or the parent company (if none, please fill in "none").

  • b. If the directors of the Company receive relevant remuneration from the investees other than subsidiaries or the parent company, the remuneration received by the directors from the from the investees other than subsidiaries or the parent company shall be included in column I of the remuneration range table, and the column title shall be changed to "Parent Company and All Investees".

  • c. Remuneration refers to the compensation, remuneration (including employee compensation and remuneration of directors and supervisors), and professional service fees received by the directors of the Company as directors, supervisors, or managers at the investees other than subsidiaries or the parent company.

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  • (II) Remuneration of supervisors: None.

  • (III) Remuneration of the President and Vice Presidents (name disclosed in the corresponding range in an aggregate manner)

Unit: NTD thousand

Title Name
(Note 1)
Salary Compensation (A)
(Note 2)
Salary Compensation (A)
(Note 2)
Retirement benefits
(B)
Retirement benefits
(B)
Bonuses and special
expenses, etc.
(C) (Note 3)
Bonuses and special
expenses, etc.
(C) (Note 3)
Bonuses and special
expenses, etc.
(C) (Note 3)
Amount of employee compensation(D)
Note 4)
Amount of employee compensation(D)
Note 4)
Amount of employee compensation(D)
Note 4)
Amount of employee compensation(D)
Note 4)
The proportion of total A,
B, C and D to net income
after tax (Note 8)
The proportion of total A,
B, C and D to net income
after tax (Note 8)
Remuneration
received from
reinvested
businesses or
from the parent
company
Note 9)
The
Company
All companies
in the financial
statements
(Note 5)
The
Company
All companies
in the financial
statements
(Note 5)
The
Company
All companies
in the financial
statements
(Note 5)
The Company In Financial Report
Consolidated Companies
(Note 5)
The
Company
All companies
in the financial
statements
(Note 5)
Cash
Amount
Stock
Amount
Cash
Amount
Stock
Amount
President Tsai,
Cheng-
Che
1,594 1,594 100 100 217 217 0 0 0 0 -1.41% -1.41% None
Vice
President
Chen,
Mei-Ru

Regardless of job title, anyone holding a position equivalent to the President
Remuneration Range Table
or Vice President (e.g., President, CEO, or director) shall be disclosed.
Name of President and Vice Presidents
Ri Pid Pid d Vi Pid
emuneraton a to resent, an ce resents All companies in the financial
The Company (Note 6)
statements(Note 7)E
Less than NT$1,000 thousand Cheng-Che Tsai, Mei-Ru Chen Cheng-Che Tsai, Mei-Ru Chen
NT$1,000,000 (inclusive) ~ NT$2,000,000(exclusive) None None
NT$2,000,000 (inclusive) ~ NT$3,500,000(exclusive) None None
NT$3,500,000 (inclusive) ~ NT$5,000,000(exclusive) None None
NT$5,000,000 (inclusive) ~ NT$10,000,000(exclusive) None None
NT$10,000,000 (inclusive) ~ NT$15,000,000(exclusive) None None
NT$15,000,000 (inclusive) ~ NT$30,000,000(exclusive) None None
NT$30,000,000 (inclusive) ~ NT$50,000,000(exclusive) None None
NT$50,000,000 (inclusive) ~ NT$100,000,000(exclusive)
None
None
100,000,000 or more None None
Total 2 2

Note 1:The names of the President and Vice Presidents shall be listed separately, and the payment amounts shall be disclosed in an aggregate manner. Where a director serves as the President or Vice President concurrently, please fill out this table and Table 1 above.

(1) One chauffeur was assigned, with a salary of NT$544 thousand, a pension of NT$32 thousand, and a bonus of NT$30 thousand.

  • (2) The pension (B) of the President or Vice Presidents in 2020 was based on a pension system under the Labor Pension Act, that is the new pension system, through the Company contributes 6% of each employee’s monthly salary to the Bureau of Labor Insurance in the year.

  • Note 2:It refers to the salary, duty allowance, and severance payment provided to the President or Vice Presidents in the last year.

Note 3:It refers to the amount of various bonuses, incentives, honoraria, special allowances, various allowances, dormitory, any company car assigned, and other physical items provided to the President or Vice Presidents in the last year. When housing, cars, and other means of transportation are provided or in the case of personal expenses, the nature and cost of the assets provided, the actual rent or rent at fair market price, fuel, and other payments shall be disclosed. If there is a chauffeur assigned, please specify the relevant payments that the Company makes to the chauffeur without included in the remuneration. In addition, salary expenses recognized in accordance with IFRS 2 "Share-based Benefits", including obtaining employee stock warrants, new restricted employee shares, and subscription for shares in capital increase in cash, shall also be included in remuneration.

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  • Note 4:It refers to the amount of employee compensation (including stock and cash) approved by the board of directors to be distributed to the President or Vice Presidents in the last year. If it cannot be estimated, the amount proposed to be distributed for this year shall be calculated in proportion to the actual amount distributed last year, and Table 1-3 should be filled out additionally. Net income after tax refers to the net income after tax in the last year; if the International Financial Reporting Standards have been adopted, net income after tax refers to the net income after tax as in the standalone or individual financial report in the last year.

  • Note 5:The total amount of remuneration paid to the Company’s President or Vice Presidents by all companies (including the Company) in the consolidated financial report shall be disclosed.

  • Note 6:For the total amount of remuneration the Company pays to each President and Vice President, the name of each President and Vice President shall be disclosed in the corresponding remuneration range.

  • Note 7:The total amount of the remunerations paid to each of the Company’s President and Vice Presidents by all companies (including the Company) in the consolidated financial report shall be disclosed, and the name of each President and Vice President shall be disclosed in the corresponding remuneration range.

  • Note 8:Net income after tax refers to the net income after tax in the last year; if the International Financial Reporting Standards have been adopted, net income after tax refers to the net income after tax as in the standalone or individual financial report in the last year.

  • Note 9:a. This column shall clearly disclose the amount of relevant remuneration received by the Company's President and Vice Presidents from the investees other than subsidiaries.

  • b. If the Company's President and Vice Presidents receive relevant remuneration from the investees other than subsidiaries, the remuneration received by the Company's President and Vice Presidents from the investees other than subsidiaries shall be included in column E of the remuneration range table, and the column title shall be changed to "All Investees".

  • c. Remuneration refers to the compensation, remuneration (including employee compensation and remuneration of directors and supervisors), and professional service fees received by the Company's President and Vice Presidents as directors, supervisors, or managers at the investees other than subsidiaries.

  • The content of the remuneration disclosed in this table is different from the concept of income as in the Income Tax Act, so this table is for the purpose of information disclosure and not for taxation purposes.

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(IV) Top Five Managers of the Company with the Highest Remuneration

Title Name
(Note 1)
Salary Compensation (A)
(Note 2)
Salary Compensation (A)
(Note 2)
Retirement benefits
(B)
Retirement benefits
(B)
Bonuses and special
expenses, etc.
(C) (Note 3)
Bonuses and special
expenses, etc.
(C) (Note 3)
Amount of employee compensation(D)
Note 4
Amount of employee compensation(D)
Note 4
Amount of employee compensation(D)
Note 4
Amount of employee compensation(D)
Note 4
The proportion of total
A, B, C and D to net
income after tax()
(Note 6)
The proportion of total
A, B, C and D to net
income after tax()
(Note 6)
Remunerat
ion
received
from
reinvested
businesses
or from the
parent
company
(Note 7)
The
Company
All
companies in
the financial
statements
(Note 5)
The
Company
All
companies in
the financial
statements
(Note 5)
The
Company
All
companies in
the financial
statements
(Note 5)

The Company
In Financial Report
Consolidated Companies
Note 5

The
Company

All
companies in
the financial
statements
Cash
Amount
Stock
Amount
Cash
Amount
Stock
Amount
President Tsai, Cheng-Che 797 797 50 50 108 108 0 0 0 0 -0.70% -0.70% None
Vice President Chen, Mei-Ru 797 797 50 50 108 108 0 0 0 0 -0.70% -0.70% None
Sales Manager Li, Hung-Chu 977 977 59 59 97 97 0 0 0 0 -0.84% -0.84% None
Executive Deputy Man a
Lai, Pei-Ying
809 809 50 50 67 67 0 0 0 0 -0.68% -0.68% None
Assistant Manager, IT D
Li, Li-Hua
1,007 1,007 60 60 84 84 0 0 0 0 -0.85% -0.85% None
  • Note 1:The term "Top Five Managers with the Highest Remuneration" refer to the managers of the Company, and the standards for the identification of relevant managers are based on the definition of "manager" as stipulated in Tai-Cai-Zheng-III No. 0920001301 issued by the Securities and Futures Commission, Ministry of Finance, dated March 27, 2003. As for the principles for determining the "Top Five Managers with the Highest Remuneration", it is based on the salaries, pensions, bonuses, and special allowances received by the Company's managers from all companies in the consolidated financial report, as well as the sum of employee compensation (that is, the sum of A +B+C+D), and the top five managers with the highest remuneration will then be determined after sorted. Where a director serves as said manager concurrently, this table and the table (1-1) above shall be filled out.

  • Note 2:It refers to the salary, duty allowance, and severance payment of the top five managers with the highest remuneration in the last year.

  • Note 3:It refers to various bonuses, incentives, honoraria, special allowance, various allowances, dormitory, any company car assigned, and other physical items provided to the top five managers with the highest remuneration in the last year. When housing, cars, and other means of transportation are provided or in the case of personal expenses, the nature and cost of the assets provided, the actual rent or rent at fair market price, fuel, and other payments shall be disclosed. If there is a chauffeur assigned, please specify the relevant payments that the Company makes to the chauffeur without included in the remuneration. In addition, salary expenses recognized in accordance with IFRS 2 "Share-based Benefits", including obtaining employee stock warrants, new restricted employee shares, and subscription for shares in capital increase in cash, shall also be included in remuneration.

  • Note 4:It refers to the amount of employee compensation (including stock and cash) paid to the top five managers with the highest remuneration approved by the board of directors in the last year. If it cannot be estimated, the amount proposed to be distributed for this year shall be calculated in proportion to the actual amount distributed last year, and Table 1-3 shall be filled out additionally.

  • Note 5:The total amount of remuneration paid to the Company’s top five managers with the highest remuneration by all companies (including the Company) in the consolidated financial report shall be disclosed.

  • Note 6:Net income after tax refers to the net income after tax as in the standalone or individual financial report in the last year.

  • Note 7:a. This column shall clearly list the amount of relevant remuneration received by the Company’s top five managers with the highest remuneration from the investees other than subsidiaries or the parent company (if none, please fill in "none"). b. Remuneration refers to the compensation, remuneration (including employee compensation and remuneration of directors and supervisors), and professional service fees received by the Company’s top five managers with the highest remuneration as directors, supervisors, or managers at the investees other than subsidiaries or the parent company.

  • The content of the remuneration disclosed in this table is different from the concept of income as in the Income Tax Act, so this table is for the purpose of information disclosure and not for taxation purposes.

  • (V) Analysis of the Total Remuneration Paid to Directors, Supervisors, President, and Vice Presidents of the Company in the Last Two Years by the Company and All Companies in the Consolidated Financial Statements as a Percentage of the Net Income After Tax, and the Description of the Relevance of the Remuneration Policy, Standards, and Packages, and Procedures for Determining Remuneration to Business Performance and Future Risks

The Company and all companies in the consolidated financial statements had only paid professional service fees to independent directors in the last two years (accounting for (0.55%) and (0.27%) of the net income after tax for 2020 and 2019, respectively, and did not pay remuneration to other directors and supervisors; the remuneration paid to the President, and Vice Presidents is mainly their salaries, accounting for (1.41%) and (1.05%) of the net income after tax for 2020 and 2019, respectively; payment of salaries is in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Company’s regulations on personnel.

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IV. Implementation of Corporate Governance

(I) Information on the Operation of the Board of Directors

The board of directors had held 5 (A) meetings in the last year, and the attendance of directors and supervisors is as follows:

The board of directors had held5(A) meetings in the last year, and the attendance of directors
and supervisors is as follows:
The board of directors had held5(A) meetings in the last year, and the attendance of directors
and supervisors is as follows:
The board of directors had held5(A) meetings in the last year, and the attendance of directors
and supervisors is as follows:
The board of directors had held5(A) meetings in the last year, and the attendance of directors
and supervisors is as follows:
The board of directors had held5(A) meetings in the last year, and the attendance of directors
and supervisors is as follows:
The board of directors had held5(A) meetings in the last year, and the attendance of directors
and supervisors is as follows:
December 31,2020
Title
Name(Note 1)
Actual number of ( ) seats
B
Number in attendance
by proxy
Actual attendance
rate(%)
(B/ A) (Note 2)
Remarks
Chairman
Representative, Tai Shih Trading Co.,
Ltd.:
Chen, Po-Ting
5
0
100.00%
Director
Representative, Yee Tzao Enterprise
Co., Ltd.:
Wu, Chiu-Ling
4
1
80.00%
Director
Representative,
Yi
Xiang
Industrial
Co.,Ltd.:
Chen,Chih-Yuan
4
1
80.00%
Director
Representative,
Taiwan
Evervaliant
Corp.:
Chen, You
5
0
100.00%
Independent
Director
Hsiao-Chueh Hsieh
5
0
100.00%
Independent
Director
Ming-Chu Chen
5
0
100.00%
Independent
Director
Ming-Chien Tang
5
0
100.00%
Attendance of the 24th Board of Directors: (Jan 1, 2020 ~Dec 31, 2020; Board meetings were held 5 times in the most recent year)
Title Name(Note 1) Actual number of ( ) seats
B
Number in attendance
by proxy
Actual attendance
rate(%)
(B/ A) (Note 2)
Remarks
Attendance of the 24th Board of Directors: (Jan 1, 2020 ~Dec 31, 2020; Board meetings were held 5 times in the most recent year)
Chairman Representative, Tai Shih Trading Co.,
Ltd.:
Chen, Po-Ting
5 0 100.00%
Director Representative, Yee Tzao Enterprise
Co., Ltd.:
Wu, Chiu-Ling
4 1 80.00%
Director Representative,
Yi
Xiang
Industrial
Co.,Ltd.:
Chen,Chih-Yuan
4 1 80.00%
Director Representative,
Taiwan
Evervaliant
Corp.:
Chen, You
5 0 100.00%
Independent
Director
Hsiao-Chueh Hsieh 5 0 100.00%
Independent
Director
Ming-Chu Chen 5 0 100.00%
Independent
Director
Ming-Chien Tang 5 0 100.00%

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Other items
1. The re
s listed in Article 14-3 of the Securities and Exchange Act and other matters resolved by the Board of Directors' meeting in which the
nt Directors have objected to or reserved their opinions and for which records or written statements are available shall state the date and
Board of Directors' meeting, the content of the motion, the opinions of all independent directors and the Company's treatment of the
f the independent Directors: In accordance with the law, the independent directors did not object to or reserve their opinions on any of the
ring this year's Board of Directors' meeting.
cipation in voting: Chen, Po-Ting, the representative of Tai Shih Trading Co., Ltd., recused himself from the meeting, with the present
tors jointly recommending Chen, Chih-Yuan, the representative of Yixiang Industrial Co., Ltd., to act as the Acting Chairman of .
esolution was passed without objection after the Acting Chairman consulted present Directors and independent Directors.
mentation of the director’s recusal of the proposal of interest shall state the name of the director, the content of the proposal, the reason
cusal of interest and the circumstances of participation in voting:
on for interest avoidance: Interest in the matter under discussion
listed companies shall disclose the evaluation cycle and period, evaluation scope, method and evaluation content of the Board of
s’ self(orpeer)evaluation as well as other material information
e of Director: Chen, Po-Ting, representative, Tai Shih Trading Co., Ltd.:
on: The 7thMeeting of the 24thBoard of Directors was convened on August 10, 2020 to discuss the remuneration of the corporate
tor representatives.
to be recorded:
muneration of the representative of the corporate director
s listed in Article 14-3 of the Securities and Exchange Act and other matters resolved by the Board of Directors' meeting in which the
nt Directors have objected to or reserved their opinions and for which records or written statements are available shall state the date and
Board of Directors' meeting, the content of the motion, the opinions of all independent directors and the Company's treatment of the
f the independent Directors: In accordance with the law, the independent directors did not object to or reserve their opinions on any of the
ring this year's Board of Directors' meeting.
cipation in voting: Chen, Po-Ting, the representative of Tai Shih Trading Co., Ltd., recused himself from the meeting, with the present
tors jointly recommending Chen, Chih-Yuan, the representative of Yixiang Industrial Co., Ltd., to act as the Acting Chairman of .
esolution was passed without objection after the Acting Chairman consulted present Directors and independent Directors.
mentation of the director’s recusal of the proposal of interest shall state the name of the director, the content of the proposal, the reason
cusal of interest and the circumstances of participation in voting:
on for interest avoidance: Interest in the matter under discussion
listed companies shall disclose the evaluation cycle and period, evaluation scope, method and evaluation content of the Board of
s’ self(orpeer)evaluation as well as other material information
e of Director: Chen, Po-Ting, representative, Tai Shih Trading Co., Ltd.:
on: The 7thMeeting of the 24thBoard of Directors was convened on August 10, 2020 to discuss the remuneration of the corporate
tor representatives.
to be recorded:
muneration of the representative of the corporate director
s listed in Article 14-3 of the Securities and Exchange Act and other matters resolved by the Board of Directors' meeting in which the
nt Directors have objected to or reserved their opinions and for which records or written statements are available shall state the date and
Board of Directors' meeting, the content of the motion, the opinions of all independent directors and the Company's treatment of the
f the independent Directors: In accordance with the law, the independent directors did not object to or reserve their opinions on any of the
ring this year's Board of Directors' meeting.
cipation in voting: Chen, Po-Ting, the representative of Tai Shih Trading Co., Ltd., recused himself from the meeting, with the present
tors jointly recommending Chen, Chih-Yuan, the representative of Yixiang Industrial Co., Ltd., to act as the Acting Chairman of .
esolution was passed without objection after the Acting Chairman consulted present Directors and independent Directors.
mentation of the director’s recusal of the proposal of interest shall state the name of the director, the content of the proposal, the reason
cusal of interest and the circumstances of participation in voting:
on for interest avoidance: Interest in the matter under discussion
listed companies shall disclose the evaluation cycle and period, evaluation scope, method and evaluation content of the Board of
s’ self(orpeer)evaluation as well as other material information
e of Director: Chen, Po-Ting, representative, Tai Shih Trading Co., Ltd.:
on: The 7thMeeting of the 24thBoard of Directors was convened on August 10, 2020 to discuss the remuneration of the corporate
tor representatives.
to be recorded:
muneration of the representative of the corporate director
s listed in Article 14-3 of the Securities and Exchange Act and other matters resolved by the Board of Directors' meeting in which the
nt Directors have objected to or reserved their opinions and for which records or written statements are available shall state the date and
Board of Directors' meeting, the content of the motion, the opinions of all independent directors and the Company's treatment of the
f the independent Directors: In accordance with the law, the independent directors did not object to or reserve their opinions on any of the
ring this year's Board of Directors' meeting.
cipation in voting: Chen, Po-Ting, the representative of Tai Shih Trading Co., Ltd., recused himself from the meeting, with the present
tors jointly recommending Chen, Chih-Yuan, the representative of Yixiang Industrial Co., Ltd., to act as the Acting Chairman of .
esolution was passed without objection after the Acting Chairman consulted present Directors and independent Directors.
mentation of the director’s recusal of the proposal of interest shall state the name of the director, the content of the proposal, the reason
cusal of interest and the circumstances of participation in voting:
on for interest avoidance: Interest in the matter under discussion
listed companies shall disclose the evaluation cycle and period, evaluation scope, method and evaluation content of the Board of
s’ self(orpeer)evaluation as well as other material information
e of Director: Chen, Po-Ting, representative, Tai Shih Trading Co., Ltd.:
on: The 7thMeeting of the 24thBoard of Directors was convened on August 10, 2020 to discuss the remuneration of the corporate
tor representatives.
to be recorded:
muneration of the representative of the corporate director
s listed in Article 14-3 of the Securities and Exchange Act and other matters resolved by the Board of Directors' meeting in which the
nt Directors have objected to or reserved their opinions and for which records or written statements are available shall state the date and
Board of Directors' meeting, the content of the motion, the opinions of all independent directors and the Company's treatment of the
f the independent Directors: In accordance with the law, the independent directors did not object to or reserve their opinions on any of the
ring this year's Board of Directors' meeting.
cipation in voting: Chen, Po-Ting, the representative of Tai Shih Trading Co., Ltd., recused himself from the meeting, with the present
tors jointly recommending Chen, Chih-Yuan, the representative of Yixiang Industrial Co., Ltd., to act as the Acting Chairman of .
esolution was passed without objection after the Acting Chairman consulted present Directors and independent Directors.
mentation of the director’s recusal of the proposal of interest shall state the name of the director, the content of the proposal, the reason
cusal of interest and the circumstances of participation in voting:
on for interest avoidance: Interest in the matter under discussion
listed companies shall disclose the evaluation cycle and period, evaluation scope, method and evaluation content of the Board of
s’ self(orpeer)evaluation as well as other material information
e of Director: Chen, Po-Ting, representative, Tai Shih Trading Co., Ltd.:
on: The 7thMeeting of the 24thBoard of Directors was convened on August 10, 2020 to discuss the remuneration of the corporate
tor representatives.
to be recorded:
muneration of the representative of the corporate director
Evaluation Cycle Evaluation period Scope of evaluation Evaluation Method Evaluation Content
Performed once a year January 1, 2020 –
December 31, 2020
Overall Board of
Directors, individual
Board members and
functional committees
Internal self-assessment Board of Directors:
1. Participation in company
operations
2. Contribution to improving the
quality of Board decisions
3. Composition and structure of
the Board of Directors
4. Election and Continuing
Education of Directors
5. Internal Control
Members of the Board:
1. Familiarity with the Company's
objectives and tasks
2. Knowledge of directors' duties
3. Participation in the operations
of the Company
4. Internal relationship
management and
communication
5. Professional and continuing
education of Directors
6. Internal Control
Functional Committees:
1. Participation in the Company's
operations
2. Recognition of functional
committee responsibilities
3. Contribution to improving the
quality of functional committee
decisions
4. Composition and selection of
functional committee members
5.Internal Control
pany has amended its Articles of Incorporation and established an Audit Committee in 2019 to follow rules and regulations
ythe competent authorities .
ent of the objectives of the current and most recent year to strengthen the functions of the Board of Directors
blishing an audit committee, enhancing information transparency, etc.) and the corresponding implementation status :
tary Note: The attendance rate of Directors at the Board of Directors' meetings held in 2020 reached 92.8%.

Other items to be recorded:

I. The matters listed in Article 14-3 of the Securities and Exchange Act and other matters resolved by the Board of Directors' meeting in which the independent Directors have objected to or reserved their opinions and for which records or written statements are available shall state the date and time of the Board of Directors' meeting, the content of the motion, the opinions of all independent directors and the Company's treatment of the opinions of the independent Directors: In accordance with the law, the independent directors did not object to or reserve their opinions on any of the motions during this year's Board of Directors' meeting.

II. The implementation of the director’s recusal of the proposal of interest shall state the name of the director, the content of the proposal, the reason for the recusal of interest and the circumstances of participation in voting:

  1. The remuneration of the representative of the corporate director

  2. (1) Name of Director: Chen, Po-Ting, representative, Tai Shih Trading Co., Ltd.:

  3. (2) Motion: The 7[th] Meeting of the 24[th] Board of Directors was convened on August 10, 2020 to discuss the remuneration of the corporate director representatives.

  4. (3) Reason for interest avoidance: Interest in the matter under discussion

  5. (4) Participation in voting: Chen, Po-Ting, the representative of Tai Shih Trading Co., Ltd., recused himself from the meeting, with the present Directors jointly recommending Chen, Chih-Yuan, the representative of Yixiang Industrial Co., Ltd., to act as the Acting Chairman of . The resolution was passed without objection after the Acting Chairman consulted present Directors and independent Directors.

III. Publicly listed companies shall disclose the evaluation cycle and period, evaluation scope, method and evaluation content of the Board of

Directors’ self ( or peer) evaluation as well as other material information

Supplementary Note: The attendance rate of Directors at the Board of Directors' meetings held in 2020 reached 92.8%.

IV. Assessment of the objectives of the current and most recent year to strengthen the functions of the Board of Directors

(e.g., establishing an audit committee, enhancing information transparency, etc.) and the corresponding implementation status :

The Company has amended its Articles of Incorporation and established an Audit Committee in 2019 to follow rules and regulations required by the competent authorities .

  • Note 1:Where the directors and supervisors are juridical persons, the names of the corporate shareholders and their representatives shall be disclosed. Note 2:(1) Where a director or supervisor resigned before the end of the year, the date of resignation shall be indicated in the remarks column. The actual attendance (%) shall be calculated based on the number of board meetings held and the actual attendance (times) during the term of office.

  • (2) Before the end of the year, in the case of re-election of directors or supervisors, both the new and old directors and supervisors shall be listed, and whether each director or supervisor is the old, new, or re-elected and the date of re-election shall be indicated in the remarks column. The actual attendance (%) is calculated based on the number of board meetings held and the actual attendance (times) during the term of office.

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  • (II) Operations of the Audit Committee: The Company has established an Audit Committee in accordance with the law by the 24th Board of Directors since 2019.

The Audit Committee had held 4 (A) meetings in the last year, and the attendance of independent directors is as follows:

Title Name Actual attendance
B
Number in attendance by
proxy
Actual attendance rate(%)
(B/ A) (Note)
Remarks
Attendance of the 1st Committee members: (For the year ended 2020; the most recent annual audit committee meeting was held 4times)
Independent Director
(Audit Committee Convener )
Hsiao-Chueh
Hsieh
4 0 100%
Independent Director
( Audit Committee members )
Ming-Chu
Chen
4 0 100%
Independent Director
( Audit Committee members )
Ming-Chien
Tang
4 0 100%
Other items to be recorded:
I. The matters listed in Article 14-5 of the Securities and Exchange Act and other matters not approved by the Audit Committee shall state the
date and period of the Board of Directors' meeting, the contents of the resolutions, the results of the Audit Committee's resolutions and the
Company's handling of the Audit Committee's opinions: In accordance with the law, the independent directors had no objections or
reservations to each of the motions for the current year.
II. The implementation of the independent Director’s recusal of the proposal of interest shall state the name of the independent Director, the
content of the proposal, the reason for the recusal of interest and the circumstances of participation in voting: None.
(II) Communication between the independent Directors and the head of internal audit.
III. Communication between the independent Directors, the head of internal audit, and the CPA (which should include significant matters,
manner and results of communication regarding the Company's financial and business conditions):
(I) Communication between the independent directors and the accountants.
1. The Audit Committee is composed of all independent Directors and meets regularly, with a CPA present at least once a year, to
communicate and discuss various issues related to the Company's financial operations.
2. The Audit Committee appoints an independent accountant to audit the financial statements prepared by the Board of Directors
for submission to the shareholders' meeting in accordance with the "Regulations Governing the Organization of the Audit
Committee" and to issue an audit report in accordance with the requirements of the Audit Committee.
5. The independent Directors and the head of internal audit meet regularly at least once a quarter to report and communicate
on the status of the Company's internal audit execution and internal control operations. In addition to the audit report on the
internal control system deficiencies and abnormalities found during the inspection, individual cases are followed up to ensure
the relevant units take appropriate improvement measures in a timely manner.
1. Amendments to the Company's "Internal Control System" and "Implementation Rules for Internal Audit" shall be submitted
to the Board of Directors for resolution after approval by the Audit Committee.
2. The assessment of the effectiveness of the Company's internal control system (including issuance of the Statement of Internal
Control) is approved by the Audit Committee and submitted to the Board of Directors for resolution.
3. The Company's Auditing Office regularly submits the internal audit reports issued by the Company to the independent
Directors for review.
4. The audit plan for the following year will be submitted to the Board of Directors for approval by the Audit Committee
before the end of each fiscal year.

Note:

  • Where an independent director resigned before the end of the year, the date of resignation shall be indicated in the remarks column. The actual attendance (%) shall be calculated based on the number of Audit Committee meetings held and the actual attendance (times) during the term of office.

  • Before the end of the year, in the case of re-election of independent directors, both the new and old independent directors shall be listed, and whether each independent director is the old, new, or re-elected and the date of re-election shall be indicated in the remarks column. The actual attendance (%) is calculated based on the number of meetings of the Audit Committee held and the actual attendance (times) during the term of office.

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(III) Operation of Corporate Governance and the Deviation from the Corporate Governance Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies and Reasons Thereof

Evaluation Items State of Operations State of Operations State of Operations Differences with the
Corporate Governance
Best Practice Principles for
TWSE/TPEx Listed
Companies and Reasons
Thereof
Yes No Summary Description
1. Has the Company formulated and
disclosed the Code of Corporate
Governance Practices in accordance
with the "Corporate Governance
Best Practice Principles for
TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies"?
Not formalized at present. The current business
operations of the Company
is generally in line with the
main spirit of sound
corporate governance,
except that the Company
has not yet established an
explicit code of corporate
governance practices, and
its operation is not
materially different from
the Corporate Governance
Best Practice Principles for
TWSE/TPEx Listed
Companies.
2. Shareholding structure and
shareholders' rights
(1) Has the Company established
internal procedures to deal with
shareholders' proposals,
questions, disputes and
litigation matters, and
implemented them in accordance
with the procedures?
(2) Does the Company have a list
of the major shareholders and
the ultimate controllers of the
major shareholders who
effectively control the
Company?
(3) Has the Company established
and implemented a risk control
and firewall mechanism with its
affiliates?
(4) Has the Company established
internal regulations to prohibit
insiders from trading marketable
securities using undisclosed
information in the market?


(1) To ensure the interests of shareholders, the Company has
a spokesperson and a proxy spokesperson who are
responsible for the proper handling of shareholders'
proposals, questions and disputes.
(2) The Company provides information on the shareholders'
register and the insider's shareholding change reporting
system through the stock affairs agent.
(3) Each company is financially independent and its operating
performance is evaluated regularly.
(4) The Company has established a code of confidentiality
in the "Work Rules" for its employees, and from time
to time, the Company's insiders are instructed on the
prohibition of the use of non-public material information
in the market to trade marketable securities.
Internal procedures will be
established in the future
according to the needs and
actual conditions.
No difference
No difference
No difference
3. Composition and Responsibilities
of the Board of Directors
(1) Has the Board of Directors
formulated and implemented a
diversity policy regarding the
composition of its members?
(I) The Board of Directors is composed of members
elected by the shareholders. In addition to the
independence of the independent directors, the
Company also nominates candidates with professional
qualifications to be elected by the shareholders in
accordance with the business needs of the Company.
The current members of the Company's Board of
Directors come from different professional fields
and can provide diversified opinions to the Board.
No difference

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Evaluation Items State of Operations State of Operations State of Operations Differences with the
Corporate Governance
Best Practice Principles for
TWSE/TPEx Listed
Companies and Reasons
Thereof
Yes No Summary Description
(2) Has the Company voluntarily
established any functional
committees other than the
Remuneration Committee and
Audit Committee in accordance
with the law?
(3) Has the Company established
a method for evaluating the
performance of the Board of
Directors and how to evaluate
the performance of the Board
of Directors, conducts
performance evaluation annually
and regularly, and reports the
results of the performance
evaluation to the Board of
Directors and uses them as
reference for an individual
Director’s salary and
compensation and nomination
for reappointment?
(4) Does the Company regularly
evaluate the independence of
the attesting CPA?

(2) The Company has established a Remuneration
Committee in accordance with the law, and has
established an Audit Committee in 2019. Other
functional committees will be evaluated and
considered in accordance with actual needs.
(3) The Company has established the performance
evaluation method for the Board of Directors in
2020 and has been conducting regular performance
evaluation every year since 2020, and the results of
the performance evaluation are reported to the Board
of Directors and used as reference for individual
Director’s remuneration.
(4) The Company regularly evaluates the independence
of the attesting CPA on an annual basis. There is no
need to change the attesting CPA at present, and the
attesting CPA is not a related party to the Company
or the Directors, so there are no concerns about the
attesting CPA’s independence.
The Company will set up
other functional
committees in the future in
accordance with the
regulatory requirements
and operational needs.
No difference
No difference
4. Does the listed company have
a suitable and appropriate number
of corporate governance personnel
and designated a corporate
governance officer to be responsible
for corporate governance related
matters (including but not limited
to providing information necessary
for directors and supervisors to
perform their business, assisting
directors and supervisors to
comply with relevant laws and
regulations, conducting Board and
Shareholders' meeting related
matters in accordance with the
law, and preparing minutes of
board and shareholders'
meetings, etc.)?
The Company has established a part-time corporate
governance unit to be responsible for corporate governance-
related matters.
The Company will assign a
corporate governance
officer as required by law
in the future.

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Evaluation Items State of Operations State of Operations State of Operations Differences with the
Corporate Governance
Best Practice Principles for
TWSE/TPEx Listed
Companies and Reasons
Thereof
Yes No Summary Description
5. Has the company established
communication channels with
stakeholders (including but not
limited to shareholders,
employees, customers and
suppliers, etc.) and set up a
stakeholder area on the
company's website, and
appropriately respond to
important CSR issues of concern
to stakeholders?
Currently, a spokesperson or an acting spokesperson serves as
the external contact window and the Company has established
a public website.
No difference
6. Does the company appoint an
independent stock affairs agency
to handle the affairs of the
shareholders’ meetings?
The Company has appointed KGI Securities Co., Ltd. to
conduct shareholders' meetings.
No difference
7. Information Disclosure
(1) Has the Company set up a
website to disclose financial
and corporate governance
i f
i
?
(2) Has the Company adopted other
methods of information disclosure
(e.g., setting up an English-language
website, designating a person
responsible for the collection and
disclosure of corporate
information, implementing a
spokesperson system, and
placing corporate presentation
sessions on the Company's
website)?
(3) Does the Company announce
and report its annual financial
statements within two months
after the end of the fiscal year,
and announce and report its first,
second and third quarterly
financial statements and operations
for each month well in advance
of the prescribed deadline?

(1) The Company has established a public website to
disclose information on financial operations and
corporate governance on a regular basis.
(2) The Company has a spokesperson and proxy
spokesperson system to serve shareholders or
stakeholders at all times, and has designated a
person responsible for collecting information and
disseminating material information to the public.
(3) The Company announces and reports its financial
statements and monthly operations within the
allowable period prescribed by law.
No difference
No difference
The Company announces
and reports its financial
statements and monthly
operations within the
period prescribed by law.

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Evaluation Items State of Operations Differences with the
Corporate Governance
Best Practice Principles for
TWSE/TPEx Listed
Companies and Reasons
Thereof
Yes No Summary Description
8. Does the Company have other
important information that can
help with the understanding of
the state of the Company’s
corporate governance (including
but not limited to employee rights
and benefits, employee care,
investor relations, supplier
relations, rights of interested
parties, the status of continuing
education of directors and
supervisors, the implementation
of risk management policies and
risk measurement standards, the
implementation of customer
policies, the Company's purchase
of liability insurance for directors
and supervisors, etc.)?
(1) Employee rights: The Company encourages employees
to communicate directly with management and directors
to appropriately reflect their opinions on the Company's
operations and financial condition or on major decisions
involving their interests.
(2) Employee care: The Company has established an
employee Welfare Committee in accordance with the
law to provide various welfare benefits and care for
employees' injuries and illnesses.
(3) Investor relations: The Company has always attached
importance to the shareholders' right to be informed,
and has a spokesperson to serve the shareholders.
The Company convenes shareholders' meetings on a
regular basis to discuss major resolutions, and complies
with the relevant regulations on information disclosure
and disclosure of the Company's finance, business
operations, insider shareholding and corporate governance.
Information is provided to shareholders on a regular and
timely basis using the Market Observation Post System
(MOPS) or the website set up by the Company.
(4) Supplier relations and stakeholder rights: The Company
has a smooth communication channel with banks and
other creditors, consumers, suppliers, communities or
stakeholders of the Company, and welcomes and respects
valuable opinions from the public to protect legitimate
rights and interests.
(5) Implementation of risk management policies and risk
measurement standards: The Company has an audit
office that regularly monitors the Company's operations
and reports directly to the Audit Committee on a quarterly
basis to assist the Audit Committee in monitoring the
execution of the Company's business and the due diligence
of directors and managers, and to pay attention to the
implementation of the Company's internal control system
so that the Audit Committee can take appropriate measures
in a timely manner to prevent the expansion of possible
deficiencies if they are identified, thereby reducing the
Company's financial crisis and operational risks.
(6) Implementation of customer policy: The Company makes
good use of the convenience of the Internet to set up a
website to receive customer complaints and actively
respond to customer needs, and to maintain smooth
communication management with customers.
(7) The Company purchased liability insurance for
Directors and independent Directors: The Company
continued the purchase of liability insurance for
Directors and independent Directors on March 11, 2021.


No difference

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  1. Please provide information on the results of the corporate governance evaluation released by the Corporate Governance Center of the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TWSE) in the most recent year, and propose priorities and measures to enhance those areas that have not yet been improved.
9. Please provide information on the results of the corporate governance evaluation released by the Corporate Governance Center
of the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TWSE) in the most recent year, and propose priorities and measures to enhance those
areas that have not yet been improved.
9. Please provide information on the results of the corporate governance evaluation released by the Corporate Governance Center
of the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TWSE) in the most recent year, and propose priorities and measures to enhance those
areas that have not yet been improved.
9. Please provide information on the results of the corporate governance evaluation released by the Corporate Governance Center
of the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TWSE) in the most recent year, and propose priorities and measures to enhance those
areas that have not yet been improved.
Improvements or Priorities and Measures for Enhancement in the 7th Annual Corporate Governance Review of 2020
Serial No. Evaluation Indicators Improved situation or priority enhancements and measures
1 Has the company set up a dedicated
(part-time) unit to promote corporate
social responsibility, conduct risk
assessment on environmental, social or
corporate governance issues related to
the company's operations in accordance
with the principle of materiality,
formulate relevant risk management
policies or strategies, and disclose them
on the company's website and annual
report?
In the future, the Company will set up a CSR promotion unit as required by
law.
2 Does the company have a corporate
governance officer in charge of
corporate governance-related matters,
and does he/she explain on the
company's website and in the annual
report the terms of reference, business
execution priorities for the year, and the
status of continuing training and
education?
The Company will assign a corporate governance officer as required by law in
the future.

(IV) Operation of the Remuneration Committee

The Company has formally established the Remuneration Committee since December 23, 2021. Its main responsibilities and powers include formulating and regularly reviewing directors’ and managers' performance evaluation and their salary and compensation policy, system, standards, and structure, while assisting the Board of Directors in implementing and evaluating the remuneration of the Company's directors and managers from a professional and objective perspective.

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1. Information on the Remuneration Committee members

Identity
(Note 5)
Conditions
Name
Have at least five years of working
experience and the following
professional qualifications
Have at least five years of working
experience and the following
professional qualifications
Have at least five years of working
experience and the following
professional qualifications
Independence (Note 2) Independence (Note 2) Independence (Note 2) Independence (Note 2) Independence (Note 2) Independence (Note 2) Independence (Note 2) Independence (Note 2) Independence (Note 2) Independence (Note 2) Number of
members
who are
concurrently
members of
the
remuneratio
n committee
of other
publically
listed
companies
Remarks
Lecturer or
above rank in
a public or
private
college or
university
specializing
in business,
law, finance,
accounting or
related
disciplines
required for
the Company’
s business
Judges,
prosecutors,
lawyers,
accountants
or other
professional
and technical
personnel
who have
passed the
national
examinations
required for
the
Company's
business
operations
Business,
legal,
financial,
accounting or
industry
experience
required by
the Company
Independen
t Director
Ming-Chu
Chen
1
Independen
t Director
Ming-Chien
Tang
None
Independen
t Director
Hsiao-Chueh
Hsieh
None

Note 1: Please fill in director, independent director, or others for identity.

==> picture [226 x 9] intentionally omitted <==

  • Note 2: If each member meets any condition below in the two years before elected and duri (1) Not an employee of the Company or its affiliates.

  • (2) Not a director or supervisor of the Company or its affiliates (except for an independent director engaged concurrently by the Company, its parent company, and its subsidiary, or a subsidiary under the same parent company in accordance with the Act or local laws and regulations).

  • (3) Not a director, spouse, minor child thereof, or other natural person shareholders who hold more than 1% of the total issued shares of the Company by nominee arrangement or with top ten ownership.

  • (4) Not the manager listed in (1) or the spouse, relatives within the second degree of kinship or direct blood relatives within the third degree of kinship of the person listed in (2) and (3).

  • (5) Not a director, supervisor, or employee of a corporate shareholder who directly holds more than 5% of the Company's total issued shares, who are among the top five shareholders, or who designates its representative to serve as a director or supervisor of the Company in accordance with Paragraph 1 or 2, Article 27 of the Company Act (except for an independent director engaged concurrently by the Company, its parent company, and its subsidiary or a subsidiary under the same parent company in accordance with the Act or local laws and regulations).

  • (6) Not a director, supervisor, or employee of another company where a majority of the Company's director seats or voting shares and those of another company are controlled by the same person (except for an independent director engaged concurrently by the Company, its parent company, and its subsidiary or a subsidiary under the same parent company in accordance with the Act or local laws and regulations).

  • (7) Not a director (managing director), supervisor, or employee of another company or institution where the Chairman, the President, or person holding an equivalent position of the Company and a person in an equivalent position at another company or institution are the same person or are spouses (except for an independent director engaged concurrently by the Company, its parent company, and its subsidiary or a subsidiary under the same parent company in accordance with the Act or local laws and regulations).

  • (8) Not a director (managing director), supervisor, manager, or shareholder holding 5% or more of the shares of a specific company or institution which has a financial or business relationship with the Company (except for a specific company or institution holding more than 20% and no more than 50% of the total issued shares of the Company and for an independent director engaged concurrently by the Company, its parent company, and its subsidiary or a subsidiary under the same parent company in accordance with the Act or local laws and regulations).

  • (9) Not a professional individual who, or an owner, partner, director (managing director), supervisor, or officer of a sole proprietorship, partnership, company, or institution that, provides auditing services to the Company or any affiliate of the Company, or that provides commercial, legal, financial, accounting, or relevant services to the Company or any affiliate of the Company for which the provider in the past 2 years has received cumulative compensation exceeding NT$500,000, or a spouse thereof ; provided, this restriction does not apply to a member of the remuneration committee, public tender offer review committee, or special committee for merger/consolidation and acquisition, who exercises powers pursuant to the Security and Exchanges Act or to the Business Mergers and Acquisitions Act or relevant laws or regulations.

  • (10) No situation under any of the subparagraphs of Article 30 of the Company Act.

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  1. Information on the operation of the Remuneration Committee

  2. (1) There are 3 members in the Company's Remuneration Committee

  3. (2) The term of office of the members in the current term: From June 24, 2019 to June 23,

  4. Over the last year the Remuneration Committee had held 2 (A) meetings. The qualifications and attendance of the members are as follows:

Title Name Actual attendance B Number in attendance
by proxy
Actual attendance
(%)(B/ A)(Note)
Remarks
Convener Ming-Chu
Chen
2 0 100%
Committee Members Ming-Chien
Tang
2 0 100%
Committee Members Hsiao-Chueh
Hsieh
2 0 100%
Other items to be recorded:
1. If the Board of Directors does not adopt or amend the recommendation of the Remuneration Committee, it shall state the date and period
of the Board of Directors' meeting, the content of the resolution, the result of the Board of Directors' resolution and the Company's handling
of the recommendation of the Remuneration Committee (if the compensation approved by the Board of Directors is better than the
recommendation of the Compensation Committee, it shall state the difference and the reasons thereof): None.
2. If the members of the Remuneration Committee have objections or reservations to the resolutions and there are records or written statements,
they shall state the date and period of the Remuneration Committee, the content of the resolutions, the opinions of all members, and the
treatment of the opinions of the members: No such cases have occurred.

Note:

  • (1)Where a member of the Remuneration Committee resigned before the end of the year, the date of resignation shall be indicated in the remarks column. The actual attendance (%) shall be calculated based on the number of Remuneration Committee meetings held and the actual attendance (times) during the term of office.

(2)Before the end of the year, in the case of re-election of Remuneration Committee, both the new and old Remuneration Committee members shall be listed, and whether each member is the old, new, or re-elected and the date of re-election shall be indicated in the remarks column. The actual attendance (%) is calculated based on the number of meetings of the Remuneration Committee held and the actual attendance (times) during the term of office.

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(V) Fulfillment of Social Responsibility and the Corporate Social Responsibility Best Practice Principles for TWSE/GTSM Listed Companies and Reasons Thereof

Evaluation Items State of Operations State of Operations Differences with the
Corporate Social
Responsibility Best Practice
Principles for
TWSE/GTSM Listed
Companies and reasons
thereof
Yes No Summary Description
1. Has the Company conducted a risk
assessment of environmental, social
and corporate governance issues
related to its operations in accordance
with the principle of materiality,
and formulated relevant risk
management policies or strategies?
2. Has the Company set up a dedicated
(part-time) unit to promote corporate
social responsibility , which is
authorized by the Board of Directors
to be handled by senior management,
and to report to the Board of
Directors on the handling of the
situation?
3. Environmental Issues
(1) Has the Company established
a suitable environmental
management system according
to the characteristics of its industry?
(2) Is the Company committed to
improving the efficiency of the
utilization of various resources
and using recycled materials
with lower environmental impact?
(3) Does the Company assess the
potential risks and opportunities
of climate change for the business
now and in the future and take
measures to address climate
related issues?



The management of the Company evaluates the risk assessment of
environmental, social and corporate governance issues related to the
Company's operations from time to time in accordance with the
principle of materiality.
Based on the spirit of corporate social responsibility, for
shareholders' rights, labor and human rights, supplier management,
consumer rights, environmental protection, community
involvement, stakeholder communication, and information
disclosure, etc., the Company has proposed a corporate vision -
Care About Life, Optimize Resource Use, and Contribute Back to
Society. The Board of Directors has the moral and managerial duty
to ensure the Company fulfills its corporate social responsibilities,
and review the effectiveness of its implementation and continuous
improvement from time to time to ensure the implementation of the
CSR policy.
(1) We are committed to maintaining the environment inside and
outside the factory, and all environmental and environmental
protection are in compliance with the relevant laws and
regulations.
(2) We actively use our resources efficiently to reduce waste
and cost.
(3) In order to save water resources and energy consumption,
we are continuously promoting energy conservation at our
plants, focusing mainly on electricity saving measures, and
have started a comprehensive energy saving program.
The Company will
formulate relevant risk
management policies or
strategies if there is a need
for management practices
in the future.
No difference
No difference
No difference
The Company actively
practices corporate social
responsibility and places
much emphasis on
promoting balanced and
sustainable development of
the economy, society and
the environment and
ecology in its vision, which
is in line with the relevant
provisions of the Corporate
Social Responsibility Best
Practice Principles for
TWSE/GTSM Listed
Companies. In the future,
the Company will develop a
corporate social
responsibility policy or
system depending on actual
needs.

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Evaluation Items State of Operations State of Operations State of Operations Differences with the
Corporate Social
Responsibility Best Practice
Principles for
TWSE/GTSM Listed
Companies and reasons
thereof
Yes No Summary Description
(4) Does the Company keep statistics
on greenhouse gas emissions, water
consumption and total tonnage of
waste for the past two years, and
develop policies for energy saving
and carbon reduction, greenhouse
gas reduction, water use reduction
or other waste management?
4. Social Issues
(1) Has the Company established
relevant management policies
and procedures in accordance
with relevant laws and regulations
and international human rights
treaties?
(2) Has the Company established
and implemented reasonable
employee benefit measures
(including compensation, vacation
and other benefits, etc.) and
appropriately reflected operational
performance or results in employee
compensation?
(3) Does the Company provide a
safe and healthy work environment
for employees and implement
regular safety and health
education for employees?
(4) Does the Company have an
effective career development
program for employees?
(5) Does the Company comply with
relevant laws and regulations and
international standards regarding
customer health and safety,
customer privacy, marketing and
labeling of products and services,
and has it established relevant
consumer protection policies and
complaint procedures?




(4) The Company is not a high energy-consuming industry and
does not install or use facilities that generate large amounts
of greenhouse gas . The office area actively promotes energy
saving and carbon reduction campaigns, encourages waste
separation and recycling and the use of eco-friendly reusable
utensils and mugs to reduce the impact on the environment.
(1) The Company has established "code of conduct" for its
employees, and has made legal arrangements and contributions
to labor health insurance and other insurance premiums,
employee retirement reserve and employee benefits, etc.
and has an employee welfare committee to oversee and
protect the rights and interests of employees. For the
promotion of Company policies and the understanding of
employees' opinions are carried out in an open two-way
communication way.
(2) The Company has established comprehensive rules and
regulations, including employee evaluation, education and
training, year-end bonuses, work rules, etc., to clarify the
effective reward and disciplinary system .
(3) The Company provides annual health checkups for employees
and in order to achieve the goal of zero occupational hazard,
and the Company prepares an annual occupational hazard
prevention plan at the end of each year, and then formulates
a detailed implementation plan based on the contents of the
occupational hazard prevention plan. The relevant business
units will execute the plan according to the schedule and
content, and reduce the risk of hazards in the business unit
year by year to achieve the ultimate goal of zero workplace
disasters.
(4.) The Company assigns relevant employees to accept further
training and education provided by competent authorities
from time to time.
(5) The Company follows relevant regulations and international
standards for product development, service, marketing and
labeling.
No difference
No difference
No difference
No difference
No difference
If there is a need for
management practices in
the future, the Company
will establish relevant
consumer rights policies
and grievance procedures.

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Evaluation Items Evaluation Items State of Operations State of Operations State of Operations State of Operations State of Operations Differences with the
Corporate Social
Responsibility Best Practice
Principles for
TWSE/GTSM Listed
Companies and reasons
thereof
Yes No Summary Description
(6) Does the Company have a supplier
management policy that requires
suppliers to follow relevant
regulations on issues such as
environmental protection,
occupational safety safety and
health or labor human rights, and
how is it implemented?
(6) The Company regularly evaluates its major suppliers and
will terminate contracts immediately if they violate its
corporate social responsibility standards and are
deemed to have a significant environmental and
social impact.
No difference
5. Does the Company make reference
to international standards or
guidelines for the preparation
of reports, such as corporate
social responsibility reports,
which discloses non-financial
information about the company?
Did the Company obtain
confirmation or assurance from
a third-party verifier for the
preceding report?
The Company is not an enterprise that is required by law to prepare
a CSR report.
In the future, depending on
the needs of the competent
authorities or laws and
regulations, the Company
will compile and disclose
information in accordance
with the law.
6. If the Company has established its own CSR policies in accordance with the " Corporate Social Responsibility Best Practice
Principles for TWSE/GTSM Listed Companies ", please state the differences between its operation and the Code: The
Company has not yet established a CSR Code of Practice, but the actual operation is no different from the Code.
7. Other important information to help understand the operation of corporate social responsibility:
Serial
No.
Objective/Target Program Implementation status
1 Installation of leakage protection device
and power cord protection line
Wire (Cable) Leakage Improvement
Program
Installing leakage protection device and
power line protection piping to prevent
power line leakage.
2 Markings with “No Fire and Smoke" to
comply with the fire- protection facility
regulations and established a hot work
operation permit mechanism.
Hot Work Approval and Safety
Enhancement Program
Contractors and public works units are
required to fill out a permit to start hot
work in the plant, and the work is
supervised by special personnel during
construction.
3 Contractor Occupational Safety and
Health Management
Contractor Occupational Safety and
Health Management Improvement
Program
The construction workers are required to
complete safety and health education and
training before entering the plant and
record it, and strengthen supervision and
operation inspection when entering the
plant.
4 Occupational Disaster Investigation and
Analysis Management
Collect and analyze reports of previous
occupational accidents
Based on the analysis results, protection
improvement and hazard education
reminders for operators.
5 Safety and Health Education and
Training
Report requirements according to annual
education and training plan
Units apply and arranges training and
control reminders.

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  • (VI) Status of the Ethical Corporate Management and the Deviation from the Corporate Governance Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies and Reasons Thereof
Evaluation Items Operating Conditions (Note ) Operating Conditions (Note ) Operating Conditions (Note ) Differences with the
“Ethical Corporate
Management Best Practice
Principles for
TWSE/GTSM Listed
Companies” and reasons
Yes No Summary Description
1. Establishing policies and programs
for ethical corporate management
(1) Does the Company have an ethical
management policy approved by
the Board of Directors, and does
the Company express its policy
and practices on ethical
management in its bylaws and
external documents, as well as
the commitment of the Board of
Directors and senior management
to actively implement the
management policy?
(2) Does the Company establish a
mechanism to assess the risk of
unethical behavior, regularly
analyze and evaluate business
activities within the scope of
business that have a higher risk of
unethical behavior, and establish a
plan to prevent unethical behavior
accordingly, and cover at least the
preventive measures for each act in
Article 7, Paragraph 2 of the
" Ethical Corporate Management
Best Practice Principles for
TWSE/GTSM Listed Companies "?
(3) Does the Company specify the
operating procedures, guidelines
for conduct, disciplinary and
grievance systems for non-
compliance in its unethical
behavior prevention program,
implement them, and regularly
review and revise the previously
disclosed program?
2. Implementing Corporate Ethical
Management
(1) Does the Company evaluate the
integrity of records of its
counterparties and specify the
terms of ethical behavior in the
contracts it signs with its
counterparties?


(1) The Company from time to time instructs all employees to
conduct the Company's business with ethical integrity and
in compliance with governmental laws and regulations.
(2) To prevent unethical behavior, the Company reinforces its
efforts to promote compliance with governmental laws and
regulations and ethical conduct in all business activities.
(3) The Company institutes programs to prevent unethical
behavior, and reinforces the message that employees
should comply with governmental laws and regulations
and ethical codes of conduct when engaging in any
business activity.
(1) The Company conducts regular supplier evaluations
annually and will refuse to deal with suppliers with a
record of unethical behavior.
In the future, the Company
will establish an honest
management policy
approved by the Board of
Directors in accordance
with the regulations.
No difference
The Company will
formulate plans to prevent
dishonest and unethical
behavior in accordance with
laws and regulations.
No difference

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Evaluation Items Operating Conditions (Note ) Operating Conditions (Note ) Operating Conditions (Note ) Differences with the
“Ethical Corporate
Management Best Practice
Principles for
TWSE/GTSM Listed
Companies” and reasons
Yes No Summary Description
(2) Does the Company have a
dedicated unit under the Board
of Directors to promote corporate
ethical principles, and report to
the Board of Directors on a regular
basis(at least once a year)on its
integrity management policies
and plans to prevent unethical
practices and monitor their
implementation?
(3) Does the company have a
conflict-of -interest prevention
policy, provide a channel for
proper representation, and
implement it?
(4.) Has the Company established an
effective accounting system and
internal control system for the
implementation of ethical
management, and has the internal
audit unit prepared a relevant
audit plan based on the
assessment results of the risk
of unethical acts, and reviewed
the compliance of the unethical
behavior prevention plan
accordingly, or appointed an
accountant to perform an audit?

(2) The Company has not yet established and promoted a
dedicated (part-time) unit for ethical corporate management.
(3) The Company has established policies intended to prevent
conflicts of interest and provides appropriate channels for
employees to provide information and report any unethical
behaviors at any time.
(4) The Company established an accounting system in accordance
with the relevant laws and regulations and with the
international accounting standards, interpretations and
explanatory pronouncements approved by the Financial
Supervisory Commission, taking into account the
characteristics of the industry, so that the Company's
accounting matters, (including accounting certificates,
accounting books, classification of accounting items, types
of financial statements and various accounting standards
and procedures, etc. ) can be followed in line with accepted
standards, ensuring that accurate and reliable accounting
information can be provided on a regular basis for the
management's reference. Through the implementation of
the procedures and regulations related to the accounting
system, the Company's operating activities can be operated
in accordance with strict operational regulations, so that all
operations can be collated with each other to prevent the
occurrence of malpractice and safeguard the safety of the
Company's assets. The Company designs and implements an
internal control system taking into account the overall
operational activities and reviews it from time to time in
response to changes in the Company's internal and external
environment to ensure that the system is designed and
implemented in an effective manner. In accordance with
the audit plan, internal auditors may conduct on-site
audits at the audited units on a regular or irregular basis,
and may request the audited units to submit documents,
books, and certificates for documentary reference, and if
necessary, conduct project audits on specific topics, and
submit audit reports with working drafts and related
information to the Board of Directors.
In the future, depending on
the size of the business and
actual needs, the Company
will set up a full-time (or
part-time) organizational
unit.
No difference
No difference

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Evaluation Items Operating Conditions (Note ) Differences with the
“Ethical Corporate
Management Best Practice
Principles for
TWSE/GTSM Listed
Companies” and reasons
Yes No Summary Description
(5) Does the company regularly
conduct internal and external
education and training on ethical
management?
3. The Company's whistleblower system
(1) Does the Company have a specific
whistleblower and reward system,
and has it established a convenient
whistleblower channel and assigned
appropriate staff to receive
whistleblowing reports?
(2) Does the Company have standard
operating procedures for the
investigation of whistleblowing
matters, follow-up measures to be
taken after the completion of the
investigation, and relevant
confidentiality mechanisms?
(3) Does the Company take measures
to protect whistleblowers from
improper treatment as a result of
reporting unethical behavior?
4. Enhancing Information Disclosure
Does the Company disclose its Ethical
Code of Conduct and effectiveness of
measures on its website and Market
Observation Post System (MOPs)?



(5) The Company shall make timely presentations to Directors,
officers, employees or persons with substantial control to
understand the Company's commitment to ethical corporate
management, relevant policies, preventive programs for
unethical behavior and the consequences of a breach of
ethical standards.
(1) The Company has multiple information distribution channels
and related disciplinary measures for violators. For unethical
acts that have occurred, the Company instructs the relevant
business units to review the relevant internal control systems
and operating procedures and propose improvement measures
to prevent the recurrence of the same acts.
(2) If the Company discovers or receives reports of unethical
conduct by its personnel, and if it is confirmed that such
conduct is in violation of the relevant laws and regulations
or the Company's policies and regulations on ethical corporate
management, the Company shall immediately request the
violator to stop the relevant conduct and enforce disciplinary
measures as appropriate. If deemed necessary, the Company
shall seek damages through legal proceedings in order to
protect the Company's reputation and rights.
(3) The Company shall exercise due diligence to protect the
confidentiality of the whistleblower, who shall not be subject
to improper disposal as a result of the act of reporting unethical
behavior.
The Company has not yet disclosed the information related to
Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles on the
Company's website.However, from time to time, the Company has
reminded its employees of ethical behavior best practices through
announcements on internal bulletin boards and email.
In the future, the Company
will regularly conduct
internal and external
education and training on
ethical management in
accordance with the law.
No "Measures for handling
cases of reporting illegal
and unethical or dishonest
behavior” has been
established by the Company
as of present.
In the future, the Company
will establish standard
operating procedures for the
investigation of reported
cases in accordance with
the law.
No difference
The Company will establish
relevant regulations
according to actual
operating conditions and
scale.
V. If the Company has its own Ethical Code of Conduct established in accordance with the "Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice
Principles for TWSE/GTSM Listed Companies ", please describe the differences between the two:
The Company has not yet established an "Ethical Code of Conduct".
VI. Other important information to help understand the Company's ethical operations (e.g., the Company reviews and sets its own Ethical
Code of Conduct)
From time to time, the Company makes announcements on the Company's bulletin board to remind employees to pay attention to their
ethical behavior.
  • (VII) If the Company Has Formulated the Corporate Governance Best Practice Principles and Relevant Regulations, the Inquiry Methods Shall be Disclosed:

None

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  • (VIII) Other Important Information That Facilitates Better Understanding of the Operation of the Company’s Corporate Governance May Be Disclosed Together:

None

  • (IX) Disclosure of Necessary Matters Related to the Implementation of the Internal Control System

  • Statement of the Internal Control System

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Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd. Statement of the Internal Control System

Date: March 19, 2021

The results of self-evaluation of the Company’s internal control system in 2020 is hereby disclosed below:

  • I. The Company is clearly aware that the establishment, implementation, and maintenance of an internal control system is the responsibility of the Company's Board of Directors and managers, and therefore the Company has established such a system. It aims to provide reasonable assurance about the achieving of the goals of operational effectiveness and efficiency (including profit, performance, and asset security protection), reporting reliability, timeliness, and transparency, as well as compliance with relevant laws and regulations.

  • II. The internal control system has its inherent limitations. No matter how complete the design is, an effective internal control system can only provide reasonable assurance about the achieving of the three goals above; also, due to changes in the environment and conditions, the effectiveness of the internal control system may vary. However, the Company's internal control system is equipped with a self-monitoring mechanism. Once a defect is identified, the Company will take action to rectify it.

  • III. The Company exercise judgment on whether the design and implementation of the internal control system are effective based on the items used to judge the effectiveness of the internal control system stipulated in the Regulations Governing Establishment of Internal Control Systems by Public Companies (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations"). The items adopted in the Regulations to judge the effectiveness of the internal control system in the "Regulations" are based on the process of management control, and the internal control system is divided into five elements: 1. control environment, 2. risk assessment, 3. control operations, 4. information and communication, and 5. supervisory operations. Each element includes a couple of items for said items, please refer to the Regulations.

  • IV. The Company has adopted said judgment items to evaluate the effectiveness of the design and implementation of the internal control system.

  • V. Based on the evaluation results of the preceding paragraph, the Company believes that its internal control system (including supervision and management of subsidiaries) as of December 31, 2020, including understanding of the effectiveness of the operations and the extent to which efficiency goals are achieved, and the reporting are reliable, timely, transparent, and the relevant design and implementation of the internal control system regarding compliance with relevant laws and regulations are effective; therefore, it can provide reasonable assurance about the fact that it has achieved the goals above.

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  • VI. This statement will be included in the main content of the Company's annual report and prospectus, and will be made available to the public. Where there are false or concealed contents in the statement above, the Company shall be legally liable under Article 20, Article 32, Article 171, and Article 174 of the Securities and Exchange Act.

  • VII. This statement was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors on March 19, 2021. Among the seven directors present, all of them approved the content of this statement without any of them expressing objections. It is hereby certified that the information disclosed herein is true and correct.

Articles of Incorporation of Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd. Signature

Person in Charge: Tai Shih Trading Co., Ltd. Signature

President: Cheng-Che Tsai

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  1. Where CPAs are appointed to conduct ad-hoc review of the internal control system, the review report issued by the CPAs shall be disclosed:

    • None.
  2. (X) In the Last Year and As of the Publication Date of the Annual Report, Where the Company and Its Internal Personnel Have been Imposed with Any Penalty in Accordance with the Law, or the Company Has Imposed Any Penalty on Its Internal Personnel for Violating the Provisions of the Internal Control System, and the Results of Said Penalty May Have a Material Impact on Shareholders' Equity or Securities Prices, the Details of Said Penalty, Main Deficiencies, and Improvements Shall be Specified: None.

  3. (XI) Important Resolutions of the Shareholders’ Meetings and Board of Directors in the Last Year and As of the Publication Date of the Annual Report:

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1. Important resolutions of the shareholders’ meeting:

Time Recognitions and Resolutions
2020 Annual
General
June 18, 109
Resolution: Passed by means of electronic and on-site voting.
Discussion Items:
None
None
Other Motions:
2. The Board of Directors of the Company recognizes the appropriation of losses for the year ended
December 31, 2019 and requests the Board of Directors to recognize the appropriation.
The following matters are recognized:
1. Proposal: To recognize the 2019 financial report.
Resolution: Passed by means of electronic and on-site voting.
  1. Important resolutions of the Board of Directors:

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Time Resolutions
The 6th Meeting of the 24th Board of
Directors
May 6, 2020
Proposal: To amend the Company's [Remuneration Committee Organizational
Regulations] and submit for approval.
The motion: To revise the contents of the Company's FY2019 Annual Business
Report and submit for approval
Resolution: Approved by the Chairman after consulting all Directors and
independent Directors present.
The 7th Meeting of the 24th Board of
Directors
August 10, 2020
Proposal: Propose to reduce the Company’s loan amount to its subsidiary
Sunshine Shihlin Development Co., Ltd. from 400 million to 200 million.
Resolution: Approved by the Chairman after consulting all Directors and
independent Directors present.
Proposal: The remuneration of corporate representatives is proposed for discussion.
Resolution: The Chairman of Tai Shih Trading Co.,Ltd., Mr. Chen, Po-Ting, has
declared his personal interest in this case and has recused himself from the meeting.
The Directors present at the meeting jointly elected Chen, Chih-Yuan, the
representative of Yixiang Industrial Company Limited, as the acting chairman.
The Acting Chairman consulted all Directors and independent Directors present
and approved the resolution without objection.
The 8th Meeting of the 24th Board of
Directors
November 9, 2020
Proposal: To review the policy, system, standard and structure of performance
evaluation and salary compensation for Directors and managers of the Company
for FY2020, and to propose for approval.
Proposal: To submit the proposed [Procedures of Board of Directors' Performance
Evaluation] for approval.
Proposal: To prepare the Company's audit plan for FY2021.
Resolution: Approved by the Chairman after consulting all Directors and independent
Directors present.
The 9th Meeting of the 24th Board of
Directors
December 15, 2020
Proposal: To evaluate the current compensation and performance targets of the
Company's managers for FY2020, and to propose the contents and amounts of
individual compensation in accordance with the compensation system and rules
for managers approved by the first meeting of the 4th Remuneration Committee.
Proposal: The Company's FY2021 annual budget is submitted for approval.
Resolution: Approved by the Chairman after consulting all Directors and independent
Directorspresent.
The 10th Meeting of the 24th Board of
Directors
March 19, 2021
Proposal: The Company's annual loss appropriation for FY2020 is proposed for
approval.
Proposal: To set up the annual shareholders' meeting of the Company for FY2021,
and propose for approval.
Proposal: To prepare the Statement of Internal Control for FY2020 and propose
for approval.
Resolution: Approved by the Chairman after consulting all Directors and independent
Directors present.

(XII) In the Last Year and As of the Publication Date of the Annual Report, Where the Directors or Supervisors Have Different Opinions on Important Resolutions Passed by the Board of Directors on Records or in a Written Statement, the Main Content Shall be Specified: None.

  • (XIII) An Aggregate Information on the Resignation and Dismissal of the Company’s Chairman, President, Accounting Manager, Financial Manager, Chief Internal

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Auditor, Corporate Governance Officer, and R&D Manager in the Last Year and As of the Publication Date of the Annual Report: None.

V. Information on CPAs’ Audit Fees:

Name of Accounting Firm Name of Attesting CPAs Name of Attesting CPAs Audit Period Remarks
Earnest & Co.,CPAs. Hung, Yu-Ling Hsiang, Wen-Ting 109.01.01~109.12.31

Unit: NTD thousand

Fee Amount
Range
Fee Amount
Range
Audit fees Non-audit fees Total
Less than NT$2,000,000 P P P
NT$2,000,000(inclusive) NT$4,000,000
NT$4,000,000 (inclusive)~ NT$6,000,000
NT$6,000,000 (inclusive)~ NT$8,000,000
NT$8,000,000 (inclusive)~ NT$10,000,000
NT$10,000,000 (inclusive)or more
  • (I) Where the Non-audit Fees Paid to the CPAs, the CPA Firm, and Its Affiliates Are More than One-fourth of the Audit Fees, the Amount of the Audit and Non-audit fees and the Content of the Non-audit Services Shall Be Disclosed: None.

  • (II) Where the CPA Firm is Replaced and the Audit Fees Paid During the Year in Which Replacement Occurs Are Less than Those in the Prior Year, the Amount and Reasons for the Audit Fees Before and After the Replacement Shall Be Disclosed: None.

  • (III) Where the Audit Fees Are Reduced by at Least 10% Compared with the Prior Year, the Amount of the Decrease, Percentage, and Reason: None.

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VI. Information on CPA Replacement:

The financial statements were originally certified by Yu-Ling Hung and Min-Chih Cho, who were replaced by Yu-Ling Hung and Wen-Ting Hsiang since the first quarter of 2020 due to the need for adjustment to the internal operations of Earnest & Co., CPAs.

  • VII. Where the Company’s Chairman, President, or Managers in Charge of Financial or Accounting Affairs Have Worked in the CPA Firm at Which the CPAs Appointed Work or Its Affiliates Within the Last Year, Their Name, Title and the Period of Work at Said CPA Firm or Its Affiliates Shall be Disclosed The "affiliate of said CPA firm" refers to a company, in which CPAs at said CPA firm hold more than 50% of the shares or occupy more than half of the board seats, or a company that the CPA firm lists as an affiliate in the data published or printed for the public: N/A

VIII. In the Last Year and As of the Publication Date of the Annual Report, Equity Transfer and Changes in Pledged Equity by Directors, Supervisors, Managers, and Shareholders Whose Shareholding Ratio Exceeds 10%:

Title (Note 1) Name
2020

2020

As of April 9, 2021

As of April 9, 2021
~~Increase ( Decrease) in~~
the number of shares
~~held~~
Increase ( decrease)
in pledged shares
~~Increase ( Decrease) in~~
the number of shares
~~held~~
Increase ( decrease)
in pledged shares
Chairman Tai Shih Trading Co., Ltd. 0 0 (3,000) 0
Director Yee Tzao Enterprise Co., Ltd. 0 0 0 0
Director Yi Hsiang Industrial Co.,Ltd. 0 0 0 0
Supervisor Taiwan Evervaliant Corp. 0 0 0 0
Independent Director Ming-Chu Chen 0 0 0 0
Independent Director Ming-Chien Tang 0 0 0 0
Independent Director Hsiao-Chueh Hsieh 0 0 0 0
President Tsai, Cheng-Che 0 0 0 0
Vice President Chen, Mei-Ru 0 0 0 0
Vice Manager Lin, Ni-Ru 0 0 0 0

Note 1: Shareholders holding more than 10% of the Company’s total outstanding shares shall be indicated as major shareholders and listed separately.

Note 2: Where the counterparty of an equity transfer or equity pledged is a related party, the table below shall be filled out: None.

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IX. Information on the Top Ten Shareholders with the Highest Shareholding Ratio are Related Parties, Spouse, or Relatives Within Second Degree of Kinship to Each Other:

April 9, 2021

Name(Note1) Shares Held Shares Held Shares currently held by
spouse and offspring
(minors)
Shares currently held by
spouse and offspring
(minors)
Total shareholdings
held in the name of
others
Total shareholdings
held in the name of
others
The names and relationships of
the top ten shareholders who are
related to each other or who are
related to each other as spouses
or second-degree relatives.
(Note 3)
The names and relationships of
the top ten shareholders who are
related to each other or who are
related to each other as spouses
or second-degree relatives.
(Note 3)
Remarks
Shares Shares
Ratio
Shares Shares
Ratio
Shares Shares
Ratio
Name
(or name)
Relation
Wan Hai Charitable Foundation
Representative: Chen, Po-Ting
18,150,259
3,884,108
6.98%
1.49%
0
0
0%
0%
0
0
0%
0%
None
None
None
None
Tai Chuan Investment Co., Ltd.
Representative: Chen, Cheng-Chi
17,986,525
6,210,389
6.92%
2.39%
0
0
0%
0%
0
0
0%
0%
None
Cheng-Ti Chen
None
Siblings
Yeong Yi Asia Corp.
Representative: Chen, Zhi-Yuan
16,521,434
751,826
6.35%
0.29%
0
263,319
0%
0.10%
0
0
0%
0%
None
None
None
None
Taiwan Evervaliant Corp.
Representative: Chen, Ching-Chi
12,674,381
10,110,883
4.87%
3.89%
0
0
0%
0%
0
0
0%
0%
None
None
None
None
Shui-ChengTu 12,625,000 4.86% 0 0% 0 0% None None
Ching-Chih Chen 10,110,883 3.89% 0 0% 0 0% None None
Cheng-Ti Chen 9,011,204 3.47% 0 0% 0 0% Chen, Cheng-Chi Siblings
Liuhe Investment Co., Ltd.
Representative: Chiu, Yun-Yu
8,800,000
0
3.38%
0%
0
0
0%
0%
0
0
0%
0%
None
None
None
None
Pictet Bank Investment Account under custodyof HSBC Bank 8,748,346 3.36% 0 0% 0 0% None None
Che-I Lin 8,072,437 3.10% 0 0% 0 0% None None

Note 1: All the top ten shareholders shall be listed. In the case of corporate shareholders, the names of the corporate shareholders and the names of their representatives shall be listed separately.

Note 2: The shareholding ratio refers to the shareholding ratios of oneself and by nominee arrangement, including spouse and minor children.

Note 3: For the shareholders listed above, including juridical and natural persons, their relationship between each other in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers shall be disclosed.

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  • X. The Number of Shares Held by the Company, Its Directors, Supervisors, Managers, and Businesses Directly or Indirectly Controlled by the Company in the Same Investee, and the Combined Shareholding Ratio Shall be Calculated

April 9, 2021; Unit: Share; %

Reinvestment
Business
(Note)
Investments by the Company Investments by the Company Directly or Indirectly Controlled
Businesses and Investments of
CompanyDirectors,Supervisors,
Directly or Indirectly Controlled
Businesses and Investments of
CompanyDirectors,Supervisors,
Consolidated Investments Consolidated Investments
Shares Shares Ratio Shares Shares Ratio Shares Shares Ratio
Shihlin
Environment
Corporation
1,500,000 100.00% 0 0.00% 1,500,000 100.00%
Sunshine Shihlin
Development
Co.,Ltd.
200,100,000 100.00% 0 0.00% 200,100,000 100.00%
Sunnyfield
Shihlin Co., Ltd.
20,000,000 100.00% 0 0.00% 20,000,000 100.00%
Da Di Urban
Renewal
Construction
Co., Ltd.
100,000 100.00% 0 0.00% 100,000 100.00%

Note: The Company’s Investment under Equity Method

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Information on Capital Raising Activities

I. Capital and Shares

(I) Sources of capital

Unit: Share; NTS

Year
Month
Issue
price
Authorized capital Authorized capital Paid-in capital Paid-in capital Remarks Remarks Remarks
Shares Amount Shares Amount Sources of capital Where property other
than cash is adopted
as the share
payments
Others
1994.09.03 10 250,000,000 2,500,000,000 202,706,600 2,027,064,600 Capitalization of earnings by
NT$156,636,810
None
Capitalization of capital surplus by
NT$27,641,790
1995.09.24 10 250,000,000 2,500,000,000 207,774,122 2,077,741,220 Capitalization of earnings by
NT$50,676,620
None
1997.08.31 10 250,000,000 2,500,000,000 222,941,633 2,229,416,330 Capitalization of capital surplus by
NT$151,675,110
None
1999.08.31 10 250,000,000 2,500,000,000 240,776,964 2,407,769,640 Capitalization of capital surplus by
NT$178,353,310
None
2001.09.01 10 280,000,000 2,800,000,000 260,039,121 2,600,391,210 Capitalization of capital surplus by
NT$192,621,570
None

Note 1: The data for the current year up to the publication date of the annual report shall be entered. Note 2: The effective (approved) date and the document number for capital increase shall be indicated: None. Note 3: Those who issue shares below the par value shall be marked conspicuously: None.

Note 4: If the money claims and similar techniques are used as payment for shares, it shall be indicated, and the type and amount of such techniques shall be specified: None.

Note 5: In the case of private placement, it shall be marked conspicuously: None.

Type of shares Authorized capital Authorized capital Authorized capital Remarks
Outstanding shares
(Note)
Unissued shares Total
Ordinary shares 260,039,121 19,960,879 280,000,000

Note: Listed stocks in circulation.

(II) Structure of shareholders

April 9, 2021

Structure
of shareholders
Quantity
Government
agency
Financial
institution
Other juridical
persons
Individual Foreign
institution and
individual
Total
Number of people 0 1 159 25,815 39 26,014
No. of shares held 0 1,080 118,340,592 103,809,814 37,887,635 260,039,121
Shares Ratio 0.00% 0.00% 45.51% 39.92% 14.57% 100.00%

Note: For TWSE- (TPEx-) primary listed foreign companies, the proportion of their shares held by the entities in mainland China shall be disclosed. The entities in mainland China refers to the people, juridical persons, organizations, other institutions, or companies in a third regions as stipulated in Article 3 of the Regulations on the Permits for People from Mainland China to Invest in Taiwan.

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(III) Equity Distribution

April 9, 2021

Range of Shareholdings Number of shareholders Number of shares held Shareholding ratio
1 to 999 20,140 1,000,766 0.38%
1,000 to 5,000 4,496 8,965,592 3.45%
5,001 to 10,000 647 5,159,514 1.98%
10,001 to 15,000 210 2,707,307 1.04%
15,001 to 20,000 123 2,271,191 0.87%
20,001 to 30,000 106 2,711,653 1.04%
30,001 to 40,000 60 2,124,314 0.82%
40,001 to 50,000 47 2,176,326 0.84%
50,001 to 100,000 73 5,260,478 2.02%
100,001 to 200,000 37 5,305,386 2.04%
200,001 to 400,000 25 6,970,281 2.68%
400,001 to 600,000 5 2,302,340 0.89%
600,001 to 800,000 3 2,240,826 0.86%
800,001 to 1,000,000 4 3,517,786 1.35%
1,000,001 or more 38 207,325,361 79.74%
Total 26,014 260,039,121 100.00%

(IV) List of major shareholders: The names of shareholders holding at least 5% of the shares or the top ten shareholders with the highest shareholding ratios

April 9, 2021 April 9, 2021 April 9, 2021
Shares
Name of major shareholder
No. of shares held Percentage of Shareholding
Wan Hai Charitable Foundation 18,150,259 6.98%
Tai Chuan Investment Co., Ltd. 17,986,525 6.92%
YeongYi Asia Corp. 16,521,434 6.35%
Taiwan Evervaliant Corp. 12,674,381 4.87%
Shui-ChengTu 12,625,000 4.86%
Ching-Chih Chen 10,110,883 3.89%
Cheng-Ti Chen 9,011,204 3.47%
Liuhe Investment Co., Ltd. 8,800,000 3.38%
Pictet Bank Investment Account under custodyof HSBC Bank 8,748,346 3.36%
Che-I Lin 8,072,437 3.10%

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(V)Market price, net worth, earnings, and dividend per share, and relevant information in the last two years


Item
Year Year 2019 2020 As of March 31, 2021
(Note 8)
Market
price per
share
(Note 1)
Highest 36.55 94.20 61.40
Lowest 29.60 25.20 47.10
Average 32.18 53.02 52.76

Net worth
per share
(Note 2)
Before distribution 9.69 13.12 13.76
After distribution 9.69 13.12 13.76
Earnings
per Share
Weighted average number of shares 260,039,121 260,039,121 260,039,121
Earningsper share (Note 3) (0.69) (0.52) 0.38
Dividend
per share
Cash dividend 0.00 0.00 0.00
Stock 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
dividend 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Cumulative unpaid dividends (Note4) 0.00
0.00 0.00
Return on
investment
analysis
Price-to-earningratio (Note5) (46.64) (101.96) 138.84
Price to dividend ratio (Note6) - - -
Cash dividend yield (Note7) 0.00 0.00 0.00

*In the case of capitalization of earnings or capitalization of capital surplus, the information on market price and cash dividend that is retrospectively adjusted according to the number of outstanding shares shall be disclosed. .

Note 1:List the highest and lowest market prices of common stocks for each year, and calculate the average market prices for each year based on the transaction value and volume for each year.

Note 2:Please enter the number of outstanding shares at the end of the year based on what is resolved by the shareholders’ meeting in the following year.

Note 3:In the case of retrospective adjustment due to stock dividends, the earnings per share before and after the adjustment shall be entered.

Note 4:Where the equity-based securities issue conditions stipulate that the dividends not paid in the current year will be accumulated to the year when there is a surplus, the amount of the dividends accumulated and not paid up to the current year shall be disclosed separately. Note 5:Price-to-earnings ratio = Average closing price per share for the year/Earnings per share.

Note 6:Price-to-dividend ratio = Average closing price per share for the year/Cash dividend per share.

Note 7:Cash dividend yield = Cash dividend per share/Average closing price per share for the year.

Note 8:The net value per share and earnings per share should be filled in with the information verified (reviewed) by an accountant as of the date of publication of the annual report; the remaining fields should be filled in with the data of the current year ending on the date of publication of the annual report.

  • (VI) The Company’s dividend policy and implementation status:

1. Dividend per share


Item
Year 2019 2020
Cash dividend 0 0
Stock dividend Stock dividend from
retained earnings
0 0
Stock dividend from
capital surplus
0 0
Cumulative unpaid dividends 0 0
  1. Dividend policy

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Where there is a surplus in the Company’s annual final accounts, the Company shall first pay taxes and compensate the accumulated losses; then, appropriate 10% of the balance for legal reserve and another 10% for the payment for dividends. If there is still a surplus, the shareholders’ meeting shall decide on the distribution of shareholders’ dividends.

The Company's industrial environment is ever-changing and it is at a stage od development. The Company shall consider the overall industrial environment and take into account the long-term financial planning and future capital needs to achieve stable development and sustainable operation.

The Company's dividend policy is based on the current year's profitability and the consideration for the Company’s future growth, capital budgeting, and measurement of capital needs. After the Company retains earnings or reserves the fund needed for stock dividends, the remaining surplus will be allocated for cash dividends.

  • (VII) The impact of the stock dividend proposed for the shareholders' meeting on the Company's operating performance and earnings per share: None

(VIII)Employee compensation and remuneration of directors and supervisors:

  1. The percentage of the employee compensation and the remuneration of directors and supervisors or scope thereof stipulated in the Articles of Incorporation:

  2. Where the Company makes a profit at the end of the year, it shall allocate 1% of the balance for employee remuneration. However, where there are accumulated losses, an equivalent amount shall be appropriated to compensate for the losses.

Employees entitled to receive the employee remuneration, distributed in the form of stock or cash, in the preceding paragraph include the employees of subordinate companies who meet certain criteria.

Where there is a surplus in the Company’s annual final accounts, the Company shall first pay taxes and compensate the accumulated losses; then, appropriate 10% of the balance for legal reserve and another 10% for the payment for dividends. If there is still a surplus, the shareholders’ meeting shall decide on the distribution of shareholders’ dividends.

  1. The basis for estimation of the amount of employee compensation and remuneration of directors for the current period, the basis for calculation of the number of shares for employee compensation distributed in stock, and the accounting treatment when the actual amount distributed is different from the estimated amount: The Company was in loss for 2020, so employee bonuses and directors’ remuneration were not estimated.

  2. Remuneration allocation approved by the Board of Directors: None.

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  1. In the case of any difference between the employee compensation and remuneration of directors and supervisors actually distributed for the prior year and the employee compensation and remuneration of directors and supervisors recognized, and the amount of differences, reasons, and treatment shall be specified: The Company was in loss in 2019, so no employee compensation and remuneration of directors and supervisors was estimated for 2019, the disclosure of information on employees and the like do not apply to the Company.

  2. (IX) Repurchase of the Company's shares: None.

  3. II. Issue of corporate bonds: None.

  4. III. Issue of preferred stock: None.

  5. IV. Issue of overseas depositary receipts: None.

  6. V. Issue of employee stock warrants: None.

  7. VI. Issue of new shares for mergers and acquisitions of or transfer of shares from another company: None.

  8. VII. The implementation of the fund utilization plan: None.

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Overview of Operations

I. Information on Business:

  • (I) Scope of business:

  • Baby Lion:

  • (1) Business of products under its own brand, including wet wipes, anti-mosquito products, and baby wash and care products.

  • (2) Sales of paper towels, anti-mosquito products, and baby wash and care products.

  • (3) The promotion and development of mini packet pack collection of wet wipes, private napkin, anti-mosquito products, and baby wash and care products.

  • Skin care products:

  • (1) Business of the skin care products under its own brand of skin care Forest Beauty

  • (2) Sales of facial mask and relevant skin care products.

  • (3) Promotion and development of products of the Forest Nut plant extract collection and basic skin care products.

  • Investment in relevant businesses and the businesses under the Statute for the Encouragement of Investment.

  • Commissioning of builders to build commercial buildings, public housing projects, leasing, and sales.

  • Hotel rental business.

  • (II) Overview of Industry:

  • Baby Lion:

  • (1) Despite the impact of declining birthrates, to meet parents' requirements for baby products, the Company has developed natural, safe, and effective products with potential rapidly, including anti-mosquito products and baby wash and care products; also, it has introduced adult wet wipes and women private cleaning wet wipes, as well as alcohol wipes launched in 2020, to provide more protective and safe home products.

  • (2) Due to the rising awareness of environmental protection, the government has paid more attention to the cleanliness of the home environment; thus, the Company will not only focus on good quality but environmental protection in the future; pollution reduction is even an important trend.

  • (3) Due to changes in lifestyles and usage habits, the objects of use of products gradually tend to have special needs for personal cleaning and household cleaning of different groups. As the demand for products in the market continues to grow, the

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Company has continued to produce differentiated products with higher quality, occupying a major share in the market demand in Taiwan and Asia.

  • (4) The correlation between upstream, mid-stream, and downstream sections of the industry:

Factories→inspection factories→distribution channels→consumers

  1. Skin care products:

  2. (1) The skin care product market is ever-changing with new products introduced, and consumers like to try new facial masks. Thus, Forest Beauty has launched different series of new products for different needs. With the differentiated mask fabrics, the formula of the facial mask essences that meet the market needs are selected. The Company is also gradually expanding its business in the skin care product market, and has developed suitable skin care products for each age group based on the differences in distribution channels and consumer groups so as to increase profits and expand the market share.

  3. (2) The correlation between upstream, mid-stream, and downstream sections of the skin care products industry:

    • Skin care product ODM/OEM (including self inspection) → advanced laboratory inspection → distribution channels → consumers

  4. Hotel business:

At present, the population of booking accommodation on the Internet is increasing rapidly and the growth is significant around the world. E-commerce has become the largest market. Consumers are becoming more accustomed to ordering products or comparing prices on the Internet. The competition in the domestic tourism industry has become increasingly fierce. Faced by the increasingly competition in the industry, the Company continues to strengthen its software services to increase the overall revenue.

  • (III) Overview of Technology and R&D:

  • At present, there are 9 facial mask product series, 2 skin care product series, 1 makeup remover product, and 1 sunscreen product series under Forest Beauty, plus the additional items of the Forest Nut tea collection to be launched next quarter, totaling 49 items. There are also 8 types of wet wipes, 5 types of toiletries series, and 4 types of anti-mosquito series under the Baby Lion collection, including the big children wash series to be launched in the next quarter, totaling 23 items.

  • In order to export products smoothly, the Company also actively sends existing products to various countries for product verification. At present, its products have passed international tests with official registration obtained, or its products have been put on record:

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Product Name Registration Agency No. Country
24K Gold & Collagen Lifting Bio Cellulose Mask CPNP Reference 3080106 European Union
Calendula & Centella Soothing Bio Cellulose Mask CPNP Reference 3080176 European Union
Hyaluronic Acid Intensive Moisturizing Bio Cellulose Mask CPNP Reference 3080203 European Union
Peptides & Orchids Extract Anti-Ageing Bio Cellulose Mask CPNP Reference 3080218 European Union
Luxurious Golden Foil Royal Jelly Advanced Hydration Mask CPNP Reference 3080231 European Union
Luxurious Golden Foil Royal Jelly Rejuvenating Mask CPNP Reference 3080472 European Union
Luxurious Silver Foil Swiss Ice Wine Firming & Lifting Mask CPNP Reference 3080478 European Union
Luxurious Silver Foil Swiss Ice Wine Moisture Boost Mask CPNP Reference 3080700 European Union
Forest Beauty Swiss Ice Wine Moisture Boost Mask Registration Project
Guo-Zhuang-Wang-Bei-Jin (Hu) No.
2019003324 China
Forest Beauty Swiss Ice Wine Firming and Lifting Mask Registration Project
Guo-Zhuang-Wang-Bei-Jin (Hu) No.
2019003325 China
Forest Beauty Royal Jelly Rejuvenating Mask Registration Project
Guo-Zhuang-Wang-Bei-Jin (Hu) No.
2019004810 China
Forest Beauty Royal Jelly Advanced Hydration Mask Registration Project
Guo-Zhuang-Wang-Bei-Jin (Hu) No.
2019004809 China
Forest Beauty Ultra Replenishing Bio Cellulose Mask Registration Project
Guo-Zhuang-Wang-Bei-Jin (Hu) No.
2020001110 China
Forest Beauty Elder Flower Repairing Mask Registration Project
Guo-Zhuang-Wang-Bei-Jin (Hu) No.
2020001997 China
Forest Beauty Long-lasting Hydrating Mask Registration Project
Guo-Zhuang-Wang-Bei-Jin (Hu) No.
2020002002 China
Forest Beauty Firming and Lifting Bio Cellulose Mask Registration Project
Guo-Zhuang-Wang-Bei-Jin (Hu) No.
2020002004 China
Forest Beauty Vitamin Bs Renewing and Revitalizing Lotion Registration Project
Guo-Zhuang-Wang-Bei-Jin (Hu) No.
2020004614 China
Forest Beauty Vitamin Bs Renewing and Revitalizing Cream Registration Project
Guo-Zhuang-Wang-Bei-Jin (Hu) No.
2020004619 China
Forest Beauty Vitamin Bs Renewing and Revitalizing Serum Registration Project
Guo-Zhuang-Wang-Bei-Jin (Hu) No.
2020004620 China
Forest Beauty Pomegranate+ Anti-Ageing Mask Registration Project
Guo-Zhuang-Wang-Bei-Jin (Hu) No.
2020004621 China
Forest Beauty Vitamin Bs Renewing and Revitalizing Toner Registration Project
Guo-Zhuang-Wang-Bei-Jin (Hu) No.
2020004624 China

In the future, the Company expects to develop 3–5 new products every year.

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  1. Recent product efficacy test results
Brand Product Test contents/Results Test contents/Results Test contents/Results
Baby Lion Alcohol antibacterial wipes Antibacterial test is targeted on Escherichia coli,
Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa,
Klebsiella pneumoniae for 5 minutes (short-acting) and 60
minutes (long-acting); antibacterial capacity >99.99%
Baby Lion Feminine wipes Antibacterial test is targeted on Escherichia coli,
Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa,
Klebsiella pneumoniae for 24 hours (long-acting);
antibacterial capacity >99.9%
Baby Lion 75% alcohol spray Antibacterial test is targeted on Escherichia coli,
Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa,
Klebsiella pneumoniae for 5 minutes (short-acting);
antibacterial capacity >99.99%
Baby Lion Baby Repairing Barrier Cream After 21 days of continuous use, the Baby Repairing Barrier
Cream effectively improved the skin barrier repair function
(Day 1=14.31 compared with Day 21=12.92; the TEWL
value change rate was -9.7% [the lower the TEWL value
the better the barrier repair]).
Forest Beauty Ice Wine Moisture Boost Mask Item / Number of days Week1 Week 2
Moisture 23.33% 41.94%
Elasticity 20.41% 26.46%
Fine lines -10.23% -21.79%
Forest Beauty Royal Jelly Rejuvenating Mask Item / Number of days Week1 Week 2
Moisture 26.44% 45.78%
Elasticity 9.14% 11.41%
Fine lines -6.76% -13.03%
Forest Beauty Firming and Lifting Bio Cellulose
Mask
Item / Number of days Week1 Week 2
Moisture 7.40%% 10.68%%
Fine lines -4.71% -11.08%
Forest Beauty 14-day Renewing and Revitalizing
Cream
After 21 days of continuous use, the Vitamin Bs Renewing
and Revitalizing Cream effectively improved the skin
barrier repair function (Day 1=13.36 compared with Day
21=10.87; the TEWL value change rate was -18.6% [the
lower the TEWL value the better the barrier repair]).
Forest Beauty Royal Peptide Advanced
Rejuvenating and Firming Serum
Item / Number of days
Skin moisture retention +8.6% +14.88%
Skin firmness +3.6% +64%
Skin elasticity +3.4% +5.8%
Wrinkle depth -16.8% -22.7%
Number of wrinkles -7.6% -11.5%
  1. The Company is committed to environmental friendliness. It selects eco-friendly materials, adopts natural and harmless materials with the least impact on the

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environment for the formulas. Meanwhile, it has applied for international labels to confirm that its products meet the regulations.

List of labels obtained and products that have been certified with relevant labels:

Label Product Product Product Certification entity
Vitamin A Revitalizing and Regenerating Cotton Mask Cotton Incorporated
Vitamin B5 Calming and Protecting Cotton Mask
Vitamin C Brightening and Detoxing Cotton Mask
Renewing and Oxygen Refreshing Mask
PoreMinimizing and Oil Control Mask
4. Estimated research funds
Projects in the recent years Current progress Estimated additional investment of
R&D expenses
Development and testing of
new Baby Lion products
Planning of various baby and child
peripheral products and relevant
tests
344,000
Development and testing of
new Forest Beauty products
Prototyping and testing of various
skin care products, and testing of
product physical property,
chemical property, and functions
1,000,000
Review and registration of
exported products
Applying for cosmetics
registration in China, E.U.,
and the U.S.
635,000

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  • (IV) Long- and short-term business development plans:

Lion Baby and Forest Beauty:

To meet the market demand, the Company will take the baby wet wipes with the largest share in the market in this field as the main product to be developed for Lion Baby, and will work with many collaborative manufacturers to develop functional formulas and other products to increase its market share. For Forest Beauty, the Company will take facial masks as the main product to be developed, and will incorporate unique ingredients to develop more skin care products and toiletries to increase its market share.

  1. Short-term business development plans:

  2. (1) Sales strategy:

    • A. Develop new channels based on product positioning, and formulate marketing strategies based on product and channel differentiation.

    • B. Revitalize the brand's image, keep abreast of consumer needs, and innovate and copy successful models to launch new products.

    • C. Actively develop overseas markets and new businesses, and ensure sustainable operation by diversifying operations and revitalizing assets.

  3. (2) Marketing and R&D strategy

    • A. Keep abreast of the market trends and develop differentiated and customized products to facilitate new product development and successful launch.

    • B. Work closely with academic and research and development units, actually participate in the government’s relevant unit’s new product research and development projects, and actively apply for patents to ensure the Company's rights and interests, while expanding the scale of new product development.

  4. (3) OEM strategy

    • A. Strictly monitor and inspect the operating procedures to strengthen and improve product quality.

    • B. Require manufacturers to cooperate with equipment maintenance and improvement and to upgrade process technology to achieve the differentiated value of new products.

  5. Mid- and long-term business development plans:

  6. (1) Master the win-win core technologies and continuously improve product quality to enhance competitive advantage.

  7. (2) Use diversified marketing strategies to promote a diversified product mix to increase market share.

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  • (3) Actively expand domestic and foreign sales markets, establish an international brand image, and become the most favored and reliable enterprise and a well-known brand.

Development and hotel business development plan:

  1. For the land development project of the old Shilin Paper Mill, the Company continues to reach a consensus with the Taipei City Government actively on various possible plans and to look for possible opportunities based on the development of the situation, so as to successfully complete the development work in line with both parties’ expectations.

  2. The Company has obtained the construction license for the Warehouse No. 5 urban renewal development project, and the construction is scheduled to be officially launched in the third quarter of 2021 (a hotel building with 12 floors above ground and 3 floors underground).

  3. The hotel will publish high-quality marketing materials to cater to customers’ preferences.

II. Overview of Market, Production, and Sales:

(I) Market analysis:

  1. Overview of the market

  2. (1) Wet wipes:

    • A. Market share of functional products

The overall market is divided by functionality: pure water>skin care>antibacterial>others.

  • B. Market share of each brand

The market shares of major brands of wet wipes are as follows: Kang Na Hsiung> Johnson & Johnson > Orchard> MamyPoko> Lion Baby> Mitagri> Personal brands. The market share of Lion Baby continues to grow.

  • C. Performance of distribution channels

The distribution channels of wet wipes are as follows:

Online shopping platforms>General retail stores and pharmacies>Group shopping platforms>Hypermarkets and supermarkets>Personal products and drugstores. All distribution channels continue to grow.

  • (2) Toiletries and anti-mosquito products:

  • A. Market share of the products

Although Taiwan is encountering declining birthrates and changes in the demographic structure, the consumption potential of the maternal and baby market is growing year by year. Natural, safe, and high-quality products are the key point that parents care about most for purchases. To expand the sales and product segmentation of the brand, Baby Lion has grandly launched calendula toiletries and

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care products and natural essential oil anti-mosquito products, as a local selective brand that gives consumers peace of mind. In the next few years, Baby Lions will target China and neighboring countries in Asia to expand to the markets with baby care products and anti-mosquito products.

  • B. Performance of distribution channels

The sales of Baby Lion calendula toiletry and care products and natural essential oil anti-mosquito products on the online shopping platform are outstanding, and each transaction amounts to around NT$1,100 to NT$1,500. The physical stores mostly sell maternity and baby products, and Baby Lion continues to participate in major maternity and baby product exhibitions, as well as set up counters on the floor dedicated to maternal and baby products in the department stores and participate in promotional events of the department stores, to increase its brand visibility.

  • (3) Alcohol-based protective products:

  • A. Market share of the products

In response to the outbreak of COVID-19, the demand for alcohol-related protective products has increased. In 2020, Lion Baby also launched wipes containing 75% alcohol, moisturizing hand spray containing 75% alcohol, and amino acid repair and antibacterial hand wash, as well as a highly effective general-purpose cleaning liquid, and a dish and fruit and vegetable detergent. Among them, 75% alcohol wipes and 75% alcohol moisturizing hand spray have been well-received with a high market demand.

  • B. Performance of distribution channels

Alcohol-based protective products are mainly sold on online shopping platforms, maternity and baby product stores, and major pharmacies, and their performance is outstanding. In particular, affected by the e-commerce consumption model arising from the "stay-at-home" economy, the sales performance of online shopping platforms in 2020 increased by more than 20% from the prior year.

  • (4) Facial masks and skin care products:

  • A. The market share of facial mask products in the cosmetic and beauty products

Taiwan's overall cosmetic and beauty market is divided by function, with facial masks accounting for 43.1%. The average purchase amount of skin care products is around NT$1,750. The most important function that consumers care about regarding the facial masks is the moisturizing effect, followed by the whitening effect.

B. Market share of each brand

The export value of Taiwan’s cosmetics industry market reached US$7.32 billion in 2020, while the domestic market for facial masks in Taiwan amounts to

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around US$130 million a year, and Taiwanese people use more than 100 million pieces of facial masks a year. The market share of Japanese and Korean brands (25%) is slightly higher than that of Taiwanese brands (21%) and European and U.S. brands (21%).

  • C. Performance of distribution channels

Chain drugstores are the major channel for purchase of said products (35%). What is followed are online shopping platforms (17%), department stores (17%), and hypermarkets (19%). Online shopping platforms have demonstrated a growth trend in recent years.

For the market information above, please refer to Issue No. 512 of Fortnightly Weekly, Wealth Magazine and "Taiwan Consumer Personal Care Products Market Overview" by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA)

Since its launch in 2017, Forest Beauty has continuously launched a variety of facial masks that have been well received. Among them, the Pore Minimizing and Oil Control Mask has won the Best New Skin Care Award at the Pure Beauty Global Awards. In addition, Forest Beauty had another five facial masks nominated for the Pure Beauty Global Awards. Even the top Canadian Four Seasons Hotels and Conrad Spa under the Hilton Group have designated the use of Forest Beauty’s masks.

In addition to facial masks, Forest Beauty has continued to launch new products, including 14-day Renewing and Revitalizing Care Series products, Nano-Gold Foil Royal Jelly Rejuvenating Care Series products, and CICA Ocean Friendly Sun Care Series products, to increase visibility and business opportunities in the skin care market. Also, although affected by the pandemic in overseas countries, Forest Beaut has still continuously developed new markets, including China, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Dubai, Russia, Belarus, and the U.S.; among them, its products have hit the shelves of nearly 100 stores of Watsons and e-commerce stores in Singapore. The brand is deeply favored by consumers with its facial masks and eye masks.

  1. Market analysis: Lion Baby and Forest Beauty:

  2. (1) The sales region of the Company's main products is mainly in the domestic market, which is divided into three areas: northern (New Taipei, Taipei Cities, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, and Miaoli), central, and southern Taiwan; currently, it is actively developing domestic high-end markets, such as department stores, and global markets.

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  • (2) Future supply and demand and growth: According to the statistics by professional market survey agencies, the markets of Lion Baby and Forest Beauty continue to grow. Lion Baby is mainly focused on natural, safe, and effective baby and child products, while Forest Beauty focuses on patents and exclusive products. The Company will plan various functional products according to different consumer groups, and develop natural products and the ones with patented formula to achieve diversification and market segmentation to improve performance.

  • (3) Future supply-demand response: Seek more domestic and foreign professional OEM to respond to future market demand.

  • (4) Favorable and unfavorable factors of development prospects:

  • A. Favorable factors: Domestic and foreign professional OEM have better product technology capabilities and positive competitive advantages in innovative manufacturing processes, which make the development of product collections more complete than the competitors in the same industry so as to keeps pace with major domestic businesses.

  • B. Unfavorable factors: Due to the limited demand in the domestic consumer goods market because of many brands and sufficient resources in the market, the Company can only adopt marketing strategies to attract consumers and expand market share.

3. Market Outlook

  • (1) Lion Baby and Forest Beauty:

  • A. Continue to R&D to launch new products, and apply for patents to maintain the interests of products.

  • B. Actively participate in international exhibitions and develop an international brand image to facilitate the development of overseas markets.

  • C. Increase sample giveaway events with repurchase potential, and work with print and media advertising channels to increase sales and product margin.

  • D. Strengthen the Company's online shopping mall to interact with consumers directly.

  • (2) Paper Sun Hotel: Continue to integrate various resources to increase revenue and occupancy rate.

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  • (II) Important Functions and Production Process of Major Products

  • Wet wipes:

  • (1) The functions of the wet wipes: Wet wipes are cleaning products for individuals, families, and babies and children.

  • (2) Production process of wet wipe products:

Non-woven fabrics (raw materials)→folding and laminating→flattening→adding liquid→cutting upon flattening→ automated bag packaging→metal weight inspection→box packaging.

  1. Toiletries and anti-mosquito products:

  2. (1) Functions of main toiletries products: Toiletries products are cleaning and care products for babies and small children.

  3. (2) The production process of toiletries products: Raw material inspection→compounding and weighing→ blending/mixing and water-in-oil emulsion→quality control and inspection→quantitative filling→sealing→ carton packaging and shrinkable film→quality control of finished goods.

  4. (3) The functions of the main anti-mosquito products: Anti-mosquito products are products for preventing babies, small children, and adults from mosquito bites.

  5. (4) The production process of anti-mosquito products: Raw material inspection→compounding and weighing→ blending/mixing and water-in-oil emulsion→quality control and inspection→quantitative filling→sealing→ carton packaging and shrinkable film→ finished product emulsion→quality control of finished goods.

  6. Alcohol-based protective products:

  7. (1) Functions of 75% alcohol wipes: They are used for cleaning and disinfecting the environment and supplies.

  8. (2) The production process of 75% alcohol wipes:

Non-woven fabrics (raw materials)→folding and laminating→flattening→adding alcohol mixture→cutting upon flattening → automated bag packaging.

  • (3) Functions of 75% alcohol moisturizing hand spray: It is for hand cleaning.

  • (4) Production process of 75% alcohol moisturizing hand spray:

Raw material inspection →compounding and weighing → blending and mixing → quality control and inspection → quantitative filling → sealing → shrinkable film.

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  1. Facial masks and skin care products:

  2. (1) The functions of the main products of the facial masks: To condition the skin, improve the skin condition, and help to present natural charm of the skin.

  3. (2) Production process of facial mask products:

Mask fabric (raw materials)→folding and bagging→disinfection→material filling→sealing→appearance inspection & inner material inspection→box packaging and shrink wrap→carton packaging→sending to a third-party verification unit for inspection.

  • (3) The functions of the main skin care products: They aim to provide suitable care procedures for different skin conditions, repair skin for anti-aging, and maintain skin health.

  • (4) The production process of skin care products: Raw material inspection→compounding and weighing→ blending/mixing and water-in-oil emulsion→quality control and inspection→quantitative filling→sealing→ carton packaging and shrinkable film→quality control of finished goods.

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(III) Supply status of main raw materials

1. Supply of main raw materials for wet wipes outsourced

Main ingredients Supply
Fiber, viscose staple, waterproof PE film, and hot glue The supply of goods is stable.

2. Supply of main raw materials for toiletries, care, and anti-mosquito products outsourced

Item Main ingredients Supply
Personal toiletry products Bottles, glycerin, surfactants, moisturizers, artificial flavors, and
preservatives
The supply of goods is
stable.
Cleaning products
(
Dish
and
fruit
and
vegetable
detergent)
Bottles, water, surfactants, natural moisturizers, natural
germicides, and essence oils
The supply of goods is
stable.
Cleaning products
(General-purpose cleaning liquid)
Bottles, water, surfactants, artificial flavors, and antibacterial
agents
The supply of goods is
stable.
Skin care products Bottles, glycerin, organic olive oil, shea butter, vitamin B5 & E,
emulsifier, artificial flavors, and preservatives
The supply of goods is
stable.
Anti-mosquito products Bottles, zipper aluminum bag, non-woven sticker, ABSclip, and
various essential oils
The supply of goods is
stable.

3. Supply of main raw materials for alcohol-based protective products outsourced

Item Main ingredients Supply
75%alcohol wipes Waterproof PEfilm, spun-lace non-woven, ultra-pure water,
alcohol, and bacteriostatic agent
The supply of goods is
stable.
75%alcohol moisturizin
Bottles, alcohol, water, essential oils, antioxidants, and
antibacterial agents
The supply of goods is
stable.
  1. Supply of main raw materials for facial masks and skin care products outsourced
Main ingredients Supply
Aluminum bag, paper box, mask fabric (bio-fiber, tencel, and pure
cotton fabrics)
The supply of goods is stable.
  • (IV) The Names of Customers Who Have Accounted for More than 10% of the Total Purchases (Sales) in Any of the Last Two Years and the Amount and Proportion of Their Purchases (Sales)

  • Customers who have accounted for more than 10% of the total purchases: (Unit: NTD thousand; %)

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Information on major suppliers in the last two years Unit: NTD thousand; %

2019 2019 2019 2019 2020 2020 2020 2020 As of 2021.03.31 As of 2021.03.31 As of 2021.03.31 As of 2021.03.31
Item Name Amount Proportion
to total
annual net
purchases
Relationshi
p with the
issuer
Name Amount Proportion
to total
annual net
purchases
Relationshi
p with the
issuer
Name Amount Proportion to
net purchases
as of March
31, 2021 %
Relationshi
p with the
issuer
1 Nan Liu
Enterprise
Co., Ltd.
28,993 33.39% None Nan
Liu
Enterprise
Co., Ltd.
52,336 62.98% None Nan Liu
Enterprise
Co., Ltd.
6,086 60.12% None
2 Stellar
Beauty
Biotech
Co. Ltd.
9,728 11.20% None Others 30,760 37.02% None Others 4,037 39.88% None
3 Others 48,107 55.41% None
4
Net
purchases
86,828 100.00% Net
purchases
83,096 100.00% Net
purchases
10,123 100.00%
  • Note 1:List the names of suppliers who have accounted for more than 10% of the total purchases in the last two years and their purchase amounts and percentages. However, where the names of the suppliers or the counterparties of transactions cannot be disclosed due to the contractual agreement or counterparties of transactions are individual non-related parties, their names can be indicated in code.

  • Note 2:As of the date of the publication of the annual report, where the companies that are listed in stock market or whose stocks have been traded at the counter of a securities firm have the latest financial information that has been audited or reviewed by a CPA, it shall be disclosed.

  • Customers who have accounted for more than 10% of the total sales: (Unit: NTD thousand; %)

Information on major sales customers in the last two years

Unit: NTD thousand; %

2019 2019 2019 2019 2020 2020 2020 2020 As of 2021.03.31 As of 2021.03.31 As of 2021.03.31 As of 2021.03.31
Item Name Amount Proportion to
total annual
net sales %
Relationship
with the issuer
Name Amount Proportion to
total annual
net sales %
Relationshi
p with the
issuer
Name Amount Proportion
to net sales
as of March
31, 2021 %
Relationshi
p with the
issuer
Customer E 17,906 10.57% None Customer
E
17,906 11.23% None Customer F 73,511 56.18% None
Others 151,548 89.43% None Others 141,567 88.77% None Others 57,334 43.82% None
Net sales 169,454 100.00% Net sales 159,473 100.00% Net sales 130,845 100.00%
  • Note 1:List the names of customers who have accounted for more than 10% of the total sales in the last two years and their purchase amounts and percentages. However, where the names of the customers or the counterparties of transactions cannot be disclosed due to the contractual agreement or counterparties of transactions are individual non-related parties, their names can be indicated in code.

  • Note 2:As of the date of the publication of the annual report, where the companies that are listed in stock market or whose stocks have been traded at the counter of a securities firm have the latest financial information that has been audited or reviewed by a CPA, it shall be disclosed.

  • (V) Production volume in the last two years: None.

  • (VI) Sales volume in the last two years:

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Sales Volume in the Last Two Years

Unit: box; NTD thousand

Year 2019 2019 2019 2019 2020 2020 2020 2020
Domestic sales Export Domestic sales Export
Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value
Revenue from
construction projects
0 0 0 0 0 0
Rental income 97,963 0 0 90,323 0 0
Wet wipes 122,108 50,315 0 0 127,902 53,269 0 0
Others 17,828 0 3,348 12,463 0 3,418
Total 166,106 0 3,348 127902 156,055 0 3,418

III. The Number of Employees, Average Years of Service, Average Age, and Education Distribution in the Last Two Years and As of the Publication Date of the Annual Report

Year Year 2019 2020 As of 2021.02.23
Number of employees 68 67 66
Average age 38.8 38.4 38.3
Average years of service 4.26 3.74 3.73
Distribution
of education
(%)
Doctoral
degree
1.47% 1.49% 1.52%
Master's
degree
11.76% 11.94% 12.12%
Junior college 75.00% 74.63% 74.24%
Senior high
school
7.35% 7.46% 7.58%
Below senior
high school
4.41% 4.48% 4.55%

IV. Environmental protection expenditure: Losses incurred due to environmental pollution in the last year and as of the publication date of the annual report:

None.

V. Labor-management Relations

  • (I) Current Important Labor-management Agreements and Execution

1. Employee benefits

The Company handles labor insurance and health insurance in accordance with the laws and regulations. It has also formulated the Employee Welfare Committee Charter in accordance with the Employee Welfare Fund Act, established the Employee Welfare

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Committee, and appropriated funds for employee benefits in accordance with the regulations, while setting out various benefits based on the actual situation of the Company in accordance with the relevant provisions of the labor laws and regulations.

  • (1) The Company’s benefits include employee pensions, annual health examination, birthday cash gifts, and free parking space.

  • (2) The Employee Welfare Committee is responsible for the Company's measures, including bonuses for three major holidays, wedding cash gifts, childbirth allowance, funeral allowance, teambuilding activities, and children's education grants and scholarships.

  • Pension system under the Labor Standards Act

The Company set up a Supervisory Committee of Labor Retirement Reserve in accordance with the provisions of the Labor Standards Act, and has appointed a qualified actuary to issue actuarial reports while filing to the competent authority for review. The relevant pension fund deposits/withdrawals in/from the special account at the Bank of Taiwan are conducted according to the approved deposit/withdrawal rate every month for pension funds for employee retirement. The calculation method is as follows:

  • Average salary = Base salary + Duty allowance + Food allowance + Fixed allowance + Overtime pay

  • (1) The first period: According to the first paragraph of Article 4 of the Company’s Employees Retirement Guidelines, two base points will be given for each full year of work in the first 15 years of service before July 30, 1984, and 0.5 base points will be given for each full year of work thereafter. Half a year is counted as one year for the remaining length of service less than one year. The calculation of the pension base points is based on the average salary of the three months before the approved retirement, and the total is limited to 35 base points.

  • (2) The second period: After the implementation of the Labor Standards Act, two base points will be given for each full year of work in the first 15 years of service, and one base point will be given for each full year of work thereafter. For the remaining length of service, less than half a year will be counted as half a year, and half a year will be counted as one year. The calculation of the pension base points is based on the average salary of the six months before the approved retirement.

  • (3) The maximum total amount of pensions for the first and second periods is limited to 45 base points.

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  1. Pension system under the Labor Pension Act

New pension system: For new employees appointed after July 1, 2005 and employees who select the new system, the Company contributes 6% of the salary level of each employee monthly to each employee’s individual pension account of the Bureau of Labor Insurance according to the Labor Pension Act.

  1. Employee education and training

The Company regards employees as its most important asset and attaches great importance to their growth and development. Thus, to help employees enhance their professional skills and develop their own potential, it provides diverse education and training courses or training subsidies to improve employees’ overall quality through adequate training and to enable the Shihlin Paper team to move toward a greater vision.

  • (II) Losses Incurred Due to Labor Disputes in the Last Two Years

In the past two years, the Company has formulated work rules in accordance with relevant labor laws and regulations, and implemented various management policies in line with the new laws and regulations promulgated by the government to maintain a harmonious labor-management relationship without any loss incurred due to labor disputes.

  • (III) Employee Conduct and Code of Ethics

The Company attaches great importance to its employees’ work attitude and moral ethics. It has set out general rules for all employees, and included the work attitude and moral ethics in the performance evaluation indicators for all employees:

  1. General rules of work attitude and moral ethics

  2. (1) Shihlin Paper motto: Loyal and honest, diligent and pragmatic, responsible, and cherishing. All employees shall strive hard in line with the motto.

  3. (2) Employees shall be proud of being a member of Shihlin Paper, and abide by the requirements of various regulations and announcements or notices via email on the work environment, work attitude, and employee relations.

  4. (3) Comply with laws and regulations, including laws and regulations regarding insider trading.

  5. (4) Protect the Company’s assets for effective utilization.

  6. (5) Keep official and business secrets confidential, and all documents, items, and information shall be handled in accordance with the information security policy and shall not be taken out of the office (or sent by e-mail) and leaked. In the case of any situation above, in addition to dismissal, legal actions may be taken according to the

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severity of the circumstances.

  • (6) Employees are not allowed to request or accept commissions, kickbacks, or accept improper entertainment or any other gifts and other illegal personal benefits by means of their work. Once found, they shall be dismissed. If the Company suffers any losses, they will be prosecuted for compensation in accordance with the law.

  • (7) All employees' personal behavior shall be honest and ethical, particularly when individuals have conflicts of interest with their work.

  • (8) The reports submitted regularly shall be disclosed in a complete, fair, correct, timely, and easy-to-understand manner.

  • (9) Follow supervisors’ reasonable supervision and guidance and pay attention to work safety.

  • (10) Employees shall respect and value the Company’s reputation. Any personal opinions related to the Company may not be published without permission; except for the tasks assigned by the Company, any work shall not be conducted under the Company’s name without authorization.

  • (11) Employees shall be sincere, proactive and responsible at work, and discover problems and put forth solutions actively.

  • (12) Treat customers, distributors, suppliers, and competitors in an impartial manner.

  • Performance evaluation indicators for work attitude and ethics

  • (1) Moral ethics: Integrity; not obtaining personal benefits through improper means, and no personal deviant behavior that affects the Company’s reputation.

  • (2) Dedication: Loving work and willing to spend extra time and effort to complete the work.

  • (3) Active and responsible attitude: Working hard to complete the work within the scope of responsibilities, and doing the best to complete the work assigned by the supervisor.

  • (4) The overall interests of the Company: Understanding his/her job responsibilities and duties, and knowing how to evaluate and maintain the Company’s overall interests.

  • (IV) Work Environment and Protective Measures for Employees’ Personal Safety

  • In view of the importance of the work environment and protection measures for employees’ personal safety, the Company adopts a target-based project management mechanism to make improvement based on the results of statistical analysis. Maintaining the work environment and safety and reducing employee occupational injuries are its long-term goals; thus, the Company has formulated management methods and control plans as follows:

  • (1) Employee education and training regulations: In accordance with current laws and regulations

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  • (2) Machinery and equipment maintenance regulations: In accordance with rules of equipment maintenance

  • (3) Smoking management measures: In accordance with the rules announced

  • (4) Relevant regulations on wearing helmets: In accordance with current regulations

  • (5) Electricity safety control: In accordance with current regulations

  • (6) Vehicle speed limit and access control for people and vehicles: In accordance with the rules announced

  • (7) Regulations on security assisting in guiding people and vehicles to the parking space: In accordance with the rules announced

  • (8) Promotion of using steel chopsticks for environmental protection: In accordance with the rules announced

  • (9) Prohibition of eating betel nuts at the factory: In accordance with the rules announced

  • (10) Prohibition of placing food at operations sites, and dining in the designated place: In accordance with the rules announced

  • (11) Resource recycling: In accordance with the rules announced

  • (12) Assistance provided to send away stray cats and dogs: In accordance with the rules announced

  • Occupational safety and health promotion activities

  • (1) Occupational injury prevention plan

In order to achieve the goal of zero occupational injury, the Company draws up an annual occupational injury prevention plan at the end of each year, and then sets out a detailed execution plan based on the content of the occupational injury prevention plan, and each business unit executes it in accordance with the timeline and content of the plan.

  • A. In response to the amendments to laws and regulations, the Company amends the safety and health work rules regularly, and establishes operating standards for safe operations of all machinery and equipment in the factories for employees to follow.

  • B. The Company conducts monthly, quarterly, and annual inspections of machinery in accordance with the daily machinery operation inspection guidelines, and files a report on machinery listed as dangerous to the competent authority for inspection annually to ensure the safety of the operation of machinery.

  • C. The Company conducts monthly, quarterly, and annual inspections of machinery in accordance with the daily machinery operation inspection guidelines, and files a report on machinery listed as dangerous to the competent authority for inspection annually to ensure the safety of the operation of machinery.

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  • D. The Company organizes employee education and training in accordance with laws and regulations, and helps them obtain relevant certificates and licenses.

  • E. The Company has established a complete fire protection system per the Fire Services Act, conducts regular inspections of fire safety equipment, and files a report to the competent authority.

  • (2) Awareness-raising activities and education through injury prevention cases:

The Company collects all types of cases regarding domestic major disasters, work injuries, and accident cases from time to time, and makes announcements in the factories through printed materials or posters to remind and educate all employees to prevent injuries and to provide the latest information at any time. Environmental and occupational safety maintenance is all employees; responsibility and task. It requires all employees to work together through their own work and to cherish the environment, so as to jointly create a safe, clean, clean, and injury-free work environment.

VI. Important Contracts: None

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Overview of Financial Status

I. Condensed Balance Sheet and Statement of Comprehensive Income in the Last Five Years

(I) Condensed Balance Sheet (Consolidated)

Unit: NTD thousand

Year
Item
Year
Item
Financial Data in the Last Five Years Financial Data in the Last Five Years Financial Data in the Last Five Years Financial Data in the Last Five Years Financial Data in the Last Five Years Financial data as
of March 31,
2021 (Note 1)
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Current asset 821,974 866,273 715,753 856,266 1,792,229 1,976,415
Property, Plant and
1,074,803 1,146,734 1,079,293 1,067,932 1,311,043 1,309,439
~~E~~
~~i~~
Intangible asset
1,620 11,804 11,182 9,853 9,483 9,123
Other assets 4,696,946 4,606,168 4,657,955 4,653,212 4,409,238 4,412,613
Total assets 6,595,343 6,630,979 6,464,183 6,587,263 7,521,993 7,707,590
Current
liabilities
Before
distribution
2,024,930 2,132,799 2,231,902 2,455,810 2,496,314 2,516,453
After
distribution
2,024,930 2,132,799 2,231,902 2,455,810 2,496,314 2,516,453
Non-current liabilities 1,604,210 1,610,901 1,611,694 1,611,546 1,612,994 1,613,006
Total
liabilities
Before
distribution
3,629,140 3,743,700 3,843,596 4,067,356 4,109,308 4,129,459
After
distribution
3,629,140 3,743,700 3,843,596 4,067,356 4,109,308 4,129,459
Equity attributable to
owners of theparent
2,966,203 2,887,279 2,620,587 2,519,907 3,412,685 3,578,131
Share capital 2,600,391 2,600,391 2,600,391 2,600,391 2,600,391 2,600,391
Capital surplus 0 0 0 0 0 0
Retained
earnings
Before
distribution
405,970 235,631 70,331 (109,214) (244,983) (147,112)
After
distribution
405,970 235,631 70,331 (109,214) (244,983) (147,112)
Other equities (40,158) 51,257 (50,135) 28,730 1,057,277 1,124,852
Treasury stock 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-controlling interests 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Equity Before
distribution
2,966,203 2,887,279 2,620,587 2,519,907 3,412,685 3,578,131
After
distribution
2,966,203 2,887,279 2,620,587 2,519,907 3,412,685 3,578,131

Note 1:The data for the first quarter of 2021 has been reviewed by a CPA.

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(II) Condensed Statement of Comprehensive Income (Consolidated)

Unit: NTD thousand Unit: NTD thousand Unit: NTD thousand Unit: NTD thousand Unit: NTD thousand Unit: NTD thousand
Year
Item
Financial Data in the Last Five Years Financial data as of
March 31, 2021
(Note 1)
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Operating income 69,565 186,320 218,526 169,454 159,473 130,845
Gross income from
operations
(5,990) 51,466 46,827 52,232 53,508 75,813
Operating gains
(losses)
(213,442) (165,236) (171,908) (184,403) (152,414) 25,834
Non-operating income
(expense)
30,538 (3,540) 5,627 4,869 16,729 75,631
Net profit (loss)
before tax
(182,904) (168,776) (166,281) (179,534) (135,685) 101,465
Income tax expense - - - - - 3,594
Continuing operations
Net loss
(182,904) (170,453) (166,806) (179,534) (135,685) 97,871
Loss on discontinued
operations
- - - - - -
Net loss for the current
period
(182,904) (170,453) (166,806) (179,534) (135,685) 97,871
Other comprehensive
income (loss) for the
current period
(net of tax)
(57,285) 91,529 (100,924) 78,854 1,028,463 67,575
Total comprehensive
income (loss)
(240,189) (78,924) (267,730) (100,680) 892,778 165,446
Net profit (loss)
attributable to owners
of the parent company
(182,904) (170,453) (166,806) (179,534) (135,685) 97,871
Net loss attributable to
non-controlling
interests
- - - - - -
Comprehensive
income (loss)
attributable to owners
of the parent company
(240,189) (78,924) (267,730) (100,680) 892,778 165,446
Total comprehensive
income (loss)
attributable to non-
controlling interests
- - - - - -
Earnings per Share (0.70) (0.66) (0.64) (0.69) (0.52) 0.38

Note 1:The data for the first quarter of 2021 has been reviewed by a CPA.

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(III) Condensed Balance Sheets (Individual)

Unit: NTD thousand

Year
Item
Year
Item
Financial Data in the Last Five Years Financial Data in the Last Five Years Financial Data in the Last Five Years Financial Data in the Last Five Years Financial Data in the Last Five Years
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Current asset 554,548 646,761 614,774 654,489 1,676,137
Property, Plant and
136,402 92,922 36,908 35,356 34,379
~~E~~
~~i~~
Intangible asset
56 10,324 9,872 8,656 8,398
Other assets 3,232,128 3,138,582 3,026,794 2,957,101 2,827,848
Total assets 3,923,134 3,888,589 3,688,348 3,655,602 4,546,762
Current
liabilities
Before
distribution
923,514 961,537 1,027,630 1,095,874 1,093,689
After
distribution
923,514 961,537 1,027,630 1,095,874 1,093,689
Non-current liabilities 33,417 39,773 40,131 39,821 40,388
Total
liabilities
Before
distribution
956,931 1,001,310 1,067,761 1,135,695 1,134,077
After
distribution
956,931 1,001,310 1,067,761 1,135,695 1,134,077
Equity attributable to
owners of the parent
2,966,203 2,877,279 2,620,587 2,519,907 3,412,685
~~company~~
Share capital
2,600,391 2,600,391 2,600,391 2,600,391 2,600,391
Capital surplus 0 0 0 0 0
Retained
earnings
Before
distribution
405,970 235,631 70,331 (109,214) (244,983)
After
distribution
405,970 235,631 70,331 (109,214) (244,983)
Other equities (40,158) 51,257 (50,135) 28,730 1,057,277
Treasury stock 0 0 0 0 0
Non-controlling interests 0 0 0 0 0
Total Equity Before
distribution
2,966,203 2,887,279 2,620,587 2,519,907 3,412,685
After
distribution
2,966,203 2,887,279 2,620,587 2,519,907 3,412,685

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(IV) Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income (Individual)

Unit: NTD thousand

Year
Item
Financial Data in the Last Five Years Financial Data in the Last Five Years Financial Data in the Last Five Years Financial Data in the Last Five Years Financial Data in the Last Five Years
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Operating income 33,245 77,747 117,772 106,435 112,020
Gross income from
operations
(9) 28,268 48,535 49,170 44,533
Operating losses (93,029) (53,456) (23,660) (35,254) (41,588)
Non-operating income
(expense)
(89,875) (116,997) (143,146) (144,280) (94,097)
Net loss before tax (182,904) (170,453) (166,806) (179,534) (135,685)
Continuing operations
Net loss
(182,904) (170,453) (166,806) (179,534) (135,685)
Net loss for the current
period
(182,904) (170,453) (166,806) (179,534) (135,685)
Other comprehensive income
(loss) for the current period
(net of tax)
(57,285) 91,529 (100,924) 78,854 1,028,463
Total comprehensive income
(loss)
(240,189) (78,924) (267,730) (100,680) 892,778
Earnings per Share (0.70) (0.66) (0.64) (0.69) (0.52)

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(V) Name of CPAs and Audit Opinions Thereof in the Last Five Years

Year Name of Attesting CPAs Opinion
2016 Min-Chih Cho and Wen-Ting
Hsiang
Unqualified opinion
2017 Min-Chih Cho and Wen-Ting
Hsiang
Unqualified opinion
2018 Yu-Ling Hung and Min-Chih Cho Unqualified opinion
2019 Yu-Ling Hung and Min-Chih Cho Unqualified opinion
2020 Yu-Ling Hung and Wen-Ting
Hsiang
Unqualified opinion

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II. Financial Analysis in the Last Five Years

(I)Consolidated financial statements


Item
Year Financial Analysis in the Last Five Years Financial Analysis in the Last Five Years Financial Analysis in the Last Five Years Financial Analysis in the Last Five Years Financial Analysis in the Last Five Years As of March 31,
2021
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Financial
structure
(%)
Debt ratio 55.03 56.46 59.49 61.75 54.63 53.58
Ratio of long-term funds to
property,
plant and equipment
425.23 392.26 392.13 386.86 383.33 396.44
Solvency% Current ratio(%) (Note 1) 40.59 40.62 32.07 34.87 71.80 78.54
Quick ratio(%) (Note 1) 33.18 34.74 27.15 30.93 67.94 76.14
Interest coverage ratio
(Note 2)
(7.55) (6.52) (5.82) (5.87) (4.30) 18.32
Operating
performance
Receivables turnover
(times)
12.41 14.22 7.90 3.96 3.22 10.57
Average collection days
(Note 3)
29.41 25.66 46.22 92.17 113.34 34.53
Inventoryturnover(times) 0.22 0.64 1.28 0.77 0.88 3.25
Payables turnover(times) 9.24 15.60 21.44 11.17 10.58 30.11
Average turnover days 1,659.09 570.31 285.16 474.03 414.77 112.31
Property, plant and
equipment turnover (times)
0.06 0.03 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.09
Total assets turnover
(times) (Note 1)
0.01 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.07
Profitability Return on assets (%)
(Note 2)
(2.45) (2.24) (2.18) (2.35) (1.56) 5.45
Return on equity (%)
(Note 2)
(5.93) (5.82) (6.06) (6.99) (4.57) 11.20
Ratio of pre-tax income to
paid-in capital (%) (Note 2)
(7.03) (6.49) (6.39) (6.90) (5.22) 3.90
Profit margin(%) (Note 2) (262.92) (91.48) (76.33) (105.95) (85.08) 74.80
Earnings per share
(NTD)(Note 2)
(0.70) (0.66) (0.64) (0.69) (0.52) 0.38
Cash flow Cash flow ratio(%) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.59
Cash flow adequacy ratio
(%)
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 354.80
Cash flow reinvestment
ratio (%)
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.64
Leverage Operating leverage
(Note 4)
0.04 (0.19) (0.30) (0.20) (0.26) 2.71
Financial leverage 0.91 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.86 1.29

The reasons for the increase or decrease of various financial ratios by at least 20% in the last two years are described below:

Note 1:Increase in current ratio and quick ratio: Mainly due to an increase in the value of the prices of the securities held at the end of the current period.

Note 2:Increase in the interest coverage ratio, return on assets, return on equity, and the ratio of pre-tax net income to paid-in capital, as well as the decrease in net loss rate and loss per share: Mainly due to a decrease in pre-tax losses due to land value tax deduction.

Note 3:Increase in average collection days: Mainly due to the longer period of time for the Company to receive payments from customers with an increase in operating revenue during the current period.

Note 4:Increase in operating leverage: Mainly due to a decrease in operating losses during the current period.

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1. Financial structure

  • (1) Debt ratio = Total liabilities/Total assets.

  • (2) Ratio of long-term funds to property, plant and equipment = (Total equity + Non-current liabilities) / Net property, plant and equipment net amount 36.

2. Solvency

  • (1) Current ratio = Current assets/Current liabilities.

  • (2) Quick ratio = (Current assets-Inventories-Prepayments)/Current liabilities.

  • (3) Interest coverage ratio = Net income before income tax and interest expense/ Interest expense in the current period.

3. Operating performance

  • (1) Receivables (including accounts receivable and notes receivable arising from operations) turnover = Net sales/ Balance of average receivables for each period (including accounts receivable and notes receivable arising from operations).

  • (2) Average collection days = 365/Receivables turnover.

  • (3) Inventory turnover = Cost of sales/Average inventory.

  • (4) Payables (including accounts payable and notes payable arising from operations) turnover = Cost of sales/Balance of average payables for each period (including accounts payable and notes payable arising from operations).

  • (5) Average turnover days = 365/Inventory turnover rate.

  • (6) Property, plant and equipment turnover = Net sales/Average net property, plant and equipment.

  • (7) Total assets turnover = Net sales/Average total assets.

4. Profitability

  • (1) Return on assets = [Profit or loss after tax + Interest expense x (1-Tax rate)] / Average total assets.

  • (2) Return on equity = Profit or loss after tax/Average total equity.

  • (3) Profit margin = Profit or loss after tax/Net sales.

  • (4) Earnings per share = (Profit or loss attributable to owners of the parent company - Dividends from preferred stock)/Weighted average number of outstanding shares.

5. Cash flow

  • (1) Cash flow ratio = Net cash flow from operating activities/Current liabilities.

  • (2) Net cash flow adequacy ratio = Net cash flow from operating activities in the last five years/(Capital expenditure + Increase in inventories + Cash dividends) in the last five years.

  • (3) Cash flow reinvestment ratio = (Net cash flow from operating activities - Cash dividends) / (Gross property, plant and equipment + Long-term investment + Other non-current assets + Working capital).

6. Leverage:

  • (1) Operating leverage = (Net operating revenue - Variable operating costs and expenses) / Operating income.

  • (2) Financial leverage = Operating income/ (Operating income - Interest expense).

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(II) Individual Financial Statements

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Year
Financial Analysis in the Last Five Years
As of March 31,
Item 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Debt ratio (Note 1) 24.39 25.75 28.95 31.07 24.94
Financial
Ratio of long-term funds to property,
structure % plant and equipment (Note 1) 2,199.10 3,150.01 7,209.05 7,239.87 10,044.13
Current ratio (%) (Note 1) 60.05 67.26 59.82 59.72 153.26
Solvency % Quick ratio (%) (Note 1) 58.78 65.71 57.08 58.47 151.84
Interest coverage ratio (Note 2) (19.94) (16.30) (13.98) (14.61) (10.58)
Receivables turnover (times) (Note 3) 10.61 6.98 2.93 2.02 2.54
Average collection days (Note 3) 34.41 52.26 125.00 180.69 143.75
Inventory turnover (times) (Note 4) 1.69 3.48 3.04 2.67 5.08
Operating
Payables turnover (times) 5.04 7.27 11.55 8.38 9.22
performance
Average turnover days (Note 4) 215.96 104.89 120.07 136.70 71.85
Property, plant and equipment turnover (times) 0.23 0.42 0.66 0.63 0.69
Total assets turnover (times) 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.03
Return on assets (%) (Note 2) (4.38) (4.11) (4.11) (4.58) (3.02)
Return on equity (%) (Note 2) (5.93) (5.82) (6.06) (6.99) (4.57)
Ratio of pre-tax income to paid-in capital (%)
Profitability (Note 2) (7.03) (6.55) (6.41) (6.90) (5.22)
Profit margin (%) (Note 2) (550.17) (219.24) (141.63) (168.68) (121.13)
Earnings per share (NTD)(Note 2) (0.70) (0.66) (0.64) (0.69) (0.52)
Cash flow ratio (%) (Note 5) 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.71 0.25
Cash flow Cash flow adequacy ratio (%) (Note 5) 45.42 38.71 46.56 213.14 0.00
Cash flow reinvestment ratio (%) (Note 5) 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.57 0.08
Operating leverage 0.01 (0.48) (2.05) (0.95) (0.82)
Leverage
Financial leverage 0.91 0.84 0.68 0.75 0.78
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The reasons for the increase or decrease of various financial ratios by at least 20% in the last two years are described below:

Note 1:Increase in debt ratio, ratio of long-term funds to property, plant and equipment, current ratio, and quick ratio: Mainly due to an increase in the value of the rising prices of the securities held.

Note 2:Increase in the interest coverage ratio, return on assets, and return on equity, as well as decrease in ratio of pre-tax net loss to paid-in capital, net loss rate, and loss per share (NTD): Mainly due to a decrease in the losses suffered by subsidiaries.

Note 3:Increase in receivables turnover (times) and decrease in average collection days: Mainly due to an increase in operating revenue in the current period and enhanced payment collection measures.

Note 4:Increase in inventory turnover (times) and decrease in average turnover days: Mainly due to an increase in sales during the current period.

Note 5:Decrease in cash flow ratio, cash flow adequacy, and Cash flow reinvestment ratio: Mainly due to a decrease in net cash inflow from operating activities in the current period compared to the prior year, caused by an increase in inventory of new products and slowdown in payments collected.

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1. Financial structure

  • (1) Debt ratio = Total liabilities/Total assets.

  • (2) Ratio of long-term funds to property, plant and equipment = (Total equity + Non-current liabilities) / Net property, plant and equipment.

2. Solvency

  • (1) Current ratio = Current assets/Current liabilities.

  • (2) Quick ratio = (Current assets-Inventories-Prepayments)/Current liabilities.

  • (3) Interest coverage ratio = Net income before income tax and interest expense/ Interest expense in the current period.

3. Operating performance

  • (1) Receivables (including accounts receivable and notes receivable arising from operations) turnover = Net sales/ Balance of average receivables for each period (including accounts receivable and notes receivable arising from operations).

  • (2) Average collection days = 365/Receivables turnover.

  • (3) Inventory turnover = Cost of sales/Average inventory.

  • (4) Payables (including accounts payable and notes payable arising from operations) turnover = Cost of sales/Balance of average payables for each period (including accounts payable and notes payable arising from operations).

  • (5) Average turnover days = 365/Inventory turnover rate.

  • (6) Property, plant and equipment turnover = Net sales/Average net property, plant and equipment.

  • (7) Total assets turnover = Net sales/Average total assets.

4. Profitability

  • (1) Return on assets = [Profit or loss after tax + Interest expense x (1-Tax rate)] / Average total assets.

  • (2) Return on equity = Profit or loss after tax/Average total equity.

  • (3) Profit margin = Profit or loss after tax/Net sales.

  • (4) Earnings per share = (Profit or loss attributable to owners of the parent company - Dividends from preferred stock)/Weighted average number of outstanding shares.

5. Cash flow

  • (1) Cash flow ratio = Net cash flow from operating activities/Current liabilities.

  • (2) Net cash flow adequacy ratio = Net cash flow from operating activities in the last five years/(Capital expenditure + Increase in inventories + Cash dividends) in the last five years.

  • (3) Cash flow reinvestment ratio = (Net cash flow from operating activities - Cash dividends) / (Gross property, plant and equipment + Long-term investment + Other non-current assets + Working capital).

6. Leverage:

  • (1) Operating leverage = (Net operating revenue - Variable operating costs and expenses) / Operating income.

  • (2) Financial leverage = Operating income/ (Operating income - Interest expense).

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III. Audit Committees' Review Report

Audit Committees' Review Report

The board of directors submitted the Company’s 2020 business report, financial statements, and a loss compensation proposal to us. After review, we found no inconsistency. Of them, the financial statements were also reviewed by Earnest & Co. Therefore, we have issued a report for your review in accordance with Article 14-4 of the Securities and Exchange Act and Article 219 of the Company Act.

To

2021 General Shareholders’ Meeting of Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.

Convener of the Audit Committee : Hsiao-Chueh Hsieh

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March 19, 2021

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IV. The 2020 Consolidated Financial Report

Independent Auditors’ Report

To the Board of Directors of Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.,

Opinion

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd. (the Company) and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as “the Group”), which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the consolidated statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity, cash flows for the years then ended, and the notes to the consolidated financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies.

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Group as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 and for the years then ended. Its consolidated financial performance and its consolidated cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Accounting Standards (IAS), IFRIC Interpretations (IFRIC), and SIC Interpretations (SIC) (collectively “IFRSs”) endorsed and issued into effect by the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) of the Republic of China.

Basis of Opinion

We conducted our audits in accordance with the Regulations Governing Auditing and Attestation of Financial Statements by Certified Public Accountants and the auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements of section of our report. We are independent of the Group in accordance with the Norm of Professional Ethics for Certified Public Accountants of the Republic of China, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the consolidated financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

Revenue recognition

For the accounting policy of revenue, please refer to Note (4) 15 for revenue recognition of the consolidated financial statements.

As part of the sales income of the Group is from sales to distributors, and the Group shall pay incentives, slotting fees, and advertising sponsorship fees to distributors upon contract signing, and part of the inventory is stored in the distributors’ warehouses. Thus, contract conditions may affect revenue recognition, so revenue recognition is a key audit item. Corresponding audit procedure

Our main audit procedure is as follows:

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  • Assess the reasonableness of the accounting treatment of revenue recognition (including

  • sales discounts and returns).

  • Test the effectiveness of the internal control system design and implementation with regard

  • to income.

  • Analyze the new sales customers who are related parties with a significant transaction

  • amount or rank among the top ten sales customers to confirm that the revenue recognition is in line with the realization principle.

  • •Test the sales samples for a period before and after the end of the year according to the delivery conditions to evaluate the correctness during the revenue recognition period.

  • Tangible asset impairment assessment

For the accounting policy for tangible asset impairment, please refer to Note (4) 11 of the consolidated financial statements; for the uncertainty of accounting estimates and assumptions in assessing tangible asset impairment, please refer to Note (5) of the consolidated financial statements.

As of December 31, 2020, the Group’s property, plant, and equipment amounted to NT$1,311,043 thousand, and the investment property amounted to NT$4,403,082 thousand. We assess whether there are any signs that the Group’s tangible assets may have been impaired at each balance sheet date. If there are any signs of impairment, it is necessary to estimate the asset's recoverable amount. If it is impossible to estimate the recoverable amount in an individual asset, estimate the recoverable amount in the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. Since the total amount in the above-mentioned tangible assets is NT$5,714,125 thousand (accounting for 75.97% of the total consolidated assets), and the estimation of the recoverable amount involves many assumptions and estimates, the impairment assessment of tangible assets is a key audit item.

Corresponding audit procedure

Our main audit procedures for the key audit items above include:

  • Understand the Company’s asset impairment assessment methods and implementation status;

  • Obtain the impairment evaluation form from the management and evaluate its reasonableness;

  • Assess the reasonableness of the cash-generating unit and recoverable amount in the assets identified by the management.

Other Matters

Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd. has prepared its parent company only financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, on which we have issued an unmodified opinion.

Responsibilities of the Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Consolidated Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Accounting Standards (IAS), IFRIC Interpretations (IFRIC), and SIC Interpretations (SIC) endorsed and issued into effect by the Financial Supervisory Commission of the Republic of China, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

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In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those charged with governance, including the audit committee and supervisors, are responsible for overseeing the Group’s financial reporting process.

Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors’ report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are onsidered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these consolidated financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

  1. Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis of our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

  2. Obtain an understanding of internal control related to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Group’s internal control.

  3. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and relevant disclosures made by management.

  4. Conclude on the appropriateness of the management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditors’ report to the related disclosures in the consolidated financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditors’ report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Group to cease to continue as a going concern.

  5. Evaluate the overall presentation, structure, and content of the consolidated financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the consolidated financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

  6. Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities within the Group to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision, and performance of the group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.

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We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditors’ report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.

The engagement partners on the audit resulting in this independent auditors’ report are Yu-Ling Hung and Wen-Ting Hsiang.

Earnest & Co.,CPAs. Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China)

March 19, 2021

Notice to Readers

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are intended only to present the consolidated financial position, financial performance and cash flows in accordance with accounting principles and practices generally accepted in the Republic of China and not those of any other jurisdictions. The standards, procedures and practices to audit such consolidated financial statements are those generally applied in the Republic of China.

For the convenience of readers, the independent auditors’ report and the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been translated into English from the original Chinese version prepared and used in the Republic of China. If there is any conflict between the English version and the original Chinese version or any difference in the interpretation of the two versions, the Chinese-language independent auditors’ report and consolidated financial statements shall prevail.

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Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Balance Sheets December 31, 2020 and 2019

Asset

AccountingItems
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
FVTPL financial assets
FVTOCI financial assets
AC financial assets
Note receivable
Net accounts receivable
Other receivables
Inventories
Prepayments
Other current assets
Total current assets
Non-current assets
FVTOCI financial assets
Property, Plant and Equipment

Investment Property

Intangible asset
Net defined benefit assets
Other non-current assets
Total non-current assets
Total assets
Note: Dec. 31,2020
Amount
%
$ 24,307
0.32
14,855
0.20
1,605,525
21.34
1,396
0.02
529
0.01

48,864
0.65
407
0.01
74,386
0.99
21,855
0.29
105
0.00
1,792,229
23.83
5,160
0.07

1,311,043
17.43

4,403,082
58.54
9,483
0.12
263
0.00
733
0.01
5,729,764
76.17
$ 7,521,993
100.00
(Expressed in Thousands of
Dec. 31,2019
Amount
%
$ 117,697
1.79
15,410
0.23
576,697
8.76
-
-
593
0.01
49,050
0.74
46
0.00
72,798
1.11
23,897
0.36
78
0.00
856,266
13.00
5,441
0.08
1,067,932
16.21
4,646,933
70.55
9,853
0.15
305
0.00
533
0.01
5,730,997
87.00
$ 6,587,263
100.00
New Taiwan Dollars)
Liabilities and Equity
New Taiwan Dollars)
Liabilities and Equity
Note: Dec. 31,2020
Amount
%
$ 2,087,500
27.75
376,752
5.01
2,516
0.03
7,164
0.10
21,570
0.29
812
0.01
2,496,314
33.19
1,596,040
21.22
16,954
0.22
1,612,994
21.44
4,109,308
54.63
2,600,391
34.57
1,534,420
20.40
(1,779,403)
(23.66)
(244,983)
(3.26)
1,057,277
14.06
3,412,685
45.37
$ 7,521,993
100.00
Dec. 31,2019
Amount
%
$ 1,873,700
28.44
542,168
8.23
2,369
0.04
12,865
0.20
23,937
0.36
771
0.01
2,455,810
37.28
1,596,040
24.23
15,506
0.24
1,611,546
24.47
4,067,356
61.75
2,600,391
39.48
1,534,420
23.29
(1,643,634)
(24.95)
(109,214)
(1.66)
28,730
0.43
2,519,907
38.25
$ 6,587,263
100.00
Code
1100

1110
1120
1136
1150

1170

1200

1310

1410

1470

11XX

1517
1600

1760

1780

1975

1900

15XX
Amount
$ 24,307
14,855
1,605,525
1,396
529

48,864
407
74,386
21,855
105
1,792,229
5,160

1,311,043

4,403,082
9,483
263
733
5,729,764
$ 7,521,993
Amount
$ 117,697
15,410
576,697
-
593
49,050
46
72,798
23,897
78
856,266
5,441
1,067,932
4,646,933
9,853
305
533
5,730,997
$ 6,587,263
Code
2100

2110

2130
2150

2170
2200

2300

21XX

2570

2645
25XX
2XXX
31XX
3100

3110


3320

3350

3300

3400

3XXX
AccountingItems Amount
$ 2,087,500
376,752
2,516
7,164
21,570
812
2,496,314
1,596,040
16,954
1,612,994
4,109,308
2,600,391
1,534,420
(1,779,403)
(244,983)
1,057,277
3,412,685
$ 7,521,993
Amount
$ 1,873,700
542,168
2,369
12,865
23,937
771
2,455,810
1,596,040
15,506
1,611,546
4,067,356
2,600,391
1,534,420
(1,643,634)
(109,214)
28,730
2,519,907
$ 6,587,263
(IV) and (VI)

(IV) and (VI)
(IV) and (VI)
(IV) and (VI)
(IV) and (VI)
(IV), (VI), and (VII)
(IV)
(IV) and (VI)
(VI) and (VII)
(IV) and (VI)
(IV), (VI), and (VIII)
(IV), (VI), and (VIII)
(IV) and (VI)
(IV) and (VI)
Current liabilities
Short-term loans
Short-term
notes
and
bills
payable
Contract liability
Accounts payable
Other payables
Other current liabilities
Total current liabilities

Non-current liabilities
Deferred income tax liabilities
Guarantee deposit received
Total non-current liabilities
Total liabilities
Equity attributable to owners of the
parent company
Share capital
Common stock
Retained earnings
Special reserve
Accumulated deficit
Total retained earnings
Other equity interest
Total equity
Total liabilities and equity
(VI)
(VI)
(VII)

(VI)
(VI)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements

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Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income For the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 (Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Code
4000
5000
5900
6100
6200
6300
6000
6900
7010
7020
7050
7000
7900
7950
8200
8311
8316
8300
8500
8600
8610
8620
8700
8710
8720
9750
Item
Operating revenue
Operating costs
Gross profit
Operating expenses
Selling expenses
Administrative expenses
R&D expenses
Total operating expenses
Operating loss
Non-operating revenue and expenses
Other income
Other gains and losses
Finance costs
Total non-operating revenue and expenses
Net loss before tax
Income tax expense
Net loss
Other comprehensive income - net
Items that may not be reclassified subsequently to
profit and loss
Gains (losses) on remeasurements of defined
benefit plans
Unrealized gains (losses) from investments in
equity instruments measured at fair value through
other comprehensive income
Other comprehensive income (net of tax)
Total comprehensive income (loss)
Net loss attributable to:
Owners of the parent company
Non-controlling interests
Comprehensive income attributable to:
Owners of the parent company
Non-controlling interests
Earnings per Share
Basic earnings per share
Note
(IV), (VI), and (VII)
(VI) and (VII)
(VII)
(VII)
(VII)
(VI)
(VI)
(VI)
(IV) and (VI)
(IV) and (VI)
(IV)
(VI)
2020 %
100.00
66.45
33.55
49.44
74.02
5.66
129.12
(95.57)
26.62
(0.09 )
(16.04)
10.49
(85.08 )
-
(85.08)
(0.05 )
644.96
644.91
559.83
(85.08 )
-
(85.08)
559.83
-
559.83
2019 %
100.00
69.18
30.82
52.56
81.69
5.39
139.64
(109.82)
18.29
0.01
(15.43)
2.87

(105.95 )
-
(105.95)

(0.01 )
46.54
46.53
(59.42)

(105.95 )
-
(105.95)

(59.42 )
-
(59.42)
Amount
$ 159,473
105,965
53,508
78,852
118,036
9,034
205,922
(152,414)
42,451
(136 )
(25,586)
16,729
(135,685 )
-
(135,685)
(84 )
1,028,547
1,028,463
$ 892,778
$ (135,685 )
-
$ (135,685)
$ 892,778
-
$ 892,778
$ (0.52)
Amount
$ 169,454

117,222

52,232

89,068

138,427

9,140

236,635
(184,403)

30,993

19
(26,143)
4,869

(179,534 )

-
(179,534)

(11 )
78,865

78,854
$ (100,680)
$ (179,534 )

-
$ (179,534)
$ (100,680 )

-
$ (100,680)
$ (0.69)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements

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Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Changes In Equity For the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 (Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Equity attributable to owners of the parent company

Item
Balance at January 1, 2019
Net loss for 2019
Other comprehensive income for 2019
Total comprehensive income for 2019
Balance at December 31, 2019
Net loss for 2020
Other comprehensive income for 2020
Total comprehensive income for 2020
Balance at December 31, 2020
Share capital
Shares
(thousands)
Common stock
260,039 $ 2,600,391
-
-
-
-
-
-
260,039
2,600,391
-
-
-
-
-
-
260,039$ 2,600,391
Retained earnings Total retained
earnings
$ 70,331
(179,534)
(11)
(179,545)
(109,214)
(135,685)
(84)
(135,769)
$ (244,983)
Other items of equity
Unrealized Gains (losses) from
financial assets measured at
FVTOCI
$ (50,135)

-

78,865

78,865

28,730

-

1,028,547

1,028,547
$ 1,057,277
Total Equity
$ 2,620,587
(179,534)
78,854
(100,680)
2,519,907
(135,685)
1,028,463
892,778
$ 3,412,685
Shares
(thousands)

260,039
-
-
-
260,039
-
-
-
260,039
Special reserves
$ 1,534,420
-
-
-
1,534,420
-
-
-
$ 1,534,420

Accumulated
deficit
$ (1,464,089 )
(179,534 )
(11)
(179,545)
(1,643,634)
(135,685 )
(84)
(135,769)
$ (1,779,403 )

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements

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Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows For the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

(Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss before tax
Adjustments:
Adjustments to reconcile profit (loss):
Depreciation expense
Amortization expense
Expected credit impairment loss
Net (gain) loss on financial assets at FVTPL
Interest expense
Interest income
Dividend income
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in notes receivable
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
Increase in other receivables
Decrease (increase) in inventories
Decrease (increase) in prepayments
Decrease (increase) in other current assets
Increase in net defined benefit assets
Increase in contract liability
Decrease in notes payable
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable
Increase (decrease) in other payables
Increase (decrease) in other current liabilities
Cash outflow generated from operations
Interest received
Dividends received
Net Cash provided by (used in) operating
activities
(Continued on the next page)
2020
(135,685)
18,552
1,428
119
(55)
25,586
(24)
(25,286)
64
67
(361)
(1,588)
2,042
(27)
(42)
147
-
(5,701)
(2,298)
41
(123,021)
24
25,286
(97,711)
2019
$ (179,534)
19,861
1,329
-

(82)
26,143

(34)

(19,416)
(40)
(13,594)

(29)

16,100
(2,951)

22

(11)
1,105
(27)

4,759

1,750
(234)

(144,883)
34
19,416
(125,433)
$

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Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd. and its Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

(Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

(Continued from the previous page)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from disposal FVTPL financial assets
Acquisition of financial assets at FVTOCI
Increase in Amortized cost financial assets
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment
Acquisition of investment property
Acquisition of intangible assets
Decrease (increase) in other non-current assets
Net cash used in investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities:
Increase in short-term loans
Repayment of short-term loans
Decrease in short-term notes and bills payable
Increase (decrease) in guarantee deposits received
Interest paid
Net cash inflow from financing activities
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
2020
$ 610
-
(1,396)
(3,807)
(14,005)
1,058)
(200)
(19,856)
12,319,500
(12,105,700)
(165,500)
1,448
(25,571)
24,177
(93,390)
117,697
$ 24,307
2019
$ 2,450
(198)


-

(2,921)

95
(574)
10,132,400

(9,589,700)

(327,500)
(148)
(24,788)
190,264

64,257
53,440
$ 117,697

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements

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Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries

Notes to consolidated financial statements

For the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

(Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Otherwise Specified)

(I) Organization and Operations

Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd., established in 1918, formerly known as Taiwan Paper K.K, was the first paperboard mill established in Taiwan. After the recovery of Taiwan from Japan colonial rule, the government took over five paper mills, including Shilin, Luodong, Dadu, Xinying, and Xiaogang, and established the Taiwan Pulp & Paper Corporation, under the National Resources Commission; then, it was reorganized to be a state-owned enterprise under the Ministry of Economic Affairs. In 1954, the government implemented a policy to allow individual farms to own the land they were farming. The Taiwan Pulp & Paper Corporation was transformed into a private enterprise. In 1958, the shareholders asked for a de-merger. Shilin Paper Mill formally established the Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) on January 1, 1959. under which there were two paper mills in Shilin and Yongan. After the closure of the Shilin mill on December 20, 1998, only Yongan mill remained. The Yongan mill ceased production line operations in October 2014.

The Group's main business items are the sales of paper processed products, wet wipes, facial masks, skin care products, and toiletries and leasing of assets and investment and development. Please refer to Notes (4).2 and (14) for details.

The consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries are presented in the Company’s functional currency, the New Taiwan dollar.

(II) The Authorization of Financial Statements

The consolidated financial statements were approved by the Company’s board of directors on March 19, 2021.

(III) Application of New and Revised International Financial Reporting Standards

  1. Initial application of the amendments to the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Accounting Standards (IAS), IFRIC Interpretations (IFRIC), and SIC Interpretations (SIC) (collectively, the “IFRSs”) endorsed and issued into effect by the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC)

  2. Initial application of the IFRSs endorsed and issued into effect by the Financial

  3. Supervisory Commission (FSC) has no significant influence on the Group.

  4. The IFRSs issued by IASB and endorsed by the FSC for application starting from 2021

Effective Date Issued by New, Revised, or Amended Standards and Interpretations IASB Effective on the published Amendments to IFRS 4 “Deferral of Effective Date of IFRS 9” date Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39, IFRS 7, IFRS 4, and IFRS 16 January 1, 2021 “Interest Rate Benchmark Reform - Phase 2” The IFRSs issued by IASB but not yet endorsed by the FSC Effective Date Issued by New, Revised, or Amended Standards and Interpretations IASB “Annual Improvement for the Cycle of 2018-2020” January 1, 2022 Amendment to IFRS 3 "Reference to the Conceptual Framework" January 1, 2022

  1. The IFRSs issued by IASB but not yet endorsed by the FSC

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Effective Date Issued by New, Revised, or Amended Standards and Interpretations IASB Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28 "Sale or Contribution of To be determined by IASB Assets between an Investor and its Associate or Joint Venture" IFRS 17 "Insurance Contracts" January 1, 2023 Amendments to IFRS 17 January 1, 2023 Amendments to IAS 1 "Classification of Liabilities as Current or January 1, 2023 Non-Current" Amendments to IAS 16 "Property, Plant and Equipment - January 1, 2022 Proceeds before Intended Use" Amendments to IAS 37 “Onerous Contracts - Cost of Fulfilling a January 1, 2022 Contract”

As of the date of adopting the consolidated financial statements, the Group has continued to evaluate the impact of the standards and interpretations above on the Group’s financial position and financial performance, and the relevant impact will be disclosed when the evaluation is completed.

(IV) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

1. Statement of compliance

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and IFRSs endorsed and issued into effect by the FSC.

  1. Basis of consolidation

  2. (1) Principles for preparing consolidated financial statements

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the Company's financial statements and the entities controlled by the Company (i.e. subsidiaries). When the Company is exposed to the variable remuneration of an entity or is entitled to such variable remuneration and can influence such remuneration through its power over the entity, it controls the entity.

The consolidated statements of comprehensive income already include each subsidiary's income and expenses from the day when control is obtained to the day when control is terminated.

When necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring their accounting policies to be in line with those used by the Group.

All intra-group transactions, assets, liabilities, equity, income, and expenses are eliminated in full upon consolidation. - Allocation of the total comprehensive income to non controlling interests The total comprehensive income of the subsidiaries is attributable to the equity and non-controlling interests of owners of the Company, even if it results in a loss incurred to the non-controlling interests. Changes in equity of ownership of subsidiaries

When the Group's change in the equity of ownership of a subsidiary does not result in the loss of control of the subsidiary, it is an equity transaction. It is treated as a transaction with owners. The carrying amounts of the Company and non-controlling interests have been adjusted to reflect their relative changes in equity of subsidiaries. The difference between the adjustment amount in non-controlling interests and the fair value of the consideration paid or received is directly recognized as equity, which is attributable to the Company's owners.

When the Group loses control of a subsidiary, the gains and losses on disposal are the differences between the two: (1) The sum of the fair value of the consideration received and the fair value of any retained investment in the said subsidiary at the date of loss of control; (2) The total carrying amount in said

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subsidiary’s assets (including any goodwill), liabilities, and non-controlling interests at the date of loss of control. The Group’s accounting treatment for all amounts previously recognized in other comprehensive income related to the said subsidiary is the same as the basis that the Group must follow to directly dispose of relevant assets or liabilities (i.e. reclassified to profit or loss according to the relevant IFRSs or reclassified directly to retained earnings).

(2) Subsidiaries included in consolidated financial statements

Investee

Sunshine Shihlin Development
Co., Ltd.
Shihlin
Environment
Corporation
Sunnyfield Shihlin Co., Ltd.
Da
Di
Urban
Renewal
Construction Co., Ltd.
Main Business
Location
of
company
% of Ownership
2020.12.31 2019.12.31
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
2020.12.31
Investment
and
development
Investment
and
development
Wholesale
of
daily necessities
Urban
renewal
and
reconstruction
Taipei
City
Taipei
City
Taipei
City
Taipei
City
100
100
100
100

3.Foreign currency

When each entity is preparing the financial statements, transactions in currencies other than the entity's functional currency (i.e., foreign currencies) are converted into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Monetary items denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the closing rates at the balance sheet date. Exchange differences arising from settlement or translation of monetary items are recognized in profit or loss in the year in which they occur.

Non-monetary items measured at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the rates prevailing at the date when the fair value was determined. The resulting exchange difference is recognized in profit or loss. For items whose changes in fair value are recognized in other comprehensive income, the resulting exchange difference is recognized in other comprehensive income.

Non-monetary items measured at a historical cost that are denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the transaction dates and are not retranslated.

4.Classification of current and non-current assets and liabilities

Current assets include cash or cash equivalents (excluding the assets restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for at least 12 months after the balance sheet date); assets held primarily for the purpose of trading; and assets expected to be realized within 12 months after the balance sheet date or to be realized, sold, or consumed in its normal business cycle. Assets that are not current assets are classified as non-current assets. Current liabilities include liabilities held primarily for the purpose of trading; liabilities due to be settled within 12 months after the balance sheet date or in its normal business cycle (liabilities with long-term refinancing or rearrangement of payment terms completed after the balance sheet date and before the publication of the financial statements are also deemed to be current liabilities); and liabilities with a repayment deadline that cannot be unconditionally deferred till at least 12 months after the balance sheet date; however, where equity instruments may be issued for settlement based on the terms of the liabilities agreed by the counterparty, it does not affect the classification. Liabilities that are not current liabilities are classified as non-current liabilities.

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The Group has entrusted a construction developer to construct residential and commercial buildings for sales, with a business cycle of more than one year. The assets and liabilities related to the construction business are classified as current or non-current based on the normal business cycle.

5.Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, demand deposits, and short-term and highly liquid investments that can be converted into fixed cash deposits at any time with little risk of value changes. Bank time deposits held by the Group with an original contract period of less than 3 months are classified as cash equivalents because they qualify as investments that can be converted into imprest cash at any time, and are highly liquid and have little risk of value changes. Bank time deposits with an original contract period of more than 3 months are classified as financial assets measured at amortized cost.

6.Financial instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognized on the consolidated balance sheet when the Group becomes a party to the financial instrument contract.

Financial assets and financial liabilities not at fair value through profit or loss are recognized initially at fair value plus transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition or issuance of the financial assets or financial liabilities. The transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition or issuance of financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss shall be immediately recognized in profit or loss.

Financial asset

Regular trading of financial assets shall be recognized and derecognized in accordance with trade date accounting. Regular trading refers to the purchase or sales of financial assets delivered within the period set by regulations or market practices.

  • (1) Measurement types

The Group's financial assets are those measured at FVTPL and those measured at fair value through other comprehensive income.

 Financial assets at FVTPL

Financial assets at FVTPL include financial assets that are mandatorily measured at FVTPL. Financial assets mandatorily measured at FVTPL include investments in equity instruments that the Group has not specified to be measured at FVTOCI and investments in debt instruments that are not classified as measured at amortized cost or measured at FVTOCI.

Financial assets measured at FVTPL are measured at fair value, and the gains or losses resulting from remeasurement are recognized in profit or loss.

 Financial assets at amortized cost

When the Group's investments in financial assets satisfy the following two conditions simultaneously, they are classified as financial assets at amortized cost:

  • a. Held under a certain business model, of which the objective of holding the financial assets is to collect contractual cash flows; and

  • b. The cash flows at specific dates that are generated from the contractual terms of the financial assets are solely payments of the principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

After initial recognition, such assets are measured at the amortized cost of the total carrying amount determined by the effective interest method less any impairment loss, and any exchange gains or losses are recognized in profit or loss.

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 Investments in equity instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVTOCI)

The Group may, upon initial recognition, make an irrevocable election to designate as at FVTOCI the investments in equity instruments that are not held for trading and the ones that an acquirer does not recognize in a business combination or with the contingent consideration.

Investments in an equity instrument at FVTOCI are measured at fair value, and any subsequent fair value changes are recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in other equity. Upon disposal, cumulative gains or losses are directly transferred to retained earnings and are not reclassified as profit or loss.

Dividends from investments in equity instruments at FVTOCI are recognized in profit or loss when the Group's right to receive the payment is established unless such dividends clearly represent the recovery of a part of the investment cost.

(2) Impairment of financial assets

The Group assesses the impairment loss of financial assets measured at amortized cost (including trade receivables) based on the expected credit loss at each balance sheet date.

Trade receivables are recognized as loss allowance based on the lifetime expected credit losses. Other financial assets are first assessed based on whether the credit risk has increased significantly since the initial recognition. If there is no significant increase in risks, loss allowance is recognized in an amount equal to 12-month expected credit loss. If the risks have increased significantly, loss allowance shall be in an amount equal to the lifetime expected credit loss.

The expected credit loss is the weighted average credit loss with the risk of default as the weight. The 12-month expected credit losses represent the expected credit losses from a financial instrument's possible defaults within 12 months after the balance sheet date. The lifetime expected credit losses represent the expected credit losses from all possible defaults in a financial instrument during the expected period of existence.

The carrying amount in the impairment loss of all financial assets is reduced through the allowance account. However, the loss allowance for investment in debt instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income is recognized in other comprehensive income, and its carrying amount is not reduced.

(3) Derecognition of financial assets

When derecognizing a financial asset measured at amortized cost in its entirety, the difference between the carrying amount and the consideration received is recognized in profit or loss. When derecognizing an investment in an equity instrument measured at fair value through other comprehensive income in its entirety, the cumulative profit or loss is transferred directly to retained earnings. It is not reclassified to profit or loss.

Equity instrument

The debt and equity instruments issued by the Group are classified as financial liabilities or equity based on the substance of the contractual agreement and the definition of financial liabilities and equity instruments.

The equity instruments issued by the Group are recognized in the amount obtained after deducting the cost of direct issuance.

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Redemption of the Company’s own equity instruments is recognized and deducted under equity. The purchase, sales, issuance, or cancellation of the Company's own equity instruments is not recognized in profit or loss.

Financial liability

(1) Subsequent measurement

Financial liabilities are measured at amortized cost by the effective interest method or at fair value through profit or loss.

Financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit and loss are measured at fair value at the balance sheet date. The gains or losses resulting from remeasurement are recognized in profit or loss.

(2) Derecognition of financial liabilities

The Group only derecognizes financial liabilities when the obligations are fulfilled, cancelled, or expire. When derecognizing financial liabilities, the difference between its carrying amount and the consideration paid (including any transferred non-cash assets or liabilities assumed) is recognized in profit or loss.

7.Inventories

Inventories include raw materials, merchandise, and held-for-sale properties in the construction industry. The value of inventory shall be determined based on the cost and net realizable value (NRV), whichever is lower. With the exception of the same category's inventory, individual items shall be assessed when comparing the cost and NRV. The NRV is the estimated selling price in the course of business, less the estimated cost of completion and the estimated costs necessary to make the sale. The cost of inventory is calculated using the weighted average method.

8.Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are tangible assets used for the production or provision of goods or services, leased to others, or for management purposes and are expected to be used for more than one period. When they are likely to flow into the Group as economic benefits in the future and meet the condition that the cost can be reliably measured, they will be subsequently measured based on the cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses.

Property, plant and equipment under construction are recognized at cost less accumulated impairment. The cost includes professional service expenses and the cost of loans eligible for capitalization. Such assets are depreciated and classified into the appropriate property, plant and equipment categories when completed and ready for their intended use.

Self-owned land is not recognized in depreciation.

Property, plant and equipment are depreciated using the straight-line method. Each material component is depreciated separately. The Group conducts at least one annual review to assess the estimated useful life, residual value, and depreciation methods at the end of each year. The effects of changes in accounting estimates are applied prospectively.

When it is expected that property, plant and equipment cannot generate future economic benefits from the use or disposal, they will be derecognized. When derecognizing property, plant and equipment, the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the asset's carrying amount is recognized in loss or profit.

9.Investment Property

Investment property refers to property held to earn rent or asset appreciation or both (including property in the process of construction for such purposes). An investment property also includes property that has not yet been determined for future use, so it is regarded as being held for capital appreciation.

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For property held for undecided future use, when the efforts in obtaining a construction license are being made, it will be transferred to inventory, property, plant and equipment, or investment property under construction according to the future use.

Investment property is originally measured at cost (including transaction cost) and subsequently measured at the cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Buildings and auxiliary equipment are depreciated on a straight-line basis.

Investment property under construction is recognized at the cost less accumulated impairment losses. The cost includes professional service expenses and the cost of loans eligible for capitalization. Such assets begin to be depreciated when they reach the state of the intended use.

When it is expected that investment property cannot generate future economic benefits from disposal or permanent termination, it will be derecognized. When derecognizing investment property, the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the asset's carrying amount is recognized in loss or profit.

10.Intangible asset

Intangible assets with finite useful lives acquired separately are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses. The Group performs amortization on a straight-line basis. It conducts at least one annual review at the end of each year to assess the estimated useful life, residual value, and amortization methods. The effects of changes in accounting estimates are applied prospectively. Except that the Group expects to dispose of an intangible asset before the expiry of its useful life, the residual value of the intangible asset with a limited useful life is estimated to be zero.

When it is expected that intangible assets cannot generate future economic benefits from the use or disposal, they will be derecognized. When derecognizing intangible assets, the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount in the asset is recognized in loss or profit.

11.Impairment of tangible and intangible assets (except goodwill)

The Group assesses whether there are any signs that tangible and intangible assets (except goodwill) may have been impaired at each balance sheet date. If there are any signs of impairment, the Company estimates the recoverable amount in the asset. If it is impossible to estimate the recoverable amount in an individual asset, the Group estimates the recoverable amount in the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. Shared assets are allocated to individual cash-generating units on a reasonable and consistent basis.

The recoverable amount is the fair value less the cost of disposal or its value in use, whichever is higher. If the recoverable amount in an individual asset or the cash-generating unit is lower than its carrying amount, the carrying amount will be reduced to the recoverable amount and the impairment loss is recognized in profit or loss.

When the impairment loss is subsequently reversed, the carrying amount in the asset or the cash-generating unit is increased to the revised recoverable amount, provided that the increased carrying amount shall not exceed the carrying amount (less amortization or depreciation) of the asset or cash-generating unit that was not impaired in the previous years. The reversed impairment loss is recognized in profit or loss.

12.Leases

(1) The Group as lessor

The leases of low-value underlying assets and short-term lease options are recognized on a straight-line basis as expenses.

  • (2) The Group as lessee

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When almost all the risks and rewards attached to the ownership of the asset are transferred to the lessee in a lease clause, it is classified as a financial lease. All other leases are classified as operating leases.

Lease income from operating leases is recognized as income during the lease period on a straight-line basis. The initial direct costs incurred from negotiating and arranging operating leases are added to the underlying asset's carrying amount and recognized as expenses during the lease period on a straight-line basis.

13.Borrowing costs

The borrowing cost directly attributable to the acquisition, construction, or production of a qualified asset (that is, an asset that must reach the intended use or sale status after a considerable period of time) is a part of the cost of the asset until almost all necessary have been completed when the asset reaches the intended use or sale status.

Specific borrowings, such as investment income earned via temporary investment before the occurrence of capital expenditures that meet the requirements, are deducted from the borrowing costs that meet the capitalization conditions.

Except for the above, all other borrowing costs are recognized as profit or loss.

14.Post-employment benefits

For pension under the defined contribution plan, the amount in pension contribution is recognized as expenses during the employee's service period.

The cost of defined benefits under the defined benefit retirement plan (including service cost, net interest, and the remeasurement amount) are calculated based on the projected unit credit method. The service cost (including service cost of the current period, service cost of previous periods, and gain or loss on settlement) and the net interest of net defined benefit liabilities (assets) are recognized as employee benefit expenses as they occur. The remeasurement amount (including actuarial gains and losses and the return on plan assets after deducting interest) is recognized in other comprehensive income and presented in retained earnings when it occurs. It is not be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods.

The net defined benefit liabilities (assets) are the shortfall (surplus) of the defined benefit retirement plan. The net defined benefit assets may not exceed the present value of refund from the plan or reductions in future contributions.

15. Revenue recognition

After the Group identifies its performance obligations in contracts with customers, it allocates the transaction costs to each obligation in the contracts. It recognizes them in income upon satisfaction of performance obligations.

  • (1) Income from sales of goods

The income from sales of goods is recognized in income and trade receivable when the control of the ownership of a product has been transferred; advance receipts before the transfer of the product has not been completed are recognized in contract liabilities.

(2) Income from labor services

Income from labor services is recognized when labor services are provided.

16.Income tax

The income tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

  • (1) Tax currently payable

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The surtax of income tax on undistributed earnings calculated in accordance with the provisions of the Income Tax Act is recognized in expenses based on the resolution of the shareholders’ meeting for the year.

The adjustment to income tax payable for previous years is recognized in income tax in the current period.

  • (2) Deferred tax

Deferred income tax is calculated and recognized based on the temporary difference between the carrying amount in assets and liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and the tax basis of taxable income calculation. Deferred income tax liabilities are generally recognized for all taxable temporary differences, and deferred income tax assets are recognized when there are likely to be taxable income, against which the deductible temporary differences, losses, and loss credits can be utilized.

Taxable temporary differences related to investment in subsidiaries and affiliated enterprises are recognized in deferred income tax liabilities, except when the Group can control the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences. The temporary differences are likely to be not be reversed in the foreseeable future. The deferred income tax assets arising from deductible temporary differences related to such investments and equity will only be recognized when they are likely to generate sufficient taxable income to realize temporary differences and are expected to be reversed in the foreseeable future.

The carrying amount in deferred income tax assets is reviewed at each balance sheet date. The carrying amount in those that are no longer likely to generate sufficient taxable income to recover all or part of their assets will be reduced. For those that have not been recognized in deferred income tax assets, they are also reviewed at each balance sheet date. If they are likely to generate taxable income in the future to recover all or part of their assets, the carrying amount will be increased.

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured by the tax rate for the current period in which asset realization or liability settlement is expected to occur. The tax rate is based on the tax rate and tax law that has been legislated or substantively legislated as of the balance sheet date. The measurement of deferred income tax assets and liabilities reflects the tax consequences arising from how an enterprise expects to recover or settle the carrying amount in its assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date.

  • (3) Current and deferred income tax

Current and deferred income taxes are recognized in profit or loss; however, the current and deferred income taxes related to items recognized in other comprehensive income or directly recognized in equity are recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, respectively.

(V) Critical Accounting Judgements and Key Sources of Estimation and Uncertainty

In applying the Group’s accounting policies, the management is required to make judgments, estimations, and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not accessible from other sources. The judgments, estimations, and assumptions shall be based on historical experience and other factors that are considered relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The management will continue to review the estimates and basic assumptions. If the estimate's adjustment only affects the current period, it is recognized in the current period. If the accounting estimate's adjustment affects both the current period and future periods, it is recognized in the current period and future periods.

Tangible asset impairment assessment

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In the process of asset impairment assessment, the Group must estimate the recoverable amount in the asset. Any changes in economic position or changes brought about by the Company's strategy may cause material impairment in the future.

(VI) Summary of Significant Accounting Items

  1. Cash and cash equivalents
mary of Significant Accounting Items
Cash and cash equivalents
Item
Cash on hand
Check and demand (current) deposit
Cash equivalents (bank time deposits whose
original contract period is not more than 3
months)
Total
2020.12.31
$ 361
22,807
1,139
$ 24,307
2019.12.31
$ 270
117,427
-
$ 117,697

As of Dec. 31, 2020, bank time deposits with an original contract period of more than 3 months are in the amount of NT$1,396 thousand and classified as financial assets measured at amortized cost.

  1. Financial assets at FVTPL
Financial assets mandatorilyat FVTPL
Fuh Hwa Money Market
Financial assets at FVTOCI
Item
Investment in equity instruments - current
Domestic investment
Domestic listed stocks
Investment in equity instruments -
non-current
Domestic investment
Domestic unlisted stocks
Total
2020.12.31
$ 14,855
2020.12.31

$ 1,605,525


5,160
$ 1,610,685
2019.12.31
$ 15,410
2019.12.31

$ 576,697



5,441
$ 582,138
  1. Financial assets at FVTOCI

As of the balance sheet date, none of the financial assets measured at FVTOCI has been provided as a guarantee for bank borrowings.

  1. Financial assets at amortized cost
Financial assets at amortized cost
Item 2020.12.31 2019.12.31
Time deposit $ 1,396 $
Notes and accounts receivable - net
Item 2020.12.31 2019.12.31
Note receivable $ 529 $ 593
Trade receivable $ 48,864 $ 49,050
  1. Notes and accounts receivable - net

In principle, the Group's credit period for trade receivable is 30 days after the invoice date or OA 30–90 days. The Group estimates the irrecoverable amount in trade

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receivable at the balance sheet date in accordance with the expected credit loss provision policy to ensure that appropriate loss allowance for the irrecoverable receivables has been provided. The Group recognizes the loss allowance for trade receivable based on the lifetime expected credit losses. The expected credit losses on trade receivables are estimated regarding the debtor's past default experience and by analyzing the debtor’s current financial position, the general economic conditions of the industry in which the debtor operates, and the prospect of said industry.

None of the Group's notes receivable is overdue.

Aging analysis of trade receivable

2020.12.31 2020.12.31 2019.12.31 2019.12.31
Total
Impairment Total
Impairment
Not Past Due $ 48,728 $ - $ 48,733 $ -
Past due 136 - 317 -
$ 48,864 $ - $ 49,050 $ -

The above is an aging analysis based on the number of overdue days.

6. Inventories

Inventories
Item
Merchandise
Raw materials
Land held for sale
Buildings held for sale
Inventories - net
2020.12.31
$ 14,121
1,577
19,461
39,227
$ 74,386
2019.12.31
$ 9,945

4,165

19,461

39,227
$ 72,798

The cost of goods sold in relation to inventories in 2020 and 2019 was NT$65,019 thousand and NT$62,524 thousand, respectively. Due to the decrease in the net realizable value of inventories in 2020, the Group suffered a loss on inventories of NT$73 thousand, which is added to the cost of goods. In 2019, the Group sold inventories with valuation losses, and it resulted in gains on inventory value recovery of NT$2,692 thousand, which was debited to the cost of goods sold.

None of the inventories has been provided as a guarantee for bank borrowings as of the balance sheet date above.

7. Prepayments

Item
Prepayments and payments to suppliers
Office supplies
Offset against value-added tax payable
Total
2020.12.31
$ 5,868
6,452
9,535
$ 21,855
2019.12.31
$ 7,687
8,600
7,610
$ 23,897

8. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, Plant and Equipment
Item
Land
Buildings
Equipment
2020.12.31
$ 1,252,071
26,476
3,913
2019.12.31
$ 1,024,068

33,977

4,525

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Other Equipment Other Equipment Other Equipment 3,870 5,362 5,362
Unfinished construction project 24,713 -
Total net amount $ 1,311,043 $ 1,067,932
Transport Other Unfinished
Equipmen Equipmen constructio
Cost Land Buildings Equipment t t n project Total
Balance as of
Jan. 1, 2020
$ 1,024,068 $
107,425
$ 17,944 $ 5,962 $
21,972
$ - $ 1,177,371
Additions - 133 - - 903 2,771 3,807
Reclassified
from
investment
property 228,003 - - - - 21,942 249,945
Balance as of
Dec. 31, 2020 $ 1,252,071$ 107,558 $ 17,944 $ 5,962 $ 22,875 $ 24,713 $ 1,431,123
Accumulated
depreciation
and
impairment
Balance as of
Jan. 1, 2020
$ - $
73,448
$ 13,419 $ 5,962 $ 16,610 $ - $ 109,439
Depreciation
expense - 7,634 612 - 2,395 - 10,641
Balance as of
Dec. 31, 2020 $ - $ 81,082 $ 14,031 $ 5,962 $ 19,005 $ - $ 120,080
Net amount as of
Dec. 31, 2020 $ 1,252,071 $ 26,476 $ 3,913 $ - $ 3,870 $ 24,713 $ 1,311,043
Transport Other Unfinished
Equipmen Equipmen constructio
Cost Land Buildings Equipment t t n project Total
Balance as of
Jan. 1, 2019 $ 1,024,068 $
107,425
$ 17,944 $ 5,962 $ 21,972 $ - $ 1,177,371
Additions - - - - - - -
Balance as of
Dec. 31, 2019 $ 1,024,068 $ 107,425 $ 17,944 $ 5,962 $ 21,972 $ - $ 1,177,371
Accumulated
depreciation and
impairment
Balance as of
Jan. 1, 2019
$ - $
65,480
$ 12,653 $ 5,962 $ 13,983 $ - $ 98,078
Depreciation
expense - 7,968 766 - 2,627 - 11,361
Balance as of
Dec. 31, 2019 $ - $ 73,448 $ 13,419 $ 5,962 $ 16,610 $ - $ 109,439
Net amount as of
Dec. 31, 2019 $ 1,024,068 $ 33,977 $ 4,525 $ - $ 5,362 $ - $ 1,067,932

Property, plant and equipment are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives:

useful lives:
Buildings 2–55 years
Equipment 1-15 years
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Transport Equipment 5–6 years Other Equipment 1-15 years

As of the balance sheet date above, for the property, plant and equipment the Group had provided as a guarantee for short-term borrowings, please refer to Note (8) for details.

As of the balance sheet date above, the carrying amount in the land located in the Shanhai section and Yongan section of the Xinwu District, Taoyuan City, for the Company’s water wells and other purposes was NT$23,168 thousand. The land is registered as agricultural land and ownership registration cannot be handled in the Company's name due to legal restrictions. The ownership of the land is temporarily registered under the name of a third party, who has signed a trust registration contract with the Company. The contract clearly defines both parties' rights and obligations, and the ownership will be transferred to the Company after the change of the nature of the land is completed.

9. Investment Property

the land is completed.
Investment Property
Item 2020.12.31 2019.12.31
Land $ 4,239,698 $ 4,467,701
Building 46,875 53,509
Investment property under construction 116,509 125,723
Total net amount $ 4,403,082$ 4,646,933
Cost
Balance as of Jan. 1, 2020
Additions
Reclassified to property, plant
and equipment
Balance as of Dec. 31, 2020
Accumulated depreciation
and impairment
Balance as of Jan. 1, 2020
Depreciation expense
Balance as of Dec. 31, 2020
Net amount as of Dec. 31,
2020
Cost
Balance as of Jan. 1, 2019
Additions
Balance as of Dec. 31, 2019
Land

$ 4,467,701
-
(228,003)
$4,239,698
$ -
-
$ -
$4,239,698
Building
$ 479,007
1,277
-
$ 480,284
$ 425,498
7,911
$ 433,409
$ 46,875
Investment
property
under
construction
Total
$ 125,723 $ 5,072,431

12,728
14,005

(21,942)
(249,945)
$ 116,509 $4,836,491
$ - $ 425,498

-
7,911
$ - $ 433,409
$ 116,509 $4,403,082
Investment
property
under
construction
Total
$ 123,231 $ 5,069,510

2,492
2,921
$ 125,723 $5,072,431
Investment
property
under
construction
Total
$ 125,723 $ 5,072,431

12,728
14,005

(21,942)
(249,945)
$ 116,509 $4,836,491
$ - $ 425,498

-
7,911
$ - $ 433,409
$ 116,509 $4,403,082
Investment
property
under
construction
Total
$ 123,231 $ 5,069,510

2,492
2,921
$ 125,723 $5,072,431
Land
$ 4,467,701
-
$4,467,701
Building
$ 478,578
429
$ 479,007
Investment
property
under
construction
$ 123,231

2,492
$ 125,723
Total
$ 5,069,510
2,921
$5,072,431

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Accumulated depreciation
and impairment
Balance as of Jan. 1, 2019
Depreciation expense
Balance as of Dec. 31, 2019
Net amount as of Dec. 31,
2019
$ -
-
$ -
$4,467,701
$ 416,998
8,500
$ 425,498
$ 53,509
$ -

-
$ -
$ 125,723
$ 416,998
8,500
$ 425,498
$4,646,933

The Group’s depreciable investment property is depreciated on a straight-line basis according to the estimated useful life of 1 to 45 years.

As of the balance sheet date above, for the investment property the Group had provided as a guarantee for short-term borrowings, please refer to Note (8) for details.

The fair value of the investment property held by the Group as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 was NT$26,747,889 thousand and NT$29,586,315 thousand, respectively. The fair value is measured by the management using the third-level inputs and evaluated using a comparative method.

10. Intangible asset

Intangible asset
Item 2020.12.31
$ 8,398 $ 1,085
$ 9,483$ Computer
software
Trademark
$ 13,535 $ 1,701
1,058
-
$ 14,593$ 1,701
$ 4,852 $ 531
1,343
85
$ 6,195 $ 616
$ 8,398 $ 1,085
Computer
software
Trademark
$ 13,535 $ 1,701
-
-
$ 13,535$ 1,701
2019.12.31
8,683
1,170
9,853
Total
$ 15,236
1,058
$ 16,294
$ 5,383

1,428
$ 6,811
$ 9,483
Total
$ 15,236

-
$ 15,236
Computer software
Trademark
Total net amount
Cost
Balance as of Jan. 1, 2020

Additions
Balance as of Dec. 31, 2020

Accumulated amortization
Balance as of Jan. 1, 2020

Amortization expense
Balance as of Dec. 31, 2020

Net amount as of Dec. 31, 2020
Cost
Balance as of Jan. 1, 2019

Additions
Balance as of Dec. 31, 2019

Accumulated amortization
$
$
$ 13,535
-
$ 13,535

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Balance as of Jan. 1, 2019

Amortization expense
Balance as of Dec. 31, 2019

Net amount as of Dec. 31, 2019
$ 3,608
1,244
$ 4,852
$ 8,683
$ 446

85
$ 531
$ 1,170
$ 4,054

1,329
$ 5,383
$ 9,853

The above-mentioned intangible assets with limited useful life are amortized on a straight-line basis based on the useful life as follows: Computer software 1–10 years Trademark 20 years

11. Short-term borrowings

LendingBanks
Financing
Bank of Taiwan
Secured
borrowings

Hua
Nan
Commercial
Bank
Secured
borrowings
LendingBanks
Financing
Jihsun Bank
Credit loans

Chang Hwa Commercial
Bank, Ltd.
Credit loans
Shin Kong Commercial
Bank Co., Ltd.
Credit loans
Mega
International
Commercial Bank
Credit loans
Taiwan
Cooperative
Bank
Credit loans
First Commercial Bank
Credit loans


Interest rate per annum
Short-term bills payable
Item
Short-term notes payable - face value

Less: Discounts
Short-term notes payable - net

Interest rate per annum
2020.12.31
$ 1,550,000
176,000
2020.12.31
$ 150,000
-
200,000
-
10,500
1,000
$ 2,087,500
0.97%~1.05%
2020.12.31
$ 377,000
(248)
$ 376,752
0.878%~1.048%
2019.12.31
$ 1,179,000

300,000
2019.12.31
$ 150,000

100,000

100,000

42,000

2,700

-
$ 1,873,700
1.15%~1.90%
2019.12.31
$ 542,500
(332)
$ 542,168
1.118%~1.738%

12. Short-term bills payable

13. Post-employment benefit plans

(1) Defined contribution plans

The pension system of the Labor Pension Act applicable to the Company and Sunshine Shihlin Development Co., Ltd. is a defined contribution plan managed by the government. An amount in 6% of each employee's monthly salary is allocated to the employee’s individual account of the Bureau of Labor Insurance. Please Note (6).19 for the pension expenses recognized by the Group in accordance with the defined contribution plan.

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(2) Defined benefit plan

The pension system of the Labor Pension Act applicable to the Company is a defined benefit plan managed by the government. The payment of employee pension is calculated based on the length of service and the average salary of the 6 months prior to the retirement approval. The Company contributes 2% of each employee’s total monthly salary for their retirement pensions, which will be deposited into the special account of Bank of Taiwan by the Supervisory Committee of Business Entities’ Labor Retirement Reserve in its own name. Where the estimated balance of the special account before the end of the year is insufficient to pay the workers who are expected to meet the retirement conditions in the next year, the difference will be compensated before the end of March of the following year. The special account is managed by the Bureau of Labor Funds, Ministry of Labor and the Company has no right to influence its investment management strategy.

The amount in the defined benefit plan is listed as follows:

2020.12.31
2019.12.31

2019.12.31
Present value of the defined benefit
obligations $ 2,166 $ 1,990
Fair value of plan assets (2,429) (2,295)
Net defined benefit liabilities (assets) $ (263)$ (305)
Changes in the present value of the defined benefit obligations are listed as
follows:
2020 2019
Present value of the defined benefit
obligations at the beginning of the year $ 1,990 $ 1,784
Service cost 36 33
Interest expense 15 18
Remeasurement
Actuarial losses - changes in
financial assumptions 118 69
Actuarial losses -
experience
adjustments 41 86
Effects of plan curtailment (34) -
Present value of the defined benefit
obligations at the end of the year $ 2,166 $ 1,990
The changes in the fair value of the plan assets are listed as follows:
2020 2019
Fair value of plan assets, at the beginning
of year $ 2,295 $ 2,089
Interest income 17 21
Remeasurement
Return on plan asset (except for the 75 144
amount that includes net interest)
Employer's contribution 42 41

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2,429 $ 2,295

Fair value of plan assets, at the end of year $

The information on the use of labor pension funds includes return on the funds and fund asset allocation. Please refer to the information published on the website of the Bureau of Labor Funds.

The profit/loss recognized in the defined benefit plan is listed as follows:

2020 2019
Service cost $ 36 $ 33
Past service cost (34) -
Net interest (2) (3)
Total $ - $ 30

The Company is exposed to the following risks due to the pension system of the Labor Standards Act:

 Investment risk: The Bureau of Labor Funds invests the labor pension fund in domestic and foreign equity and debt securities and bank deposits on its own and via commissioned operations. However, the profit received by the Group for the plan assets is calculated based on the interest rate not lower than the local bank's 2-year fixed deposit rate.

 Interest rate risk: A decrease in government bonds' interest rates will increase the present value of defined benefit obligations and increase the return on investment in debts through the plan assets. The two items partially offset each other in respect of their impact on the defined benefit liabilities.

 Salary risk: The present value of defined benefit obligations is calculated based on the future salaries of members in the plan. Therefore, an increase in the salaries of the members in the plan will increase the present value of defined benefit obligations.

Certified actuaries calculate the present value of the Company's defined benefit obligations and the critical assumptions on the measurement date are as follows:

follows:
Discount rate
Expected increase rate of salaries
Measurement date
2020.12.31
0.35%
1.00%
2019.12.31
0.75%
1.00%

Sensitivity analysis of critical actuarial assumptions:

Discount rate
Increase by 0.25%
Decrease by 0.25%
Expected increase rate of salaries
Changes in the defined benefit
obligations
Changes in the defined benefit
obligations
2020.12.31
(3.42%)
3.57%
2019.12.31
(3.49%)
3.65%

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Increase by 0.25%

3.54% 3.64%

Decrease by 0.25% (3.41%) (3.49%)

The Company expects to contribute NT$34 thousand to the defined benefit plan within one year after December 31, 2020.

The average maturity period of the definite benefit obligations as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 was 14 years. The undiscounted pension benefit payment maturity analysis is as follows:

payment maturity analysis is as follows:
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025 onward
2020.12.31
$ -
52
51
50
49
2,073
$ 2,275
2019.12.31
$ 50
49
48
48
75
1,948
$ 2,218

14. Equity

  • (1) Share capital of ordinary shares
re capital of ordinary shares
Authorized capital
Issued capital
2020.12.31
$ 2,800,000
$ 2,600,391
2019.12.31
$ 2,800,000
$ 2,600,391

Each share's par value is NT$10, and each share is entitled to one voting right and the right to receive dividends.

  • (2) Retained earnings and dividends policy

  • Dividends policy in the Articles of Incorporation

The Company's annual net income after tax shall be paid in accordance with the law to make up for the losses from previous years, then appropriate 10% for the legal reserve, and 10% of the remaining for dividends. If there is still a surplus, it shall be resolved by the shareholders’ meeting for distribution of shareholders’ dividends.

In addition, according to the Company’s dividends policy, the distribution of earnings may be conducted in cash and stock dividends. However, due to the changeable industrial environment of the Company, and it is at a tough stage of development, the Company considers the overall industrial environment and manages to achieve stable development and sustainable operation in line with the long-term financial planning and future capital needs; thus, only after the required funds are financed by means of retained earnings or issuance of stock dividends, the remaining earnings will be distributed by means of cash dividends.

  • The legal reserve shall be replenished until its balance reaches the total registered capital of the Company. Legal reserves may be used to offset the deficit. If the Company has no deficit and the legal reserve has exceeded 25% of the Company’s paid-in capital, the excess may be transferred to the capital or distributed in cash.

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  • The Company appropriate funds to and reverses the special reserve in accordance with the requirements of the letters Jin-Guan-Zheng-Fa-Zi No. 1010012865 and Jin-Guan-Zheng-Fa-Zi No. 1010047490 as well as the "Questions and Answers for Special Reserves Appropriated Following Adoption of IFRSs.” When a deduction in the balance of other shareholders' equity is reversed after that, the earnings may be distributed to the portion reversed.

  • Operating income

2020 2019
Income from sales of goods $ 69,150 $ 71,491
Rental income 74,460 71,959
Guest room income 15,863 26,004
Total $ 159,473$ 169,454
16. Other income
2020 2019
Interest income $ 24 $ 34
Dividend income 25,286 19,416
Other income 17,141 11,543
Total $ 42,451$ 30,993
17. Other gains or losses
2020 2019
Net losses on exchange $ (191 ) $ (63 )
Gain on financial assets at FVTPL 55 82
Total $ (136) $ 19
18. Financial costs
2020 2019
Interest expense
Bank borrowings $ 19,120 $ 16,916
Commercial paper 6,368 9,105
Imputed interest on deposit 98 122
Total $ 25,586$ 26,143

19. Additional information on the nature of expenses

Net income includes the following items:

Net income includes the following items:
Depreciation and Amortization expense
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
Depreciation of investment property
Amortization of intangible assets
2020 2019

$ 11,361

8,500

1,329
$ 10,641
7,911
1,428

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$ 19,980 $

Total

21,190

2020
Direct operating expenses of investment
property
Direct operating expenses of investment
property that generates rental income
$ 20,127
Direct operating expenses of investment
property that does not generate rental
income
45,876
Total
$ 66,003
R&D expenditures expensed when incurred
$ 9,034
2020
Employee benefits expense
Post-employment
benefits
(Note
(6).13)
Defined contribution plans
$ 2,852
Defined benefit plan
-
Salaries and bonuses
52,930
Labor and health insurance expenses
5,527
Other employee benefit expenses
2,888
Total
$ 64,197
2019
$ 32,121
65,195
$ 97,316
$ 9,140
2019
$ 2,561

30

45,410

5,060

2,560
$ 55,621

According to the Articles of Incorporation, if the Company makes profits at the end of a year, it shall allocate 1% for employee compensation. However, if the Company still has accumulated losses, it shall reserve an amount for compensation in advance.

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had no earnings available for distribution, so it did not distribute employee compensation. Disclosure of employee compensation and other information is not applicable to the Company.

20. Income tax

  • (1) Income tax recognized in profit or loss

The adjustment to current accounting income and income tax expenses recognized in profit or loss is as follows:

Loss before tax
Income tax expense at the statutory
tax rate for net loss before tax
Tax effects of Adjustmentss:
Income from tax cessation and
exemption
Effects
of
non-deductible
expenses
when
determining
taxable income
2020
$ (135,685)
$ (27,137)
(5,068)
58
2019
$ (179,534)
$ (35,907)

(3,925)

43

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Temporary difference
Loss carryforwards in the current
period
Tax currently payable
2020
(271)
32,418
$ -
2019

(2,606)
42,395
$ -
  • (2) Information on loss carryforwards

As of December 31, 2020, the Group's losses not yet carried forward and deadlines are as follows:

Balance
$ 18,956 (Approved)

123,582 (Approved)

138,594 (Approved)

163,339 (Approved)

330,936 (Approved)

105,952 (Approved)

141,882 (Approved)

192,139
(Not
yet
approved)
192,151
(Not
yet
approved)
136,637
(Not
yet
approved)
$ 1,544,168
Deadline
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
  • (3) Not recognized as unused loss carryforwards for deferred income tax assets and deductible temporary difference
deductible temporary difference
2020.12.31 2019.12.31
Loss carryforwards $ 1,506,450 $ 1,533,673
Deductible temporary difference 27,395 26,619
Total $ 1,533,845$ 1,560,292

(4) Income tax assessments

The filings of profit-seeking enterprise income tax by the Company and Sunshine Shihlin Development Co., Ltd. have been approved by the tax authorities up to 2017, while Shihlin Environment Corporation and Sunnyfield Shihlin Co., Ltd. up to the year of 2018. However, the Company does not agree with the contents approved from 2007 to 2012 and has applied for a reinspection. Please refer to Note (9) for details.

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21. Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per share 2020
$ (0.52)
2019
$ (0.69)

The net income and weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding in calculating basic earnings per share were as follows:

2020
Net loss attributable to owners of the
company (NTD thousand)
$ (135,685)
Weighted average number of ordinary
shares in computation of basic earnings per
share (thousand shares)
260,039
2019
$ (179,534 )

260,039

22. Material lease arrangements

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the total amount in lease payments that the Group will receive in the future for the lease of investment property under operating leases is as follows:

Summary
Less than 1 year
1-2 years
2-3 years
3-4 years
4-5 years
Over 5 years
Total
2020.12.31
$ 67,878
39,509
32,328
32,177
29,987
365,523
$ 567,402
2019.12.31
$ 66,226

58,667

33,477

27,269

27,269

391,698
$ 604,606

23. Capital management

The Company manages its capital to ensure that the Company will be able to continue as going concerns while planning the required working capital and cash according to the characteristics of the industry and the future development of the Company, as well as the external environmental changes and other factors In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Company may issue new shares, return cash to shareholders, or redeem the Company's shares.

24. Financial instruments

(1) Information on fair value

 The carrying amount in the Group’s financial instruments that are not measured at fair value is a reasonable approximate value to their fair value, or their fair value cannot be reliably measured.

 Financial instruments at fair value

The fair value is divided into three levels based on observability:

  • Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

  • Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for an asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and

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  • Level 3 fair value refers to the fair value of the inputs for an asset or liability based on unobservable market data (unobservable inputs) measured through valuation techniques.

The fair value levels of the Group's financial instruments measured at fair value on a repetitive basis are as follows:

Financial assets at FVTPL
Open-end bond funds
Financial
assets
at
FVTOCI
Stocks
Total

Financial assets at FVTPL
Open-end bond funds
Financial
assets
at
FVTOCI
Stocks
Total
2020.12.31 2020.12.31 Total
$ 14,855

1,610,685
$1,625,540
Total
$ 15,410

582,138
$ 597,548
Level 1
Level 2 Level 3

$ 14,855
1,605,525
$ -

-
$ -

5,160
$1,620,380 $ - $ 5,160
2019.12.31
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3

$ 15,410
576,697
$ -

-
$ -

5,441
$ 592,107 $ - $ 5,441

There were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 in 2020 and 2019.

The Group did not acquire or dispose of financial assets at Level 3 fair value in both 2020 and 2019.

 Valuation techniques and inputs applied for Level 3 fair value measurement

The fair value of unlisted equity investment is evaluated by the market approach. The market approach refers to the transaction price and relevant information of the identical underlying target in the market to estimate the underlying investment target's fair value. The significant unobservable input is a discount based on market liquidity.

(2) Categories of financial instruments

Financial asset
Financial assets at FVTPL

Financial assets at FVTOCI
Financial assets at amortized cost
(Note)
Total

Financial liability
2020.12.31
$ 14,855 $ 1,610,685
76,236
$ 1,701,776$ 2020.12.31
2019.12.31
15,410
582,138
167,920
765,468
2019.12.31
$ $
$ $

At amortized cost

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Short-term borrowings
Short-term bills payable
Accounts payable
Other payables and other current liabilities
Guarantee deposits received
$ 2,087,500
376,752
7,164

21,791
16,954
$ 1,873,700

542,168

12,865

24,130

15,506
$ 2,510,161 $ 2,468,369

Note: Including cash and cash equivalents, financial assets measured at amortized cost, notes and trade receivables, other receivables, and guarantee deposits paid.

  • (3) Financial risk management objective and policies

The Group's financial risk management aims to manage interest rate risk, credit risk, and liquidity risk related to operating activities. In order to reduce relevant financial risks, the Group is committed to identifying, evaluating, and avoiding market uncertainties to reduce the potential adverse impact of market changes on the Company's financial performance.

The board of directors reviews the important financial activities of the Group in accordance with relevant regulations and the internal control system. Internal auditors also continue to review compliance with policies and various limits of risk exposure.

  • (4) Market risk

The Group is exposed to market risks, including changes in interest rates and price changes of equity instruments. The Group does not manage relevant risks with derivative financial instruments.

 Interest rate risk

The Group's interest rate risk comes from short-term borrowings with floating interest rates, which are all due within three months and are renewed with the current positions. The Group's management expects that there is no significant interest rate change risk, so it does not use derivative financial instruments to manage interest rate risk.

The sensitivity analysis of interest rate risk is based on the assumption that the amount in liabilities outstanding at the balance sheet date is outstanding throughout the reporting period. If the interest rate increases/decreases by 0.25% and all other variables remain unchanged, the Group’s net loss for 2020 and 2019 will increase/decrease by NT$6,161 thousand and NT$6,040 thousand, respectively.

 Other price risks

The Company is exposed to price risks due to investment in equity securities. Said investment is not held for trading but is a strategic investment. The Company has not actively engaged in such investment. In order to manage the price risk arising from equity securities investment, all major equity instrument investments must be approved by the Company’s board of directors.

If the equity price increases/decreases by 5%, the Group's other comprehensive income for 2020 and 2019 will increase/decrease by NT$80,534 thousand and NT$29,107 thousand due to changes in the fair value of financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income.

(5) Credit risk management

Credit risk refers to the risk that a counterparty will default on its contractual obligations resulting in a financial loss to the Group. The Group's credit risk

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mainly arises from receivables from operating activities, bank deposits from investing activities, fixed-income investments, and other financial instruments. Operation-related credit risks and financial credit risks are managed separately.

As of the balance sheet date, the maximum amount in credit risk exposure that may cause financial losses to the Group due to the counterparty’s failure to perform its obligations is the carrying amount in the financial assets recognized on the consolidated balance sheet.

 Credit risk related to operations

In order to maintain the quality of trade receivable, the Group has established operations-related credit risk management procedures and continuously evaluates the recovery of trade and notes receivable to avoid credit risk.

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the top three customers accounted for 75.81% and 73.76% of the Group's balance of trade receivables.

 Financial credit risk

The credit risk arising from bank deposits, fixed-income investments, and other financial instruments is measured and monitored by the financial department. As the Group's transaction and contract counterparties are creditworthy banks and financial institutions with stable ratings, there are no material concerns about default, so there is no material credit risk.

(6) Liquidity risk management

The Group manages and maintains sufficient cash and cash equivalents to support its operations and reduce the impact of cash flow fluctuations. The Group's management monitors the drawdown of banks’ financing facilities and ensures compliance with the terms of the borrowing contracts.

Bank loans are an essential source of liquidity for the Group. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Group's undrawn financing facilities of bank loans and bills companies were NT$1,175,500 thousand and NT$1,273,800 thousand, respectively.

The contract maturity analysis of the non-derivative financial liabilities is conducted based on the earliest date. The Group may be required to repay, and the undiscounted cash flow of financial liabilities.

Non-derivative
financial liabilities
Dec. 31,2020 Dec. 31,2020
Less than 30
days
31–60 days 61–90 days
Over 90
days
Total
$ 877,000

376,752
4,412
10,071

221

-
$ -

-

2,752

1,326

-

-
$ 1,200,000
-
-
-
-
-
$ 10,500

-

-

10,173

-

16,954
$ 2,087,500
376,752
7,164
21,570
221
16,954
$ 1,268,456

Dec. 31, 2019

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Non-derivative
financial liabilities
Less than 30
days
31–60 days 61–90 days
Over 90
days
Total
$ 1,873,700
542,168
12,865
23,937
193
15,506
$ 2,468,369
$ 845,000

492,783
8,190
11,525

193
-
$ 928,700
49,385
4,480
531
-
-
$ 100,000

-

5

-

-

-
$ -
-
190
11,881
-
15,506
Short-term
borrowings
Short-term
bills
payable
Accounts payable
Other payables
Other
current
liabilities
Guarantee
deposits received
$ 1,357,691 $983,096 $ 100,005 $ 27,577

(VII) Related party transaction

1.Name and relationship

II) Related party transaction
Name and relationship
Related Party Name
Wan Hai Lines (India) PVT Ltd.
AP EZ GO Digital Information Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Yixing International Trade Co., Ltd.
Clipper International Shipping Agency Ltd.
Jiu Fu Garden Co., Ltd.
Ta Shing Securities Co., Ltd.
Tai Sounds Culture Co., Ltd.
Juxu Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
Zhi Yi Investment Co., Ltd.
Asia Pacific Logistics International Co., Ltd.
AP Tour Co., Ltd.
Taian Insurance Co, Ltd.
New Taipei City Jin Li Social Welfare and Charity
Foundation
Wan Hai Charitable Foundation
Shenzhen Uniwin International Logistics Ltd.
Wan Hai Lines Ltd.
Relationship with the
Group
Substantive related
party
Substantive related
party
Substantive related
party
Substantive related
party
Substantive related
party
Substantive related
party
Substantive related
party
Substantive related
party
Substantive related
party
Substantive related
party
Substantive related
party
Substantive related
party
Substantive related
party
Substantive related
party
Substantive related
party
Substantive related
party

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Wan Hang Tourism (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Substantive related
party
Dao Qi Co., Ltd. Substantive related
party
Shi Feng Investment Co., Ltd. Substantive related
party
Yi Da Investment Co., Ltd. Substantive related
party
BAO Sheng Shipping Agency Co., Ltd. Substantive related
party
Taiwan Evervaliant Corp. Substantive related
party
Yeong Yi Asia Corp. Substantive related
party
Tian He Foundation Substantive related
party
New Sincere Transportation Corp. Substantive related
party
Interasia Lines Ltd. Substantive related
party
  • 2.All transactions, assets, liabilities, equity, income, and expenses between the Group and its subsidiaries are eliminated in full upon consolidation. The transactions between the Group and other related parties are as follows:

(1) Business transaction

Other related
parties
Other related
parties
Other related
parties
Other related
parties
Operating
income
$ 16,600
Operating
income
$ 11,348
2020
Cost of
rental sales
$ 21

Selling and
marketing
expenses
$ 903
2019

Administrati
ve expenses
$ 369

Research
expenses
$ 577
Cost of
rental sales
$ 14

Selling and
marketing
expenses
$ 1,054
2020.12.31

Administrati
ve expenses
$ 713

Research
expenses
$ $ $ 116
Trade receivable
$ 707
Prepayments Otherpayables
$ 121
Trade receivable
$ 2,481
Prepayments
$ 403
Otherpayables
$ 67

For transactions between the Group and related parties, the transaction price and terms of receipt and payment are not significantly different from those with non-related parties.

  • (2) The agricultural land is temporarily registered under the name of a related party, and its protection measures are detailed in Note (6).8.

  • (3) Remuneration to key management personnel

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Short-term benefits

Post-employment
benefits
2020
$ 2,544
101
$ 2,645
2019
$ 2,261

95
$ 2,356

The remuneration to key management personnel was determined by the remuneration committee based on the performance of individuals and market trends.

(VIII) Assets pledged

The Group has pledged the following assets for short-term borrowings, and the details of their carrying amounts are as follows:

2020.12.31 2019.12.31
Property, plant and equipment
Land $ 818,331 $ 802,871
Buildings 1,864 2,168
820,195 805,039
Investment property:
Land 1,988,798 2,052,246
Building 36,802 43,110
2,025,600 2,095,356
Total $ 2,845,795$ 2,900,395

(IX) Significant Contingent Liabilities and Unrecognized Commitments

  • 1.As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the amount in guaranteed notes issued by the Group for bank borrowings was NT$2,270,000 thousand and NT$2,190,000 thousand, respectively.

  • 2.For the information on endorsement/ guarantee provided by the Group for others, please refer to Table 2.

  • 3.As of December 31, 2020, the outsourcing construction contracts signed by subsidiaries as follows:

as follows:
Construction contract
outsourced

Warehouse No. 5
Shihlin Paper Land Change
Plan
Contract amount
$ 28,980
6,100

Construction
payment made
$ 12,650

2,135
Unpaid balance
$ 16,330

3,965

4.Others:

  • (1) An incident for business taxes from January 2007 to February 2007 and another one for business taxes from March 2007 to December 2011:

The National Taxation Bureau of Taipei, Ministry of Finance (hereinafter referred to as the “Bureau”) alleged that the Company did not obtain a certificate in accordance with the law and used a government uniform invoice issued by a non-transaction counterparty as an input documentary evidence to offset the sales tax, and levied a business tax for evasion in the amount in NT$2,931 thousand and NT$71,134 thousand, respectively, and imposed of an administrative penalty of

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NT$1,466 thousand and 35,567 thousand, respectively. In order to avoid unnecessary and unpredictable risks to capital movement and business operations in 2014, the Company has temporarily paid the taxes when filing a lawsuit and accounted for it in other gains and losses.

The Company has applied for a reinspection in accordance with the law. After the reinspection by the Bureau on February 20, 2021, it decided to cancel the business taxes of NT$2,931 thousand and NT$71,134 thousand, and penalties of NT$1,466 thousand and NT$35,567 thousand.

  • (2) Description of the profit-seeking enterprise income tax incidents from 2007 to 2012:

The Bureau imposed penalties amounting to NT$521 thousand in accordance with Article 110 of the Income Tax Act based on the aforementioned reason and fact. The Company had applied for re-inspection in accordance with the law and provided supplementary explanations to request the court to revoke said penalties.

The Bureau is currently reviewing this case, and it should not have a significant impact on the Company's financial business.

(X) Material disaster losses: None.

(XI) Material events after the balance sheet date: None.

(XII) Others: None.

(XIII) Additional Disclosures

1. The Group’s significant transactions

  • (1) Financing provided to others: See Table 1.

  • (2) Endorsements/ guarantees provided. See Table 2.

  • (3) Marketable securities held (excluding investment in subsidiaries, associates, and joint venture equity): See Table 3.

  • (4) Marketable securities acquired and disposed at costs or prices at least NT$300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None.

  • (5) Acquisition of individual real estate at costs of at least NT$300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None.

  • (6) Disposal of individual real estate at costs of at least NT$300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None.

  • (7) Total purchases from or sales to related parties amounting at least NT$100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None.

  • (8) Receivables from related parties amounting to at least NT$100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None.

  • (9) Trading in derivative instruments: None.

  • (10) Others: Significant transactions between the parent company and its subsidiaries, as well as between subsidiaries: See Table 4.

  • Information on investees: See Table 5.

  • Information on investments in mainland China: None.

  • Information on main investors: See Table 6.

(XIV) Segments Information

Information reported to the chief operating decision-maker for resource allocation, and segment performance evaluation focuses on types of goods or services delivered or provided. The Group’s segments to be reported include the Consumer Goods Department and the Real Estate Development Department. The Consumer Goods Department is responsible for the sales of wet wipes and facial masks and leasing real estate. The Real Estate Development Department is in charge of developing, leasing, and urban renewal and reconstruction of residential property and buildings.

  1. Information on the income and operating results of the Group’s segments is as follows:

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2020
Consumer
Goods
Department
Income from external
customers
$ 115,784
Inter-segment income
97
Total income
$ 115,881
Interest income
$ 21
Interest expense
$ 11,896
Depreciation
and
amortization
$ 9,858
segment profit or loss
$ (54,843)
Capital
expenditure
of
non-current assets
$ 3,238
Assets from external
entities
$ 1,875,950
Inter-segment
transactions
10
Segment assets
$ 1,875,960
2020
Consumer
Goods
Department
Liabilities
from
external entities
$ 1,148,020
2019
Consumer
Goods
Department
Income from external
customers
$ 117,831
Inter-segment income
-
Total income
$ 117,831
Interest income
$ 26
Interest expense
$ 12,126
Depreciation
and
amortization
$ 10,271
segment profit or loss
$ (70,180)
Capital
expenditure
of
non-current assets
$ 429
Assets from external
entities
$ 952,056
Inter-segment
transactions
-
Real Estate
Development
Department
$ 43,689
28
$ 43,717
$ 3
$ 13,690
$ 10,122
$ (80,842 )
$ 15,632
$ 5,646,043
-
$ 5,646,043
Real Estate
Development
Department
$ 2,961,288
Real Estate
Development
Department
$ 51,623
17
$ 51,640
$ 8
$ 14,017
$ 10,919
$ (109,354)
$ 2,492
$ 5,635,207
3
Internal
write-off
Total
$ - $ 159,473
(125 )
-
$ (125)$ 159,473
$ - $ 24
$ - $ 25,586
$ - $ 19,980
$ - $ (135,685)
$ - $ 18,870
$ - $ 7,521,993
(10)
-
$ (10) $ 7,521,993
Internal
write-off
Total
$ - $ 4,109,308
Internal
write-off
Total
$ - $ 169,454
(17 )
-
$ (17)$ 169,454
$ - $ 34
$ - $ 26,143
$ - $ 21,190
$ - $ (179,534 )
$ - $ 2,921
$ - $ 6,587,263
(3)
-

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Segment assets
Segment liabilities
$ 952,056
$ 1,197,759
$ 5,635,210
$ 2,869,597
$ (3)
$ -
$ 6,587,263
$ 4,067,356
  1. Information on segments by location
nformation on segments by location
2020 2019
Income from external customers
Region:
Taiwan $ 156,055 $ 166,106
Europe 642 548
Asia 2,259 2,499
Oceania - 99
America 517 202
$ 159,473$ 169,454

All non-current assets of the Company are located in Taiwan.

3. Information on major customers

The income from a single customer that exceeds at least 10% of the Group's operating income is listed as follows:

income is listed as follows:
Customer A from the Consumer Goods
Department
2020
$ 17,906
2019
$ 17,906

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Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.

Financing provided to others

For the Years Ended December 31, 2020

Table 1

Unit: NTD thousand

Serial
No.

Lender

Borrower
Business
relationship

Whether
it is a
related
party

Maximum
balance

Ending
balance
Transaction
Amounts

Interest
Rate

Nature of
financing
provided
Business
Transaction
Amounts

Reason
for the
necessity
of
short-term
financing

Amount
in
provision
of
allowance
for bad
debt
Collateral Collateral Limit of
financing
for
individual
borrowers
(Note 1)


Total limit
of
financing
(Note 2)

Name
Value
0 Shihlin
Paper
Co.,
Ltd.

Sunshine
Shihlin
Development
Co., Ltd.

-
Yes $ 400,000 $200,000 $ - - Need for
short-term
financing

-
Operating
capital
- - - $682,537 $1,365,074

Note 1: The amount in financial to an individual borrower is limited to 20% of the net value of the most recent standalone financial statements because the borrower is an investee, in which the Company directly holds more than 90% of the equity of the common stock.

Note 2: The limit shall not exceed 40% of the net value of the Company's most recent standalone financial statements.

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Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries

Endorsement/ guarantee provided

For the Years Ended December 31, 2020

For the Years Ended December 31, 2020 For the Years Ended December 31, 2020 For the Years Ended December 31, 2020 For the Years Ended December 31, 2020 For the Years Ended December 31, 2020 For the Years Ended December 31, 2020 For the Years Ended December 31, 2020 For the Years Ended December 31, 2020 For the Years Ended December 31, 2020
Table 2 Unit: NTD thousand
Serial
No.
Name of
endorser/
guarantor
Guaranteed Party Limit of
endorsement
/ guarantee
for a single
enterprise
Maximum
balance of
endorsement
s /
guarantees
Balance of
endorsement
s /
guarantees at
the end of
the period

Transactio
n Amounts
Amount in
endorsement
/ guarantee
secured by
assets
Ratio of
Accumulated
Endorsement
/ Guarantee
to Net Equity
of the Latest
Financial
Statement


Limit of
endorsement
/ guarantee
Endorsement
/ guarantee
provided by
a parent
company to
subsidiary
Endorsement
/ guarantee
provided by
a subsidiary
to parent
company
Endorsement
/ guarantee
provided to
entity in
mainland
China
Company
name
Relat
ion
0 Shihlin
Paper Co.,
Ltd.

Sunshine
Shihlin
Development
Co.,Ltd.

1
$2,600,391
(Note 2)

$800,000

$800,000

$450,000

-

23.44%
$5,200,782
(Note 2)

Y
- -

(Note 1) The relationship between the party endorsed/ guaranteed and the endorser/ guarantor is divided into the following two types:

  1. A company, in which the Company directly or indirectly holds at least 50% of the voting shares.

  2. A company, in which the Company directly or indirectly holds at least 90% of the voting shares.

  3. (Note 2) The individual party endorsed/ guaranteed, and the calculation method of the total limit of the Company's endorsement/ guarantee is as follows:

  4. 1.The party endorsed/ guaranteed is the investee. The Company directly or indirectly holds at least 90% of the ordinary shares, so it is limited to not more than 1x the Company's paid-in capital.

  5. 2.The total amount in the Company's endorsement/ guarantee provided to external parties is limited to no more than twice the Company's paid-in capital.

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Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries

Marketable Securities Held (excluding investment in subsidiaries, associates, and joint venture equity) December 31, 2020

December 31, 2020 December 31, 2020 December 31, 2020 December 31, 2020
Table 3 Unit: NTD thousand
Holding
Company
Name
Type and Name of
Marketable
Securities
Relationship
with the Holding
Company

Financial Statement Account
December 31,2020
Shares Carrying
amount
Shares Ratio Fair value
Shihlin Paper
Co., Ltd.

Stocks of Wan Hai
Lines Ltd.

Substantive
relatedparty
Financial assets at FVTOCI - current 29,933,031
1,583,457

1.35%

1,583,457
Stocks
of
China
Development
Financial
Holding
Corporation


-
Financial assets at FVTOCI - current 114,445
1,064

0.00%

1,064
Stocks
of
First
Financial
Holding
Co.,Ltd.


-
Financial assets at FVTOCI - current 262,510
5,605

0.00%

5,605
Stocks of Far Eastern
International
Bank
Co.,Ltd.


-
Financial assets at FVTOCI - current 86,206
935

0.00%

935
Stocks
of
Cathay
Financial
Holdings
Co.,Ltd.


-
Financial assets at FVTOCI - current 170,547
7,206

0.00%

7,206
Stocks of Chia Hsin
Cement Corporation

-
Financial assets at FVTOCI - current 68,146
1,298

0.01%

1,298
Stocks of China Bills
Finance Corporation

-
Financial assets at FVTOCI - current 400,000
5,960

0.03%

5,960
Stocks
of
Taiwan
Felt Co.,Ltd.

-
Financial assets at FVTOCI - non
current

3,330

5,160

4.17%

5,160
Shihlin
Environment
Corporation
Fuh Hwa Money
Market
- Financial assets at FVTPL 1,021,372.1
14,855

-

14,855

Note: Refer to Tables 5 for the information on subsidiaries, associates, and joint venture equity.

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Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries

Significant intercompany transactions For the Years Ended December 31, 2020

Table 4 Table 4 Unit: NTD thousand Unit: NTD thousand Unit: NTD thousand Unit: NTD thousand
Serial
No.
Transaction
Company
Counterparty Relationship with
transaction
counterparty
(Note 1)
Transaction
Account Amount
(Note 2)
Transaction
Terms
Percentage of the
consolidated total
revenue or assets
0 Shihlin Paper
Co., Ltd.
Sunnyfield
Shihlin
1 Income from sales
of
goods
Income
from
labor
services
Rental income
Other income
Purchase
Trade receivable
Prepayments
368
5,153
4
122
(191)
83
623
Same as
general
transaction
counterparties
0.23%
3.23%
0.00%
0.08%
0.12%
0.00%
0.01%
Sunshine Shihlin 1 Sale
Selling
and
marketing
expenses
Administrative expenses
R&D expenses
Trade receivable
16
1
13
5
9
Same as
general
transaction
counterparties
0.01%
0.00%
0.01%
0.00%
0.00%
Sunnyfield
Shihlin
Sunshine Shihlin 2 Sale
Selling
and
marketing
expenses
Other receivables
81
8
1
Same as
general
transaction
counterparties
0.05%
0.01%
0.00%

(Note 1): The relationship with related parties is:

  1. Parent to subsidiary

  2. Subsidiary to subsidiary

(Note 2): Eliminated in full in the consolidated financial statements.

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Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries

Information on Investees (Name and Location)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2020

Table 5

Table 5 Unit: NTD thousand
Investor Investor
Company
Locatio
n
Main
Businesses and
Products
Investment Amount As of March 31, 2020 Profit or loss
on investee
Profit or loss
on investment
recognized
(Note 2)
Remark
s

March 31,
2020
End of
Last Year
Shares Ratio Carrying
amount
(Note 2)
Shihlin Paper
Co., Ltd.

Shihlin
Environment
Corporation
Taipei
City
Investment and
development

15,075

15,075

1,500,000

100.00

26,217

(15)

(15)
Sunshine Shihlin
Development
Co.,Ltd.

Taipei
City
Investment and
development

3,806,419

3,806,419
(Note 1)


200,100,000

100.00

2,658,537

(80,826)

(80,826)
Sunnyfield
Shihlin Co.,Ltd.
Taipei
City
Wholesale
of
dailynecessities

200,000

200,000

20,000,000

100.00

12,279

(42,599)

(42,445)
Sunshine
Shihlin
Development
Co.,Ltd.
Da
Di
Urban
Renewal
Construction
Co.,Ltd.

Taipei
City
Urban
renewal
and
reconstruction

1,000

1,000

100,000

100.00

102

-

-
(Note 3)

(Note 1): Of the amount, NT$3,805,419 thousand was transferred to Sunshine Shihlin Development Co., Ltd. through demerger and transfer as the operating value of the Company's property development and other relevant business was transferred to purchase new shares issued by Sunshine Shihlin Development Co., Ltd.

(Note 2): Eliminated in full in the consolidated financial statements.

(Note 3): It has resumed business since June 1, 2020.

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Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.

Information on main investors

December 31, 2020

Table 6

Table 6
Shares
Name of major shareholder
No. of shares held Shares Ratio
Wan Hai Charitable Foundation
Tai Chuan Investment Co., Ltd.
Yeong Yi Asia Corp.
18,150,259
17,986,525
16,521,434
6.97%
6.91%
6.35%
  • Note 1: This table is based on the information on shareholders holding at least 5% of the Company's ordinary shares and preference shares (including treasury shares) with dematerialized registration and delivery completed on the last business day at the end of each quarter. The share capital recorded in the Company's financial statements and the Company's actual number of shares delivered with dematerialized registration completed may be different due to different calculation bases.

  • Note 2: The aforementioned information will be disclosed by the trustors’ personal accounts settled by the trustees If the shareholders put the shares into a trust. As for the insider declaration of the ownership percentage over 10%, including the shares on hand and those being put in the trust and may be able to decide the usage of the trust assets, please refer to the declaration information on Market Observation Post System (MOPS).

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V. The 2020 Individual Financial Report

Independent Auditors’ Report

To the Board of Directors of Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.,

Opinion

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd. (the Company), which comprise the balance sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies.

In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and its financial performance and its cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers.

Basis of Opinion

We conducted our audits in accordance with the Regulations Governing Auditing and Attestation of Financial Statements by Certified Public Accountants and the auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements of section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Norm of Professional Ethics for Certified Public Accountant of the Republic of China, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion, we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. The key audit matter identified in the audit of the Company’s financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020 is as follows:

Revenue recognition

For the accounting policy of revenue, please refer to Note (4) 16 for revenue recognition of the financial statements.

As part of the Company's sales income is from sales to distributors, and the Company shall pay incentives, slotting fees, and advertising sponsorship fees to distributors upon contract signing, and part of the inventory is stored in the distributors’ warehouses. Thus, contract conditions may affect revenue recognition, so revenue recognition is a key audit item. Corresponding audit procedure

Our main audit procedure is as follows:

Assess the reasonableness of the accounting treatment of revenue recognition (including sales discounts and returns).

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  • Test the effectiveness of the internal control system design and implementation with regard

  • to income.

  • Analyze the new sales customers who are related parties with a significant transaction

  • amount or rank among the top ten sales customers to confirm that the revenue recognition is in line with the realization principle.

  • •Test the sales samples for a period before and after the end of the year according to the delivery conditions to evaluate the correctness during the revenue recognition period.

Tangible asset impairment assessment

For the accounting policy for tangible asset impairment, please refer to Note (4) 12 of the standalone financial statements; for the uncertainty of accounting estimates and assumptions in assessing tangible asset impairment, please refer to Note (5) of the standalone financial statements.

We assess whether there are any signs that tangible assets may have been impaired at each balance sheet date. If there are any signs of impairment, it is necessary to estimate the asset's recoverable amount. If it is impossible to estimate the recoverable amount in an individual asset, estimate the recoverable amount in the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. Since the recoverable amount estimation involves many assumptions and estimates, the assessment of tangible asset impairment is a key audit item. Corresponding audit procedure

Our main audit procedures for the key audit items above include:

  • Understand the Company’s asset impairment assessment methods and implementation status;

  • Obtain the impairment evaluation form from the management and evaluate its reasonableness;

  • Assess the reasonableness of the cash-generating unit and recoverable amount in the assets identified by the management.

Responsibilities of the Management and the Governance Bodies for the Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and maintenance of necessary internal control related to the preparation of said statements to ensure that said statements to be free from any material misstatement, either due to fraud or errors.

In preparing the financial statements, the management is responsible for assessing the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those charged with governance, including the audit committee and supervisors, are responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.

Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors’ report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if,

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individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

  1. Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis of our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

  2. Obtain an understanding of internal control related to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control.

  3. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and relevant disclosures made by management.

  4. Conclude on the appropriateness of the management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditors’ report to the related disclosures in financial statements in our auditors’ report to the relevant disclosures in the standalone financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditors’ report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.

  5. Evaluate the overall presentation, structure, and content of the standalone financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

  6. Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities within the Company to express an opinion on the standalone financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision, and performance of the audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, relevant protective measures.

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the standalone financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditors’ report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be

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communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.

The engagement partners on the audit resulting in this independent auditors’ report are Yu-Ling Hung and Wen-Ting Hsiang.

Earnest & Co.,CPAs. Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China)

March 19, 2021

Notice to Readers

The accompanying financial statements are intended only to present the financial position, financial performance and cash flows in accordance with accounting principles and practices generally accepted in the Republic of China and not those of any other jurisdictions. The standards, procedures and practices to audit such financial statements are those generally applied in the Republic of China.

For the convenience of readers, the independent auditors’ report and the accompanying financial statements have been translated into English from the original Chinese version prepared and used in the Republic of China. If there is any conflict between the English version and the original Chinese version or any difference in the interpretation of the two versions, the Chinese-language independent auditors’ report and financial statements shall prevail.

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Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd. Balance Sheets

December 31, 2020 and 2019

Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.
Balance Sheets
December 31, 2020 and 2019
Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.
Balance Sheets
December 31, 2020 and 2019
Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.
Balance Sheets
December 31, 2020 and 2019
Asset

AccountingItems
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents

FVTOCI financial assets
Note receivable
Net accounts receivable

Other receivables
Inventories
Prepayments
Other current assets
Total current assets
Non-current assets
FVTOCI financial assets

Investment
under
equity
method
Property, Plant and Equipment
Investment Property
Intangible asset
Net defined benefit assets
Other non-current assets
Total non-current assets
Total assets
Note:
(IV) and (VI)

(IV) and (VI)
(IV) and (VI)
(IV), (VI), and (VII)
(IV) and (VII)
(IV) and (VI)
(VII)
(IV) and (VI)
(IV) and (VI)

(IV), (VI), and
(VIII)
(IV), (VI), and
(VIII)
(IV) and (VI)
(IV) and (VI)
Dec. 31,2020
Amount
%
$ 9,449
0.21
1,605,525
35.31
529
0.01

44,616
0.98
407
0.01
12,490
0.27
3,043
0.07
78
0.00
1,676,137
36.86
5,160
0.11
2,697,034
59.32
34,379
0.76
124,986
2.75
8,398
0.18
263
0.01
405
0.01
2,870,625
63.14
$ 4,546,762
100.00
(Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
Dec. 31,2019
Liabilities and Equity
Amount
%
Code
AccountingItems
Current liabilities
$ 20,797
0.57
2100 Short-term loans
576,697
15.78
2110 Short-term notes and bills
payable
2130 Contract liability
593
0.02
2170 Accounts payable
42,495
1.16
2200 Other payables
98
0.00
2300 Other current liabilities
9,239
0.25
21XX Total current liabilities
4,516
0.12
54
0.00
654,489
17.90
Non-current liabilities
2570 Deferred
income
tax
liabilities
2645 Guarantee deposit received
25XX
Total non-current liabilities
2XXX Total liabilities
5,441
0.15
Equity attributable to owners of
the parent company
2,820,333
77.15
3100 Share capital
35,356
0.97
3110 Common stock
130,663
3.57
Retained earnings
8,656
0.24
3320 Special reserve
305
0.01
3350 Accumulated deficit
359
0.01
3300 Total retained earnings
3,001,113
82.10
3400 Other equity interest
3XXX Total equity
$ 3,655,602
100.00
Total liabilities and equity
Note: Dec. 31,2020 %
15.39
8.29
0.00
0.15
0.21
0.01
24.05
0.65
0.24
0.89
24.94
57.19
33.75
(39.13)
(5.38)
23.25
75.06
100.00
Dec. 31,2019
Amount
%
$ 584,000
15.98
492,783
13.48
189
0.01
7,921
0.21
10,723
0.29
258
0.01
1,095,874
29.98
29,405
0.80
10,416
0.29
39,821
1.09
1,135,695
31.07
2,600,391
71.13
1,534,420
41.97
(1,643,634)
(44.96)
(109,214)
(2.99)
28,730
0.79
2,519,907
68.93
$ 3,655,602
100.00
Code
1100
1120
1150
1170
1200
1310
1410
1470
11XX

1517
1551
1600
1760
1780
1975
1900
15XX
Amount
$ 9,449
1,605,525
529

44,616
407
12,490
3,043
78
1,676,137
5,160
2,697,034
34,379
124,986
8,398
263
405
2,870,625
$ 4,546,762
Amount
$ 20,797
576,697
593
42,495
98
9,239
4,516
54
654,489
5,441
2,820,333
35,356
130,663
8,656
305
359
3,001,113
$ 3,655,602
Code
2100
2110
2130
2170
2200
2300
21XX

2570
2645
25XX
2XXX

3100
3110

3320
3350
3300
3400
3XXX

AccountingItems
Amount
$ 700,000
376,752
49
6,718
9,806
364
1,093,689
29,405
10,983
40,388
1,134,077
2,600,391
1,534,420
(1,779,403)
(244,983)
1,057,277
3,412,685
$ 4,546,762
Amount
$ 584,000
492,783
189
7,921
10,723
258
1,095,874
29,405
10,416
39,821
1,135,695
2,600,391
1,534,420
(1,643,634)
(109,214)
28,730
2,519,907
$ 3,655,602
Current liabilities
Short-term loans
Short-term notes and bills
payable
Contract liability
Accounts payable
Other payables
Other current liabilities
Total current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Deferred
income
tax
liabilities
Guarantee deposit received

Total non-current liabilities
Total liabilities
Equity attributable to owners of
the parent company
Share capital
Common stock
Retained earnings
Special reserve
Accumulated deficit
Total retained earnings
Other equity interest
Total equity
Total liabilities and equity
(VI)

(VI)
(IV)
(VII)
(VII)



(VI)
(VI)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the standalone financial statements

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Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.

Statements of Comprehensive Income For the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

(Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except for Earnings Per Common Share)

Code
4000
5000
5900
6100
6200
6300
6000
6900
7010
7020
7050
7070
7000
7900
8200
8311
8316
8300
8500
9750
Item
Operating revenue
Operating costs
Gross profit
Operating expenses
Selling expenses
Administrative expenses
R&D expenses
Total operating expenses
Operating loss
Non-operating revenue and expense
Other income
Other gains and losses
Finance costs
Share of profit or loss of subsidiaries
accounted for using the equity method
Total non-operating revenue and
expenses
Net loss before tax
Net loss
Other comprehensive income - net
Items that may not be reclassified
subsequently to profit and loss
Gains (losses) on remeasurements of
defined benefit plans
Unrealized
gains
(losses)
from
investments in equity instruments
measured at fair value through other
comprehensive income
Other comprehensive income (net of tax)
Total comprehensive income (loss)
Earnings per Share
Basic earnings per share
Note:
(IV), (VI), and
(VII)
(VI) and (VII)
(VII)
(VII)
(VII)
(VI)
(VI)
(VI)
(IV)
(IV) and (VI)
(IV)
(VI)
2020 %

100.00

(60.25 )
39.75

41.19

30.04

5.65

76.88
(37.13)

36.57

(0.05 )

(10.46 )
(110.06)
(84.00)
(121.13)
(121.13)

(0.07 )

918.18
918.11
796.98
2019
Amount
$ 112,020
(67,487 )
44,533
46,141
33,649
6,331
86,121
(41,588)
40,963
(54 )
(11,720 )
(123,286)
(94,097)
(135,685)
(135,685)
(84 )
1,028,547
1,028,463
$ 892,778
$ (0.52)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the standalone financial statements

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Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd. Statements of Changes in Equity For the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

(Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Item
Balance at January 1, 2019
Net loss for 2019
Other comprehensive income for
2019
Total comprehensive income for
2019
Balance at December 31, 2019
Net loss for 2020
Other comprehensive income for
2020
Total comprehensive income for
2020
Balance at December 31, 2020
Share capital
Shares
(thousands)
Common stock
260,039 $ 2,600,391
-
-
-
-
-
-
260,039
2,600,391
-
-
-
-
-
-
260,039 $ 2,600,391
Retained earnings Total retained
earnings
$ 70,331
(179,534)
(11)
(179,545)
(109,214)
(135,685)
(84)
(135,769)
$ (244,983)
Other items of equity
Unrealized gain (loss) on
FVTOCI financial assets
$ (50,135)

-

78,865

78,865

28,730

-

1,028,547

1,028,547
$ 1,057,277
Total Equity
$ 2,620,587
(179,534 )
78,854
(100,680)
2,519,907
(135,685 )
1,028,463
892,778
$ 3,412,685
Shares
(thousands)
260,039
-
-
-
260,039
-
-
-
260,039
Special reserve

$ 1,534,420
-
-
-
1,534,420
-
-
-
$ 1,534,420
Accumulated deficit
$ (1,464,089)
(179,534)
(11)
(179,545)
(1,643,634)
(135,685)
(84)
(135,769)
$ (1,779,403)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the standalone financial statements

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Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd. Statements of Cash Flow

For the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 (Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss before tax
Adjustments:
Adjustments to reconcile profit (loss):
Depreciation expense
Amortization expenses
Interest expenses
Interest income
Dividend income
Share of profit or loss of subsidiaries accounted for
using the equity method
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in notes receivable
Decrease (increase) in trade receivable
Increase in other receivables
Decrease (increase) in inventories
Decrease (increase) in prepayments
Decrease (increase) in other current assets
Increase in net defined benefit assets
Increase (decrease) in contract liability
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable
Decrease in other payables
Increase (decrease) in other current liability
Cash inflow (outflow) from operating activities
Interest received
Dividend received
Net cash inflow from operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of FVTOCI financial assets
Increase in investment under the equity method
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment
Acquisition of investment property
Acquisition of intangible assets
Decrease (increase) in other non-current assets
Net cash used in investing activities
2020
2019
$ (135,685) $ (179,534)
8,371
8,946
1,316
1,216
11,720
11,502
(8)
(15)
(25,285)
(19,416)
123,286
163,535
64
(40)
(2,121)
19,191
(309)
(81)
(3,251)
15,345
1,473
(880)
(24)
37
(42)
(11)
(140)
189
(1,203)
2,171
(860)
(682)
106
(295)
(22,592)
21,178
8
15
25,298
19,416
2,714
40,609
-
(198)
-
(100,000)
(438 )
-
(1,279 )
(429)
(1,058 )
-
(46 )
124
(2,821 )
(100,503)

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Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.
Statements of Cash Flow
For the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019
(Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)
(Continued from the previous page)
2020
Cash flows from financing activities:
Increase in short-term loans
$ 116,000
Decrease in short-term notes and bills payable
(116,000)
Increase (decrease) in guarantee deposit received
567
Interest paid
(11,808)
Net cash inflow (outflow) from financing activities
(11,241)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(11,348)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
20,797
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$ 9,449
2019
$ 263,000

(197,000)
(310)
(10,641)
55,049

(4,845)
25,642
$ 20,797

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the standalone financial statements

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Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd. Notes to Financial Statements

For the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019

(Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Otherwise Specified)

(I) Organization and operations

Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd., established in 1918, formerly known as Taiwan Paper K.K, was the first paperboard mill established in Taiwan. After the recovery of Taiwan from Japan colonial rule, the government took over five paper mills, including Shilin, Luodong, Dadu, Xinying, and Xiaogang, and established the Taiwan Pulp & Paper Corporation, under the National Resources Commission; then, it was reorganized to be a state-owned enterprise under the Ministry of Economic Affairs. In 1954, the government implemented a policy to allow individual farms to own the land they were farming. The Taiwan Pulp & Paper Corporation was transformed into a private enterprise. In 1958, the shareholders asked for a de-merger. Shilin Paper Mill formally established the Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) on January 1, 1959. under which there were two paper mills in Shilin and Yongan. After the closure of the Shilin mill on December 20, 1998, only Yongan mill remained. The Yongan mill ceased production line operations in October 2014.

The Company's main business items are the sales of paper processed products, wet wipes, facial masks, skin care products, and toiletries, as well as leasing of assets.

(II) The Authorization of Financial Statements

The standalone financial statements were approved by the Company’s board of directors on March 19, 2021.

(III) Application of New and Revised International Financial Reporting Standards

  1. Initial application of the amendments to the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Accounting Standards (IAS), IFRIC Interpretations (IFRIC), and SIC Interpretations (SIC) (collectively, the “IFRSs”) endorsed and issued into effect by the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC)

  2. Initial application of the IFRSs endorsed and issued into effect by the Financial

  3. Supervisory Commission (FSC) has no significant influence on the Company.

  4. The IFRSs issued by IASB and endorsed by the FSC for application starting from 2021

Effective Date Issued by IASB New, Revised, or Amended Standards and Interpretations Effective on the published date Amendments to IFRS 4 “Deferral of Effective Date of IFRS 9” Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39, IFRS 7, IFRS 4, and IFRS 16 January 1, 2021 “Interest Rate Benchmark Reform - Phase 2”

  1. The IFRSs issued by IASB but not yet endorsed and issued into effect by the FSC

Effective Date Issued by IASB New, Revised, or Amended Standards and Interpretations “Annual Improvement for the Cycle of 2018-2020” January 1, 2022 Amendment to IFRS 3 "Reference to the Conceptual Framework" January 1, 2022 Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28 "Sale or Contribution of To be determined by IASB Assets between an Investor and its Associate or Joint Venture" IFRS 17 "Insurance Contracts" January 1, 2023 Amendments to IFRS 17 January 1, 2023 Amendments to IAS 1 "Classification of Liabilities as Current or January 1, 2023 Non-Current" Amendments to IAS 16 "Property, Plant and Equipment - Proceeds January 1, 2022 before Intended Use"

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Effective Date Issued by IASB New, Revised, or Amended Standards and Interpretations Amendments to IAS 37 “Onerous Contracts - Cost of Fulfilling a January 1, 2022 Contract”

As of the date of adoption of the standalone financial statements, the Company has continued to evaluate the impact of the standards and interpretations above on the Company’s financial position and financial performance. The relevant impact will be disclosed when the evaluation is completed.

  • (IV) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

1.Statement of compliance

The standalone financial statements have been prepared in conformity with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers.

2.Basis of preparation

When the Company prepares the standalone financial statements, it adopts the equity method to account for the investment in subsidiaries. The current profit and loss, other comprehensive income, and equity in the standalone financial statements are the same as the current profit and loss, other comprehensive income, and equity attributable to the owners of the company in the Company's consolidated financial statements.

3.Foreign currency

When preparing the standalone financial statements, transactions in currencies other than the Company's functional currency (i.e., foreign currencies) are converted into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Monetary items denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the closing rates at the balance sheet date. Exchange differences arising from settlement or translation of monetary items are recognized in profit or loss in the year in which they occur.

Non-monetary items measured at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the rates prevailing at the date when the fair value was determined. The resulting exchange difference is recognized in profit or loss. For items whose changes in fair value are recognized in other comprehensive income, the resulting exchange difference is recognized in other comprehensive income.

Non-monetary items measured at a historical cost that are denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the transaction dates and are not retranslated.

4.Classification of current and non-current assets and liabilities

Current assets include cash or cash equivalents (excluding the assets restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for at least 12 months after the balance sheet date); assets held primarily for the purpose of trading; and assets expected to be realized within 12 months after the balance sheet date or to be realized, sold, or consumed in its normal business cycle. Assets that are not current assets are classified as non-current assets. Current liabilities include liabilities held primarily for the purpose of trading; liabilities due to be settled within 12 months after the balance sheet date or in its normal business cycle (liabilities with long-term refinancing or rearrangement of payment terms completed after the balance sheet date and before the publication of the financial statements are also deemed to be current liabilities); and liabilities with a repayment deadline that cannot be unconditionally deferred till at least 12 months after the balance sheet date; however, where equity instruments may be issued for settlement based on the terms of the liabilities agreed by the counterparty, it does not affect the classification. Liabilities that are not current liabilities are classified as non-current liabilities.

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5.Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, demand deposits, and short-term and highly liquid investments that can be converted into fixed cash deposits at any time with little risk of value changes.

6.Financial instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities shall be recognized in the standalone balance sheets when the Company becomes a party to the financial instrument contract.

Financial assets and financial liabilities not at fair value through profit or loss are recognized initially at fair value plus transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition or issuance of the financial assets or financial liabilities. The transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition or issuance of financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss shall be immediately recognized in profit or loss.

Financial asset

Regular trading of financial assets shall be recognized and derecognized in accordance with trade date accounting. Regular trading refers to the purchase or sales of financial assets delivered within the period set by regulations or market practices.

  • (1) Measurement types

The company's financial assets are those measured at amortized cost and those measured at fair value through other comprehensive income.  AC financial assets

When the Company's investments in financial assets satisfy the following two conditions simultaneously, they are classified as AC financial assets:

  • a. Held under a certain business model, of which the objective of holding the financial assets is to collect contractual cash flows; and

  • b. The cash flows at specific dates that are generated from the contractual terms of the financial assets are solely payments of the principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

After initial recognition, such assets are measured at the amortized cost of the total carrying amount determined by the effective interest method less any impairment loss, and any exchange gains or losses are recognized in profit or loss.

 Investments in equity instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVTOCI)

The Company may, upon initial recognition, make an irrevocable election to designate as at FVTOCI the investments in equity instruments that are not held for trading and the ones that an acquirer does not recognize in a business combination or with the contingent consideration.

Investments in an equity instrument at FVTOCI are measured at fair value, and any subsequent fair value changes are recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in other equity. Upon disposal, cumulative gains or losses are directly transferred to retained earnings and are not reclassified as profit or loss.

Dividends from investments in equity instruments at FVTOCI are recognized in profit or loss when the Company's right to receive the payment is established unless such dividends clearly represent the recovery of a part of the investment cost.

(2) Impairment of financial assets

The Company assesses the impairment loss of financial assets measured at amortized cost (including trade receivable) based on the expected credit loss at each balance sheet date.

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Trade receivables are recognized as loss allowance based on the lifetime expected credit losses. Other financial assets are first assessed based on whether the credit risk has increased significantly since the initial recognition. If there is no significant increase in risks, loss allowance is recognized in an amount equal to 12-month expected credit loss. If the risks have increased significantly, loss allowance shall be in an amount equal to the lifetime expected credit loss.

The expected credit loss is the weighted average credit loss with the risk of default as the weight. The 12-month expected credit losses represent the expected credit losses from a financial instrument's possible defaults within 12 months after the balance sheet date. The lifetime expected credit losses represent the expected credit losses from all possible defaults in a financial instrument during the expected period of existence.

The carrying amount in the impairment loss of all financial assets is reduced through the allowance account. However, the loss allowance for investment in debt instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income is recognized in other comprehensive income, and its carrying amount is not reduced.

(3) Derecognition of financial assets

When derecognizing a financial asset measured at amortized cost in its entirety, the difference between the carrying amount and the consideration received is recognized in profit or loss. When derecognizing an investment in an equity instrument measured at fair value through other comprehensive income in its entirety, the cumulative profit or loss is transferred directly to retained earnings. It is not reclassified to profit or loss.

Equity instrument

The debt and equity instruments issued by the Company are classified as financial liabilities or equity based on the substance of the contractual agreement and the definition of financial liabilities and equity instruments.

The equity instruments issued by the Company are recognized in the amount obtained after deducting the cost of direct issuance.

Redemption of the Company’s own equity instruments is recognized and deducted under equity. The purchase, sales, issuance, or cancellation of the Company's own equity instruments is not recognized in profit or loss.

Financial liability

(1) Subsequent measurement

Financial liabilities are measured at amortized cost by the effective interest method or at fair value through profit or loss.

Financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit and loss are measured at fair value at the balance sheet date. The gains or losses resulting from remeasurement are recognized in profit or loss.

(2) Derecognition of financial liabilities

The Company only derecognizes financial liabilities when the obligations are fulfilled, cancelled, or expire. When derecognizing financial liabilities, the difference between its carrying amount and the consideration paid (including any transferred non-cash assets or liabilities assumed) is recognized in profit or loss.

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7.Inventories

The inventory includes raw materials and commodities. The value of inventory shall be determined based on the cost and net realizable value (NRV), whichever is lower. With the exception of the same category's inventory, individual items shall be assessed when comparing the cost and NRV. The NRV is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less the estimated cost of completion and the estimated costs necessary to make the sale. The cost of inventory is calculated using the weighted average method.

8.Investment under equity method

The Company adopts the equity method to handle investments in subsidiaries. A subsidiary refers to an entity controlled by the Company.

Under the equity method, the investment in a subsidiary is initially recognized at cost. After the acquisition date, the investment's carrying amount is adjusted based on the Company's share of profit or loss and other comprehensive income and profit distribution of the subsidiary. In addition, changes in the interests in subsidiaries are recognized based on the shareholding percentage. When the Company’s share of loss derived from the investment in a subsidiary equals or exceeds the carrying amount in the Company’s equity in the subsidiary and any other long-term equity that substantively forms part of the Company’s net investment in the subsidiary, the Company continues to recognize it as loss based on the shareholding percentage.

When the Company's change in the equity of ownership of a subsidiary does not result in the loss of control of the subsidiary, it is an equity transaction and is treated as a transaction with owners. The difference between the carrying amount in an investment and the fair value of the consideration paid or received is directly recognized as equity.

When the Company loses control of a subsidiary, the Company measures its retained investment in said subsidiary based on the fair value at the date of loss of control, the fair value of the retained investment, and the difference between any disposal price and the carrying amount in the investment at the date of loss of control are recognized in profit or loss. In addition, all amounts recognized in other comprehensive profits and losses related to the subsidiary are accounted for on the same basis as the Company's direct disposal of relevant assets or liabilities.

The unrealized gains and losses of downstream transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries are eliminated in the standalone financial statements. The profit or loss arising from the upstream and lateral transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries is recognized in the standalone financial statements only to the extent that it has nothing to do with the Company’s equity in the subsidiaries.

9.Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are tangible assets used for the production or provision of goods or services, leased to others, or for management purposes and are expected to be used for more than one period. When they are likely to flow into the Company as economic benefits in the future and meet the condition that the cost can be reliably measured, they will be subsequently measured based on the cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses.

Property, plant and equipment under construction are recognized at cost less accumulated impairment. The cost includes professional service expenses and the cost of loans eligible for capitalization. Such assets are depreciated and classified into the appropriate property, plant and equipment categories when completed and ready for their intended use.

Self-owned land is not recognized in depreciation.

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Property, plant and equipment are depreciated using the straight-line method. Each material component is depreciated separately. The Company conducts at least one annual review to assess the estimated useful life, residual value, and depreciation methods at the end of each year. The effects of changes in accounting estimates are applied prospectively.

When it is expected that property, plant and equipment cannot generate future economic benefits from the use or disposal, they will be derecognized. When derecognizing property, plant and equipment, the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the asset's carrying amount is recognized in loss or profit.

10.Investment Property

Investment property refers to property held to earn rent or asset appreciation or both (including property in the process of construction for such purposes). An investment property also includes property that has not yet been determined for future use, so it is regarded as being held for capital appreciation.

For property held for undecided future use, when the efforts in obtaining a construction license are being made, it will be transferred to inventory, property, plant and equipment, or investment property under construction according to the future use.

Investment property is originally measured at cost (including transaction cost) and subsequently measured at the cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Buildings and auxiliary equipment are depreciated on a straight-line basis.

Investment property under construction is recognized at the cost less accumulated impairment losses. The cost includes professional service expenses and the cost of loans eligible for capitalization. Such assets begin to be depreciated when they reach the state of the intended use.

When it is expected that investment property cannot generate future economic benefits from disposal or permanent termination, it will be derecognized. When derecognizing investment property, the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the asset's carrying amount is recognized in loss or profit.

11.Intangible asset

Intangible assets with finite useful lives acquired separately are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses. The Company performs amortization on a straight-line basis. It conducts at least one annual review at the end of each year to assess the estimated useful life, residual value, and amortization methods. The effects of changes in accounting estimates are applied prospectively. Except that the Company expects to dispose of an intangible asset before the expiry of its useful life, the residual value of the intangible asset with a limited useful life is estimated to be zero.

When it is expected that intangible assets cannot generate future economic benefits from the use or disposal, they will be derecognized. When derecognizing intangible assets, the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount in the asset is recognized in loss or profit.

12.Impairment of tangible and intangible assets (except goodwill)

The Company assesses whether there are any signs that tangible and intangible assets (except goodwill) may have been impaired at each balance sheet date. If there are any signs of impairment, the Company estimates the recoverable amount in the asset. If it is impossible to estimate the recoverable amount in an individual asset, the Company estimates the recoverable amount in the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. Shared assets are allocated to individual cash-generating units on a reasonable and consistent basis.

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The recoverable amount is the fair value less the cost of disposal or its value in use, whichever is higher. If the recoverable amount in an individual asset or the cash-generating unit is lower than its carrying amount, the carrying amount will be reduced to the recoverable amount and the impairment loss is recognized in profit or loss.

When the impairment loss is subsequently reversed, the carrying amount in the asset or the cash-generating unit is increased to the revised recoverable amount, provided that the increased carrying amount shall not exceed the carrying amount (less amortization or depreciation) of the asset or cash-generating unit that was not impaired in the previous years. The reversed impairment loss is recognized in profit or loss.

13.Leases

(1) The Company as lessor

The leases of low-value underlying assets and short-term lease options are recognized on a straight-line basis as expenses.

(2) The Company as lessee

When almost all the risks and rewards attached to the ownership of the asset are transferred to the lessee in a lease clause, it is classified as a financial lease. All other leases are classified as operating leases.

Lease income from operating leases is recognized as income during the lease period on a straight-line basis. The initial direct costs incurred from negotiating and arranging operating leases are added to the underlying asset's carrying amount and recognized as expenses during the lease period on a straight-line basis.

14.Borrowing costs

The borrowing cost directly attributable to the acquisition, construction, or production of a qualified asset (that is, an asset that must reach the intended use or sale status after a considerable period of time) is a part of the cost of the asset until almost all necessary have been completed when the asset reaches the intended use or sale status.

Specific borrowings, such as investment income earned via temporary investment before the occurrence of capital expenditures that meet the requirements, are deducted from the borrowing costs that meet the capitalization conditions.

Except for the above, all other borrowing costs are recognized as profit or loss.

15.Post-employment benefits

For pension under the defined contribution plan, the amount in pension contribution is recognized as expenses during the employee's service period.

The cost of defined benefits under the defined benefit retirement plan (including service cost, net interest, and the remeasurement amount) are calculated based on the projected unit credit method. The service cost (including service cost of the current period, service cost of previous periods, and gain or loss on settlement) and the net interest of net defined benefit liabilities (assets) are recognized as employee benefit expenses as they occur. The remeasurement amount (including actuarial gains and losses and the return on plan assets after deducting interest) is recognized in other comprehensive income and presented in retained earnings when it occurs. It is not be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods.

The net defined benefit liabilities (assets) are the shortfall (surplus) of the defined benefit retirement plan. The net defined benefit assets may not exceed the present value of refund from the plan or reductions in future contributions.

16.Revenue recognition

After the Company identifies its performance obligations in contracts with customers, it allocates the transaction costs to each obligation in the contracts. It recognizes them in income upon satisfaction of performance obligations.

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(1) Income from sales of goods

The income from sales of goods is recognized in income and trade receivable when the control of the ownership of a product has been transferred; advance receipts before the transfer of the product has not been completed are recognized in contract liabilities.

(2) Income from labor services

Income from labor services is recognized when labor services are provided.

17.Income tax

The income tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

(1) Tax currently payable

The surtax of income tax on undistributed earnings calculated in accordance with the provisions of the Income Tax Act is recognized in expenses based on the resolution of the shareholders’ meeting for the year.

The adjustment to income tax payable for previous years is recognized in income tax in the current period.

(2)Deferred tax

Deferred income tax is calculated and recognized based on the temporary difference between the carrying amount in assets and liabilities in the financial statements and the tax basis of taxable income calculation. Deferred income tax liabilities are generally recognized for all taxable temporary differences, and deferred income tax assets are recognized when there are likely to be taxable income, against which the deductible temporary differences, losses, and loss credits can be utilized.

Taxable temporary differences related to investment in subsidiaries and affiliated enterprises are recognized in deferred income tax liabilities, except when the Company can control the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences. The temporary differences are likely to be not be reversed in the foreseeable future. The deferred income tax assets arising from deductible temporary differences related to such investments and equity will only be recognized when they are likely to generate sufficient taxable income to realize temporary differences and are expected to be reversed in the foreseeable future.

The carrying amount in deferred income tax assets is reviewed at each balance sheet date. The carrying amount in those that are no longer likely to generate sufficient taxable income to recover all or part of their assets will be reduced. For those that have not been recognized in deferred income tax assets, they are also reviewed at each balance sheet date. If they are likely to generate taxable income in the future to recover all or part of their assets, the carrying amount will be increased.

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured by the tax rate for the current period in which asset realization or liability settlement is expected to occur. The tax rate is based on the tax rate and tax law that has been legislated or substantively legislated as of the balance sheet date. The measurement of deferred income tax assets and liabilities reflects the tax consequences arising from how an enterprise expects to recover or settle the carrying amount in its assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date.

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(3)Current and deferred income tax

Current and deferred income taxes are recognized in profit or loss; however, the current and deferred income taxes related to items recognized in other comprehensive income or directly recognized in equity are recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, respectively.

(V) Critical Accounting Judgements and Key Sources of Estimation and Uncertainty

In applying the Company’s accounting policies, the management is required to make judgments, estimations, and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not accessible from other sources. The judgments, estimations, and assumptions shall be based on historical experience and other factors that are considered relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The management will continue to review the estimates and basic assumptions. If the estimate's adjustment only affects the current period, it is recognized in the current period. If the accounting estimate's adjustment affects both the current period and future periods, it is recognized in the current period and future periods.

Tangible asset impairment assessment

In the process of asset impairment assessment, the Company must estimate the recoverable amount in the asset. Any changes in economic position or changes brought about by the Company's strategy may cause material impairment in the future.

(VI) Summary of Significant Accounting Items

  1. Cash and cash equivalents
. Cash and cash equivalents . Cash and cash equivalents
Item
Cash on hand

Check and demand (current) deposit
Total

2.FVTOCI financial assets
Item
Investment in equity
instruments - current
Domestic investment
Domestic listed stocks
$ Investment in equity
instruments - non-current
Domestic investment
Domestic unlisted stocks
Total
$
2020.12.31 2019.12.31
$ 113

20,684
$ 20,797
2019.12.31


576,697


5,441
582,138
$ 262
9,187
$ 9,449
2020.12.31
$
1,605,525


5,160

$

$ 1,610,685 $

As of the balance sheet date, none of the financial assets measured at FVTOCI has been provided as a guarantee for bank borrowings.

3. Notes and accounts receivable - net

Item 2020.12.31 2019.12.31
Note receivable $ 529 $ 593
Trade receivable $ 44,616 $ 42,495

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In principle, the Company's credit period for trade receivable is 30 days after the invoice date or OA 30–90 days. The Company estimates the irrecoverable amount in trade receivable at the balance sheet date in accordance with the expected credit loss provision policy to ensure that appropriate loss allowance for the irrecoverable receivables has been provided. The Company recognizes the loss allowance for trade receivable based on the lifetime expected credit losses. The expected credit losses on trade receivables are estimated regarding the debtor's past default experience and by analyzing the debtor’s current financial position, the general economic conditions of the industry in which the debtor operates, and the prospect of said industry.

None of the Company's notes receivable is overdue.

Aging analysis of trade receivable

2020.12.31 2020.12.31 2019.12.31 2019.12.31
Total
Impairment Total
Impairment
Not Past Due $ 44,545 $ - $ 42,263 $ -
Past due 71 - 232 -
$ 44,616 $ - $ 42,495 $ -

The above is an aging analysis based on the number of overdue days.

4. Inventories

Item
Merchandise

Raw materials
Inventories - net
2020.12.31
$ 11,995
495
$ 12,490
2019.12.31
$ 8,308

931
$ 9,239

The cost of goods sold in relation to inventories in 2020 and 2019 was NT$55,157 thousand and NT$45,082 thousand, respectively. The Company’s reduced cost of estimation required to complete the sale and the sale of the depreciated inventory resulted in gain from price recovery of inventory of NT$331 thousand and NT$6,603 thousand in 2020 and 2019, respectively, which was debited into the cost of goods sold.

None of the inventories has been provided as a guarantee for bank borrowings as of the balance sheet date above.

5.Investment under equity method

the balance
Investment
sheet date above.
under equity method
2020.12.31 2019.12.31
Shares Shares
Investee Ratio Amount Ratio Amount
Shihlin Environment
Corporation 100.00% $ 26,217 100.00% $ 26,245
Sunshine Shihlin Development
Co., Ltd. 100.00% 2,658,538 100.00% 2,739,364
Sunnyfield Shihlin Co., Ltd. 100.00% 12,279 100.00% 54,724
Total $ 2,697,034 $ 2,820,333

The above-mentioned subsidiaries are all non-listed companies. For information on subsidiaries, please refer to Table 4 "Information on Investees."

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6.Property, Plant and Equipment

Item Item 2020.12.31 2020.12.31 2019.12.31 2019.12.31 2019.12.31
Land $ 26,172 $ 26,172
Buildings 3,647 3,983
Equipment 3,107 3,610
Other Equipment 1,453 1,591
Total net amount $ 34,379 $ 35,356
Transport Other
Cost Land Buildings Equipment Equipment Equipment Total
Balance as of
Jan. 1, 2020 $ 26,172 $
7,167 $

16,849 $

5,962 $

6,141 $
62,291
Additions - - - - 438 438
Balance as of
Dec. 31, 2020 $ 26,172 $ 7,167 $ 16,849 $ 5,962$ 6,579 $ 62,729
Accumulated
depreciation
and
impairment
Balance as of
Jan. 1, 2020 $ - $ 3,184 $
13,239 $

5,962 $

4,550 $
26,935
Depreciation
expense - 336 503 - 576 1,415
Balance as of
Dec. 31, 2020 $ - $ 3,520 $ 13,742 $ 5,962 $ 5,126 $ 28,350
Net amount as
of Dec. 31,
2020 $ 26,172 $ 3,647 $ 3,107 $ - $ 1,453 $ 34,379
Transport Other
Cost Land
Buildings Equipment Equipment Equipment Total
Balance as of
Jan. 1, 2019 $ 26,172 $
7,167 $

16,849 $

5,962 $

6,141 $
62,291
Additions
- - - - - -
Balance as of
Dec. 31, 2019 $ 26,172 $ 7,167$ 16,849 $ 5,962 $ 6,141 $ 62,291
Accumulated
depreciation
and
impairment
Balance as of
Jan. 1, 2019 $ - $
2,845 $

12,582 $

5,962 $

3,994 $
25,383
Depreciation
expense - 339 657 - 556 1,552
Balance as of
Dec. 31, 2019 $ -$ 3,184 $ 13,239 $ 5,962 $ 4,550 $ 26,935
Net amount as
of Dec. 31,
2019 $ 26,172$ 3,983 $ 3,610 $ - $ 1,591 $ 35,356

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Property, plant and equipment are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives:

ty, plant and equipment are
ed useful lives:
depreciated on a s
Buildings 2-35 years
Equipment 1-15 years
Transport Equipment 5-6 years
Other Equipment 2-10 years

As of the balance sheet date above, for the property, plant and equipment the Company had provided as a guarantee for short-term borrowings, please refer to Note (8) for details.

As of the balance sheet date above, the carrying amount in the land located in the Shanhai section and Yongan section of the Xinwu District, Taoyuan City, for the Company’s water wells and other purposes was NT$23,168 thousand. The land is registered as agricultural land and ownership registration cannot be handled in the Company's name due to legal restrictions. The land ownership is temporarily registered under the name of a third party, who has signed a trust registration contract with the Company. The contract clearly defines the rights and obligations of both parties, and the ownership will be transferred to the Company after the change of the nature of the land is completed.

7.Investment Property

Item 2020.12.31 2019.12.31 2019.12.31 2019.12.31
Land $ 81,189 $ 81,189
Building 42,448 48,125
Investment property under construction 1,349 1,349
Total net amount $ 124,986$ 130,663
Investment
property
under
Cost Land Building construction Total
Balance as of Jan. 1, 2020
$ 81,189 $
447,989
$
1,349 $
530,527
Additions - 1,279 - 1,279
Balance as of Dec. 31, 2020 $ 81,189$ 449,268 $ 1,349$ 531,806
Accumulated depreciation
and impairment
Balance as of Jan. 1, 2020
$ - $
399,864
$ - $ 399,864
Depreciation expense - 6,956 - 6,956
Balance as of Dec. 31, 2020 $ -$ 406,820 $ -$ 406,820
Net amount as of Dec. 31,
2020
$ 81,189$ 42,448 $ 1,349$ 124,986

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Investment
property
under
Cost Land Building construction Total
Balance as of Jan. 1, 2019
$ 81,189 $
447,560
$
1,349 $
530,098
Additions - 429 - 429
Balance as of Dec. 31, 2019 $ 81,189$ 447,989 $ 1,349$ 530,527
Accumulated depreciation
and impairment
Balance as of Jan. 1, 2019
$ - $
392,470
$ - $ 392,470
Depreciation expense - 7,394 - 7,394
Balance as of Dec. 31, 2019 $ -$ 399,864 $ -$ 399,864
Net amount as of Dec. 31,
2019
$ 81,189$ 48,125 $ 1,349$ 130,663

The Company’s depreciable investment property is depreciated on a straight-line basis according to the estimated useful life of 1 to 45 years.

As of the balance sheet date above, for the investment property the Company had provided as a guarantee for short-term borrowings, please refer to Note (8) for details.

The fair value of the Company's investment property as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 was NT$1,511,657 thousand and NT$1,497,098 thousand, respectively. The fair value is measured by the management using the third-level inputs and evaluated using a comparative method.

8.Intangible asset

Item
Computer software

Cost
Balance as of Jan. 1, 2020
Additions
Balance as of Dec. 31, 2020
Accumulated amortization
Balance as of Jan. 1, 2020
Amortization expenses
Balance as of Dec. 31, 2020
Net amount as of Dec. 31, 2020
Cost
Balance as of Jan. 1, 2019
Additions
2020.12.31
$ 8,398
2019.12.31
$ 8,656
Computer software
$ 12,595
1,058
$ 13,653
$ 3,939
1,316
$ 5,255
$ 8,398
Computer software
$ 12,595
-

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Balance as of Dec. 31, 2019
Accumulated amortization
Balance as of Jan. 1, 2019
Amortization expenses
Balance as of Dec. 31, 2019
Net amount as of Dec. 31, 2019
$ 12,595
$ 2,723
1,216
$ 3,939
$ 8,656

The above-mentioned intangible assets with limited useful life are amortized on a straight-line basis based on the estimated useful life of 3 to 10 years.

9.Short-term borrowings

LendingBanks
Financing
Bank of Taiwan
Secured
borrowings
Jihsun Bank
Credit loans
Shin
Kong
Commercial
Bank
Co., Ltd.
Credit loans
Total
Interest rate per
annum
Short-term bills payable
Item
Short-term notes payable - face value
Less: Discounts
Short-term notes payable - net
Interest rate per annum
2020.12.31
$ 350,000
150,000
200,000
$ 700,000
0.98%~1.03%
2020.12.31
$ 377,000
(248)
$ 376,752
0.878%~1.048%
2019.12.31
$ 334,000
150,000
100,000
$ 584,000
1.15%~1.162%
2019.12.31
$ 493,000
(217)
$ 492,783
1.118%~1.188%

10.Short-term bills payable

  • 11.Post-employment benefit plans

(1) Defined contribution plans

The pension system of the Labor Pension Act applicable to the Company is a defined contribution plan managed by the government. An amount in 6% of each employee's monthly salary is allocated to the employee’s individual account of the Bureau of Labor Insurance. Please Note (6).17 for the pension expenses recognized by the Company in accordance with the defined contribution plan.

(2) Defined benefit plan

The pension system of the Labor Pension Act applicable to the Company is a defined benefit plan managed by the government. The payment of employee pension is calculated based on the length of service and the average salary of the 6 months prior to the retirement approval. The Company contributes 2% of each employee’s total monthly salary for their retirement pensions, which will be deposited into the special account of Bank of Taiwan by the Supervisory Committee of Business Entities’ Labor Retirement Reserve in its own name. Where the estimated balance of the special account before the end of the year is insufficient to pay the workers who

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are expected to meet the retirement conditions in the next year, the difference will be compensated before the end of March of the following year. The special account is managed by the Bureau of Labor Funds, Ministry of Labor and the Company has no right to influence its investment management strategy.

The amount in the defined benefit plan is listed as follows:

2020.12.31 2019.12.31
Present value of the defined
benefit obligations $ 2,166 $ 1,990
Fair value of plan assets (2,429) (2,295)
Net defined benefit liabilities
(assets) $ (263) $ (305)
Changes in the present value of the defined benefit obligations are listed as follows:
2020 2019
Present value of the defined benefit
obligations at the beginning of the
year $ 1,990 $ 1,784
Service cost 36 33
Interest expenses 15 18
Remeasurement
Actuarial losses - changes in
financial assumptions 118 69
Actuarial losses - experience
adjustments 41 86
Effects of plan curtailment (34) -
Present value of the defined benefit
obligations at the end of the year $ 2,166 $ 1,990
The changes in the fair value of the plan assets are listed as follows:
2020 2019
Fair value of plan assets, at the
beginning of year $ 2,295 $ 2,089
Interest income 17 21
Remeasurement
Return on plan asset (except 75 144
for the amount that includes
net interest)
Employer's contribution 42 41
Fair value of plan assets, at the end
of year $ 2,429 $ 2,295

The information on the use of labor pension funds includes return on the funds and fund asset allocation. Please refer to the information published on the website of the Bureau of Labor Funds.

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The profit (loss) recognized in the defined benefit plan is listed as follows:

2020 2019
Service cost $ 36 $ 33
Past service cost (34 ) -
Net interest (2) (3)
Total $ -$ 30

The Company is exposed to the following risks due to the pension system of the Labor Standards Act:

  • Investment risk: The Bureau of Labor Funds invests the labor pension fund in domestic and foreign equity and debt securities and bank deposits on its own and via commissioned operations. However, the profit received by the Company for the plan assets is calculated based on the interest rate not lower than the local bank's 2-year fixed deposit rate.

  • Interest rate risk: A decrease in government bonds' interest rates will increase the present value of defined benefit obligations and increase the return on investment in debts through the plan assets. The two items partially offset each other in respect of their impact on the defined benefit liabilities.

  • Salary risk: The present value of defined benefit obligations is calculated based on the future salaries of members in the plan. Therefore, an increase in the salaries of the members in the plan will increase the present value of defined benefit obligations.

Certified actuaries calculate the present value of the Company's defined benefit obligations and the critical assumptions on the measurement date are as follows:

obligations.
Certified actuaries calculate the present value of the Company's defined benefit
obligations and the critical assumptions on the measurement date are as follows:
e present value of the Company's defined benefit
ons on the measurement date are as follows:
e present value of the Company's defined benefit
ons on the measurement date are as follows:
Measurement date
2020.12.31
2019.12.31
Discount rate
0.35%
0.75%
Expected increase rate of salaries
1.00%
1.00%
Sensitivity analysis of critical actuarial assumptions:
Changes in the defined benefit obligations
2020.12.31
2019.12.31
Discount rate
Increase by 0.25%
(3.42%)
(3.49%)
Decrease by 0.25%
3.57%
3.65%
Expected increase rate of salaries
Increase by 0.25%
3.54%
3.64%
Decrease by 0.25%
(3.41%)
(3.49%)
Measurement date
2019.12.31
2020.12.31
(3.42%)
3.57%
3.54%
(3.41%)
2019.12.31
(3.49%)
3.65%
3.64%
(3.49%)

The Company expects to contribute NT$34 thousand to the defined benefit plan within one year after December 31, 2020.

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The average maturity period of the definite benefit obligations as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 was 14 years. The undiscounted pension benefit payment maturity analysis is as follows:

analysis is as follows:
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025 onward
ty
Share capital of ordinary shares
Authorized capital
Issued capital
2020.12.31
$ -
52
51
50
49
2,073
$ 2,275
2020.12.31
$ 2,800,000
$ 2,600,391
2019.12.31
$ 50
49
48
48
75
1,948
$ 2,218
2019.12.31
$ 2,800,000
$ 2,600,391

12.Equity

  • (1) Share capital of ordinary shares

Each share's par value is NT$10, and each share is entitled to one voting right and the right to receive dividends.

  • (2) Retained earnings and dividends policy

  • Dividends policy in the Articles of Incorporation

The Company's annual net income after tax shall be paid in accordance with the law to make up for the losses from previous years, then appropriate 10% for the legal reserve, and 10% of the remaining for dividends. If there is still a surplus, it shall be resolved by the shareholders’ meeting for distribution of shareholders’ dividends.

In addition, according to the Company’s dividends policy, the distribution of earnings may be conducted in cash and stock dividends. However, due to the changeable industrial environment of the Company, and it is at a tough stage of development, the Company considers the overall industrial environment and manages to achieve stable development and sustainable operation in line with the long-term financial planning and future capital needs; thus, only after the required funds are financed by means of retained earnings or issuance of stock dividends, the remaining earnings will be distributed by means of cash dividends.

  • The legal reserve shall be replenished until its balance reaches the total registered capital of the Company. Legal reserves may be used to offset the deficit. If the Company has no deficit and the legal reserve has exceeded 25% of the Company’s paid-in capital, the excess may be transferred to the capital or distributed in cash.

  • The Company appropriate funds to and reverses the special reserve in accordance with the requirements of the letters Jin-Guan-Zheng-Fa-Zi No. 1010012865 and Jin-Guan-Zheng-Fa-Zi No. 1010047490 as well as the "Questions and Answers for Special Reserve Appropriated Following Adoption of IFRSs.” When a deduction in the balance of other shareholders' equity is reversed after that, the earnings may be distributed to the portion reversed.

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13.Operating revenue

13.Operating revenue
Income from sales of
goods
$ Rental income
Income
from
labor
services
Other income
Total
$ 14.Other income
Interest income
$ Dividend income
Other income

Total
$ 15.Other gains and losses
Net losses on exchange
$ 16.Finance costs
Interest expenses
Bank borrowings
$ Commercial paper
Imputed interest on deposit
Total
$ 17.Additional information on the nature of expenses
Net income includes the following items:
Depreciation and amortization expenses
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
Depreciation of investment property
Amortization of intangible assets
Total
2020
60,107
46,637
5,154
122
112,020
2020
8
25,285
15,670
40,963
2020
(54 )
2020
5,934
5,734
52
11,720
2020
2019
47,988
46,344
11,981
122
106,435
2019
15
19,416
11,353
30,784
2019
(27 )
2019
3,678
7,754
70
11,502
2019

$ 1,552

7,394

1,216
$ 10,162
$ $

$ $
$ $
$ $
$ $
$ $
$ $

$ 1,415
6,956
1,316
$ 9,687

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2020 2019
Direct operating expenses of investment
property
Direct
operating
expenses of
investment property that generates
rental income $ 5,364 $ 4,780
Direct
operating
expenses of
investment property that does not
generate rental income 31 10
Total $ 5,395 $ 4,790
R&D
expenditures
expensed
when
incurred $ 6,331$ 6,547
2020 2019
Employee benefits expense
Post-employment benefits (Note (6).11)
Defined contribution plans $ 2,383 $ 2,103
Defined benefit plan - 30
Salaries and bonuses 43,007 36,895
Labor and health insurance expenses 4,627 4,156
Remuneration to directors 744 476
Other employee benefit expenses 1,637 1,544
Total $ 52,398$ 45,204

According to the Articles of Incorporation, if the Company makes profits at the end of a year, it shall allocate 1% for employee compensation. However, if the Company still has accumulated losses, it shall reserve an amount for compensation in advance.

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had no earnings available for distribution, so it did not distribute employee compensation. Disclosure of employee compensation and other information is not applicable to the Company.

18.Income tax

(1) Income tax recognized in profit or loss

The adjustment to current accounting income and income tax expenses is as follows:

Loss before tax
Income tax expense at
the
statutory tax rate for net loss
before tax
2020
$ (135,685)
$ (27,137)
2019
$ (179,534 )
$ (35,907 )

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2020

2019

Tax effects of adjustment items:
Income from tax cessation
and exemption
Effects of non-deductible
expenses when determining
taxable income
Generation and reversal of
temporary differences
Loss carryforwards in the current
period
Tax currently payable
(5,057)
10
24,444
7,740
$ -
(3,883 )
10
29,195
10,585
$ -
  • (2) Information on loss carryforwards

As of December 31, 2020, the Company's losses not yet carried forward and

deadlines are as follows:

es are as follows:
Balance
$ 106,781 (Approved)
117,355 (Approved)
140,524 (Approved)
294,658 (Approved)
50,213 (Approved)
53,214 (Approved)
13,959
(Not
yet
approved)
33,510
(Not
yet
approved)
13,315
(Not
yet
approved)
$823,529
Deadline
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
  • (3) Not recognized as unused loss carryforwards for deferred income tax assets and deductible temporary difference
deductible temporary difference
Loss carryforwards
Deductible temporary difference
Total
2020.12.31 2019.12.31
$ 855,594

16,586
$ 872,180
$ 787,528
16,326
$ 803,854

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(4) Income tax assessments

The tax authorities have approved the filings of profit-seeking enterprise income tax by the Company up to the year 2017. However, the Company does not agree with the contents approved from 2007 to 2012 and has applied for a reinspection. Please refer to Note (9) for details.

19.Earnings per Share

Earnings per Share
Basic earnings per share 2020
$ (0.52)
2019
$ (0.69)

The net income and weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding in calculating basic earnings per share were as follows:

lculating basic earnings per share were as follows:
2020
Net loss attributable to owners of the company
(NTD thousand)
$ (135,685)
Weighted average number of ordinary shares in
computation of basic earnings per share
(thousand shares)
260,039
2019
$ (179,534
260,039

20.Material lease arrangements

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the total amount in lease payments that the Company will receive in the future for the lease of investment property under operating leases is as follows:

leases is as follows:
Summary 2020.12.31 2019.12.31
Less than 1 year $ 46,100 $ 43,904
1-2 years 33,392 43,356
2-3 years 29,508 31,145
3-4 years 29,549 27,269
4-5 years 29,549 27,269
Over 5 years 365,523 391,698
Total $ 533,621$ 564,641

24. Capital management

The Company manages its capital to ensure that the Company will be able to continue as going concerns while planning the required working capital and cash according to the characteristics of the industry and the future development of the Company, as well as the external environmental changes and other factors In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Company may issue new shares, return cash to shareholders, or redeem the Company's shares.

25. Financial instruments

(1) Information on fair value

  • The Company's management believes that the carrying amount in financial instruments that are not measured at fair value is close to their fair value, or their fair value cannot be reliably measured.

157

 Financial instruments at fair value

The fair value is divided into three levels based on observability:

  • Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

  • Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for an asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and

  • Level 3 fair value refers to the fair value of the inputs for an asset or liability based on unobservable market data (unobservable inputs) measured through valuation techniques.

The fair value levels of the Company's financial instruments measured at fair value on a repetitive basis are as follows:

2020.12.31 2020.12.31 2020.12.31
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
FVTOCI financial assets
Stocks $ 1,605,525$ - $ 5,160 $ 1,610,685
2019.12.31
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
FVTOCI financial assets
Stocks $ 576,697$ - $ 5,441 $ 582,138

There were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 in 2020 and 2019.

The Company did not acquire or dispose of financial assets at Level 3 fair value in both 2020 and 2019.

  • Valuation techniques and inputs applied for Level 3 fair value measurement

The fair value of unlisted equity investment is evaluated by the market approach. The market approach refers to the transaction price and relevant information of the identical underlying target in the market to estimate the underlying investment target's fair value. The significant unobservable input is a discount based on market liquidity.

  • (2) Categories of financial instruments
Categories of financial instruments
Financial asset 2020.12.31
$ 1,610,685
55,406
$ 1,666,091
2019.12.31
$ 582,138

64,342
$ 646,480
Financial assets
at FVTOCI

AC financial assets (Note)
Total

158

Financial liability 2020.12.31 2019.12.31
$ 700,000
376,752
6,718

9,951
10,983
$ 584,000

492,783

7,921

10,863

10,416

Note: Including cash and cash equivalents, notes and trade receivables, other receivables, and guarantee deposits paid.

(3) Financial risk management objective and policies

The Company's financial risk management aims to manage interest rate risk, credit risk, and liquidity risk related to operating activities. In order to reduce relevant financial risks, the Company is committed to identifying, evaluating, and avoiding market uncertainties to reduce the potential adverse impact of market changes on the Company's financial performance.

The board of directors reviews the important financial activities of the Company in accordance with relevant regulations and the internal control system. Internal auditors also continue to review compliance with policies and various limits of risk exposure.

(4) Market risk

The Company is mainly exposed to the market risks, including changes in interest rates and price changes of equity instruments. The Company does not manage relevant risks with derivative financial instruments.

 Interest rate risk

The Company's interest rate risk comes from short-term borrowings with floating interest rates, which are all due within three months and are renewed with the current positions. The Company's management expects that there is no significant interest rate change risk, so it does not use derivative financial instruments to manage interest rate risk.

The sensitivity analysis of interest rate risk is based on the assumption that the amount in liabilities outstanding at the balance sheet date is outstanding throughout the period. If the interest rate increases/decreases by 0.25% and all other variables remain unchanged, the Company’s net loss for 2020 and 2019 will increase/decrease by NT$2,692 thousand.

 Other price risks

The Company is exposed to price risks due to investment in equity securities. Said investment is not held for trading but is a strategic investment. The Company has not actively engaged in such investment. In order to manage the price risk arising from equity securities investment, all major equity instrument investments must be approved by the Company’s board of directors.

If the equity price increases/decreases by 5%, the Company's other comprehensive income for 2020 and 2019 will increase/decrease by NT$80,534 thousand and NT$29,107 thousand due to changes in the fair value of financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income.

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(5) Credit risk management

Credit risk refers to the risk that a counterparty will default on its contractual obligations, resulting in the Company's financial loss. The Company's credit risk mainly arises from receivables from operating activities, bank deposits from investing activities, fixed-income investments, and other financial instruments. Operation-related credit risks and financial credit risks are managed separately.

As of the balance sheet date, the maximum amount in credit risk exposure that may cause financial losses to the Company due to the counterparty’s failure to perform its obligations is the carrying amount in the financial assets recognized on the standalone balance sheet.

 Credit risk related to operations

In order to maintain the quality of trade receivable, the Company has established operations-related credit risk management procedures and continuously evaluates the recovery of trade and notes receivable to avoid credit risk.

As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the top three customers accounted for 82.62% and 82.96% of the Company's balance of trade receivables.  Financial credit risk

The credit risk arising from bank deposits, fixed-income investments, and other financial instruments is measured and monitored by the financial department. As the Company's transaction and contract counterparties are creditworthy banks and financial institutions with stable ratings, there are no material concerns about default, so there is no material credit risk.

(6) Liquidity risk management

The Company manages and maintains sufficient cash and cash equivalents to support its operations and reduce the impact of cash flow fluctuations. The Company's management monitors the drawdown of banks’ financing facilities and ensures compliance with the terms of the borrowing contracts.

Bank loans are an important source of liquidity for the Company. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company's undrawn financing facilities of bank loans and bills companies were NT$663,000 thousand and NT$463,000 thousand, respectively.

The contract maturity analysis of the non-derivative financial liabilities is conducted based on the earliest date. The Company may be required to repay and the undiscounted cash flow of financial liabilities.

Non-derivative
financial liabilities
Short-term
borrowings

Short-term
bills
payable
Accounts payable
Other payables
Other
current
liabilities
Guarantee deposit
received
Dec. 31,2020 Total
$ 700,000

376,752

6,718

9,806

145

10,983
Less than 30
days


$ 700,000
376,752

4,138
6,133
145
-
31–60 days
$ -

-

2,580

614

-

-
61–90 days
$ -

-

-

-

-

-

Over 90
days
$ -

-

-

3,059

-

10,983

160


Non-derivative
financial liabilities
Short-term
borrowings

Short-term
bills
payable
Accounts payable
Other payables
Other
current
liabilities
Guarantee deposit
received
$1,087,168 $ 3,194 $ -
Dec. 31,2019
$14,042 $ 1,104,404
Total
$ 584,000

492,783

7,921

10,723

140

10,416
$ 1,105,983
Less than 30
days

$ -
492,783

4,414
5,855
140
-
$ 503,192
31–60
days

$ 484,000

-

3,435

407

-

-
$487,842
61–90 days
$ 100,000

-

-

-

-

-
$ 100,000

Over 90
days
$ -

-

72

4,461

-

10,416
$ 14,949

(VII) Related party transaction

1.Name and relationship

Related Party Name Relationship with the Company Sunshine Shihlin Development Co., Ltd. Subsidiary Sunnyfield Shihlin Co., Ltd. Subsidiary Taian Insurance Co, Ltd. Substantive related party Asia Pacific Logistics International Co., Ltd. Substantive related party Wan Hai Lines Ltd. Substantive related party AP EZ GO Digital Information Co., Ltd. Substantive related party New Taipei City Jin Li Social Welfare and Charity Foundation Substantive related party Wan Hai Charitable Foundation Substantive related party Shi Feng Investment Co., Ltd. Substantive related party Yi Da Investment Co., Ltd. Substantive related party Related Party Name Relationship with the Company Zhi Yi Investment Co., Ltd. Substantive related party Tai Sounds Culture Co., Ltd. Substantive related party AP Tour Co., Ltd. Substantive related party Ta Shing Securities Co., Ltd. Substantive related party Taiwan Evervaliant Corp. Substantive related party Interasia Lines Ltd. Substantive related party

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2.Business transaction

Subsidiary

Other related
parties
Sunnyfield
Shihlin

Other
subsidiaries
Other related
parties
Subsidiary

Other related
parties
Subsidiary

Other related
parties
2020 2020
Operating
revenue
$ 5,663
8,069
Purchase
$ (191 )
-
Selling
expenses
$ 1

247
2019
Administrati
ve expenses
$ 13

242
R&D
expenses
$ 6

5
Operating
revenue
$ 12,723
-
1,916
Purchase
$ 4,369
-
-
Selling
expenses
$ -

-

344
2020.12.31
Administrati
ve expenses
$ -

-

361
R&D
expenses
$ -

17
7
Trade receivable Prepayments
624
30
$
Trade
receivable
$ 125
330
Other
receivables
$ 52
-

Prepayment
s
$ -
19
Accounts
payable
$ 69

-
Other
payables
$ 3
22

For transactions between the Company and its related parties, except that the subsidiary Sunshine Shihlin Development Co., Ltd. provides part of its factory for the Company's use free of charge, the rest of the transaction prices and terms of receipt and payment are not significantly different from those of non-related parties.

3.The agricultural land is temporarily registered under the name of a related party, and its protection measures are detailed in Note (6).6.

4.Remuneration to key management personnel

2020 2019
Short-term benefits $ 2,544 $ 2,261
Post-employment benefits 101 95
$ 2,645$ 2,356

The remuneration to key management personnel was determined by the remuneration committee based on the performance of individuals and market trends.

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(VIII) Assets pledged

The Company has pledged the following assets for short-term borrowings, and the details of their carrying amounts are as follows:

Property, plant and equipment
Land
Net amount in buildings
Investment property:
Land
Net amount in buildings
Total
2020.12.31
$ 3,003
-
3,003
28,604
32,818
61,422
$ 64,425
2019.12.31
$ 3,003

32

3,035

28,604

38,187

66,791
$ 69,826

(IX) Significant Contingent Liabilities and Unrecognized Commitments

  1. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the amount in guaranteed notes issued by the Company for bank borrowings was NT$1,740,000 thousand and NT$1,640,000 thousand, respectively.

  2. 2.As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the amount in guarantees provided by the Company to the subsidiary Sunshine Shihlin Development Co., Ltd. for bank borrowings was NT$800,000 thousand. The amount drawn was NT$450,000 thousand.

  3. 3.Others:

  4. (1) An incident for business taxes from January 2007 to February 2007 and another one for business taxes from March 2007 to December 2011:

The National Taxation Bureau of Taipei, Ministry of Finance (hereinafter referred to as the “Bureau”) alleged that the Company did not obtain a certificate in accordance with the law and used a government uniform invoice issued by a non-transaction counterparty as an input documentary evidence to offset the sales tax, and levied a business tax for evasion in the amount in NT$2,931 thousand and NT$71,134 thousand, respectively, and imposed of an administrative penalty of NT$1,466 thousand and 35,567 thousand, respectively. In order to avoid unnecessary and unpredictable risks to capital movement and business operations in 2014, the Company has temporarily paid the taxes when filing a lawsuit and accounted for it in other gains and losses.

The Company has applied for a reinspection in accordance with the law. After the reinspection by the Bureau on February 20, 2021, it decided to cancel the business taxes of NT$2,931 thousand and NT$71,134 thousand, and penalties of NT$1,466 thousand and NT$35,567 thousand.

  • (2) Description of the profit-seeking enterprise income tax incidents from 2007 to 2012:

The Bureau imposed penalties amounting to NT$521 thousand in accordance with Article 110 of the Income Tax Act based on the aforementioned reason and fact. The Company had applied for re-inspection in accordance with the law and provided supplementary explanations to request the court to revoke said penalties.

The Bureau is currently reviewing this case, and it should not have a significant impact on the Company's financial business.

(X) Material disaster losses: None.

(XI) Material events after the balance sheet date: None.

(XII) Others: None.

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(XIII) Additional Disclosures

  1. Information on significant transactions

  2. (1) Financing provided to others: See Table 1.

  3. (2) Endorsements/ guarantees provided. See Table 2.

  4. (3) Marketable securities held (excluding investment in subsidiaries, associates, and joint venture equity): See Table 3.

  5. (4) Marketable securities acquired and disposed at costs or prices at least NT$300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None.

  6. (5) Acquisition of individual real estate at costs of at least NT$300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None.

  7. (6) Disposal of individual real estate at costs of at least NT$300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None.

  8. (7) Total purchases from or sales to related parties amounting at least NT$100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None.

  9. (8) Receivables from related parties amounting to at least NT$100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None.

  10. (9) Trading in derivative instruments: None.

  11. Information on investees: See Table 4.

  12. Information on investments in mainland China: None.

  13. Information on main investors: See Table 5.

(XIV) Segments Information

The Company has disclosed relevant segment information in the consolidated financial statements in accordance with regulations.

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Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.

Financing provided to others

For the Years Ended December 31, 2020

Table 1

Unit: NTD thousand

Serial
No.

Lender

Borrower
Business
relationship
Whether
it is a
related
party

Maximum
balance

Ending
balance
Transaction
Amounts

Interest
Rate

Nature of
financing
provided
Business
Transaction
Amounts

Reason
for the
necessity
of
short-term
financing

Amount
in
provision
of
allowance
for bad
debt
Collateral Collateral Limit of
financing
for
individual
borrowers
(Note 1)


Total limit
of
financing
(Note 2)

Name
Value
0 Shihlin
Paper
Co.,
Ltd.

Sunshine
Shihlin
Development
Co., Ltd.

-
Yes $400,000
$ 200,000


$ -

-
Need for
short-term
financing

-
Operating
capital
-
-

-

$ 682,537

$1,365,074

Note 1: The amount in financial to an individual borrower is limited to 20% of the net value of the most recent standalone financial statements because the borrower is an investee, in which the Company directly holds more than 90% of the equity of the common stock.

Note 2: The limit shall not exceed 40% of the net value of the Company's most recent standalone financial statements.

165

Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.

Endorsement/ guarantee provided

For the Years Ended December 31, 2020

Table 2

Unit: NTD thousand

Serial
No.

Name of
endorser/
guarantor
Guaranteed Party Guaranteed Party Limit of
endorsement/
guarantee for
a single
enterprise
Maximum
balance of
endorsements
/ guarantees
Balance of
endorsements
/ guarantees at
the end of the
period

Transaction
Amounts
Amount in
endorsement/
guarantee
secured by
assets
Ratio of
Accumulated
Endorsement/
Guarantee to
Net Equity of
the Latest
Financial
Statement
Limit of
endorsement/
guarantee
Endorsement/
guarantee
provided by a
parent
company to
subsidiary
Endorsement/
guarantee
provided by a
subsidiary to
parent
company
Endorsement/
guarantee
provided to
entity in
mainland
China
Company
name
Relation
(Note 1)
0 Shihlin
Paper
Co., Ltd.
Sunshine
Shihlin
Development
Co.,Ltd.
1 $2,600,391
(Note 2)

$800,000

$800,000

$450,000

-

23.44%
$5,200,782
(Note 2)

Y
- -

(Note 1) The relationship between the party endorsed/ guaranteed and the endorser/ guarantor is divided into the following two types:

  1. A company, in which the Company directly or indirectly holds at least 50% of the voting shares.

  2. A company, in which the Company directly or indirectly holds at least 90% of the voting shares.

(Note 2) The individual party endorsed/ guaranteed, and the calculation method of the total limit of the Company's endorsement/ guarantee is as follows:

  1. The party endorsed/ guaranteed is the investee. The Company directly or indirectly holds at least 90% of the ordinary shares, so it is limited to not more than 1x the Company's paid-in capital.

  2. 2.The total amount in the Company's endorsement/ guarantee provided to external parties is limited to no more than twice the Company's paid-in capital.

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Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd. and its Subsidiaries

Marketable Securities Held (excluding investment in subsidiaries, associates, and joint venture equity) December 31, 2020

Table 3

Unit: NTD thousand

Table 3 Unit: NTD thousand Unit: NTD thousand Unit: NTD thousand Unit: NTD thousand
Holding
Company
Name
Type and Name of
Marketable Securities
Relationship with the
Holding Company
Financial Statement Account March 31,2020
Shares Carrying
amount
Shares
Ratio
Fair value
Shihlin
Paper
Co., Ltd.

Stocks of Wan Hai
Lines Ltd.

Substantive related
party
FVTOCI financial assets - current 29,933,031
1,583,457

1.35%

1,583,457
Stocks
of
China
Development Financial
HoldingCorporation


-
FVTOCI financial assets - current 114,445
1,064

0.00%

1,064
Stocks of First Financial
HoldingCo.,Ltd.

-
FVTOCI financial assets - current 262,510
5,605

0.00%

5,605
Stocks of Far Eastern
International Bank Co.,
Ltd.


-
FVTOCI financial assets - current 86,206
935

0.00%

935
Stocks
of
Cathay
Financial Holdings Co.,
Ltd.


-
FVTOCI financial assets - current 170,547
7,206

0.00%

7,206
Stocks of Chia Hsin
Cement Corporation

-
FVTOCI financial assets - current 68,146
1,298

0.01%

1,298
Stocks of China Bills
Finance Corporation

-
FVTOCI financial assets - current 400,000
5,960

0.03%

5,960
Stocks of Taiwan Felt
Co.,Ltd.

-
FVTOCI financial assets - non current 3,330
5,160

4.17%

5,160
Shihlin
Environment
Corporation
Fuh
Hwa
Money
Market

-
FVTPL financial assets 1,021,372
14,855

-

14,855

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Note: Refer to Table 4 for the information on subsidiaries, associates, and joint venture equity.

168

Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd. and its Subsidiaries

Information on Investees (Name and Location)

For the Years Ended December 31, 2020

Table 4

Unit: NTD thousand

Investor Investor Company Location
Main
Businesses and
Products
Investment Amount Investment Amount As of March 31,2020 As of March 31,2020 As of March 31,2020 Profit or Loss
on Investee

Gain (loss)
on
investments
Profit or Loss
on
Investment

Remarks

March 31,
2020
End of Last
Year
Shares Ratio Carrying
amount
Shihlin Paper
Co., Ltd.

Shihlin
Environment
Corporation
Taipei
City
Investment and
development

15,075

15,075

1,500,000

100.00

26,217

(15)

(15)
Sunshine Shihlin
Development Co.,
Ltd.


Taipei
City
Investment and
development

3,806,419

3,806,419
(Note 1)


200,100,000

100.00
2,658,537
(80,826)

(80,826)
Sunnyfield
Shihlin
Co.,Ltd.
Taipei
City
Wholesale
of
daily
necessities

200,000

200,000

20,000,000

100.00

12,279

(42,599)

(42,445)
Sunshine
Shihlin
Development
Co.,Ltd.
Da
Di
Urban
Renewal
Construction Co.,
Ltd.


Taipei
City
Urban renewal
and
reconstruction

1,000

1,000

100,000

100.00

102

-

-

(Note 2)

(Note 1): Of the amount, NT$3,805,419 thousand was transferred to Sunshine Shihlin Development Co., Ltd. through demerger and transfer as the operating value of the Company's property development and other relevant business was transferred to purchase new shares issued by Sunshine Shihlin Development Co., Ltd.

(Note 2): It has resumed business since June 1, 2020.

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Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.

Information on main investors December 31, 2020

Table 5

5
Shares
Name of major shareholder
No. of shares held Shares Ratio
Wan Hai Charitable Foundation
Tai Chuan Investment Co., Ltd.
Yeong Yi Asia Corp.
18,150,259
17,986,525
16,521,434
6.97%
6.91%
6.35%
  • Note 1: This table is based on the information on shareholders holding at least 5% of the Company's ordinary shares and preference shares (including treasury shares) with dematerialized registration and delivery completed on the last business day at the end of each quarter. The share capital recorded in the Company's financial statements and the Company's actual number of shares delivered with dematerialized registration completed may be different due to different calculation bases.

  • Note 2: The aforementioned information will be disclosed by the trustors’ personal accounts settled by the trustees If the shareholders put the shares into a trust. As for the insider declaration of the ownership percentage over 10%, including the shares on hand and those being put in the trust and may be able to decide the usage of the trust assets, please refer to the declaration information on Market Observation Post System (MOPS).

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  • VI. Where the Company and its affiliates have Encountered Financial Difficulties in the Last Year and As of the Publication Date of the Annual Report:

None

~171~

Analysis and Review of Financial Position and Financial Performance and Risk Issues

I. Financial Position

Unit: NTDthousand Unit: NTDthousand Unit: NTDthousand
Year Difference
Item 2020 2019 Amount % Description
Current asset 1,792,229 856,266 935,963 109.31 1
Property, Plant and Equipment 1,311,043 1,067,932 243,111 22.76 2
Intangible asset 9,483 9,853 (370) (3.76)
Other assets 4,409,238 4,653,212 (243,974) (5.24)
Total assets 7,521,993 6,587,263 934,730 14.19
Current liabilities 2,496,314 2,455,810 40,504 1.65
Non-current liabilities 1,612,994 1,611,546 1,448 0.09
Total liabilities 4,109,308 4,067,356 41,952 1.03
Equity attributable to owners of
the parent company
3,412,685 2,519,907 892,778 35.43 1
Share capital 2,600,391 2,600,391 0 0.00
Capital surplus 0 0 0 0.00
Retained earnings (244,983) (109,214) (135,769) 124.31 3
Other equities 1,057,277 28,730 1,028,547 3,580.05 1
Treasury stock 0 0 0 0.00
Non-controlling interests 0 0 0 0.00
Total Equity 3,412,685 2,519,907 892,778 35.43

Description of significant changes:

  1. Increase in current assets and other equities was mainly due to an increase in unrealized gains on financial assets at FVTOCI held at the end of the period.

  2. Increase in property, plant and equipment was due to reclassification from other assets.

  3. Decrease in retained earnings was mainly due to the net loss suffered in the current period.

~172~

II. Financial Performance

Unit: NTDthousand Unit: NTDthousand Unit: NTDthousand
Year Difference
Item 2020 2019 Amount % ~~D~~escriptio~~n~~
Operating income 159,473 169,454 (9,981) (5.89)
Gross income from operations 53,508 52,232 1,276 2.44
Operating gains or losses (152,414) (184,403) 31,989 (17.35)
Non-operating
income
and
expense
16,729 4,869 11,860 243.58 1
Net profit (loss) before tax (135,685) (179,534) 43,849 (24.42) 2
Net profit (loss) on continuing
operations for the current period
(135,685) (179,534) 43,849 (24.42) 2
Loss on discontinued operations - - - -
Net profit (loss) for the current
period
(135,685) (179,534) 43,849 (24.42) 2
Other comprehensive income for
the current period
(net of tax)
1,028,463 78,854 949,609 1,204.26 3
Total
comprehensive
income
(loss) for the current period
892,778 (100,680) 993,458 (986.75) 3
Net loss attributable to owners
of the parent company
(135,685) (179,534) 43,849 (24.42) 2
Net profit attributable to non-
controlling interests
- - - -
Comprehensive
income
(loss)
attributable to owners of the
parent company
892,778 (100,680) 993,458 (986.75) 3
Total
comprehensive
income
(loss)
attributable
to
non-
controllinginterests
- - - -
Earnings per Share (0.52) (0.69) 0.17 (24.64) 2

Description of significant changes:

  1. Increase in non-operating income and decrease in net losses before tax were mainly due to an increase in the dividend income received during the current period and in the remuneration of directors and supervisors compared with the prior period.

  2. Increase in other comprehensive income for the current period (net of tax), total comprehensive income for the current period, and total comprehensive income attributable to the owners of the parent company was mainly due to an increase in unrealized gains on financial assets at FVTOCI held at the end of the period.

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III. Cash Flow

(I)Review and analysis of the cash flow for the current year

Unit: NTD thousand

Opening balance of
cash
Cash flow from
operating activities
throughout the year
Amount of annual
cash inflow
(outflow)
The amount of cash
surplus (deficit)
Remedial measures for cash
deficit
Remedial measures for cash
deficit
Investment plan Financial plan
117,697 (97,711) 4,321 24,307 None None
1. Analysis of changes in the cash flows for the current year:
(1) Operating activities: Net cash outflowof NT$97,711,000 was mainly due to losses for the year.
(2) Investing activities: Net cash outflowof NT$19,856,000 was mainly due to the acquisition of investment property.
(3) Financing activities: Net cash inflowof NT$24,177,000 was mainly due to an increase in bank borrowings.
2. Remedial measures for cash deficit and liquidity analysis:None

(II) Analysis of the cash flow for the coming year

(II)
Analysis of the cash flow for the coming year
(II)
Analysis of the cash flow for the coming year
(II)
Analysis of the cash flow for the coming year
(II)
Analysis of the cash flow for the coming year
Unit: NTD thousand
Opening balance of
cash
Cash flow from
operating activities
throughout the year
Amount
of cash inflow
(outflow) throughout
the year
Cash
deficit
Remedial measures for cash
deficit
Investment plan Financial plan
24,307 (89,991) 28,000 (37,684) None Financing

IV. The Impact of Material Capital Expenditures on Financial Operations in the Last Year

None

V. Investment Policy in the Last Year, the Main Reason For Its Profit or Loss, Improvement Plan, and Investment Plan for the Coming Year

As a paper manufacturing company originally, the Company has worked to transform itself and to diversify the business while developing its brand professionally in recent years. In November 2016, the Company invested in the establishment of Sunnyfield Shihlin Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary, which mainly sells skin care products related to the Company’s new business after the transformation, so as to establish a professional brand image. The current capital of the subsidiary Sunnyfield Shihlin Co., Ltd. is NT$200 million. Sunnyfield Shihlin Co., Ltd. is still in the initial stage of brand promotion. It has begun to increase its reputation and brand visibility through advertisements on various media since 2017. In the middle of 2017, it began to sell facial mask products officially and gradually expanded to various major physical and online cosmetics distribution channels, with the aim of increasing the group's business profit. The Company will adhere to the concept of sustainable operation and expand its

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business actively so as to create a great deal of business opportunities for the Company and to continue to create a better future for both employees and shareholders.

VI. Risk Analysis:

  • (I)The impact of changes in interest rates and exchange rates, and inflation on the Company's profit or loss and future countermeasures

  • The impact of changes in interest rates on the Company's profit or loss and future countermeasures

The Company's interest rate risk comes from the risk of interest rate changes in short-term borrowings, with revolving credit during the contract period in accordance with the short-term borrowing contracts. In terms of interest rates, with the stability of the domestic economy, the Central Gank regulates market funds in the open market, the overnight interbank call-loan rates of the domestic financial industry are stable, and the rise of interest rates is limited; thus, such risk has no significant impact on the Company's operations. Looking ahead, as the global economy is still uncertain and the domestic economy recovers moderately, and inflation is moderate, domestic interest rates will not fluctuate significantly. The Company will continue to actively seek sources of funds at low interest rates, assess market funding conditions and bank interest rates regularly, and decide on financing methods prudently. Thus, it is estimated that interest rate fluctuations will not have significant impact on the Company.

  1. The impact of changes in exchange rates on the Company's profit or loss and future countermeasures

As the Company does not hold any material foreign currency assets and liabilities, there is no significant risk of exchange rate changes.

  1. The impact of inflation on the Company's profit or loss and future countermeasures

With the strong U.S. dollar and the plunge of oil prices recently, the rise of global prices continue to slow down, which has no significant impact on the Company's operations. In terms of future prices, with the slowdown of emerging economies, the strong U.S. dollar, and the oversupply of crude oil, the prices of global energy, raw materials and commodity have declined, which has alleviated the pressure on the rise of domestic prices. Thus, its impact on domestic prices is limited. The Company also pays attention to the fluctuation of inflation at any time, adjusts market prices at any time if necessary, and seeks ways to cut costs.

  • (II) Policy for engaging in high-risk, high-leverage investments, lending of funds to others, provision of endorsements/gurantee to others, and derivatives trading, main reasons for profit or loss, and future countermeasures

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The Company’s finances are mainly based on the principle of stableness. At the end of 2003, the Company transferred its assets to Sunshine Shihlin Development, mainly for business needs. As of the end of 2020, the Company provided endorsement/guarantee of NT$800,000 thousand to Sunshine Shihlin Development, and the actual amount drawn was NT$450,000 thousand. The loans taken out amount to NT$200,000 thousand, the actual amount drawn is NT$0. There is no plan so far to engage in derivative trading.

(III) Future R&D plans and estimated R&D expenses

Projects in the recent years Current progress Estimated additional investment of
R&D expenses
Development and testing of new Baby
Lion products
Planning of various baby and child
peripheral products and relevant tests
344,000
Development and testing of new Forest
Beauty products
Prototyping and testing of various skin
care products, and testing of product
physical property, chemical property,
and functions
1,000,000
Review and registration of exported
products
Applying for cosmetics registration in
China, E.U., and the U.S.
635,000
  • (IV) The impact of important domestic and foreign policies and legal changes on the Company's financial business and countermeasures: None.

  • (V) The impact of changes in technology and the industry on the Company's financial business and countermeasures

  • The Company is currently developing the business in the consumer market. As the

  • utilization rate of wet wipes in the overall market is gradually increasing, it has developed such products by function. With the pure water wet wipes accounting for the largest market share, the Company will launch Lion Baby extreme pure water wet wipes first, and facial masks first in terms of the skin care products. The Company divides overall cosmetics market by function, and will plan various functional products according to different consumer groups, and develop natural products and the ones with patented formula to achieve diversification and market segmentation to improve performance.

  • (VI) The impact of corporate image change on corporate crisis management and countermeasures: None.

  • (VII) Expected benefits, potential risks, and countermeasures regarding mergers and acquisitions: None.

  • (VIII) Expected benefits, potential risks, and countermeasures regarding plant expansion: None.

  • (IX) Risks arising from supplier or customer concentration and countermeasures: None.

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  • (X) The impact and risks of massive transfer or replacement of shares by directors, supervisors, or major shareholders holding more than 10% of the shares, and countermeasures: None.

  • (XI) The impact and risks of the change of management rights on the Company and countermeasures: None

  • (XII) For litigation or non-litigation cases, where the Company and its directors, supervisors, President, substantive persons in charge, major shareholders holding more than 10% of shares, or affiliates have engaged in material litigation, non-litigation, or administrative disputes that are finalized or on trial and the results thereof may have a significant impact on shareholders’ equity rights or securities prices, the facts in dispute, the amount in question, the starting date of the litigation, the main parties involved, and the handling situation as of the publication date of the annual report shall be disclosed

The tax payment recovered and administrative fines ordered by the National Taxation Bureau of Taipei, Ministry of Finance, were revoked as in the judgment of the Taipei High Administrative Court (that is, the review of the decision), and the appeal decision was confirmed. The refund for the temporary tax payments was received in February, 2021. The Company also filed an application to cancel the restricted registration of the land at Land No. 10-7 and 10-8 in the Xishan Section, Shilin District, Taipei City, in accordance with the laws.

(XIII) Other significant risks and countermeasures.

To improve information security management and ensure the normal operation of information systems and data security, the Company has established a complete network and computer security protection system to control or maintain its manufacturing operations and accounting operations. The Company reviews and evaluates its cyber security regulations and procedures to ensure their appropriateness and effectiveness, while planning, designing, and upgrading software and hardware equipment resources as countermeasures based on each unit’s critical business processes and the corresponding supporting information system services.

Furthermore, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company has planned arrangements of remote work and work-from-home in different groups and strengthened network security regulations on connections from external servers, so as not to affect the Company's normal operations and information security due to the pandemic.

In 2020, the Company and its subsidiaries did not have any information security incidents that had a significant adverse effect on the Company.

VII. Other Important Matters: None

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Special Disclosure.

I. Relevant Information on Affiliates

(I)Affiliation Report

  1. Overview of Affiliates: Organizational Chart of Affiliates

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Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.
100% 100%
100%
Shihlin Environment Sunshine Shihlin Development
Sunnyfield Shihlin Co., Ltd.
Corporation Co., Ltd.
100%
Da Di Urban Renewal
Construction Co., Ltd.
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2. Basic information on each affiliate

Unit: NTD thousand

Company Name Date of
Incorporation
Address Paid-in capital Main business or products
Shihlin Environment
Corporation
1988.11.22 3F,
No.138,
Dadong
Road,
Shilin
District,
Taipei City
15,000,000 Investment
and
development
Sunshine
Shihlin
Development Co.,
Ltd.
2002.01.10 No. 31, Fude Road, Shilin
District, Taipei City
2,001,000,000 Investment
and
development
Da
Di
Urban
Renewal
Construction
Co.,
Ltd.
2009.11.19 No. 31, Fude Road, Shilin
District, Taipei City
1,000,000 Urban
renewal
and
reconstruction
Sunnyfield
Shihlin
Co., Ltd.
2016.11.17 No. 31, Fude Road, Shilin
District, Taipei City
200,000,000 Wholesale
of
daily
necessities
  1. Information on the same shareholders of those who are in the control-subordinate relationship: None

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4. The scope of industries of the affiliates.

Company Name Main business or products
Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd. 1. Production, shipping, and sales of paper.
2. Manufacturing of processed paper products.
3. Important raw materials for paper, and production and sales .
4. Development,operation,and sales of wet wipes.
5. Investment in relevant businesses and the businesses under the Statute for the
Encouragement of Investment.
6. Commissioning of builders to build buildings, public housing projects, leasing,
and sales.
Shihlin Environment Corporation 1. Specific area development.
2. Investment in construction of public works.
3. Development of new towns and communities.
4. Urban renewal industry.
5. Waste disposal industry, buildingcleaningservices, and restaurants.
6. Real estate tradingand leasingindustry.
Sunnyfield Shihlin Co., Ltd. 1. Wholesale of dailynecessities.
2.Wholesale of cosmetics.
Sunshine Shihlin Development Co., Ltd. 1. Specific area development.
2. Investment in construction of public works.
3. Development of new towns and communities.
4. Office buildingrental industry.
5. General hotel industry.
6. Parkingspace operation.
Da Di Urban Renewal Construction
Co., Ltd.
1. Residential buildingand buildingdevelopment, leasing, and sales.
2. Specific area development.
3. Investment in construction of public works.
4. Development of new towns and communities.
5. Urban renewal and reconstruction.
6. Real estate trading and leasing industry.

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5. Information on directors, supervisors, and presidents of affiliates:

Unit: NTD thousand; share; % Unit: NTD thousand; share; % Unit: NTD thousand; share; %
Company Name Title Name or Representative Shares held
Shares Shares Ratio
Shihlin Environment Corporation Chairman Hui-Jung Chen (Representative of Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.) 1,500,000 100
Director Chao-Heng Chen (Representative of Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.)
Director Cheng-Hsiung Lin (Representative of Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.)
Director Mei-Ju Chen (Representative of Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.)
Supervisor Cheng-Che Tsai (Representative of Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.)
Supervisor Hui-Ying Chen (Representative of Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.)
Sunshine Shihlin Development Co.,
Ltd.
Chairman Chih-Yuan Chen (Representative of Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.) 200,100,000 100
Vice Chairman Po-Ting Chen (Representative of Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.)
Director
Chih-Hsiang Chen (Representative of Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.)
Director Cheng-Chih Chen (Representative of Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.)
Director Hui-Ying Chen (Representative of Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.)
Supervisor Hui-Jung Chen (Representative of Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.)
Sunnyfield Shihlin Co., Ltd. Chairman Mei-Ju Chen (Representative of Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.) 20,000,000 100
Director Yen-Che Chiang (Representative of Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.)
Director Li-Hua Li (Representative of Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.)
Supervisor Chao-Ti Chen (Representative of Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.)
Da Di Urban Renewal Construction
Co., Ltd.
Chairman Hui-Jung Chen (Representative of Sunshine Shihlin Development
Co.,Ltd.)
100,000 100
Director Cheng-Chih
Chen
(Representative
of
Sunshine
Shihlin
Development Co.,Ltd.)
Director Chih-Hsiang
Chen
(Representative
of
Sunshine
Shihlin
Development Co.,Ltd.)
Director
Chien-Kun
Chen
(Representative
of
Sunshine
Shihlin
Development Co.,Ltd.)
Director Mei-Ju Chen (Representative of Sunshine Shihlin Development
Co.,Ltd.)
Director Ni-Ru Lin (Representative of Sunshine Shihlin Development Co.,
Ltd.)
Director Vacant (Representative of Sunshine Shihlin Development Co.,
Ltd.)
Supervisor Hsin-Pei Lin (Representative of Sunshine Shihlin Development
Co.,Ltd.)

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(II) Overview of operations of affiliates:

Unit: NTD thousand

Company Name Capital Total assets Total liabilities Net worth Operating
income
Operating gains
or losses
Profit or loss
for the current
period
(after tax)
Earnings per share
(NTD)
(after tax)
Shihlin Environment
Corporation
15,000 26,258 40 26,218 0 -70 -15 -0.01
Sunshine
Shihlin
Development Co.,
Ltd.
2,001,000 5,619,786 2,961,248 2,658,538 43,717 -68,478 -80,827 -0.40
Sunnyfield
Shihlin
Co., Ltd.
200,000 27,191 14,669 12,522 9,317 -42,432 -42,599 -2.13
Da
Di
Urban
Renewal
Construction
Co.,
Ltd.
1,000 105 0 105 0 0 0 0.00

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(III) Consolidated financial statements of affiliates:

Representation Letter

The entities required to be included in the consolidated financial statements of Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd. as of and for the year ended Dec. 31, 2020, under the Criteria Governing the Preparation of Affiliation Reports, Consolidated Business Reports and Consolidated Financial Statements of Affiliated Enterprises are the same as those included in the consolidated financial statements prepared in conformity with the International Financial Reporting Standards 10. In addition, the information required to be disclosed in the combined financial statements is included in the consolidated financial statements. Consequently, the Company and its subsidiaries do not prepare a separate set of combined financial statements.

Sincerely,

Company Name: Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.

Person in Charge: Tai Shih Trading Co., Ltd.

March 19, 2021

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  • (IV) Affiliation Report: None

  • II. Private Placement of Securities in the Last Year and As of the Publication Date of the Annual Report: None

  • III. The Company’s Shares Held or Disposed of by the Subsidiaries in the Last Year and As of the Publication Date of the Annual Report: None

  • IV. Other Necessary Supplementary Disclosure: None

  • V. As of the Publication Date of the Annual Report, Any Matters that Have a Significant Impact on Shareholders’ Equity or Securities Prices as Specified in Article 36, Paragraph 3, Subparagraph 2 of the Securities and Exchange Act Shall Also Be Specified One by One: None

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MEMO

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MEMO

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Shihlin Paper Co., Ltd.

Person in Charge: Tai Shih Trading Co., Ltd.