Independent Directors

Regulation

According to the Company's Articles of Association and the "Corporate Governance Principles," the Board of Directors is appointed through a candidate nomination system. During the nomination and selection of Board members, the Company has obtained written statements, work experience, qualification exam certificates, and other relevant documents from each Director. Additionally, a family relationship table was provided for verification purposes to ensure that each Director, their spouse, and relatives within the third degree of kinship are independent from the Company.

It has been confirmed that all four independent Directors met the qualification requirements set forth in the "Regulations Governing the Establishment and Operation of Independent Directors of Public Companies" issued by the Financial Supervisory Commission and Article 14-2 of the Securities and Exchange Act both two years prior to and during their term of appointment. Furthermore, each independent Director has been granted full participation in decision-making and expressing opinions in accordance with Article 14-3 of the Securities and Exchange Act, enabling them to execute their duties independently.

Independent Director Selection

Our company follows the nomination system under Article 192-1 of the Company Act for the appointment of directors, including independent directors, as stated in our company's articles of incorporation. As announced in the notice for the regular shareholders' meeting held on March 31, 2022, shareholders holding more than 1% of the total issued shares of our company may submit a written proposal for the shareholders' meeting and a list of director nominees to our company during the period from April 8, 2022 to April 18, 2022 by registered mail to the Finance Department of our company located at 4F, No.180, Sec.2, Gongdao 5th Rd., East Dist., Hsinchu City.

Mr. Szu-Ming Chen has nominated Directors and they should have submitted documents by due date. After the nomination period, the Board of Directors reviewed the list of Director nominees and evaluated their qualifications as independent directors in accordance with Article 192-1 of the Company Act before submitting them to the shareholders' meeting for election.

Candidate Correspondence

The list of independent director candidates approved by the board of directors on March 31, 2011.