Company Act Article 248
When a company plans to issue corporate bonds, an application setting forth therein the following particulars shall be filed with the competent authority in charge of securities affairs:1.The name of the company;2.The total amount of corporate bonds to be issued and the value of each bond;3.The interest rate payable on the corporate bonds;4.The method and deadline date for redemption of the corporate bonds;5.The plan for raising and the method for custody of the funds raised;6.The purpose for which the funds raised by issuing corporate bonds are to be used, and the plan for using such funds;7.If corporate bonds have been issued in the past, the amount of such bonds remains unredeemed;8.The value or the minimum value at which corporate bonds are to be issued;9.The total number of authorized shares of the company and the total number and the amount of shares actually issued;10.The amount of balance of all existing assets of the company after deducting all liabilities and intangible assets;11.The financial statements which should be prepared and submitted pursuant to the requirements of the competent authority in charge of securities affairs;12.The name or title of the trustees of all holders of the corporate bonds, and the covenants made in the mandates except for the issuance of corporate bonds to specific creditors;13.The name or title and the address of the bank or the post office to collect payments on behalf of the company;14.The name or title of the underwriter or the distributing agent(s), if any, and the covenants contained in the mandate;15.The type, name and evidential documents of the security or collateral, if any, provided for issuing the corporate bonds;16.The name or title and the evidential documents of the guarantor(s), if any, for the issuance of the corporate bonds;17.The facts or the current status of previous contract violating act or delay in payment of principal and interest of indebtedness of the company in respect of the corporate bonds previously issued or other liabilities incurred by the company, if any;18.If the corporate bonds to be issued are convertible into shares, the method of such conversion;19.If share subscription warrants is associated with the corporate bonds to be issued, the method for exercising such option;20.The minutes of the meeting of the board of directors involved;21.Other matters pertaining to the issuance of the corporate bonds, or other requirements stipulated by the competent authority in charge of securities affairs.Issue of corporate bonds, convertible bonds, or corporate bonds with warrants to specific creditors shall be free from the restrictions set out in Item 2, Article 249 and Item 2, Article 250 hereof provided, however, that the company shall, within 15 days after the issuance thereof, submit to the authority in charge of securities affairs for its records a report on the issuance thereof accompanied with relevant supporting information. Companies eligible for issuing corporate bonds to specific creditors shall not be limited to the companies listed on centralized trading floor or over the counter trading places, and the companies whose shares are issued to the public.The number of creditors to whom the corporate bonds are to be issued shall not exceed 35 persons, but this limitation shall not apply, if the subscribers are of financial institutions.In the event of any change in any of the particulars declared under the preceding Paragraph, the company shall file to the competent authority in charge of securities affairs an application for correction. The responsible person(s) who fail(s) to apply for such correction shall be subject to a fine of not less than NT$ 10,000 but not more than NT$ 50,000 to be imposed by the competent authority in charge of securities affairs.The information as required in Item 7; Items 9 through 11; and Item 17 of Paragraph I under this Article shall be audited and certified by a certified public accountant; while the information as required in Items 12 through 16 shall be verified and certified by a practicing lawyer.The trustees as required in Item 12, Paragraph I under this Article shall be limited to banking and trust enterprises, and shall be appointed at the time when applying for issue of corporate bonds and shall be paid by the company for their services.In the event the aggregate number and value of the corporate bonds convertible into shares as set forth in Item 18 or of the aggregate number and value of the shares subscribable under Item 19 of Paragraph I of this Article plus the total number of outstanding shares, the total number of shares convertible from the corporate bonds previously issued, the total number of shares subscribable by holders of the share subscription warrants associated to the special shares previously issued, and the total number of shares subscribable by holders of share subscription warrants previously issued exceeds the total number of shares specified in the articles of incorporation, the issue of convertible corporate bonds may be effected only after a change or alteration of the Articles of Incorporation for increasing the amount of capital stock has been made.
中文原文 公司法第248條
公司發行公司債時，應載明下列事項，向證券主管機關辦理之：
一、公司名稱。
二、公司債總額及債券每張之金額。
三、公司債之利率。
四、公司債償還方法及期限。
五、償還公司債款之籌集計畫及保管方法。
六、公司債募得價款之用途及運用計畫。
七、前已募集公司債者，其未償還之數額。
八、公司債發行價格或最低價格。
九、公司股份總數與已發行股份總數及其金額。
十、公司現有全部資產，減去全部負債後之餘額。
十一、證券主管機關規定之財務報表。
十二、公司債權人之受託人名稱及其約定事項。
公司債之私募不在此限。
十三、代收款項之銀行或郵局名稱及地址。
十四、有承銷或代銷機構者，其名稱及約定事項。
十五、有發行擔保者，其種類、名稱及證明文件。
十六、有發行保證人者，其名稱及證明文件。
十七、對於前已發行之公司債或其他債務，曾有違約或遲延支付本息之事實或現況。
十八、可轉換股份者，其轉換辦法。
十九、附認股權者，其認購辦法。
二十、董事會之議事錄。
二十一、公司債其他發行事項，或證券主管機關規定之其他事項。
普通公司債、轉換公司債或附認股權公司債之私募不受第二百四十九條第二款及第二百五十條第二款之限制，並於發行後十五日內檢附發行相關資料，向證券主管機關報備；私募之發行公司不以上市、上櫃、公開發行股票之公司為限。
前項私募人數不得超過三十五人。
但金融機構應募者，不在此限。
公司就第一項各款事項有變更時，應即向證券主管機關申請更正；公司負責人不為申請更正時，由證券主管機關各處新臺幣一萬元以上五萬元以下罰鍰。
第一項第七款、第九款至第十一款、第十七款，應由會計師查核簽證；第十二款至第十六款，應由律師查核簽證。
第一項第十二款之受託人，以金融或信託事業為限，由公司於申請發行時約定之，並負擔其報酬。
第一項第十八款之可轉換股份數額或第十九款之可認購股份數額加計已發行股份總數、已發行轉換公司債可轉換股份總數、已發行附認股權公司債可認購股份總數、已發行附認股權特別股可認購股份總數及已發行認股權憑證可認購股份總數，如超過公司章程所定股份總數時，應先完成變更章程增加資本額後，始得為之。
一、公司名稱。
二、公司債總額及債券每張之金額。
三、公司債之利率。
四、公司債償還方法及期限。
五、償還公司債款之籌集計畫及保管方法。
六、公司債募得價款之用途及運用計畫。
七、前已募集公司債者，其未償還之數額。
八、公司債發行價格或最低價格。
九、公司股份總數與已發行股份總數及其金額。
十、公司現有全部資產，減去全部負債後之餘額。
十一、證券主管機關規定之財務報表。
十二、公司債權人之受託人名稱及其約定事項。
公司債之私募不在此限。
十三、代收款項之銀行或郵局名稱及地址。
十四、有承銷或代銷機構者，其名稱及約定事項。
十五、有發行擔保者，其種類、名稱及證明文件。
十六、有發行保證人者，其名稱及證明文件。
十七、對於前已發行之公司債或其他債務，曾有違約或遲延支付本息之事實或現況。
十八、可轉換股份者，其轉換辦法。
十九、附認股權者，其認購辦法。
二十、董事會之議事錄。
二十一、公司債其他發行事項，或證券主管機關規定之其他事項。
普通公司債、轉換公司債或附認股權公司債之私募不受第二百四十九條第二款及第二百五十條第二款之限制，並於發行後十五日內檢附發行相關資料，向證券主管機關報備；私募之發行公司不以上市、上櫃、公開發行股票之公司為限。
前項私募人數不得超過三十五人。
但金融機構應募者，不在此限。
公司就第一項各款事項有變更時，應即向證券主管機關申請更正；公司負責人不為申請更正時，由證券主管機關各處新臺幣一萬元以上五萬元以下罰鍰。
第一項第七款、第九款至第十一款、第十七款，應由會計師查核簽證；第十二款至第十六款，應由律師查核簽證。
第一項第十二款之受託人，以金融或信託事業為限，由公司於申請發行時約定之，並負擔其報酬。
第一項第十八款之可轉換股份數額或第十九款之可認購股份數額加計已發行股份總數、已發行轉換公司債可轉換股份總數、已發行附認股權公司債可認購股份總數、已發行附認股權特別股可認購股份總數及已發行認股權憑證可認購股份總數，如超過公司章程所定股份總數時，應先完成變更章程增加資本額後，始得為之。