Regulations Governing the Use of Proxies for Attendance at Shareholder Meetings of Public Companies Article 13-1

When a company shareholders meeting is called, the proxies shall be tallied and verified by the company's shareholder services agent or another shareholder services agent before the shareholders meeting is convened. However, if the company handles its own shareholder services, the company may carry out the tallying and verification itself. The company shall state the tallying and verification institution in the shareholders meeting notice. When the institution is changed, the company shall immediately publicize the new institution on the Market Observation Post System (MOPS).The content of the verification referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be as follows:1. Whether the proxy is printed by the company.2. Whether the shareholder has signed or sealed it.3. Whether the name of the solicitor or proxy agent is provided, and whether it is correct.The tallying and verification referred to in paragraph 1 shall be carried out in accordance with laws and regulations and the provisions related to proxy tallying and verification procedures in its internal control system; the aforementioned procedures shall be prescribed in accordance with the provisions related to proxy tallying and verification procedures in the Rules Establishing Standards for the Internal Control Systems of Shareholder Service Units prescribed by the FSC or an FSC-designated institution.The FSC or an FSC-designated institution may at any time inspect the tallying and verification of proxies. The company or the entity carrying out the tallying and verification may not refuse.If a company that handles its own shareholder services, or a shareholder services agent, violates paragraph 3 and has been issued an official reprimand or penalized by the FSC, it may not continue to handle its own shareholder services or to handle the shareholder services for the company with which the violation was connected.