Regulations Governing the Offering and Issuance of Securities by Foreign Issuers Article 50
For the issuance and offering of bonds, a prospectus shall be prepared. The content of the prospectus shall be prepared as follows:1. The provisions of Article 17 and Article 34, respectively, shall apply mutatis mutandis to the issuance of corporate bonds with equity characteristics by primary exchange (or OTC) listed companies and secondary exchange (or OTC) listed companies.2. The provisions of paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 of Article 20 of the Regulations Governing the Offering and Issuance of Securities by Securities Issuers shall apply mutatis mutandis to the issuance of straight corporate bonds by foreign issuers. However, in the case of secondary exchange (or OTC) listed companies and those meeting the conditions specified by the FSC, on the back cover of the prospectus, the name of the company and name of its responsible person may be specified in lieu of the company seal and signature or seal of the responsible person, and the English prospectus(es) prepared in accordance with the laws and regulations of the country of registration and the country of listing shall also be attached.The prospectus referred to in the preceding paragraph shall also specify the following particulars:1. Offering Plan for the bonds and the agreed-upon matters.2. The concluding opinion of the evaluation report of the securities underwriter and legal opinion issued by a lawyer.3. Credit rating certificate issued by a credit rating institution (if any).4. Other outstanding bonds.5. Trustee agreement.6. Paying agency agreement, conversion agency agreement or subscription agency agreement.7. Letter of creation of security or provision of guarantee, if any.8. Any matters requiring attention in connection with restrictions on securities transactions by foreigner nationals, tax burdens, and tax payment procedures, of the foreign issuer's country of registration and country in which its shares are listed.9. The highest, lowest and average market prices for the most recent 6 months of the securities issuable upon conversion, in case of convertible bonds or upon exercise of warrant, in case of corporate bonds with warrants, on the stock exchange where its stocks are listed.10. Other important matters agreed upon by the parties or required to be specified by the FSC.Where a foreign issuer meets the provisions set out in the proviso to subparagraph 15 of paragraph 1 of the preceding article, the governing law and the court with jurisdiction over litigation shall be disclosed in prominent lettering on the cover of the prospectus.The draft prospectus shall be transmitted, as an electronic file in the format prescribed by the FSC, to the information disclosure website specified by the FSC and, within 30 days from the date of receipt of the notice of effective registration, the final amended prospectus shall be transmitted as an electronic file to the information disclosure website specified by the FSC.
中文原文 外國發行人募集與發行有價證券處理準則第50條
募集與發行債券，應備置公開說明書，其內容應依下列規定編製：
一、第一上市（櫃）公司及第二上市（櫃）公司發行具股權性質之公司債，分別準用第十七條及第三十四條規定。
二、外國發行人發行普通公司債，準用發行人募集與發行有價證券處理準則第二十條第一項及第二項規定。
但第二上市（櫃）公司及符合本會所定條件者，公開說明書之封底得以載明公司名稱及負責人姓名代替簽章，並應檢附依註冊地國及上市地國法令規定編製之英文公開說明書。
前項公開說明書並應記載下列事項：
一、債券發行計畫及其約定事項。
二、證券承銷商評估總結意見及律師法律意見書。
三、債信評等機構評定等級之證明文件。
（無則免附）四、已發行未償還債券之發行情形。
五、受託契約書。
六、付款代理契約、轉換代理契約或認股代理契約。
七、如有擔保者，設定擔保或保證書。
八、外國發行人註冊地國及上市地國有關外國人證券交易之限制、租稅負擔及繳納處理應注意事項。
九、募集與發行轉換公司債或附認股權公司債者，其可轉換或認購之有價證券在所上市證券交易市場最近六個月之最高、最低及平均市價。
十、其他重要約定或本會規定應記載事項。
外國發行人符合前條第一項第十五款但書規定者，應於公開說明書封面，以顯著字體揭露適用之準據法及訴訟管轄法院。
公開說明書稿本應按本會規定之格式以電子檔案方式傳至本會指定之資訊申報網站，並自申報生效通知到達之日起三十日內，將修正後公開說明書定本以電子檔案方式傳至本會指定之資訊申報網站。
一、第一上市（櫃）公司及第二上市（櫃）公司發行具股權性質之公司債，分別準用第十七條及第三十四條規定。
二、外國發行人發行普通公司債，準用發行人募集與發行有價證券處理準則第二十條第一項及第二項規定。
但第二上市（櫃）公司及符合本會所定條件者，公開說明書之封底得以載明公司名稱及負責人姓名代替簽章，並應檢附依註冊地國及上市地國法令規定編製之英文公開說明書。
前項公開說明書並應記載下列事項：
一、債券發行計畫及其約定事項。
二、證券承銷商評估總結意見及律師法律意見書。
三、債信評等機構評定等級之證明文件。
（無則免附）四、已發行未償還債券之發行情形。
五、受託契約書。
六、付款代理契約、轉換代理契約或認股代理契約。
七、如有擔保者，設定擔保或保證書。
八、外國發行人註冊地國及上市地國有關外國人證券交易之限制、租稅負擔及繳納處理應注意事項。
九、募集與發行轉換公司債或附認股權公司債者，其可轉換或認購之有價證券在所上市證券交易市場最近六個月之最高、最低及平均市價。
十、其他重要約定或本會規定應記載事項。
外國發行人符合前條第一項第十五款但書規定者，應於公開說明書封面，以顯著字體揭露適用之準據法及訴訟管轄法院。
公開說明書稿本應按本會規定之格式以電子檔案方式傳至本會指定之資訊申報網站，並自申報生效通知到達之日起三十日內，將修正後公開說明書定本以電子檔案方式傳至本會指定之資訊申報網站。