Regulations Governing Investment in Securities by Overseas Compatriots and Foreign Nationals Article 15

Under any of the circumstances listed below, an offshore overseas compatriots or foreign national that has received approval for investment in domestic securities shall be deemed to be making an outward remittance of investment capital; all remittances shall be recorded in the accounts set forth under Article 22, reported within 5 days to the competent authority for foreign exchange business, and at the same time shall be provided to the TWSE for registration:1. The investor invests in depositary receipts issued by a foreign issuer in the ROC, and subsequently asks the depository institution to redeem such receipts for the underlying securities evidenced thereby.2. The investor invests in stocks issued by a foreign issuer in the ROC and denominated and settled in New Taiwan Dollars, and subsequently resells those stocks in an offshore securities market.3. The investor invests in New Taiwan Dollar-denominated straight corporate bonds, convertible corporate bonds, or corporate bonds with warrants issued by a foreign issuer in the ROC, and subsequently makes a request overseas to redeem such instruments or convert them into stock.4. The investor uses its securities holdings as [the underlying securities for] depositary receipts, sponsored by an issuing company, that that are issued or privately placed overseas, or the investor re-issues overseas depositary receipts in accordance with Article 31, paragraph 1.