Financial Holding Company Act Article 4

The terms as used in this Act shall have the following meanings:1. "Controlling interest" shall mean holding twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the outstanding voting shares or capital stock of a bank, insurance company or securities firm, or otherwise having the direct or indirect power to elect or designate the majority of the directors of a bank, insurance company or securities firm.2. "Financial holding company" shall mean a company established in accordance with this Act and having a controlling interest in a bank, insurance company and/or securities firm.3. "Financial institution" shall mean any of the following banks, insurance companies or securities firms:(1) "Bank" shall mean banks as defined in the Banking Act of the Republic of China, bills finance companies and other entities designated by the Competent Authority;(2) "Insurance company" shall mean insurance enterprises established in accordance with the Insurance Law and organized as companies limited by shares; and(3) "Securities firm" shall mean securities firms engaging in businesses of securities underwriting, securities dealing and securities brokerage, or securities finance companies engaging in the securities finance business.4. "Subsidiaries" shall mean any of the following entities:(1) "Bank subsidiary" shall mean a bank in which the financial holding company has a controlling interest;(2) "Insurance subsidiary" shall mean an insurance company in which the financial holding company has a controlling interest;(3) "Securities subsidiary" shall mean a securities firm in which the financial holding company has a controlling interest; and(4) Any other entity in which the financial holding company holds more than fifty percent (50%) of its outstanding voting shares or capital stock, or otherwise has the direct or indirect power to elect or designate the majority of its directors.5. "Converted" shall mean the transfer of business operation or share exchange.6. "Foreign financial holding company" shall mean a company established under foreign law that has a controlling interest in a bank, insurance company, and/or securities firm.7. "Same person" shall mean the same natural or juridical person.8. "Same related party" shall mean related party of the same natural person or the same judicial person.9. "Affiliate" shall mean an enterprise to which Articles 369-1 through 369-3, Article 369-9 and Article 369-11 of the Company Act apply.10. "Major shareholder" shall mean a natural or juridical person holding five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding voting shares or capital stock of a financial holding company or any of its subsidiaries; if the major shareholder is a natural person, the number of shares held by his/her spouse and minor children shall be aggregated into the principal's shareholding.Related parties of the same natural person referred to in Subparagraph 8 of the preceding paragraph include:(1) The principal, his/her spouse and relatives by blood within the second degree of kinship.(2) An enterprise in which the persons referred to in the preceding subparagraph hold more than one third (1/3) of its outstanding voting shares or more than one third of its capital stock.(3) An enterprise or a foundation in which the persons referred to in Subparagraph (1) hereof act as its chairman, president or directors representing the majority of directors.Related parties of the same juridical person referred to in Subparagraph 8 of the preceding paragraph include:(1) The same juridical person and its chairman and president as well as the spouse and relatives by blood within the second degree of kinship of the chairman and president.(2) Enterprises in which the same juridical person and natural persons referred to in the preceding subparagraph hold more than one third (1/3) of their outstanding voting shares or capital stock, or enterprises or foundations in which the same juridical person and natural persons referred to in the preceding subparagraph act as their chairman, president or directors representing the majority of directors.(3) The affiliates of the same juridical person.
中文原文 金融控股公司法第4條
本法用詞,定義如下:
一、控制性持股:指持有一銀行、保險公司或證券商已發行有表決權股份總數或資本總額超過百分之二十五,或直接、間接選任或指派一銀行、保險公司或證券商過半數之董事。
二、金融控股公司:指對一銀行、保險公司或證券商有控制性持股,並依本法設立之公司。
三、金融機構:指下列之銀行、保險公司及證券商:
(一)銀行:指銀行法所稱之銀行與票券金融公司及其他經主管機關指定之機構。
(二)保險公司:指依保險法以股份有限公司組織設立之保險業。
(三)證券商:指綜合經營證券承銷、自營及經紀業務之證券商,與經營證券金融業務之證券金融公司。
四、子公司:指下列公司:
(一)銀行子公司:指金融控股公司有控制性持股之銀行。
(二)保險子公司:指金融控股公司有控制性持股之保險公司。
(三)證券子公司:指金融控股公司有控制性持股之證券商。
(四)金融控股公司持有已發行有表決權股份總數或資本總額超過百分之五十,或其過半數之董事由金融控股公司直接、間接選任或指派之其他公司。
五、轉換:指營業讓與及股份轉換。
六、外國金融控股公司:指依外國法律組織登記,並對一銀行、保險公司或證券商有控制性持股之公司。
七、同一人:指同一自然人或同一法人。
八、同一關係人:指同一自然人或同一法人之關係人。
九、關係企業:指適用公司法第三百六十九條之一至第三百六十九條之三、第三百六十九條之九及第三百六十九條之十一規定之企業。
十、大股東:指持有金融控股公司或其子公司已發行有表決權股份總數或資本總額百分之五以上者;股東為自然人時,其配偶及未成年子女之持股數應一併計入本人之持股計算。
前項第八款所定同一自然人之關係人,其範圍如下:
一、同一自然人與其配偶及二親等以內血親。
二、前款之人持有已發行有表決權股份或資本額合計超過三分之一之企業。
三、第一款之人擔任董事長、總經理或過半數董事之企業或財團法人。
第一項第八款所定同一法人之關係人,其範圍如下:
一、同一法人與其董事長、總經理,及該董事長、總經理之配偶與二親等以內血親。
二、同一法人及前款之自然人持有已發行有表決權股份或資本額合計超過三分之一之企業,或擔任董事長、總經理或過半數董事之企業或財團法人。
三、同一法人之關係企業。

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