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Amendments

Title:

Regulations Governing the Administration of Shareholder Services of Public Companies  CH

Amended Date: 2023.03.06 

Title: Regulations Governing the Administration of Shareholder Services of Public Companies(2009.11.20)
Date:
Article 19 Upon opening a new account, the shareholder shall supply a specimen chop, photocopy of the National Identity Card, resident certificate, passport, or other documents evidencing identity or photocopy of documents evidencing company registration; where necessary, the company or the shareholder services agent may require the shareholder to supply originals of the above documents; where a foreign shareholder consigns a domestic agent or representative to open the account, a power of attorney shall be supplied.
When opening an account as referred to in the preceding Paragraph, a natural person shall leave on file a signature or chop specimen using his or her true name; a juristic person shall use its full registered name, and in addition, may also register the signature or chop of its representative or use the professional chop of its agent; where in accordance with Paragraph 2 of the preceding Article a specialized account is used, a chop based on the name of such specialized account name shall be used, provided that where the Taiwan representative of an overseas Chinese or foreign national is the same person as the custodian institution, or where a trust enterprise established under the Trust Act serves as the trustee institution, the exclusive chop of that custodian or trustee institution may be used as the shareholder chop for its account; in case of a minor or a person who has been declared under guardianship, the statutory agent or guardian shall also supply their signature or chop; if the statutory agent or guardian is the parents, the parents may agree to signing or use of chop by either parent on behalf of both parents; in the case of a signature account, the company or the shareholder services agent may adopt the procedures set forth in Paragraph 2 of Article 11.
A shareholder that has provided both a signature and chop specimen on the specimen chop card on file may effectively use either signature or chop to process shareholder services with the company or exercise related rights pursuant to Paragraph 1 of Article 11.
The shareholder specimen chop and signature shall be limited to a single copy.
Article 35 Where a shareholder processes matters in accordance with Articles 23 to 28, and such shareholder is a minor or a person under guardianship, for the shares being transferred, the statutory agent or guardian shall affixed his or her signature or chop on the stock certificate and the transfer application.
Article 36 Where a minor reaches adult legal status, or a person who has been declared under guardianship resumes his legal capacity, such shareholder shall submit a copy of his National Identity Card or documentary proof of a final and conclusive court judgment voiding the declaration of guardianship, and stock certificates held by such shareholder that bear the old chop, to the company to carry out specimen chop card replacement and registration procedures.
Article 50 These Regulations shall enter into force from the date of issuance.
Article 19, paragraph 2, and Articles 35 and 36 of these Regulations amended on 20 November 2009 shall enter into force from 23 November 2009.