| Article 21-1 |
In the underwriting of an initial listing on a stock exchange or an OTC market involving previously issued shares or cash capital increase through a new share issue, if the shares are underwritten through simultaneous book building and public subscription procedures, 10 percent of the number of shares that are required under TWSE or TPEx rules to be publicly sold (less the portion of the shares that are required under applicable laws or regulations to be set aside for subscription by employees of the issuer, and not including any overallotment) shall first be put up for public subscription, and the volume allocated for public subscription shall be adjusted according to the subscription volume.
If the underwritten subscription volume (defined as the final confirmed total volume of subscriptions that brokers have transmitted to the TWSE by the public subscription deadline) falls short of the volume allocated for public subscription as referred to in the preceding paragraph, the shortfall may be added to the volume to be underwritten through book building, and allocated in that manner. If the subscription volume exceeds by a certain multiple the volume allocated for public subscription, the volume allocated for public subscription shall be adjusted upward in accordance with the following provisions:
- If the subscription multiple is at least 10 times but less than 20 times, the amount allocated for public subscription shall be adjusted to 15 percent.
- If the subscription multiple is at least 20 times but less than 30 times, the amount allocated for public subscription shall be adjusted to 20 percent.
- If the subscription multiple is at least 30 times but less than 40 times, the amount allocated for public subscription shall be adjusted to 25 percent.
- If the subscription multiple is 40 times but less than 50 times, the amount allocated for public subscription shall be adjusted to 30 percent.
- If the subscription multiple is at least 50 times but less than 60 times, the amount allocated for public subscription shall be adjusted to 35 percent.
- If the subscription multiple is at least 60 times but less than 70 times, the amount allocated for public subscription shall be adjusted to 40 percent.
- If the subscription multiple is at least 70 times but less than 80 times, the amount allocated for public subscription shall be adjusted to 45 percent.
- If the subscription multiple is at least 80 times but less than 90 times, the amount allocated for public subscription shall be adjusted to 50 percent.
- If the subscription multiple is at least 90 times but less than 100 times, the amount allocated for public subscription shall be adjusted to 55 percent.10. If the subscription multiple is 100 times or greater, the amount allocated for public subscription shall be adjusted to 60 percent.
Any remainder, or any preliminary overallotment, shall be underwritten through book building.
If the post-adjustment volume allocated for public subscription as calculated per any of the subparagraphs of paragraph 2 is not a whole number, the number shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number.
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