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Taipei Exchange Rules Governing Information to be Published in Prospectuses for Applications for Trading of Securities on the TPEx 

Amended Date: 2023.12.11 (Articles 14 amended,English version coming soon)
Current English version amended on 2022.07.13 
Article 6     If a domestic issuer applies for TPEx trading of its stock as a software company, it shall follow the following rules:
  1. The summary section in the prospectus (supplementing the provisions under Article 7 of the Prospectus Regulations) shall additionally list the technical shareholders, and the position titles, names, and shareholding ratios of the chief officers of units at all levels, the chief officers of technology and research and development, and the relevant technology and research and development personnel.
  2. The section on company organization (supplementing the provisions under Article 10 of the Prospectus Regulations) shall additionally list summaries of the qualifications and experience of the technology and research and development personnel.
  3. The section on capital and shares (supplementing the provisions under Article 11 of the Prospectus Regulations) shall additionally list the changes to shareholdings of the current directors, technical shareholders, managers, and technology and research and development personnel, and shareholders holding more than five percent of the total shares of the company.
  4. The section on operation of the company (supplementing the provisions under Article 19) shall additionally list the following matters:
    1. The section on the market and production/sales shall additionally list the research and development plan for product technology analysis and continuous development, which includes:
      1. Research projects and research expenses for the most recent 5 years and the future 3 years.
      2. The level, origin, safeguard (with respect to patent rights and legal protections), and upgrade of product manufacturing and development technologies.
      3. The competitive edge, life cycle, and continuous development of the current major products, and the research and development plan for new products.
    2. The section on the number of employees for the most recent 3 fiscal years shall additionally list the employment turnover and movement of managers, and technology and research and development personnel, and other employees.

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