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First Financial Holding Co. Ltd. AGM Information 2017

Jun 27, 2017

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Stock Code: 2892

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Handbook for the 2017 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting

(Summary Translation)

Meeting Time: 9:00 am, Friday, June 16, 2017 Location: 22[nd ] Floor, 30 Chung King S. Rd., Sec.1, Taipei 100, Taiwan

This English version handbook is a summary translation of the Chinese version and is for reference only. If there is any discrepancy between the English version and Chinese version, the Chinese version shall prevail.

Table of Contents

I. Meeting Procedure P2
II. Meeting Agenda P3
1. Report Matters P4
2. Recognition Matters P7
3. Discussion Matters P9
4. Extemporary Motions P11
III. Attachments
1. 2016 Business Report (omitted)
2. Audit Committee's Review Report P12
3. 2016 Financial Statements P13
4. Profit Distribution Table P27
5. Comparison Table of Amended Articles of the Procedures
Governing the Acquisition and Disposal of Assets of First
Financial Holding Co., Ltd.
P28
6. List of the release of Non-Competition restriction. P42
IV Appendix
1. Articles of Incorporation (omitted)
2. The Rules of Procedure of Shareholder Meetings (omitted)
3. Lists of Directors and Respective Stakeholding (omitted)

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First Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

Procedure for the 2017 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting

1. Call the Meeting to Order

  1. Chairman Remarks

  2. Report Matters

  3. Recognition Matters

  4. Discussion Matters

6. Extemporary Motions

  1. Meeting Adjournment

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Agenda of 2017 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting

Date and Time: June 16, 2017 at 9:00 a.m.

Venue: 22 Fl., No.30, Sec. 1, Chung King S. Rd., Taipei City (the auditorium of the headquarters of First Commercial Bank Co., Ltd.)

  1. The Chairman announces the aggregate shareholding of shareholders present constitute a quorum and call the meeting to order.

  2. Chairman’s remarks

  3. Report Matters:

  4. (a) President reports the business operation of the Company in 2016.

  5. (b) Audit committee report the auditing process of 2016 financial statements.

  6. (c) Report of the distribution of employee’s compensation and director’s remuneration in 2016.

  7. (d) Report on regulations regarding the same person or the same affiliate who aggregately possess more than the designated amount of voting shares from the same financial holding company.

4. Recognition Matters:

  • (a) Please recognize the 2016 business report and consolidated financial statements of the Company.

  • (b) Please recognize the distribution of 2016 profits.

5. Discussion Matters:

  • (a) Please approve the issuance of new shares via capitalization of profits of 2016.

  • (b) Please approve the Amendments to the Rules Governing the Acquisition and Disposal of Assets of the Company.

  • (c) Please approve the release of Non-Competition restriction on the 5[th ] term Board of Directors.

  • Extemporary motions:

  • Meeting adjournment

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Report Matters

  1. President reports the business operation of the Company in 2016.

  2. Explanation: The 2016 Business Report is attached as Attachment 1 (omitted).

  3. Audit Committee report the auditing process of 2016 financial statements. Explanation: The 2016 Audit Committee’s Review Report is attached as Attachment 2.

  4. Report of the distribution of employee’s compensation and director’s

remuneration in 2016.

Explanation:

  • 1) This proposal was to conform to Article 34-1 of the Articles of Incorporation of Company, and has been approved by the 22[nd ] board meeting of the 5[th ] term of the Board of Directors.

  • 2) The distribution was listed below:

Net profit before tax which has not deducted employee’s compensation and director’s remuneration: NTD 17,495,320,460

Employee’s compensation distributed – Cash (0.0403%): NTD 7,050,614 Director’s remuneration distributed – Cash (0.9%): NTD 157,457,884 Resolved:

  1. Report on regulations regarding the same person or the same affiliate who aggregately possess more than the designated amount of voting shares from the same financial holding company.

Explanation:

To proceed in accordance with the Financial Supervisory Commission’s

(hereinafter “FSC”) Letter No. 10060005190 dated January 31, 2012. Financial holding companies shall arrange the propaganda of Articles 4, 5, and 16 of the Financial Holding Company Act governing the same person or the same affiliate

who aggregately possess more than the designated amount of voting shares from

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the same financial holding company to report matters one year prior to any election matters be held.

  • 1) In accordance with Article 16-2 & 16-3 of the Financial Holding Company Act, the same person or the same affiliate who singly, jointly or collectively holds more than 5% of a financial holding company’s outstanding voting shares shall report such fact to the FSC within ten days from the day of holding; the preceding provision applies to each cumulative increase or decrease by more than 1% thereafter. The same person or the same affiliate who intends to singly, jointly or collectively acquire more than 10%, 25%, or 50% of a financial holding company’s outstanding voting shares shall apply for prior approval from the FSC. The definitions of the same person or the same affiliate and the situation where the holding of shares is excluded are expressly defined in Article 4 and 5 in the Financial Holding Company Act.

  • 2) Where the same person or the same affiliate who holds voting shares issued by a financial holding company without filing a report with or obtaining the approval from the FSC in accordance with the provisions set forth in the paragraphs above, in accordance with Article 16-10 of the Financial Holding Company Act, the excess shares held shall not have voting rights and shall be disposed of within the given period prescribed by the FSC. In addition, a fine of not less than NTD 2 millions and not more than NTD 10 millions may be imposed in accordance with Article 60 of the Financial Holding Company Act. In the event such person is elected as a director, supervisor or the responsible person of a financial holding company, such person shall be considered to be listed as a person who has engaged in or otherwise been involved with dishonest or improper activities which indicate that he/she is unfit to serve as a responsible person of a financial holding company as set forth in Article 3- 13 of the “Regulations Governing Qualification Requirements for the Promoter or Respnosible Persons of Financial Holding Companies and Concurrent Serving Restrictions and Matters for Compliance by the Responsible Persons of a Financial Holding Company”.

  • 3) For the detailed reporting regulations, please refer to Article 4, 5, and 16 of

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the Financial Holding Company Act and regulations set forth in “Notices Regarding the Report on the Holding of Voting Shares Issued by a Financial Holding Company” and “The Rules Governing the same Person or the Same Affiliate Holding Voting Shares of a Financial Holding Company Exceeding a Certain Percentage”.

  • 4) For further rules and reporting forms, please refer to First Financial Company’s official website. (http://ir.firstholding.com.tw/html/ir_legal.php ) or Investor Relations > Shareholder Service > Legal Disclosure)

Resolved:

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Recognition Matters

  1. Please recognize the 2016 business report and consolidated financial statements of the Company.

Explanation:

The Business Report and the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements of 2016 have been examined by the Audit Committee, as well as approved by the 22[nd ] board meeting of the 5[th ] term of the Board of Directors. Among which, the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements were audited by certified public accountants, James Huang and Charles Lai, of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Taiwan. The 2016 Business Report and Consolidated Financial Statements are attached as Attachment 1 (omitted) and 3.

Resolved:

  1. Please recognize the distribution of 2016 profits. Explanation:

  2. 1) The after tax net income of the Company in 2016 is NT$17,355,998,154. In accordance with the Articles of Incorporation of the Company and other applicable laws to retain 10% thereof in the amount of NT$1,735,599,815 as the legal reserve, and after taking into account the adjusted accumulated profits NT$5,908,600,740 of the Company, the total distributable profit of this year is NT$21,528,999,079 and is proposed to be distributed as follows: (Please see details as Attachment 4.)

    • A. NT$14,372,227,401 as cash dividends (NT$1.2 per share).

    • B. NT$2,395,371,230 as stock dividends (20 new shares per 1,000 existing shares).

    • C. Year-end balance of accumulated profits is NT$4,761,400,448.

  3. 2) The adjusted accumulated profits of NT$5,908,600,740 as above sourced from the accumulated profits of NT$5,922,272,852 at beginning of 2016, deduct the actuarial adjustments defined benefit plans of NT$17,985,767 from other comprehensive income, and add the reversal of the special reserve provided for first-time adoption of IFRS by NT$4,313,655.

  4. 3) After the distribution of profit is approved by this Meeting, the Board of

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Directors is authorized both to set a record date for the distribution of cash dividends, and, after the capital increase of the Company is approved by the competent authorities, set a record date for the distribution of stock dividends.

  • 4) Cash dividends shall be calculated and rounded down to dollar in proportion to stakeholding. The total amount of odd fraction will be counted as other income of Company.

  • 5) If the number of the outstanding shares of the Company is subsequently changed due to any share buy-back by the Company, the transfer, conversion, cancellation of the shares or other circumstances resulting in the increase or decrease of the number of the outstanding shares, the Board of Directors then is authorized to adjust the distribution of dividends as appropriate.

  • 6) This proposal for the distribution of profits has been approved by the 23[rd ] board meeting of the 5[th ] term of Board of Directors and duly reviewed by Audit Committee.

Resolved:

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Discussion Matters

  1. Please approve the issuance of new shares via capitalization of profits of 2016.

Explanation:

  • 1) In order to boost capital base and strengthen financial structure, it is proposed to appropriate NT$ 2,395,371,230 from the 2016 distributable earnings as stock dividends pursuant to Article 240 of the Company Act. The par value of the shares to be issued is NT$10 and the total number of the common shares to be issued is 239,537,123 shares and the total paid-in capital would reach NT$122,163,932,910.

  • 2) The Board of Directors is authorized to set the record date for the proposed capital increase after the approval of competent authority in connection therewith is granted. The distribution of the new shares should be made to the shareholders with no consideration at the ratio of 20 new shares for every 1,000 shares held by shareholders according to their respective shareholding as stated in shareholders’ register book on the record date. Shareholders may, within five days from the record date for stock dividend, apply to the stock affairs agent of the Company to combine fractional shares into one share. Odd lots less than one share thus collected by the Company will be placed at its par value with specific parties as determined by the Chairman under the authorization of the AGM.

  • 3) The rights and obligations of the new shares to be issued under the proposed capital increase shall be the same as those of the existing shares of the Company.

  • 4) The Board of Directors is authorized to make necessary amendment to the proposed capital increase if so instructed by the competent authority.

  • 5) If the number of the outstanding shares of the Company is subsequently changed due to any share buy-back by the Company, the transfer, conversion, cancellation of the shares or other circumstances resulting in the increase or decrease of the number of the outstanding shares, the Board of Directors is authorized to adjust the distribution of dividends as appropriate.

  • 6) This proposal has been approved by the 23[rd ] board meeting of the 5[th ] term of Board of Directors and duly reviewed by Audit Committee. Resolved:

  • Please approve the Amendments to the Rules Governing the Acquisition or

Disposal of Assets of the Company.

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Explanation:

  • 1) To conform to the amended "Regulations Governing the Acquisition and Disposal of Assets by Public Companies" per the letter issued by the Financial Supervisory Commission dated February 9, 2017, so an amendment is made.

  • 2) Please refer to Attachment 5 detailing comparison table and description of the amended articles of the Procedures Governing the Acquisition and Disposal of Assets of First Financial Holding Co., Ltd..

  • 3) This proposal has been approved by the 10[th ] meeting of the 2[nd ] term of the audit committee and the 22[nd ] board meeting of the 5[th ] term of Board of Directors.

Resolved:

  1. Please approve the release of Non-Competition restriction on the 5[th ] term Board of Directors.

Explanation:

  • 1) Pursuant to Article 209-1 of the Company Act, any director who is engaged in, either for himself or herself, or on behalf of others, activities that are within the business scope of the Company, shall elaborate at the shareholders’ meeting on the essential details of such activities and obtain the shareholders’ approval for engaging in such activities.

  • 2) Please find Attachment 6 the list of the 5[th ] term Board of Directors, who are engaged in, either for himself or herself, or on behalf of others, activities that are within the business scope of the Company. Please approve the release of Non-Competition restriction.

  • 3) This proposal has been approved by the 22[nd ] board meeting of the 5[th ] term of Board of Directors.

Resolved

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Extemporary Motions

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Attachment 2

First Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

Audit Committee’s Report

The Board of Directors of the Company has prepared and delivered the Business Report, the Consolidated Financial Statements, and earnings distribution proposal for 2016. Wherein, the Consolidated Financial Statements were audited by certified public accountants, James Huang and Charles Lai, of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Taiwan. The Audit Committee has reviewed the above Business Report, the Consolidated Financial Report and earnings distribution proposal and found nothing incorrect. We hereby submit this report in accordance with Article 14-4 and Article 36 of the Securities and Exchange Act and Article 219 of the Company Act.

To: 2017 General Shareholders’ Meeting

First Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

Convener of Audit Committee: Shyan-Yuan Lee

April, 28 2017

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Attachment 3

FIRST FINANCIAL HOLDING CO., LTD.

AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015


For the convenience of readers and for information purpose only, the auditors’ report and the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been translated into English from the original Chinese version prepared and used in the Republic of China. In the event of any discrepancy between the English version and the original Chinese version or any differences in the interpretation of the two versions, the Chinese-language auditors’ report and financial statements shall prevail.

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(105) PWCR16000291

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

To the Board of Directors and stockholders of First Financial Holding Co., Ltd

Opinion

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of First Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (collectively “First Group”) as at December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, of changes in equity and of cash flows for the years then ended, and notes to the consolidated financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies.

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of First Group as at December 31, 2016 and 2015, and its consolidated financial performance and its consolidated cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with the “Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Financial Holding Companies”, “Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Public Banks”, “Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Firms”, “Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Insurance Companies”, “Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Futures Commission Merchants”, and the International Financial Reporting Standards, International Accounting Standards, IFRIC Interpretations, and SIC Interpretations as endorsed by the Financial Supervisory Commission.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audits in accordance with the “Regulations Governing Auditing and Attestation of Financial Statements of Financial Institutions by Certified Public Accountants” and generally accepted auditing standards in the Republic of China (ROC GAAS). Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of First Group in accordance with the Code of Professional Ethics for Certified Public Accountants in the Republic of China (the “Code”), and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the Code. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Key audit matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the consolidated financial statements as a whole and, in forming our opinion thereon, we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

First Group’s key audit matters for the year ended December 31, 2016 are addressed as follows:

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Impairment evaluation of loans discounted

Description

For the accounting policy for the impairment evaluation of discounted loans, please refer to Note 4(9) of the consolidated financial statements; for critical accounting judgements, estimates, and assumption uncertainty of impairment losses of discounted loans, please refer to Note 5(2) of the consolidated financial statements; for explanations on the details of discounted loans, please refer to Note 6(7) of the consolidated financial statements. Loans discounted and allowance for bad debts recognized for the year ended December 31, 2016, was $1,563,262,172 thousand and $19,167,180 thousand, respectively.

The credit services provided by the Company’s banking subsidiary (herein referred to as the “Banking Subsidiary”), which is the Banking Subsidiary’s main business activity, are primarily corporate credit facilitations. Impairment losses on loans discounted are losses of estimated future cash flows in which there is existing objective evidence of impairment that loans may not be recovered. The Banking Subsidiary’s impairment evaluation of loans discounted is conducted in accordance with related regulations of IAS 39, ‘Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement’ and meet the related requirements of the competent authority. If there is existing objective evidence of impairment loss for significant credit facilitations which exceed a certain amount or major monitored credit facilitations, then they are individually evaluated. Impairment loss is primarily provisioned according to the overdue time, current circumstances of the borrower, collateral, guarantee status of external institutions, and historical experience; if there is no existing objective evidence of impairment or if there is existing objective evidence of impairment but the credit facilitation does not exceed a certain amount, then evaluation is conducted on a group basis and impairment losses are estimated according to impairment parameters such as the impairment probability, recovery rate, and effective interest rate under each product group.

The aforementioned provision of impairment loss for loans discounted includes the determination of future cash flows of individual evaluations and impairment parameters for group evaluations. Because this involves subjective judgment and various assumptions and estimates, the method of determining assumptions and estimates will directly affect the related recognized amounts. Also, considering that loans account for approximately 61% of total assets, we have thus included the Banking Subsidiary’s individual and group impairment evaluation of loans discounted as one of the key audit matters in our audit.

How our audit addressed the matter

The procedures that we have conducted in response to specific aspects of the above-mentioned key audit matter are summarized as follows:

  1. Understood and assessed the reasonableness of the related policies, internal control system, and operation procedures of assumptions and estimates (including the impairment probability, recovery rate, future cash flows, and collateral value) used by the Banking Subsidiary in provisioning impairment losses for loans discounted.

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  1. Sampled and tested the implementation effectiveness of internal controls related to the provision of impairment loss, including the identification of objective evidence for impairment loss, annual reviews, management of collateral and their value assessment, value assessment of collateral, controls for changing impairment parameters, and approval for provisioning of impairment loss.

  2. Group evaluations

  3. (1) Evaluated model parameter assumptions of the Banking Subsidiary’s group assessments (e.g. the appropriateness of the elected impairment probability, recovery rate, and effective interest rate of different groups) and evaluated the status of periodic updates.

  4. (2) Sampled and tested the completeness of impairment classification balances and sampled and tested the accuracy of such classifications.

  5. (3) Filtered client accounts under product groups using the system logic which incorporated the Bank’s policy to sample and test the accuracy of their respective impairment probability, recovery rate, and effective interest rates, as well as to examine their consistency with the system reports.

4. Individual evaluations

  • (1) Sampled and tested the completeness of the “Higher Risk Borrowers” list.

  • (2) Sampled and compared the consistency of the system’s judgment with samples which had been judged to have objective evidence of impairment.

  • (3) Assessed the reasonableness of parameter assumptions (including the borrower’s time in arrears, financial and operational status, guarantee status by external institutions, and historical experience) for estimated future cash flows and the accuracy of calculation results for estimated future cash flows.

  • (4) Sampled and tested calculations for the effective interest rate to determine whether they met internal policies.

Fair value measurement of derivative instruments

Description

For the accounting policy for derivative instruments, please refer to Note 4(10) of the consolidated financial statements; for critical accounting judgments, estimates, and assumption uncertainty of derivative instruments, please refer to Note 5(1) of the consolidated financial statements; for the details on derivative instruments (accounted under financial assets at fair value through profit or loss), please refer to Note 6(3) and Note 6(16) of the consolidated financial statements; for information on the fair value hierarchy of derivative instruments (which involves estimation), please refer to Note 12(1) of the consolidated financial statements. The fair value of derivative instruments classified as assets and liabilities as at December 31, 2016, was $9,438,418 thousand and $7,804,847 thousand, respectively.

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The fair value of First Group’s derivative instruments without an active market or public quotes are calculated using valuation models and methods widely accepted by market participants. Assumptions and parameters used in valuation models reference observable market data as much as possible. However, a number of data or parameters may not be directly observable in the market and model assumptions may be subjective in nature. Under such circumstances, the measurement of fair value is evaluated using historical data or other appropriate assumptions. When fair value is determined using valuation models, all valuation models and assumptions are periodically examined and verified to ensure that outputs reflect actual data and market prices.

The aforementioned fair value measurement of derivative instruments includes the determination of assumptions and parameters used in valuation models and methods. Because this involves subjective judgment and various assumptions and estimates, the method of determining assumptions and estimates will directly affect the related recognized amounts. Thus, we have included the fair value measurement of First Group’s derivative instruments as one of the key audit matters in our audit.

How our audit addressed the matter

The procedures that we have conducted in response to specific aspects of the above-mentioned key audit matter are summarized as follows:

  1. Understood and assessed the reasonableness of written policies, internal controls, and valuation procedures for valuing derivative instruments.

  2. Sampled and tested the settings of valuation models to determine whether they have been periodically verified.

  3. Sampled and tested “Examination of valuation data of financial products” documents and inspected the contents to assess whether management periodically assessed valuation parameter; sampled market data (e.g. interest rates, exchange rates etc.) inputs used in the valuation models to assess the completeness and accuracy of such inputs.

  4. Reperformed valuations for sampled models using the Bloomberg model to assess the reasonableness of recorded fair value valuation results.

Responsibilities of management and those charged with governance for the consolidated financial statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with the “Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Financial Holding Companies”, “Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Public Banks”, “Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Firms”, “Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Insurance Companies”, “Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Futures Commission Merchants”, and the International Financial Reporting Standards, International Accounting Standards, IFRIC Interpretations, and SIC Interpretations as endorsed by the

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Financial Supervisory Commission, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is responsible for assessing First Group’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate First Group or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing First Group’s financial reporting process.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the consolidated financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ROC GAAS will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these consolidated financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with ROC GAAS, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

  1. Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

  2. Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of First Group’s internal control.

  3. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.

  4. Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on First Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the consolidated financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause First Group to cease to continue as a going concern.

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  1. Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the consolidated financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the consolidated financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

  2. Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities within First Group to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision, and performance of the group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.

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The accompanying consolidated financial statements are not intended to present the financial position and results of operations and cash flows in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in countries and jurisdictions other than the Republic of China. The standards, procedures and practices in the Republic of China governing the audit of such financial statements may differ from those generally accepted in countries and jurisdictions other than the Republic of China. Accordingly, the accompanying consolidated financial statements and report of independent accountants are not intended for use by those who are not informed about the accounting principles or auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China, and their applications in practice.

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FIRST FINANCIAL HOLDING CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars)

ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
Due from the Central Bank and call loans to banks
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
Available-for-sale financial assets
Securities purchased under resell agreements
Receivables, net
Current tax assets
Loans discounted, net
Reinsurance contract assets, net
Held-to-maturity financial assets
Investments accounted for using equity method, net
Other financial assets, net
Investment property, net
Property and equipment, net
Intangible assets, net
Deferred income tax assets, net
Other assets, net
Total Assets
Notes
6(1) and 7
6(2) and 7
6(3) and 7
6(4), 7 and 8
6(5)
6(6) and 7
6(7) and 7
6(8)
6(9) and 8
6(10)
6(11) and 8
6(12) and 8
6(13) and 8
6(14) and 8
December 31, 2016
Amount
%
$ 62,114,275
3
212,149,563
8
86,755,897
3
147,365,013
6
-
-
62,848,009
3
442,235
-
1,544,094,992
61
10,991
-
344,583,594
14
2,281,074
-
36,009,745
1
9,526,074
-
27,367,819
1
417,196
-
1,727,240
-
3,462,618
-
$ 2,541,156,335
100
December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015

Amount
$ 62,114,275
212,149,563
86,755,897
147,365,013
-
62,848,009
442,235
1,544,094,992
10,991
344,583,594
2,281,074
36,009,745
9,526,074
27,367,819
417,196
1,727,240
3,462,618
$ 2,541,156,335

Amount
$ 48,061,649
256,445,207
91,955,343
97,524,872
1,546,214
75,766,364
1,660,099
1,480,206,723
11,601
356,817,150
2,466,210
43,438,680
9,808,721
27,749,830
410,793
1,881,042
4,345,314
$ 2,500,095,812

%
2
10
4
4
-
3
-
59
-
14
-
2
1
1
-
-
-
100

(Continued)

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FIRST FINANCIAL HOLDING CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars)

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY Notes
6(15) and 7
6(16) and 7
6(17)
6(18)
6(19)
6(20) and 7
6(21)
6(22)
6(23)
6(24)
6(25)
6(26)
6(26)
6(26)
6(26)
6(27)
6(28)
December 31, 2016
Amount
%
$ 126,253,621
5
95,859
-
23,691,418
1
9,995,347
-
12,596,063
1
71,763,770
3
1,905,454
-
1,973,472,355
78
42,300,000
2
2,705,205
-
7,310,415
-
5,273,696
-
779,251
-
21,732
-
61,093,064
2
5,738,127
-
4,132,036
-
2,349,127,413
92
119,768,562
5
25,916,221
1
12,364,204
1
4,128,990
-
23,260,285
1
6,336,770
-
253,890
-
192,028,922
8
$ 2,541,156,335
100
December 31, 2015 December 31, 2015

Amount
$ 126,253,621
95,859
23,691,418
9,995,347
12,596,063
71,763,770
1,905,454
1,973,472,355
42,300,000
2,705,205
7,310,415
5,273,696
779,251
21,732
61,093,064
5,738,127
4,132,036
2,349,127,413
119,768,562
25,916,221
12,364,204
4,128,990
23,260,285
6,336,770
253,890
192,028,922
$ 2,541,156,335

Amount
$ 129,174,491
63,088
30,345,870
6,319,156
11,984,234
69,344,867
2,485,846
1,947,197,924
42,300,000
2,509,227
6,430,485
5,640,517
799,145
25,294
45,779,650
5,750,527
5,958,505
2,312,108,826
114,611,064
25,916,221
10,763,595
4,128,990
23,568,431
8,651,604
347,081
187,986,986
$ 2,500,095,812

%
5
-
1
-
1
3
-
78
2
-
-
-
-
-
2
-
-

Deposits from the Central Bank and banks
Due to the Central Bank and banks
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
Securities sold under repurchase agreements
Commercial papers issued, net
Payables
Current tax liabilities
Deposits
Bonds payable
Other borrowings
Provisions
Provisions for insurance
Provisions for employee benefits
Provisions for guarantee liabilities
Other provisions
Other financial liabilities
Deferred tax liabilities
Other liabilities
Total Liabilities
Equity attributable to owners of the parent
Capital
Common stock
Capital surplus
Retained earnings
Legal reserve
Special reserve
Unappropriated earnings
Other equity interest
Non-controlling interests
Total Equity
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
92
5
1
1
-
1
-
-
8
100

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

21

FIRST FINANCIAL HOLDING CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars, except earnings per share amount)

Interest income
Interest expense
Net interest income
Net income except interest
Net service fee and commission income
Net gains from insurance operations
Gains on financial assets (liabilities) at fair value
through profit or loss
Gains on investment property
Realized gains on available-for-sale financial
assets
Foreign exchange gains
Impairment loss on assets
Share of profit (loss) of associates accounted for
using equity method
Gain on debts investment without active market
Other non-interest income, net
Net income
Bad debt expense and guarantee liability provisions
Net change in provisions for insurance liabilities
Operating expenses
Employee benefits expense
Depreciation and amortization expenses
Other general and administrative expenses
Income from continuing operations
Income tax expense
Profit
Notes
(
6(29) and 7
6(30) and 7
6(31)
6(3)(32)
6(33)
6(34)
(
6(10)
(
6(35)
6(36)
6(7)
(
6(37)
(
6(38)
(
6(39)
(
6(40) and 7(
6(41)
(
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
For the years ended December 31,
2016
2015
Change
Percentage
Amount
%
Amount
41,612,195
92
$
42,585,563
104 (
2)
12,811,044
) (
28
(
14,133,090
) (
34
)(
9)
28,801,151
64
28,452,473
70
1
8,722,806
19
8,501,519
21
3
1,350,958
3
120,954
-
1017
2,569,070
6
1,151,928
3
123
163,130
-
145,951
-
12
950,704
2
541,455
1
76
935,402
2
1,707,082
4 (
45)
38,826)
-(
10,226)
-
280
75,073)
-(
588,413) (
1)(
87)
559,726
1
2,833
-
19657
1,151,550
3
822,677
2
40
45,090,598
100
40,848,233
100
10
2,243,861) (
5(
518,155) (
1)
333
871,064) (
2
539,599
1 (
261)
14,279,891) (
32(
14,313,356) (
35)
-
1,114,658) (
2(
1,072,271) (
3)
4
6,383,620
) (
14
(
6,508,307
) (
16
)(
2)
20,197,504
45
18,975,743
46
6
2,913,347
) (
7
(
3,013,512
) (
7
)(
3)
17,284,157
38
15,962,231
39
8
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
For the years ended December 31,
2016
2015
Change
Percentage
Amount
%
Amount
41,612,195
92
$
42,585,563
104 (
2)
12,811,044
) (
28
(
14,133,090
) (
34
)(
9)
28,801,151
64
28,452,473
70
1
8,722,806
19
8,501,519
21
3
1,350,958
3
120,954
-
1017
2,569,070
6
1,151,928
3
123
163,130
-
145,951
-
12
950,704
2
541,455
1
76
935,402
2
1,707,082
4 (
45)
38,826)
-(
10,226)
-
280
75,073)
-(
588,413) (
1)(
87)
559,726
1
2,833
-
19657
1,151,550
3
822,677
2
40
45,090,598
100
40,848,233
100
10
2,243,861) (
5(
518,155) (
1)
333
871,064) (
2
539,599
1 (
261)
14,279,891) (
32(
14,313,356) (
35)
-
1,114,658) (
2(
1,072,271) (
3)
4
6,383,620
) (
14
(
6,508,307
) (
16
)(
2)
20,197,504
45
18,975,743
46
6
2,913,347
) (
7
(
3,013,512
) (
7
)(
3)
17,284,157
38
15,962,231
39
8
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
For the years ended December 31,
2016
2015
Change
Percentage
Amount
%
Amount
41,612,195
92
$
42,585,563
104 (
2)
12,811,044
) (
28
(
14,133,090
) (
34
)(
9)
28,801,151
64
28,452,473
70
1
8,722,806
19
8,501,519
21
3
1,350,958
3
120,954
-
1017
2,569,070
6
1,151,928
3
123
163,130
-
145,951
-
12
950,704
2
541,455
1
76
935,402
2
1,707,082
4 (
45)
38,826)
-(
10,226)
-
280
75,073)
-(
588,413) (
1)(
87)
559,726
1
2,833
-
19657
1,151,550
3
822,677
2
40
45,090,598
100
40,848,233
100
10
2,243,861) (
5(
518,155) (
1)
333
871,064) (
2
539,599
1 (
261)
14,279,891) (
32(
14,313,356) (
35)
-
1,114,658) (
2(
1,072,271) (
3)
4
6,383,620
) (
14
(
6,508,307
) (
16
)(
2)
20,197,504
45
18,975,743
46
6
2,913,347
) (
7
(
3,013,512
) (
7
)(
3)
17,284,157
38
15,962,231
39
8
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
For the years ended December 31,
2016
2015
Change
Percentage
Amount
%
Amount
41,612,195
92
$
42,585,563
104 (
2)
12,811,044
) (
28
(
14,133,090
) (
34
)(
9)
28,801,151
64
28,452,473
70
1
8,722,806
19
8,501,519
21
3
1,350,958
3
120,954
-
1017
2,569,070
6
1,151,928
3
123
163,130
-
145,951
-
12
950,704
2
541,455
1
76
935,402
2
1,707,082
4 (
45)
38,826)
-(
10,226)
-
280
75,073)
-(
588,413) (
1)(
87)
559,726
1
2,833
-
19657
1,151,550
3
822,677
2
40
45,090,598
100
40,848,233
100
10
2,243,861) (
5(
518,155) (
1)
333
871,064) (
2
539,599
1 (
261)
14,279,891) (
32(
14,313,356) (
35)
-
1,114,658) (
2(
1,072,271) (
3)
4
6,383,620
) (
14
(
6,508,307
) (
16
)(
2)
20,197,504
45
18,975,743
46
6
2,913,347
) (
7
(
3,013,512
) (
7
)(
3)
17,284,157
38
15,962,231
39
8

2016
Amount
41,612,195
12,811,044
)
28,801,151
8,722,806
1,350,958
2,569,070
163,130
950,704
935,402
38,826)
75,073)
559,726
1,151,550
45,090,598
2,243,861)
871,064)
14,279,891)
1,114,658)
6,383,620
)
20,197,504
2,913,347
)
17,284,157
)
)
)
)
)
)
)

%
92
$
(
28
(
64
19
3
6
-
2
2
-(
-(
1
3
100
(
5(
(
2
(
32(
(
2(
(
14
(
45
(
7
(
38
$







(Continued)

22

FIRST FINANCIAL HOLDING CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars, except earnings per share amount)

Other comprehensive income
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss
Remeasurement of defined benefit plan
Income tax benefit relating to components of other
comprehensive income
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to
profit or loss
Exchange difference on translation of foreign
financial statements
Unrealized gain (losses) on valuation of available-
for-sale financial assets
Share of other comprehensive income of associates
accounted for using equity method
Income tax (expense) benefit related to
components of comprehensive income
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
Total comprehensive income
Profit, attributable to:
Profit, attributable to owners of parent
Loss attributable to non-controlling interests
Comprehensive income attributable to:
Comprehensive income, attributable to owners of parent
Comprehensive loss, attributable to non-controlling
interests
Earnings per share
Basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing
operations, net of income tax
Notes Notes Notes Notes Notes Notes

2016
Amount
6(28)
(
2,494,446
267,096
6(10)
(
106,102
(
2,732
(
2,354,170
$ 14,929,987
$ 17,355,998
(
71,841
$ 17,284,157
$ 15,023,178
(
93,191
$ 14,929,987
6(42)
$ ( $ 21,669
3,683



2,354,170

)(5

33

38
)
-
)
412,733


$ 14,929,987




$ 16,374,964
$ 17,355,998

71,841
38
-
$ 16,006,088
(
43,857


$ 17,284,157
$ 15,023,178

93,191



)

38
33
-





$ 15,962,231
$ 16,460,579
(
85,615


$ 14,929,987


33




$ 16,374,964
$ 1.45 $

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

23

FIRST FINANCIAL HOLDING CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars)

For the year ended December 31, 2015
Balance at January 1, 2015
Appropriation of prior year's earnings (Note)
Legal reserve appropriated
Cash dividends of ordinary shares
Stock dividends of ordinary shares
Net income for the period
Other comprehensive income for the period
Issue of shares
Share-based payments
Change in non-controlling interest
Balance at December 31, 2015
For the year ended December 31, 2016
Balance at January 1, 2016
Appropriation of prior year's earnings (Note)
Net income for the period
Other comprehensive income for the period
Balance at December 31, 2016
Legal reserve appropriated
Cash dividends of ordinary shares
Stock dividends of ordinary shares
For the year ended December 31, 2015
Balance at January 1, 2015
Appropriation of prior year's earnings (Note)
Legal reserve appropriated
Cash dividends of ordinary shares
Stock dividends of ordinary shares
Net income for the period
Other comprehensive income for the period
Issue of shares
Share-based payments
Change in non-controlling interest
Balance at December 31, 2015
For the year ended December 31, 2016
Balance at January 1, 2016
Appropriation of prior year's earnings (Note)
Net income for the period
Other comprehensive income for the period
Balance at December 31, 2016
Legal reserve appropriated
Cash dividends of ordinary shares
Stock dividends of ordinary shares
Common stock
$ 92,592,548
-
-
6,018,516
-
-
16,000,000
-
-
Equity attributab le to owners of the parent le to owners of the parent Non-controlling
interest

Total
$ 431,804 $ 154,376,554
-
-

- (
6,481,478)
-
-
(
43,857 )
15,962,231
(
41,758 )
412,733
-
23,520,000
-
196,054
892
892
$ 347,081 $ 187,986,986
$ 347,081 $ 187,986,986
-
-

- (
10,888,051 )
-
-
(
71,841 )
17,284,157
(
21,350 ) (
2,354,170 )
$ 253,890$ 192,028,922
Common stock
Capital surplus


Retained Earnings
Special reserve
Unappropriated

earnings
$ 4,128,990 $ 22,068,989

- (
1,408,493 )

- (
6,481,478 )

- (
6,018,516 )

-
16,006,088

- (
598,159 )

-
-

-
-
-
-

Othe
r equity
Unrealized gain or
loss on available-
for-
sale financial assets
Total
$ 5,093,146 $ 153,944,750
-
-
- (
6,481,478
-
-
-
16,006,088
(
100,640 )
454,491
-
23,520,000
-
196,054
-
-

Legal reserve

Exchange
difference on
translation of
foreign financial
statements


$ 18,200,167
-
-
-
-
-
7,520,000
196,054
-

$ 9,355,102

1,408,493

-

-

-

-

-

-
-
$ 2,505,808
-
-
-
-
1,153,290
-
-
-







)




$ 114,611,064 $ 25,916,221 $ 10,763,595 $ 4,128,990
$ 4,128,990

-
-(

-

-

-
$ 23,568,431
$ 23,568,431
17,355,998
17,986) (
$23,260,285
(
1,600,609)
(
10,888,051)
(
5,157,498)
$ 3,659,098
$ 3,659,098
-
2,601,161
-
-
-


)
$ 4,992,506
$ 4,992,506
-

286,327
-
-
-
$ 187,639,905
$ 187,639,905
-
10,888,051
-
17,355,998
(
2,332,820
(



)


)
$ 114,611,064
-
-
-
-
5,157,498
$ 25,916,221
-
-
-
-
-
$ 10,763,595

-
-

1,600,609

-

-
$ 119,768,562 $ 25,916,221 $ 12,364,204
$ 4,128,990

$ 1,057,937



$ 5,278,833


$191,775,032

Note Directors' remuneration and employees' bonus have been deducted from the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

24

FIRST FINANCIAL HOLDING CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars)

For the years ended December 31, For the years ended December 31, For the years ended December 31, For the years ended December 31,
2016 2015
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Income from continuing operations before tax $ 20,197,504 $ 18,975,743
Adjustments to reconcile income before tax to net cash (used in)
provided by operating activities
Income and expenses having no effect on cash flows
Depreciation of investment property 23,842 19,420
Depreciation of property and equipment 847,751 818,629
Amortization expense 243,065 234,222
Provision for bad debt expense and guarantee liability 4,605,372 3,117,251
Interest income ( 41,612,195 ) ( 42,585,563 )
Interest expense 12,811,044 14,133,090
Dividend income ( 999,142 ) ( 777,836 )
Net change in insurance liability 897,705 ( 519,347 )
Net change in provisions for foreign exchange price fluctuation ( 3,559 ) 569
Share-based payments - 196,054
Share of loss associates accounted for using equity method 75,073 588,413
Gain on disposal of investment property ( 79,851 ) ( 69,234 )
Loss on disposal of property and equipment 4,836 1,456
Loss on reversal of asset impairment 38,826 10,226
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Changes in operating assets
Increase in due from the Central Bank ( 1,581,496 ) ( 2,069,729 )
Decrease (increase) in financial assets at fair value through profit
or loss 5,199,446 ( 36,155,186 )
Increase in available-for-sale financial assets ( 49,608,627 ) ( 12,718,129 )
Decrease (increase) in receivables 12,557,519 ( 10,445,626 )
(Increase) decrease in loans discounted ( 68,083,171 ) 14,024,546
Decrease (increase) in reinsurance assets 2,216 ( 10,326 )
Decrease (increase) in held-to-maturity financial assets 12,233,556 ( 49,191,842 )
Decrease in other financial assets 4,417,151 12,001,938
Decrease (increase) in other assets 761,437 ( 391,296 )
Changes in operating liabilities
(Decrease) increase in deposits from the Central Bank and banks ( 2,920,870 ) 3,079,057
(Decrease) increase in financial liabilities at fair value through
profit or loss ( 6,654,452 ) 6,958,298
Increase in payables 2,426,333 457,253
Increase in deposits and remittances 26,274,431 123,899,630
Decrease in employee benefit liability ( 388,490 ) ( 142,600 )
Decrease in provisions ( 3 ) ( 44,933 )
Increase (decrease) in other financial liabilities 18,302,519 ( 24,362,077 )
(Decrease) increase in other liabilities ( 1,826,469 ) 1,608,096
Cash flows (used in) provided by operations activities ( 51,838,699 ) 20,640,167
Interest received 41,981,336 42,017,275
Interest paid ( 12,818,474 ) ( 13,979,219 )
Dividend received 999,142 777,836
Income tax paid ( 2,135,777 ) ( 2,473,401
)
Net cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities ( 23,812,472 ) 46,982,658
(Continued)

25

For the years ended December 31, For the years ended December 31, For the years ended December 31, For the years ended December 31,
2016 2015
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Increase in investments using the equity method (
$
20,000 ) $ -
Acquisition of investment property ( 57,132 ) ( 23,943 )
Proceeds from disposal of investment property 469,716 273,430
Acquisition of property and equipment ( 559,903 )
( 829,779 )
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment 5,693 11,228
Acquisition of intangible assets ( 251,766 )
( 209,556 )
Decrease (increase) in other assets 117,238 ( 136,981 )
Net cash flows used in investing activities ( 296,154 )
( 915,601 )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Increase (decrease) in due to the Central Bank and banks 32,771 ( 17,880 )
Increase (decrease) in bills and bonds sold under repurchase agreements 3,676,191 ( 2,403,958 )
Increase in commercial papers payable 611,829 1,291,192
Increase in financial bonds payable - 400,000
Increase (decrease) in other borrowings 195,978 ( 5,019,403 )
Distribution of cash dividends ( 10,888,051 ) ( 6,481,478 )
Proceeds from issuance of common stock - 23,520,000
Net cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities ( 6,371,282 ) 11,288,473
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents ( 2,883,123 ) 1,291,691
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents ( 33,363,031 ) 58,647,221
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 256,031,927 197,384,706
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 222,668,896 $ 256,031,927
The components of cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents as per consolidated balance sheet $ 62,114,275 $ 48,061,649
Due from the Central Bank and call loans to banks qualified as cash and
cash equivalents as defined by IAS No. 7 160,554,621 206,424,064
Securities purchased under resell agreements qualified as cash and cash
equivalent as defined by IAS No. 7 - 1,546,214
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 222,668,896 $ 256,031,927

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

26

Attachment 4

FIRST FINANCIAL HOLDING CO., LTD.

Profit Distribution Table

Year 2016

(Expressed in New Taiwan Dollars)

Beginning retained earnings (Jan. 1, 2016)
Add(Less):
Actuarial adjustment on defined benefit plans
the reversal of the special reserve provided for first-time adoption of IFRS
Adjusted unappropriated earnings
Add(Less):
Profit of the year
Less:
Legal reserve (10%)
Distributable profit
Distributable items:
Cash dividends to ordinary shares @1.2
Stock dividends to ordinary shares @0.2
Unappropriated earnings (Dec. 31, 2016)
$5,922,272,852
-17,985,767
4,313,655
5,908,600,740
17,355,998,154
-1,735,599,815
21,528,999,079
-14,372,227,401
-2,395,371,230
$4,761,400,448

27

Attachment 5

Comparison Table of Amended Articles of the Procedures Governing the Acquisition and Disposal of Assets of First Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

Amended Articles Current Articles Description
Article 9
In acquiring or
disposing of real
property or
equipment where the
transaction amount
reaches 20 percent of
the company's paid-in
capital or NT$300
million or more, the
company, unless
transacting with a
government agency,
engaging others to
build on its own land,
engaging others to
build on rented land,
or acquiring or
disposing of
equipment for
business use, shall
obtain an appraisal
report prior to the
date of occurrence of
the event from a
professional
appraiser and shall
further comply with
the following
provisions:
1.
Where due to
special
circumstances it
is necessary to
give a limited
price, specified
price, or special
price as a
reference basis
for the
transaction price,
Article 9
In acquiring or
disposing of real
property or
equipment where the
transaction amount
reaches 20 percent of
the company's paid-in
capital or NT$300
million or more, the
company, unless
transacting with a
government agency,
engaging others to
build on its own land,
engaging others to
build on rented land,
or acquiring or
disposing of
equipment for
business use, shall
obtain an appraisal
report prior to the
date of occurrence of
the event from a
professional
appraiser and shall
further comply with
the following
provisions:
1.
Where due to
special
circumstances it
is necessary to
give a limited
price, specified
price, or special
price as a
reference basis
for the
transaction price,
To conform to the
amendment to
Paragraph 1 of Article
9 of the Regulations
Governing the
Acquisition and
Disposal of Assets by
Public Companies.
The amendment
makes clear that it
refers to a
government agency
only, so a slight
amendment is made.

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the transaction
shall be
submitted for
approval in
advance by the
board of
directors, and
the same
procedure shall
be followed for
any future
changes to the
terms and
conditions of the
transaction.
2.
Where the
transaction
amount is NT$1
billion or more,
appraisals from
two or more
professional
appraisers shall
be obtained.
3.
Where any one
of the following
circumstances
applies with
respect to the
professional
appraiser's
appraisal results,
unless all the
appraisal results
for the assets to
be acquired are
higher than the
transaction
amount, or all
the appraisal
results for the
assets to be
disposed of are
lower than the
transaction
the transaction
shall be
submitted for
approval in
advance by the
board of
directors, and
the same
procedure shall
be followed for
any future
changes to the
terms and
conditions of the
transaction.
2.
Where the
transaction
amount is NT$1
billion or more,
appraisals from
two or more
professional
appraisers shall
be obtained.
3.
Where any one
of the following
circumstances
applies with
respect to the
professional
appraiser's
appraisal results,
unless all the
appraisal results
for the assets to
be acquired are
higher than the
transaction
amount, or all
the appraisal
results for the
assets to be
disposed of are
lower than the
transaction

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amount, a
certified public
accountant shall
be engaged to
perform the
appraisal in
accordance with
the provisions of
Statement of
Auditing
Standards No. 20
published by the
ROC Accounting
Research and
Development
Foundation
(ARDF) and
render a specific
opinion
regarding the
reason for the
discrepancy and
the
appropriateness
of the
transaction price:
(1) The
discrepancy
between the
appraisal
result and
the
transaction
amount is 20
percent or
more of the
transaction
amount.
(2) The
discrepancy
between the
appraisal
results of
two or more
professional
amount, a
certified public
accountant shall
be engaged to
perform the
appraisal in
accordance with
the provisions of
Statement of
Auditing
Standards No. 20
published by the
ROC Accounting
Research and
Development
Foundation
(ARDF) and
render a specific
opinion
regarding the
reason for the
discrepancy and
the
appropriateness
of the
transaction price:
(1) The
discrepancy
between the
appraisal
result and
the
transaction
amount is 20
percent or
more of the
transaction
amount.
(2) The
discrepancy
between the
appraisal
results of
two or more
professional

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appraisers is
10 percent
or more of
the
transaction
amount.
4.
No more than 3
months may
elapse between
the date of the
appraisal report
issued by a
professional
appraiser and
the contract
execution date;
provided, where
the publicly
announced
current value for
the same period
is used and not
more than 6
months have
elapsed, an
opinion may still
be issued by the
original
professional
appraiser.
appraisers is
10 percent
or more of
the
transaction
amount.
4.
No more than 3
months may
elapse between
the date of the
appraisal report
issued by a
professional
appraiser and
the contract
execution date;
provided, where
the publicly
announced
current value for
the same period
is used and not
more than 6
months have
elapsed, an
opinion may still
be issued by the
original
professional
appraiser.
Article 11
Where the company
acquires or disposes
of memberships or
intangible assets and
the transaction
amount reaches 20
percent or more of
paid-in capital or
NT$300 million or
more, except in
transactions with a
government agency,
the company shall
engage a certified
public accountant
Article 11
Where the company
acquires or disposes
of memberships or
intangible assets and
the transaction
amount reaches 20
percent or more of
paid-in capital or
NT$300 million or
more, except in
transactions with a
government agency,
the company shall
engage a certified
public accountant
Same as Article 9.

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prior to the date of prior to the date of occurrence of the occurrence of the event to render an event to render an opinion on the opinion on the reasonableness of the reasonableness of the transaction price; the transaction price; the CPA shall comply with CPA shall comply with the provisions of the provisions of Statement of Auditing Statement of Auditing Standards No. 20 Standards No. 20 published by the published by the ARDF. ARDF. Article 14 When the Company Article 14 When the Company To conform to the intends to acquire or intends to acquire or amendment to dispose of real dispose of real Paragraph 1 of Article property from or to a property from or to a 14 of the Regulations related party, or related party, or Governing the when it intends to when it intends to Acquisition and acquire or dispose of acquire or dispose of Disposal of Assets by assets other than real assets other than real Public Companies, property from or to a property from or to a domestic money related party and the related party and the market funds shall transaction amount transaction amount refer to money reaches 20 percent or reaches 20 percent or market funds issued more of paid-in more of paid-in by institutions that capital, 10 percent or capital, 10 percent or operate securities more of the more of the investment trust company's total company's total business with the assets, or NT$300 assets, or NT$300 permission of the million or more, million or more, Financial Supervisory except in trading of except in trading of Commission government bonds or government bonds or according to the bonds under bonds under Securities Investment repurchase and repurchase and Trust and Consulting resale agreements, or resale agreements, or Act. The amendment subscription subscription is made accordingly. or repurchase of or redemption of domestic money domestic money market funds issued market funds, the by a securities company may not investment trust proceed to enter into enterprise , the a transaction contract company may not or make a payment proceed to enter into until the following a transaction contract matters have been

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or make a payment
until the following
matters have been
approved by the
board of directors
and recognized by the
supervisors:
(omitted)
approved by the
board of directors
and recognized by the
supervisors:
(omitted)
Article 25 Where the Company
conducts a merger,
demerger,
acquisition, or
transfer of shares,
prior to convening
the board of directors
to resolve on the
matter, shall engage
a CPA, attorney, or
securities
underwriter to give
an opinion on the
reasonableness of the
share exchange ratio,
acquisition price, or
distribution of cash or
other property to
shareholders, and
submit it to the board
of directors for
deliberation and
passage.However,
the Company is not
required to obtain
the aforesaid
opinions from
independent experts
for merger between
the Company and its
100% owned
(directly or
indirectly) subsidiary
or between its 100%
owned (directly or
indirectly)
subsidiaries.
Article 25
Where the Company
conducts a merger,
demerger,
acquisition, or
transfer of shares,
prior to convening
the board of directors
to resolve on the
matter, shall engage a
CPA, attorney, or
securities underwriter
to give an opinion on
the reasonableness of
the share exchange
ratio, acquisition
price, or distribution
of cash or other
property to
shareholders, and
submit it to the board
of directors for
deliberation and
passage.
Amended to conform
to the amended
Article 22 of the
Regulations
Governing the
Acquisition and
Disposal of Assets by
Public Companies.
Considering that the
merger between the
Company and its
100% owned
subsidiary or
between its 100%
owned subsidiaries
according to the
Business Mergers
And Acquisitions Act
do not involve an
agreement for share
exchange ratio or
distribution of cash or
other assets, the
requirement for
obtaining a fairness
opinions from an
independent expert
on the share
exchange ratio is
removed.

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Article 33
Under any of the
following
circumstances, the
Company acquiring or
disposing of assets
shall publicly
announce and report
the relevant
information on the
FSC's designated
website in the
appropriate format as
prescribed by
regulations within 2
days commencing
immediately from the
date of occurrence of
the event:
1.
Acquisition or
disposal of real
property from or
to a related
party, or
acquisition or
disposal of assets
other than real
property from or
to a related party
where the
transaction
amount reaches
20 percent or
more of paid-in
capital, 10
percent or more
of the company's
total assets, or
NT$300 million
or more;
provided, this
shall not apply to
trading of
government
bonds or bonds
under
Article 33
Under any of the
following
circumstances, the
Company acquiring or
disposing of assets
shall publicly
announce and report
the relevant
information on the
FSC's designated
website in the
appropriate format as
prescribed by
regulations within 2
days commencing
immediately from the
date of occurrence of
the event:
1.
Acquisition or
disposal of real
property from or
to a related
party, or
acquisition or
disposal of assets
other than real
property from or
to a related party
where the
transaction
amount reaches
20 percent or
more of paid-in
capital, 10
percent or more
of the company's
total assets, or
NT$300 million
or more;
provided, this
shall not apply to
trading of
government
bonds or bonds
under
1.
The reason for
amendment to
Subparagraph 1
of Paragraph 1 is
the same as for
Article 14.
2.
To conform to
the amended
Article 30 of the
Regulations
Governing the
Acquisition and
Disposal of
Assets by Public
Companies. For a
larger company,
if the threshold
of public
announcement is
too low and
leads to too
frequent public
announcements,
it will reduce the
significance of
information
disclosures, so
amendment to
Item 4 of
Subparagraph 4
of Paragraph 1 is
made to raise
threshold
transaction
amount to NT$1
billion where the
asset acquired or
disposed of is
equipment/mach
inery for
business use and
the trading
counterparty is
not a related
party;this Item is

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2.
3.
4.
5.
repurchase and
resale
agreements, or
subscription
or repurchaseof
domestic money
market
funds issued by a
securities
investment trust
enterprise.
Merger,
demerger,
acquisition, or
transfer of
shares.
Losses from
derivatives
trading reaching
the limits on
losses set out in
the
Subparagraph 4
of Article 19 of
the Procedures.
Where the type
of asset acquired
or disposed of is
equipment/mac
hinery for
business use and
the trading
counterparty is
not a related
party, the
transaction
amount thereof
reaches NT$1
billion or more.
Where the
transaction
involves
acquisition of
real properties
under an
repurchase and
resale
agreements, or
subscription
or redemptionof
domestic money
market funds.
2.
Merger,
demerger,
acquisition, or
transfer of
shares.
3.
Losses from
derivatives
trading reaching
the limits on
losses set out in
the
Subparagraph 4
of Article 19 of
the Procedures.
also moved to be
under
Subparagraph 4
of Paragraph1.
3.
Move Item 5 of
Subparagraph 4
of Paragraph1 to
be under
Subparagraph 5
of Paragraph1,
and move
Subparagraph 4
of Paragraph1 to
be Subparagraph
6 of Paragraph 1.
4.
Amend existing
Item 2 of
Subparagraph 4
of Paragraph1;
subscription by a
professional
investor of
ordinary
corporate bonds
and general bank
debentures that
are not equity-
linked in
domestic
primary market
is within its
ordinary course
of business and
the purpose
thereof is mainly
for acquiring
interests, which
is
uncomplicated.
Besides, no
public
announcement is
required for sale
of such
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6. arrangement for
engaging others
to build a
building on the
land owned or
leased by the
company or joint
development
and distribution
of buildings or
their
proportional
ownership or
sale proceeds,
the transaction
amount to be
invested by the
company
reaches NT$500
million or more.
Where an asset
transaction other
than any of those
referred to in the
precedingfive
subparagraphs, a
disposal of
receivables by a
financial
institution, or an
investment in
the mainland
China area
reaches 20
percent or more
of paid-in capital
or NT$300
million;
provided, this
shall not apply to
the following
circumstances:
(1) Trading of
government
bonds.
4.
Where an asset
transaction other
than any of those
referred to in the
precedingthree
subparagraphs, a
disposal of
receivables by a
financial
institution, or an
investment in the
mainland China
area reaches 20
percent or more
of paid-in capital
or NT$300
million;
provided, this
shall not apply to
the following
circumstances:
in the secondary
market in
accordance with
current
regulations.
Therefore,it is
exempted from
the public
announcement
requirement;
according to
Paragraph 1 of
Article 2 of the
Regulations
Governing
Issuance of Bank
Debentures by
Banks, general
bank debentures
that are not
equity-linked do
not include
subordinated
Bank
Debentures.
5.
Amend existing
Item 3 of
Subparagraph 4
of Paragraph 1;
the reason for
amendment is
the same as for
Article 14, and
move said Item
to be Item 3 of
Subparagraph 6
of Paragraph1.
6.
Considering the
requirement
under Article 31
of the
Regulations
Governing the
Acquisition and
Disposal of

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(2)
**(3) **
Securities
trading by
investment
professional
s on foreign
or domestic
securities
exchanges
or over-the-
counter
markets,or
subscribing
ordinary
corporate
bonds and
general
bank
debentures
that are not
equity-
linked
offered and
issued in
domestic
primary
market.
Trading of
bonds under
repurchase/
resale
agreements,
or
subscription
or repurchas
eof
domestic
money
market
funds issued
by a
securities
investment
trust
enterprise.
(1) Trading of
government
bonds.
(2) Securities
trading by
investment
professional
s on foreign
or domestic
securities
exchanges
or over-the-
counter
markets.
(3) Trading of
bonds under
repurchase/
resale
agreements,
or
subscription
or redempti
onof
domestic
money
market
funds.
Assets by Public
Companies that
a public
announcement
should be made
within two days
after any
subsequent
change in the
content of a
previous public
announcement,
Paragraph 5 is
amended to
stipulate that if
there is any error
or omission in a
public
announcement
and a correction
is necessary, all
the items shall
be again publicly
announced and
reported in their
entirety within 2
days from
(inclusive) the
date on which
the Company
becomes aware
of the errors or
omission.

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(4) Where the type of asset acquired or disposed is equipment/ machinery for business use, the trading counterpart y is not a related party, and the transaction amount is less than NT$ 5 00 million. (5) Where land is acquired under an arrangemen t on engaging others to build on the company's own land, engaging others to build on rented land, joint construction and allocation of housing units, joint construction and allocation of ownership percentages,

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The amount of
transactions above
shall be calculated as
follows:
1. The amount of any
individual
transaction.
2. The cumulative
transaction
amount of
acquisitions and
disposals of the
same type of
underlying asset
with the same
trading
counterparty
within the
preceding year.
3. The cumulative
transaction
amount of real
property
acquisitions and
disposals
(cumulative
acquisitions and
disposals,
respectively)
within the same
development
project within the
preceding year.
4. The cumulative
transaction
amount of
acquisitions and
disposals
or joint
construction
and
separate
sale, and the
amount the
company
expects to
invest in the
transaction
is less than
NT$500
million.
The amount of
transactions above
shall be calculated as
follows:
1.
The amount of
any individual
transaction.
2.
The cumulative
transaction
amount of
acquisitions and
disposals of the
same type of
underlying asset
with the same
trading
counterparty
within the
preceding year.
3.
The cumulative
transaction
amount of real
property
acquisitions and
disposals
(cumulative
acquisitions and
disposals,
respectively)
within the same
development
project within

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(cumulative acquisitions and disposals, respectively) of the same security within the preceding year. "Within the preceding year" as used in the preceding paragraph refers to the year preceding the date of occurrence of the current transaction. Items duly announced in accordance with these Regulations need not be counted toward the transaction amount. The Company shall compile monthly reports on the status of derivatives trading engaged in up to the end of the preceding month by itself and any subsidiaries that are not domestic public companies and enter the information in the prescribed format into the information reporting website designated by the FSC by the 10th day of each month. When the Company at the time of public announcement makes an error or omission in an item

the preceding year. 4. The cumulative transaction amount of acquisitions and disposals (cumulative acquisitions and disposals, respectively) of the same security within the preceding year. "Within the preceding year" as used in the preceding paragraph refers to the year preceding the date of occurrence of the current transaction. Items duly announced in accordance with these Regulations need not be counted toward the transaction amount. The Company shall compile monthly reports on the status of derivatives trading engaged in up to the end of the preceding month by itself and any subsidiaries that are not domestic public companies and enter the information in the prescribed format into the information reporting website designated

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required by by the FSC by the regulations to be 10th day of each publicly announced month. and so is required to When the Company correct it, all the at the time of public items shall be again announcement publicly announced makes an error or and reported in their omission in an item entirety within 2 days required by from (inclusive) the regulations to be date on which the publicly announced Company becomes and so is required to aware of the errors correct it, all the or omission . items shall be again publicly announced and reported in their entirety. Article 42 These Articles were Article 42 (deleted) 1. Article 42 of the enacted on May 16, Article 43 These Articles were Regulations was 2003. enacted on May 16, deleted on 22 The 1st amendment 2003. June, 2012. was made on June 15, The 1st amendment Therefore moved 2007. was made on June 15, Article 43 to be The 2nd amendment 2007. Article 42, for was made on June 22, The 2nd amendment the simplification 2012. was made on June 22, of the The 3rd amendment 2012. Procedures and was made on June 20, The 3rd amendment the ease of 2014. was made on June 20, reading. The 4th amendment 2014. 2. Insert the date of was made on [] [ ], this amendment. 2017.

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Attachment 6

List of the release of Non-Competition restriction

Name of Director Position
Bank of Taiwan Director of Hua Nan Financial Holding Company
Director of Taiwan Business Bank
Director of Mega Financial Holding Company
Director of China Development Financial Holding Company
Director of United Taiwan Bank
Director of Taipei Foreign Exchange Market Development Foundation
Supervisor of Taiwan Asset Management Corporation
Supervisor of Taiwan Financial Asset Service Corporation
Shiou-Jsu Yeh
(Delegate of Bank of Taiwan)
EVP & Direct-General of Secretariat of Bank of Taiwan
Director of United Taiwan Bank

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