Dividend

Recognizing that a mid- to long-term increase of shareholder value is its most important mandate, the Company pays out an interim dividend and a year-end dividend according to the performance of the first-half period and the second-half period, respectively, aiming for a consolidated dividend payout ratio of 30%, with a basic policy to maintain sufficient retained earnings for supporting future business development as well as to provide continuous and stable dividend payouts for its shareholders.
Dividends from surplus of the Company are paid twice a year as an interim dividend and a year-end dividend as its basic policy.The decision-making body for these dividends is the Board of Directors for interim dividends and the General Meeting of Shareholders for year-end dividends. The Company’s Articles of Incorporation stipulate that “the Company may, by resolution of the Board of Directors, pay an interim dividend to shareholders or registered pledgees whose names appear or are recorded in the latest register of shareholders as of the last day of February each year.”

Dividend Change