Hwatai Securities Announces Intention to Acquire Unsecured Senior Ordinary Corporate Bonds Issued by Hwatai Financial Holding

1. Name and nature of the subject matter (if preferred shares, specify issuance terms such as dividend rate):
Unsecured Senior Ordinary Corporate Bonds issued by Hwatai Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

2. Date on which the fact occurred: June 24, 115 ~ June 24, 115

3. Date of board approval: June 24, 2026 (Minguo Year 115)

4. Other approval dates: Not applicable

5. Transaction quantity, unit price, and total transaction amount:
Transaction quantity: To be determined based on market conditions
Unit price: Issued at full face value
Total transaction amount: Up to NT$10 billion

6. Counterparty and its relationship with the company (if the counterparty is a natural person and not a related party, name disclosure may be omitted):
Counterparty: Hwatai Financial Holding Co., Ltd.
Relationship with the company: Related party

7. If the counterparty is a related party, state the reason for selecting such party, previous transferor, relationship among previous transferor, the company and the counterparty, previous transfer date, and transfer amount:
Reason for selecting related party as counterparty:
Acting as the lead underwriter for the unsecured senior ordinary corporate bonds issued by Hwatai Financial Holding Co., Ltd.
Previous transferor: Not applicable
Previous transfer date: Not applicable
Previous transfer amount: Not applicable

8. If the owner of the subject securities has been a related party of the company within the past five years, disclose the date, price, and relationship with the company at the time of acquisition and disposal:
Not applicable

9. Matters related to the disposal of receivables (including types of collateral attached to the disposed receivables; if receivables from related parties are involved, disclose the name of the related party and the book value of such receivables):
Not applicable

10. Gain (or loss) from disposal (not applicable for acquisition of securities) (if previously deferred, explain recognition in tabular form):
Not applicable

11. Delivery or payment terms (including payment period and amount), contractual restrictions, and other important agreements:
Full payment upon settlement date

12. Method of transaction determination, basis for price determination, and decision-making unit:
Method of transaction determination: Negotiated pricing
Basis for price determination: Based on negotiation results
Decision-making unit: Board of Directors

13. Net asset value per share of the issuer of the acquired or disposed securities:
Not applicable

14. Cumulative holdings (including this transaction) of the securities involved, in terms of quantity, amount, ownership percentage, and any restrictions on rights (e.g., pledge status):
Not applicable

15. Cumulative securities investments under Article 3 of the "Regulations Governing the Acquisition or Disposition of Assets by Publicly Issued Companies" (including this transaction), as a percentage of total assets and equity attributable to owners of the parent in the company’s latest financial statements, and the amount of working capital in the latest financial statements:
(1) Percentage of total assets: 71.60%
(2) Percentage of equity attributable to owners of the parent: 358.28%
(3) Working capital amount in latest financial statements: NT$6,029,650,577

16. Broker and brokerage fees:
Not applicable

17. Specific purpose or use of the acquisition or disposal of securities:
To assist in the issuance process as the lead underwriter of the unsecured senior ordinary corporate bonds issued by Hwatai Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

18. Dissenting opinions from directors regarding this transaction:
None

19. Whether this transaction is a related-party transaction: Yes

20. Date of auditor’s approval or audit committee’s consent:
June 24, 2026 (Minguo Year 115)

21. Whether the accountant issued a non-reasonableness opinion on this transaction: No

22. Name of accounting firm:
Chuo Union Certified Public Accountants

23. Name of accountant:
Certified Public Accountant Chen Yung-Chieh

24. Accountant’s license number:
Financial Supervisory Commission Certificate No. 7809

25. Whether this involves a change in business model: No

26. Explanation of business model change:
Not applicable

27. Transaction history with the counterparty in the past year and expected in the next year:
Not applicable

28. Source of funds:
Operating funds

29. Previous date of material information disclosure regarding the same event: Not applicable

30. Other explanatory matters:
None