1. Date of Board or Shareholders' Meeting Resolution or Company Decision: June 29, 2026

2. Type of Ex-Rights/Ex-Dividend (please enter 'Ex-Rights', 'Ex-Dividend', or 'Ex-Rights and Ex-Dividend'): Ex-Rights and Ex-Dividend

3. Types and Amounts of Ordinary Share Dividends:

(1) Cash Dividend: An ordinary cash dividend of NT$1,996,653,819 will be distributed, equivalent to NT$0.46 per share. The distribution will be calculated based on each shareholder's proportionate shareholding as recorded in the bank's ordinary share register on the dividend benchmark date. Amounts less than NT$1 will be recorded as other income for the company.

(2) Stock Dividend: Capitalization from Earnings: The earnings distribution includes a stock dividend of NT$2,604,331,067, resulting in the issuance of 260,433,106 new ordinary shares (with a fractional amount of NT$7 paid in cash).

Capitalization from Employee Bonuses: The employee bonus allocation amounts to NT$135,170,503, calculated based on the closing price on the day prior to the board resolution (March 6, 2026), leading to the issuance of 6,844,076 new ordinary shares (fractional shares not meeting one full share will be paid in cash).

In total, 267,277,182 new ordinary shares will be issued, each with a par value of NT$10. This issuance has been approved and declared effective by the Securities and Futures Bureau of the Financial Supervisory Commission on June 22, 2026, via its website (http://www.sfb.gov.tw).

4. Ex-Rights/Ex-Dividend Trading Date: July 15, 2026

5. Last Transfer Date: July 16, 2026

6. Start Date of Transfer Suspension: July 17, 2026

7. End Date of Transfer Suspension: July 21, 2026

8. Ex-Rights/Ex-Dividend Benchmark Date: July 21, 2026

9. Final Date for Bond Conversion Application: N/A

10. Start Date of Bond Conversion Suspension: N/A

11. End Date of Bond Conversion Suspension: N/A

12. Ordinary Cash Dividend Payment Date: Tentatively scheduled for August 14, 2026

13. Other Matters to be Disclosed: (1) Fractional shares less than one share arising from the new share issuance may be consolidated by shareholders into whole shares within five days from the share distribution benchmark date, by submitting the request to the company's share transfer agent. Any fractional shares not consolidated within the deadline, or still less than one share after consolidation, will be authorized for purchase at par value by the Chairman of the company from designated buyers.

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  • Source: PR Times
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