
Integrity Management and Insider Trading Prevention
Integrity management situation
The Company has a dedicated unit responsible for corporate governance (hereinafter referred to as the Company's dedicated unit) appointed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors and related personnel. The unit is under the supervision of the Audit Office, which reports to the Board of Directors. It has sufficient resources and qualified personnel to handle the revision, implementation, interpretation, consulting services, registration and filing of notification content and other related operations and supervision of these operating procedures and behavioral guidelines, and supervise the execution and report to the Board of Directors on a regular basis (at least once a year) by the head of corporate governance. Most recently reported to the Board of Directors on January 15, 2025.
二、System Implementation
- The Company has established its “Code of Ethical Conduct” based on “Example of Establishment of Ethical Codes of Conduct for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies” and the “Ethical Corporate Management Best-Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies”.
- The Company implements “integrity” as the principle of business operations, and engages in business activities based on the principles of fairness, honesty, trustworthiness, and transparency. To implement the integrity policy and actively prevent unethical behavior, the Company has established “Ethical Corporate Management Procedure and Code of Conduct” to specifically regulate personnel matters needing attention when executing business activities.
- Regarding major donations, according to “Rules of Procedure for Board of Directors Meetings”, donations to related parties or major donations to non-related parties must be reported to the Board of Directors to ensure prior supervision.
- Whistleblowing mechanism: The Company has institutionalized “Employee Opinions and Complaint Management Regulations” to provide an internal channel for reporting the Company's illegal acts. When dealing with whistleblowing situations, the Company and the investigators shall uphold the principle of impartiality in investigation and reporting.
- The “Supplier Control Procedures” stipulates that when suppliers and contractors are selected, they are required to sign “Declaration of Compliance with Corporate Ethics and Supplier Code of Conduct” to prohibit unethical conduct.
- In order to ensure that employees understand and abide by the regulations, employees are required to declare their willingness to abide by “Confidentiality Obligation” in the “Employment Contract” and an “Employee Work Rules” handbook has been issued to the employees. On the first day of employment, employees are explicitly informed of the promotion of honest management, requiring employees to abide by disciplines and integrate the Company's insistence on corporate ethics and professional ethics into daily operations.
- Confidential information management system: Externally, the Company signs non-disclosure agreements with customers to express Chung Hwa's commitment to the protection of confidential information. Internally, the Company's computers are equipped with firewalls and antivirus software, and we also set user privileges and regularly inspect the confidential information management of each department through internal audits.
Summary of Regulations and Policies Amended in 2024
Rules and regulations | Time | Description |
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Amended "Rules of Procedure for Board Meetings" | Board of Directors Approval: November 6, 2024 | All amendments were made in reference to official correspondence from regulatory authorities, ensuring that the systems comply with applicable laws and regulations. |
Amended "Audit Committee Charter" | Board of Directors Approval: November 6, 2024 | |
Amended "Operational Procedures for Loaning of Funds and Endorsements/Guarantees" | Shareholders' Meeting Approval: May 24, 2024 | The adjustments were implemented to meet the operational development needs of the Company. |
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Education and dissemination
Advocacy topic | Personnel of the advocacy unit | Time | Target audience |
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| Finance and Accounting Department | December 31, 2024 (half an hour) | Managers and heads of various departments (19 Participants) |
Head of each department | December 2023 Begin to proceed | Comprehensive promotion across all departments of the Company | |
| Finance and Accounting Department | December 31, 2024 (half an hour) | Managers and heads of various departments (19 Participants) |
| Finance and Accounting Department | August 7, 2024 (15 minutes) | Directors and managers (11 people) |
| Securities and Futures Development Foundation | October 18, 20243 hours | Director and head of corporate governance |
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The Company notified the directors by email on July 22, 2024, of the closure period before the announcement of the second quarter financial report; the Company notified the directors by email on October 21, 2025, of the closure period before the announcement of the third quarter financial report. During this period, directors are prevented from accidentally violating this standard.
Incident statistics
Complaint case | Reporting mailbox | Corruption and fraud case | Complaints about breach of customer privacy or loss of customer data | Breach of confidential information |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |