Form 6-K

1934 Act Registration No. 1-31731

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Dated October 30, 2008

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)

21-3 Hsinyi Road Sec. 1,

Taipei, Taiwan, 100 R.O.C.

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

Form 20-F      x            Form 40-F              

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)

Yes                      No      x    

(If “Yes” is marked, indicated below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): Not applicable)

 

 

 


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: 2008/10/30

 

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
By:  

/s/    Joseph C.P. Shieh

Name:   Joseph C.P. Shieh
Title:   Senior Vice President CFO


Exhibit

 

Exhibit

  

Description

1

   Press Release to Report First Nine Months and Third Quarter 2008 Results

2

   Financial Statements for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 and Independent Accountants’ Review Report (Stand alone)

3

   Consolidated Financial Statements for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 and Independent Accountants’ Review Report

4

   GAAP Reconciliations of Consolidated Financial Statements for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 and 2008


Exhibit 1

LOGO

Chunghwa Telecom Reports First Nine Months and Third Quarter 2008 Results

Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. October 30, 2008 - Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd (TAIEX: 2412, NYSE: CHT) (“Chunghwa” or “the Company”), today reported its operating results for the first nine months and the third quarter of 2008. All figures were consolidated and prepared in accordance to ROC GAAP.

As to the global economic downturn, Dr. Shyue-ching Lu, Chairman and CEO of Chunghwa Telecom, made the following comment: “The current financial crisis has impacted the global economy, especially in the US. Based on our current outlook, given that telecommunication is a utility-like service and our dominant leadership in Taiwan, the impact on us will be relatively small. As a result, currently, we are still confident that we should be able to achieve our annual guidance which we set out earlier in 2008.”

Below please find the highlights and detail explanation for Chunghwa’s operational results:

(Comparisons, unless otherwise stated, are with respect to the prior year period)

Financial Highlights for the First Nine Months of 2008:

 

   

Total revenue increased by 3.0% to NT$151.9 billion

 

   

Internet and data revenue grew 1.3%

 

   

Mobile revenue declined 2.0%; Mobile VAS revenue increased by 26.8%

 

   

Net income totaled NT$36.5 billion, a decrease of 3.3%

 

   

Basic earnings per share (EPS) increased by 7.6% to NT$3.82, or NT$38.2 per ADS

Financial Highlights for the Third Quarter of 2008:

 

   

Total revenue decreased by 1.5% to NT$50.9 billion

 

   

Internet and data revenue grew 0.4%

 

   

Mobile revenue declined 3.4%; Mobile VAS revenue increased by 18.3%

 

   

Net income totaled NT$13.3 billion, an increase of 0.8%

 

   

Earnings per share (EPS) increased by 12.1% to NT$1.39, or NT$13.9 per ADS


Revenues

Chunghwa’s total revenue for the first nine months of 2008 increased by 3.0% year-over-year to NT$151.9 billion, of which 28.4% was from fixed-line services, 35.9% was from mobile services, 24.5% was from Internet and data services and the remainder 11.2% was from other revenues, including handset sales from SENAO and Chunghwa. Chunghwa’s revenue growth for the first nine-month period was led by continued Internet & data growth and the consolidation of revenues from the Company’s subsidiaries.

Internet and data revenue of NT$37.3 billion in the first nine months of 2008 was 1.3% higher than the comparable period in 2007. This was driven by the continued growth in the total broadband subscriber base, FTTB and ADSL speed upgrades, and partly offset by an ADSL tariff adjustment that took effect on April 1, 2008.

Mobile revenue decreased by 2.0% in the first nine months of 2008 to NT$54.6 billion. This was primarily due to the positive effects of the 2.5% increase in subscriber numbers and the 26.8% increase in value added service revenue year-over-year, but was offset by the traffic decline and the price cuts by the National Communication Commission (“NCC”).

Total fixed-line revenue declined 3.7% to NT$43.1 billion as compared to the prior year period. International Long Distance revenue decreased 4.2%, mainly due to increased competition from calling card and the decrease in settlement income resulting from the fluctuation of FX rate. Local and domestic long distance revenues decreased by 2.9% and 6.5% year-over-year, respectively, for the first nine months of 2008, mainly due to mobile and VOIP substitution.

For the third quarter 2008, Internet revenue was 0.3% lower while data revenue increased by 2.5% year-over-year. Mobile revenue decreased by 3.4%, mainly due to the price cuts imposed by the NCC and promotional packages provided by Chunghwa. Fixed line revenue as a whole decreased by 5.1% as compared to the same period last year.

Costs and Expenses

For the first nine months of 2008, total operating costs and expenses increased 5.3% year-over-year to NT$104.9 billion. The increase was mainly attributable to the consolidation of our subsidiaries, especially Senao. For the parent company, total operating costs and expenses increased by NT$1.5 bn, representing a year-over-year increase of 1.6%. This was primarily driven by the increase in handset sales costs and handset subsidies.


For the third quarter of 2008, total operating costs and expenses increased by 6.2%, mainly due to the same reason aforementioned for the nine months results.

Income Tax

Income tax for the first nine months of 2008 was NT$11.1 billion, an increase of 7.0% compared to NT$10.4 billion for the comparable period in 2007. This was mainly due to the decrease in tax credit for 3G investment.

EBITDA and Net Income

As a result of the increased cost and expense, EBITDA for the first nine months of 2008 decreased by 2.7% year-over-year to NT$75.6 billion, representing an EBITDA margin of 49.8%. Net income for the first nine months was NT$36.5 billion, a decrease of 3.3% compared to the same period of 2007.

Capex

Capital expenditures totaled NT$18.3 billon for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, of which 72% was for wire line equipment (including fixed-line and Internet and data), 15% was for wireless equipment and the remaining 13% was for others. Capital expenditures were up 16.4% from the NT$15.8 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, mainly due to an increase in other spending of NT$1.2 bn in the first quarter 2008 for the purchase of state-owned land, where one of our outlets is located.

Cash Flows

Our cash flow from operating activities decreased by 2.1% to NT$54.1 bn. The decrease was primarily because of an increase in inventories and a decrease in depreciation and amortization. Free cash flow for the first nine months 2008 decreased by 9.5% when compared with the same period 2007, as capex was 16.4% higher.

Our cash and cash equivalents amounted to NT$103.1 bn as of the end of September 2008. This 85.2% increase is the result of the timing of our cash dividend distribution this year, which will fall in November, while it was in August in 2007. However, we are still accumulating cash despite the dividend distribution factor.

Business Highlights:

Internet and Data Services

 

 

Total HiNet subscribers reached 4.1 million at the end of September 2008. We had 912,000 HiNet FTTB subscribers as of September 30, 2008, representing a growth of 133.5% as compared to the end of September 2007.


 

Overall, Chunghwa had 4.32 million broadband subscribers (including ADSL and FTTB subscribers) at the end of September 2008, a 2.4% increase compared to the same period of last year. At the end of September 2008, the number of ADSL and FTTB subscriptions of service speed greater than 8 Mbps reached 1.50 million, representing 34.8% of total broadband subscribers.

 

 

As of the end of September 2008, Chunghwa had a total of 591,000 MOD subscribers, of which 82,000 were new subscriptions added during the third quarter 2008, representing a 65.2% increase year-over-year.

Mobile Services

 

 

As of September 30, 2008, Chunghwa had 8.87 million mobile subscribers, with net additions of 91,000 during the third quarter 2008. According to statistics published by the NCC at the end of September 2008, Chunghwa’s total mobile subscriber market share (including 2G, 3G and PHS) was 35.5%, while revenue market share (including 2G, 3G and PHS) was 33.5%.

 

 

Chunghwa had 350,000 net additions to its 3G subscriber base during the third quarter, bringing total 3G subscribers to 3.24 million, up 62.6% year-over-year.

 

 

Total VAS revenue for the first nine months of 2008 was NT$5.1 billion, growing by 26.8% year-over-year; of this, mobile internet exhibited the highest growth at 48.5% year-over-year. Data card business has also performed well over the past several months. At the end of September, we had 98,000 data card subscribers with associated ARPU of NT$885. As a result, data revenue as a percentage of mobile revenue increased to 9.5% for the first nine months of 2008.

Fixed-line Services

 

 

As of the end of September 2008, the Company maintained its leading fixed-line market position, with 12.8 million fixed-line subscribers.

Early Retirement Program

We started to offer an early-retirement program in September 2008. There were 160 employees participated in the program and will leave the Company on November 1st, 2008. Despite the ERP compensation of NT$170 million to be recognized in the fourth quarter, we will benefit from the cost savings of the two months salary for November and December in 2008.

Financial Statements

Financial statements and additional operational data can be found on the Chunghwa Telecom’s website at www.cht.com.tw/ir/filedownload .


Note Concerning Forward-looking Statements

Except for statements in respect of historical matters, the statements made in this press release contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual performance, financial condition or results of operations of Chunghwa to be materially different from what may be implied by such forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that actual events and results could differ materially from those statements as a result of a number of factors including, among other things: extensive regulation of telecom industry; the intensely competitive telecom industry; our relationship with our labor union; general economic and political conditions, including those related to the telecom industry; possible disruptions in commercial activities caused by natural and human induced events and disasters, including terrorist activity, armed conflict and highly contagious diseases, such as SARS; and those risks identified in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Chunghwa’s annual reports on Form F-20 filed with the SEC.

The forward-looking statements in this press release reflect the current belief of Chunghwa as of the date of this press release and we undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements for events or circumstances that occur subsequent to such date.

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

A body of generally accepted accounting principles is commonly referred to as “GAAP”. A non-GAAP financial measure is generally defined by the SEC as one that purports to measure historical or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows but excludes or includes amounts that would not be so adjusted in the most comparable U.S. GAAP measure. We disclose in this report certain non-GAAP financial measures, including EBITDA. EBITDA for any period is defined as consolidated net income (loss) excluding (i) depreciation and amortization, (ii) total net comprehensive financing cost (which is comprised of net interest expense, exchange gain or loss, monetary position gain or loss and other financing costs and derivative transactions), (iii) other expenses, net, (iv) income tax, (v) cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax and (vi) (income) loss from discontinued operations.


In managing our business we rely on EBITDA as a means of assessing our operating performance. We believe that EBITDA can be useful to facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and with other companies because it excludes the effect of (i) depreciation and amortization, which represents a non-cash charge to earnings, (ii) certain financing costs, which are significantly affected by external factors, including interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and inflation rates, which have little or no bearing on our operating performance, (iii) income tax and tax on assets and statutory employee profit sharing, which is similar to a tax on income and (iv) other expenses or income not related to the operation of the business. EBITDA is also a useful basis of comparing our results with those of other companies because it presents operating results on a basis unaffected by capital structure and taxes.

EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance under U.S. GAAP or ROC GAAP. EBITDA should not be considered as an alternate measure of net income or operating income, as determined on a consolidated basis using amounts derived from statements of operations prepared in accordance with ROC GAAP, as an indicator of operating performance or as cash flows from operating activity or as a measure of liquidity. EBITDA has material limitations that impair its value as a measure of a company’s overall profitability since it does not address certain ongoing costs of our business that could significantly affect profitability such as financial expenses and income taxes, depreciation, pension plan reserves or capital expenditures and associated charges. The EBITDA presented herein relates to ROC GAAP, which we use to prepare our consolidated financial statements.

About Chunghwa Telecom

Chunghwa Telecom (TAIEX 2412, NYSE: CHT) is the leading telecom service provider in Taiwan. Chunghwa Telecom provides fixed-line, mobile and Internet and data services to residential and business customers in Taiwan.

For inquiries:

Fu-fu Shen

Investor Relations

+886 2 2344 5488

chtir@cht.com.tw


Exhibit 2

 

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

 

Financial Statements for the

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 and

Independent Accountants’ Review Report

  


INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS’ REVIEW REPORT

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

We have reviewed the accompanying balance sheets of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. as of September 30, 2008 and 2007, and the related statements of operations and cash flows for the nine months then ended, all expressed in New Taiwan dollars. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to issue a report on these financial statements based on our review.

Except for the matters described in the next paragraph, we conducted our reviews in accordance with Statement of Auditing Standards No. 36, “Review of Financial Statements,” issued by the Auditing Committee of the Accounting Research and Development Foundation of the Republic of China. A review consists principally of applying analytical procedures to financial data and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

As discussed in Note 12 to the financial statements, we did not review all financial statements of equity-accounted investments, the investments in which are reflected in the accompanying financial statements using the equity method of accounting. The aggregate carrying values of the equity-method investments were NT$7,197,490 thousand and NT$2,237,667 thousand as of September 30, 2008 and 2007 and the equity in earning were NT$125,741 thousand and NT$162,021 thousand, respectively, for the nine months then ended.

Based on our reviews, except for the effects of such adjustments, if any, as might have been determined to be necessary had the investment information mentioned in the preceding paragraph and related information been based on the investees’ reviewed financial statements, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with the Securities and Exchange Act, the Guidelines Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, requirements of the Business Accounting Law and Guidelines Governing Business Accounting relevant to financial accounting standards, and accounting principles generally accepted in the Republic of China.

 

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As stated in Note 3 to the financial statements, on January 1, 2008, the Company adopted Interpretation 96-052 issued by the Accounting and Research Development Foundation of the Republic of China that requires companies to record bonuses paid to employees, directors and supervisors as an expense rather than an appropriation of earnings.

We have also reviewed the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, and have issued a reserve review report.

October 21, 2008

Notice to Readers

The accompanying financial statements are intended only to present the financial position, results of operations and cash flows in accordance with accounting principles and practices generally accepted in the Republic of China and not those of any other jurisdictions. The standards, procedures and practices to review such financial statements are those generally accepted and applied in the Republic of China.

For the convenience of readers, the accountants’ review report and the accompanying financial statements have been translated into English from the original Chinese version prepared and used in the Republic of China. If there is any conflict between the English version and the original Chinese version or any difference in the interpretation of the two versions, the Chinese-language accountants’ review report and financial statements shall prevail.

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

BALANCE SHEETS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Par Value Data)

(Reviewed, Not Audited)

 

 

     2008    2007  
     Amount     %    Amount     %  

ASSETS

         

CURRENT ASSETS

         

Cash and cash equivalents (Notes 2 and 4)

   $ 98,976,773     20    $ 54,079,967     12  

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (Notes 2 and 5)

     95,359     —        126,016     —    

Available-for-sale financial assets (Notes 2 and 6)

     14,931,598     3      21,152,088     5  

Held-to-maturity financial assets (Notes 2 and 7)

     35,033     —        57,324     —    

Trade notes and accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,027,162 thousand in 2008 and $3,517,058 thousand in 2007 (Notes 2 and 8)

     10,786,930     2      12,133,650     3  

Receivables from related parties (Note 24)

     284,373     —        363,630     —    

Other current monetary assets (Notes 5 and 9)

     3,730,033     1      6,875,722     1  

Inventories, net (Notes 2 and 10)

     3,443,364     1      2,784,022     1  

Deferred income taxes (Notes 2 and 21)

     380,923     —        245,073     —    

Other current assets (Note 11)

     4,308,819     1      3,346,140     1  
                           

Total current assets

     136,973,205     28      101,163,632     23  
                           

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS

         

Investments accounted for using equity method (Notes 2 and 12)

     8,392,002     2      3,340,576     1  

Financial assets carried at cost (Notes 2 and 13)

     2,246,048     1      1,941,280     —    

Held-to-maturity financial assets (Notes 2 and 7)

     1,315,061     —        322,291     —    

Other monetary assets (Notes 14 and 25)

     1,000,000     —        1,000,000     —    
                           

Total investment

     12,953,111     3      6,604,147     1  
                           

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Notes 2, 15 and 24)

         

Cost

         

Land

     101,872,198     21      100,917,029     23  

Land improvements

     1,487,827     —        1,479,005     —    

Buildings

     62,455,514     13      59,654,629     13  

Computer equipment

     14,844,193     3      15,016,006     3  

Telecommunications equipment

     642,472,190     134      637,106,261     142  

Transportation equipment

     2,732,563     1      3,187,435     1  

Miscellaneous equipment

     7,322,378     2      7,818,461     2  
                           

Total cost

     833,186,863     174      825,178,826     184  

Revaluation increment on land

     5,820,548     1      5,823,991     1  
                           
     839,007,411     175      831,002,817     185  

Less: Accumulated depreciation

     537,393,945     112      521,179,719     116  
                           
     301,613,466     63      309,823,098     69  

Construction in progress and advances related to acquisitions of equipment

     16,537,168     3      18,871,452     4  
                           

Property, plant and equipment, net

     318,150,634     66      328,694,550     73  
                           

INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Note 2)

         

3G concession

     7,673,240     2      8,421,849     2  

Other

     323,685     —        316,531     —    
                           

Total intangible assets

     7,996,925     2      8,738,380     2  
                           

OTHER ASSETS

         

Idle assets (Note 2)

     927,293     —        928,166     —    

Refundable deposits

     1,189,869     —        1,345,874     1  

Deferred income taxes (Notes 2 and 21)

     1,489,181     1      1,018,913     —    

Other

     694,169     —        405,307     —    
                           

Total other assets

     4,300,512     1      3,698,260     1  
                           

TOTAL

   $ 480,374,387     100    $ 448,898,969     100  
                           

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

         

CURRENT LIABILITIES

         

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss (Notes 2 and 5)

   $ 1,424,194     —      $ 904,144     —    

Trade notes and accounts payable

     6,839,590     1      7,289,690     2  

Payables to related parties (Note 24)

     1,662,934     —        1,238,548     1  

Income tax payable (Notes 2 and 21)

     3,149,800     1      5,235,352     1  

Accrued expenses (Notes 3 and 16)

     10,477,456     2      9,399,952     2  

Dividends payable (Note 18)

     40,716,130     9      —       —    

Other current liabilities (Note 17)

     14,487,481     3      14,016,533     3  
                           

Total current liabilities

     78,757,585     16      38,084,219     9  
                           

DEFERRED INCOME

     1,910,574     —        1,400,253     —    
                           

RESERVE FOR LAND VALUE INCREMENTAL TAX (Note 15)

     94,986     —        94,986     —    
                           

OTHER LIABILITIES

         

Accrued pension liabilities (Notes 2 and 23)

     5,117,717     1      3,221,519     1  

Customers’ deposits

     6,162,199     2      6,320,298     1  

Deferred credit - profit on intercompany transactions (Note 24)

     1,117,755     —        —       —    

Other

     395,768     —        730,741     —    
                           

Total other liabilities

     12,793,439     3      10,272,558     2  
                           

Total liabilities

     93,556,584     19      49,852,016     11  
                           

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Notes 2, 15, 18 and 19)

         

Common capital stock - $10 par value; Authorized: 12,000,000 thousand shares Issued: 9,557,777 thousand shares in 2008 and 10,634,630 thousand shares in 2007

     95,577,769     20      106,346,296     24  
                           

Capital stock to be issued

     20,505,867     4      —       —    
                           

Preferred stock $10 par value

     —       —        —       —    
                           

Additional paid-in capital

         

Capital surplus

     179,193,097     37      200,592,390     45  

Donated capital

     13,170     —        13,170     —    

Equity in additional paid-in capital reported by equity-method investees

     3     —        —       —    
                           

Total additional paid-in capital

     179,206,270     37      200,605,560     45  
                           

Retained earnings:

         

Legal reserve

     52,859,566     11      48,036,210     11  

Special reserve

     2,675,419     1      2,678,723     1  

Unappropriated earnings

     32,789,828     7      37,854,980     8  
                           

Total retained earnings

     88,324,813     19      88,569,913     20  
                           

Other adjustments

         

Cumulative translation adjustments

     14,824     —        (4,398 )   —    

Unrecognized net loss of pension

     (85 )   —        —       —    

Unrealized gain (loss) on financial instruments

     (2,634,740 )   —        1,175,544     —    

Unrealized revaluation increment

     5,823,085     1      5,824,210     1  
                           

Total other adjustments

     3,203,084     1      6,995,356     1  
                           

Treasury stocks

     —       —        (3,470,172 )   (1 )
                           

Total stockholders’ equity

     386,817,803     81      399,046,953     89  
                           

TOTAL

   $ 480,374,387     100    $ 448,898,969     100  
                           

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

(With Deloitte & Touche review report dated October 21, 2008)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF INCOME

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share Data)

(Reviewed, Not Audited)

 

 

     2008    2007
     Amount    %    Amount    %

NET REVENUES (Note 24)

   $ 140,057,485    100    $ 139,940,095    100

OPERATING COSTS (Note 24)

     69,982,962    50      69,582,249    50
                       

GROSS PROFIT

     70,074,523    50      70,357,846    50
                       

OPERATING EXPENSES (Note 24)

           

Marketing

     19,596,625    14      18,487,592    13

General and administrative

     2,466,009    2      2,369,551    2

Research and development

     2,242,464    1      2,357,151    1
                       

Total operating expenses

     24,305,098    17      23,214,294    16
                       

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS

     45,769,425    33      47,143,552    34
                       

NON-OPERATING INCOME AND GAINS

           

Interest income

     1,394,905    1      1,057,026    1

Gains on disposal of financial instruments, net

     390,515    1      26,938    —  

Equity in earnings of equity method investees, net

     364,603    —        348,277    —  

Dividends income

     107,737    —        64,296    —  

Other

     204,073    —        493,805    —  
                       

Total non-operating income and gains

     2,461,833    2      1,990,342    1
                       

NON-OPERATING EXPENSES AND LOSSES

           

Valuation loss on financial instruments, net

     736,126    1      881,591    1

Losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment, net

     56,997    —        38,012    —  

Valuation loss on inventory

     27,907    —        6,102    —  

Foreign exchange loss, net

     15,144    —        32,932    —  

Impairment loss on financial assets carried at cost

     15,000    —        —      —  

Interest expense

     404    —        754    —  

Other

     77,891    —        178,306    —  
                       

Total non-operating expenses and losses

     929,469    1      1,137,697    1
                       

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX

     47,301,789    34      47,996,197    34

INCOME TAX (Notes 2 and 21)

     10,779,702    8      10,209,755    7
                       

NET INCOME

   $ 36,522,087    26    $ 37,786,442    27
                       

(Continued)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF INCOME

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share Data)

(Reviewed, Not Audited)

 

 

     2008    2007
      Income
Before
Income
Tax
   Net
Income
   Income
Before
Income
Tax
   Net
Income

EARNINGS PER SHARE (Note 22)

           

Basic earnings per share

   $ 4.95    $ 3.82    $ 4.52    $ 3.55
                           

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 4.94    $ 3.81    $ 4.51    $ 3.55
                           

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

(With Deloitte & Touche review report dated October 21, 2008)    (Concluded)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

(Reviewed, Not Audited)

 

 

     2008     2007  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    

Net income

   $ 36,522,087     $ 37,786,442  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Impairment loss on financial assets carried at cost

     15,000       —    

Provision for doubtful accounts

     401,642       597,866  

Depreciation and amortization

     28,502,855       29,765,569  

Valuation loss on inventory

     27,907       6,102  

Gain on disposal of financial instruments, net

     (390,515 )     (26,938 )

Valuation loss on financial instruments, net

     736,126       881,591  

Amortization of discount of financial assets

     (1,125 )     —    

Losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment, net

     56,997       38,012  

Equity in loss (earnings) of equity method investees

     (364,603 )     (348,277 )

Dividends received from equity investees

     435,284       107,106  

Deferred income taxes

     (497,179 )     (693,403 )

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Decrease (increase) in:

    

Financial assets held for trading

     451,347       (174,605 )

Trade notes and accounts receivable

     (713,535 )     (189,117 )

Receivables from related parties

     (72,748 )     (315,862 )

Other current monetary assets

     3,321,316       94,211  

Inventories

     (248,219 )     (37,086 )

Other current assets

     (3,093,703 )     (2,330,960 )

Increase (decrease) in:

    

Trade notes and accounts payable

     (3,468,565 )     (2,371,802 )

Payables to related parties

     120,004       273,322  

Income tax payable

     (3,810,704 )     (3,292,188 )

Accrued expenses

     (4,479,625 )     (9,396,869 )

Other current liabilities

     (67,068 )     969,190  

Accrued pension liabilities

     1,205,753       1,967,818  

Deferred income

     405,424       444,834  
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     54,994,153       53,754,956  
                

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    

Acquisitions of available-for-sale financial assets

     (5,131,862 )     (19,264,257 )

Proceeds from disposal of available-for-sale financial assets

     5,065,441       5,823,473  

Acquisitions of held-to-maturity financial assets

     (852,383 )     (400,000 )

Proceeds from disposal of held-to-maturity financial assets

     652,863       20,385  

Acquisition of financial assets carried at cost

     (200,000 )     —    

Proceeds from disposal of financial assets carried at cost

     354,933       —    

Acquisition of investment accounted for using equity method

     (4,171,922 )     (1,093,268 )

(Continued)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

(Reviewed, Not Audited)

 

 

     2008     2007  

Proceeds from disposal of investment accounted for using equity method

   $ 44,047     $ —    

Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment

     (18,075,615 )     (15,579,213 )

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

     1,825,836       93,145  

Acquisition of intangible assets

     (122,962 )     (206,258 )

Decrease (increase) in other assets

     (150,494 )     46,500  
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (20,762,118 )     (30,559,493 )
                

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Payment of long-term loans

     —         (300,000 )

Decrease in customers’ deposits

     (113,105 )     (251,791 )

Increase (decrease) in other liabilities

     (336,944 )     170,422  

Cash dividends paid

     —         (35,903,408 )

Repurchase in treasury stock

     —         (3,470,172 )

Cash paid to stockholders for capital reduction

     (9,557,777 )     —    
                

Net cash used in financing activities

     (10,007,826  )     (39,754,949  )
                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     24,224,209       (16,559,486 )

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

     74,752,564       70,639,453  
                

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

   $ 98,976,773     $ 54,079,967  
                

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

    

Interest paid

   $ 404     $ 754  
                

Income tax paid

   $ 15,092,647     $ 14,195,346  
                

NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Dividends payable

   $ 40,716,130     $ —    
                

CASH AND NON-CASH INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    

Increase in property, plant and equipment

   $ 17,216,258     $ 14,798,742  

Decrease in payables to suppliers

     859,357       780,471  
                
   $ 18,075,615     $ 15,579,213  
                

(Continued)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

(Reviewed, Not Audited)

 

Acquired Senao International Co., Ltd. for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the assets and liabilities, based on their fair values are as follows:

 

Cash

   $ 617,003  

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     86,796  

Trade notes and accounts receivable

     2,024,443  

Inventories

     1,625,790  

Other current assets

     334,055  

Long-term investment

     12,941  

Property, plant, and equipment

     1,316,657  

Identifiable intangible assets

     365,920  

Other assets

     134,869  

Short-term loans and current portion of long-term loans

     (100,000 )

Trade notes and accounts payable

     (1,629,324 )

Other current liabilities

     (714,517 )

Long-term liabilities

     (580,000 )

Other liabilities

     (92,579 )
        

Total

     3,402,054  

Percentage of ownership

     31.3285 %
        

Acquisition cost

   $ 1,065,813  
        

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

(With Deloitte & Touche review report dated October 21, 2008)    (Concluded)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Stated Otherwise)

(Reviewed, Not Audited)

 

 

1. GENERAL

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (“Chunghwa”) was incorporated on July 1, 1996 in the Republic of China (“ROC”) pursuant to the Article 30 of the Telecommunications Act. Chunghwa is a company limited by shares and, prior to August 2000, was wholly owned by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (“MOTC”). Prior to July 1, 1996, the current operations of Chunghwa were carried out under the Directorate General of Telecommunications (“DGT”). The DGT was established by the MOTC in June 1943 to take primary responsibility in the development of telecommunications infrastructure and to formulate policies related to telecommunications. On July 1, 1996, the telecom operations of the DGT were spun-off to as Chunghwa which continues to carry out the business and the DGT continues to be the industry regulator.

As a telecommunications service provider of fixed-line and cellular telephone services, Chunghwa was announced as a market dominator by the MOTC; therefore Chunghwa is subject to the applicable telecommunications regulations for market dominators of the ROC.

Effective August 12, 2005, the MOTC had completed the process of privatizing Chunghwa by reducing the government ownership to below 50% in various stages. In July 2000, Chunghwa received approval from the Securities and Futures Commission (the “SFC”) for a domestic initial public offering and its common shares were listed and traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (the “TSE”) on October 27, 2000. Certain of Chunghwa’s common shares had been sold, in connection with the foregoing privatization plan, in domestic public offerings at various dates from August 2000 to July 2003. Certain of Chunghwa’s common shares had also been sold in an international offering of securities in the form of American Depository Shares (“ADS”) in July 17, 2003 and were listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”). The MOTC sold common shares of Chunghwa by auction in the ROC on August 9, 2005 and completed the second international offering on August 10, 2005. Upon completion of the share transfers associated with these offerings on August 12, 2005, the MOTC owned less than 50% of the outstanding shares of Chunghwa and completed the privatization plan.

The numbers of employees as of September 30, 2008 and 2007 are 24,690 and 24,079, respectively.

 

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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements were prepared in conformity with the Securities and Exchange Act, the Guidelines Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, requirements of the Business Accounting Law, Guidelines Governing Business Accounting relevant to financial accounting standards, and accounting principles generally accepted in the ROC (“ROC GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make reasonable estimates and assumptions on allowances for doubtful accounts, valuation allowances on inventories, depreciation of property, plant and equipment, impairment of assets, bonuses paid to employees, remuneration to board of directors and supervisors, pension plans and income tax which are inherently uncertain. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The significant accounting policies are summarized as follows:

Classification of Current and Noncurrent Assets and Liabilities

Current assets are assets expected to be converted to cash, sold or consumed within one year from balance sheet date. Current liabilities are obligations expected to be settled within one year from balance sheet date. Assets and liabilities that are not classified as current are noncurrent assets and liabilities, respectively.

Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents are commercial paper, bond with resale agreements, and treasury bill purchased with maturities of three months or less from the date of acquisition. The carrying amount approximates fair value.

Financial Assets and Liabilities at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss

Financial instruments classified as financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”) include financial assets or financial liabilities held for trading and those designated as at FVTPL on initial recognition. The Company recognizes a financial asset or a financial liability when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the financial instrument. A financial asset is derecognized when the Company losses control of its contractual rights over the financial asset. A financial liability is derecognized when the obligation specified in the relevant contract is discharged, cancelled or expired.

Financial instruments at FVTPL are initially measured at fair value. Transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition of financial assets or financial liabilities at FVTPL are recognized as expenses as incurred. Financial assets or financial liabilities at FVTPL are remeasured at fair value, subsequently with changes in fair value recognized in earnings. Cash dividends received subsequently (including those received in the period of investment) are recognized as income. On derecognition of a financial asset or a financial liability, the difference between its carrying amount and the sum of the consideration received and receivable or consideration paid and payable is recognized in earnings. A regular way purchase or sale of financial assets is accounted for using trade date accounting.

Derivatives that do not meet the criteria for hedge accounting is classified as financial assets or financial liabilities held for trading. When the fair value is positive, the derivative is recognized as a financial asset, when the fair value is negative, the derivative is recognized as a financial liability.

Available-for-sale Financial Assets

Available-for-sale financial assets are initially recognized at fair value plus transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition. Changes in fair value from subsequent remeasurement are reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. The corresponding accumulated gains or losses are recognized in earnings when the financial asset is derecognized from the balance sheet. A regular way purchase or sale of financial assets is accounted for using trade date accounting.

 

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The recognition and derecognition of available-for-sale financial assets are similar to those of financial assets at FVTPL.

Fair values are determined as follows: Listed stocks - at closing prices at the balance sheet date; open-end mutual funds - at net asset values at the balance sheet date; bonds - quoted at prices provided by the Taiwan GreTai Securities Market; and financial assets and financial liabilities without quoted prices in an active market - at values determined using valuation techniques.

Cash dividends are recognized in earnings on the ex-dividend date, except for the dividends declared before acquisition are treated as a reduction of investment cost. Stock dividends are recorded as an increase in the number of shares and do not affect investment income. The total number of shares subsequent to the increase of stock dividends is used for recalculate cost per share.

An impairment loss is recognized when there is objective evidence that the financial asset is impaired. If, in a subsequent period, the amount of the impairment loss decreases, for equity securities, the previously recognized impairment loss is reversed to the extent to the decrease and recorded as an adjustment to stockholders’ equity; for debt securities, the amount of the decrease is recognized in earnings, provided that the decrease is clearly attributable to an event which occurred after the impairment loss was recognized.

Held-to-maturity Financial Assets

Held-to-maturity financial assets are carried at amortized cost using the effective interest method. Those financial assets are initially recognized at fair value plus transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition. Gains or losses are recognized at the time of derecognition, impairment or amortization. A regular way purchase or sale of financial assets is accounted for using trade date accounting.

If there is objective evidence which indicates that a financial asset is impaired, a loss is recognized. If, in a subsequent period, the amount of the impairment loss decreases and the decrease is clearly attributable to an event which occurred after the impairment loss was recognized, the previously recognized impairment loss is reversed to the extent of the decrease. The reversal may not result in a carrying amount that exceeds the amortized cost that would have been determined as if no impairment loss had been recognized.

Revenue Recognition, Account Receivables and Allowance for Doubtful Receivables

Revenues are recognized when revenues are realized or realizable and earned. Related costs are expensed as incurred.

Sales prices are determined using fair value taking into account related sales discounts and quantity discounts agreed to by the Company and its customers. Since the receivables from sales are collectible within one year and such transactions are frequent, fair value of the receivables is equivalent to the nominal amount of the cash to be received.

Usage revenues from fixed-line services (including local, domestic long distance and international long distance), cellular services, Internet and data services, and interconnection and call transfer fees from other telecommunications companies and carriers are billed in arrears and are recognized based upon minutes of traffic processed when the services are provided in accordance with contract terms.

Other revenues are recognized as follows: (a) one-time subscriber connection fees (on fixed-line services) are deferred and recognized over the average expected customer service periods, (b) fixed-monthly fees (on fixed-line services, wireless and Internet and data services) are accrued every month, and (c) prepaid services (fixed line, cellular and Internet) are recognized as income based upon actual usage by customers or when the right to use those services expires.

An allowance for doubtful receivables is provided based on a review of the collectibility of accounts receivable. The Company determines the amount of allowance for doubtful receivables by examining the aging analysis of outstanding accounts receivable.

 

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Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (weighted-average cost) or market value (replacement cost or net realizable value).

Investments Accounted for Using Equity Method

Investments in companies in which Chunghwa exercises significant influence over the operating and financial policy decisions are accounted for by the equity method. Under the equity method, the investment is initially stated at cost and subsequently adjusted for its proportionate share in the net earnings of the investee companies. Any cash dividends received are recognized as a reduction in the carrying value of the investments.

Gains or losses on sales from the Company to equity method investees where in the Company does not have substantial control over these equity investees are deferred in proportion to the Company’s ownership percentage in the investees until such gains or losses are realized through transactions with third parties. Gains or losses on sales from the Company to equity method investees are eliminated if the Company has substantial control over these equity investees. Gains or losses on sales from equity method investees to the Company are deferred in proportion to the Company’s ownership percentages in the investees until they are realized through transactions with third parties.

Effective January 1, 2006, pursuant to the revised Statement of Financial Accounting Standards, the cost of an investment shall be analyzed and the difference between the cost of investment and the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired, representing goodwill, shall not be amortize and instead shall be tested for impairment annually. If the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired exceeds the cost of investment, the excess shall be proportionately allocated as reductions to fair values of noncurrent assets except (a) financial assets other than investments accounted for using equity method, (b) assets to be disposed of by sale (c) deferred tax assets, and (d) prepaid assets relating to pension or other postretirement benefit plans. If any excess remains after reducing the aforementioned items, the remaining excess shall be recognized as an extraordinary gain.

When the Company subscribes for additional investees shares at a percentage different from its existing ownership percentage, the resulting carrying amount of the investment in the investee differs from the amount of the Company share of the investee’s equity. The Company records such a difference as an adjustment to long-term investments with the corresponding amount charged or credited to additional paid-in capital the extent available, with the balance charged to retained earnings.

Financial Assets Carried at Cost

Investments in equity instruments that do not have a quoted price in an active market and whose fair values cannot be reliably measured are measured at their original cost, such as non-publicly traded stocks. If there is objective evidence which indicates that a financial asset is impaired, a loss is recognized. A subsequent reversal of such impairment loss is not allowed.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost plus a revaluation increment, if any, less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment loss. The interest costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition, construction of a qualifying asset are capitalized as property, plant and equipment. Major renewals and betterments are capitalized, while maintenance and repairs are expensed currently.

 

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When an indication of impairment is identified, any excess of the carrying amount of an asset over its recoverable amount is recognized as a loss. If the recoverable amount increases in a subsequent period, the amount previously recognized as impairment would be reversed and recognized as a gain. However, the adjusted amount may not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depreciation, as if no impairment loss had been recognized.

An impairment loss on a revalued asset is charged to “unrealized revaluation increment” under equity to the extent available, with the balance is recognized as a loss. If the recoverable amount increases in a subsequent period, the amount previously recognized as impairment could be reversed and recognized as a gain, with the remaining credited to “unrealized revaluation increment”.

Depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line method over the following estimated service lives: land improvements - 10 to 30 years; buildings - 10 to 60 years; computer equipment - 6 to 10 years; telecommunications equipment - 6 to 15 years; transportation equipment - 5 to 10 years; and miscellaneous equipment - 3 to 12 years.

Upon sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment, the related cost, accumulated depreciation, accumulated impairment losses and any unrealized revaluation increment are deducted from the corresponding accounts, and any gain or loss recorded as non-operating gains or losses in the period of sale or disposal.

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets mainly include 3G Concession, computer software and patents.

The 3G license is valid through December 31, 2018. The 3G Concession and any additional licensing fees are amortized on a straight-line basis from the date operations commence through the date the license expires. Computer software costs and patents are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of 3-20 years.

Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the newly released Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 37, “Intangible Assets.” Expenditure on research shall be expensed as incurred. Development costs are capitalized when those costs meet relative criteria and are amortized using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives. Development costs do not meet relative criteria shall be expensed as incurred.

When an indication of impairment is identified, any excess of the carrying amount of an asset over its recoverable amount is recognized as a loss. If the recoverable amount increases in a subsequent period, the amount previously recognized as impairment would be reversed and recognized as a gain. However, the adjusted amount may not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, as if no impairment loss had been recognized.

Idle Assets

Idle assets are carried at the lower of recoverable amount or carrying amount.

Pension Costs

For employees under defined benefit pension plans, pension costs are recorded based on actuarial calculations. For employees under defined contribution pension plans, pension costs are recorded based on the actual contributions made to employees’ individual pension accounts during their service periods.

 

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Expense Recognition

The costs of providing services are recognized as incurred. The cost includes incentives to third party dealers for inducing business which are payable when the end user enters into an airtime contract bundled with the handsets.

Treasury Stock

Treasury stock is recorded at cost and shown as a reduction to stockholders’ equity. Upon cancellation of treasury stock, the treasury stock account is reduced and the common stock and capital surplus are reversed on a pro rata basis. If capital surplus is not sufficient, the difference is charged to retained earnings.

Income Tax

The Company applies inter-period allocations for its income tax, whereby deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the tax effects of temporary differences and unused tax credits. Valuation allowances are provided to the extent, if any, that it is more likely than not that deferred income tax assets will not be realized. A deferred tax asset or liability is classified as current or noncurrent in accordance with the classification of its related asset or liability. However, if a deferred tax asset or liability does not relate to an asset or liability in the financial statements, then it is classified as either current or noncurrent based on the expected length of time before it is realized or settled.

Any tax credits arising from purchases of machinery, equipment and technology, research and development expenditures, personnel training, and investments in important technology-based enterprises are recognized using the flow-through method.

Adjustments of prior years’ tax liabilities are added to or deducted from the current year’s tax provision.

Income taxes (10%) on undistributed earnings is recorded in the year of stockholders approval which is the year subsequent to the year the earnings are generated.

Foreign-currency Transactions

Foreign-currency transactions are recorded in New Taiwan dollars at the rates of exchange in effect when the transactions occur. Exchange gains or losses derived from foreign-currency transactions or monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognized in earnings. At the balance sheet date, monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are revalued at prevailing exchange rates with the resulting gains or losses recognized in earnings.

The financial statements of foreign equity investees are translated into New Taiwan dollars at the following exchange rates. Assets and liabilities - spot rates at year-end; stockholders’ equity - historical rates, income and expenses - average rates during the year. The resulting translation adjustments are recorded as a separate component of stockholders’ equity.

Hedge Accounting

Hedged items are recognized as follows:

 

  a. The gain or loss from remeasuring the hedging instrument at fair value and the gain or loss on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in profit or loss.

 

  b. The gain or loss on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk shall adjust the carrying amount of the hedged item and be currently recognized in earnings.

 

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Reclassifications

Certain accounts in the financial statements as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 have been reclassified to conform to the presentation of the financial statements as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.

 

3. EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE

In March 2007, the ARDF issued an Interpretation 96-052 that requires companies to recognize bonuses paid to employees, directors and supervisors as an expense rather than an appropriation of earnings beginning January 1, 2008. The adoption of this interpretation resulted in a decrease of NT$866,332 thousand (including NT$843,081 thousand recorded by Chunghwa and NT$23,251 thousand recorded by its equity-method investees) in net income and a decrease in basic earnings per share (after income tax) of NT$0.09 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.

 

4. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

     September 30
     2008    2007

Cash

     

Cash on hand

   $ 138,775    $ 75,625

Bank deposits

     16,461,692      7,087,078

Negotiable certificate of deposit, annual yield rate - ranging from 1.94%-2.643% and 1.82%-5.39% for 2008 and 2007, respectively

     63,761,675      32,673,069
             
     80,362,142      39,835,772
             

Cash equivalents

     

Commercial paper purchased, annual yield rate - ranging from 1.96%-3.762% and 1.90%-5.22% for 2008 and 2007, respectively

     18,614,631      13,887,837

Bond with resale agreements, annual yield rate - ranging from 2.10%-2.30% for 2007

     —        250,000

U.S. Treasury bills, annual yield rate 4.41% for 2007

     —        106,358
             
     18,614,631      14,244,195
             
   $ 98,976,773    $ 54,079,967
             

As of September 30, 2008 and 2007, foreign deposits in bank were as following:

 

     September 30
     2008    2007

United States of America - New York (US$290,563 thousand and US$41,879 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively)

   $ 9,335,788    $ 1,364,412

Hong Kong (US$20,603 thousand, EUR139 thousand, JPY13,798 thousand and GBP228 thousand for 2008 and EUR856 thousand, JPY36,329 thousand and GBP208 thousand for 2007)

     685,893      59,893
             
   $ 10,021,681    $ 1,424,305
             

 

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5. FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS

 

     September 30
     2008    2007

Derivatives - financial assets

     

Index future contracts

   $ 95,359    $ 111,994

Forward exchange contracts

     —        14,022
             
   $ 95,359    $ 126,016
             

Derivatives - financial liabilities

     

Currency option contracts

   $ 1,095,310    $ 795,881

Forward exchange contracts

     328,626      84,727

Index future contracts

     258      23,536
             
   $ 1,424,194    $ 904,144
             

Chunghwa entered into investment management agreements with a well-known financial institutions (fund managers) to manage its investment portfolios in 2006. As of September 30, 2008, Chunghwa’s investment portfolios managed by these fund managers aggregated to an original amount of US$100,000 thousand. The investment portfolios included listed stocks, mutual funds and derivative instruments.

Chunghwa entered into forward exchange contracts and index future contracts to reduce its exposure to foreign currency risk and variability in operating results due to fluctuations in exchange rates and stock prices. However, derivatives that do not meet the criteria for hedge accounting is classified as financial assets or financial liabilities held for trading.

Outstanding forward exchange contracts on September 30, 2008 and 2007 were as follows:

 

     Currency    Maturity Period    Contract
Amount
(in Thousands)

September 30, 2008

        

Sell

   EUR/USD    2008.11    EUR 6,550
   JPY/USD    2008.11    JPY 447,000
   GBP/USD    2008.11    GBP 2,140
   USD/EUR    2008.11    USD 2,131
   USD/GBP    2008.11    USD 327

September 30, 2007

        

Sell

   EUR/USD    2007.11    EUR 29,000
   JPY/USD    2007.11    JPY 700,000
   GBP/USD    2007.11    GBP 2,630
   USD/NTD    2007.12-2008.01    USD 55,000
   EUR/NTD    2007.11-12    EUR 50,000
   NTD/USD    2007.10-2008.01    NTD  2,320,304

 

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Outstanding index future contracts on September 30, 2008 and 2007 were as follow:

 

     Maturity Date    Units    Contract
Amount

(in Thousands)

September 30, 2008

        

AMSTERDAM IDX FUT

   2008.10    13    EUR 985

CAC40 10 EURO FUT

   2008.10    14    EUR 576

IBEX 35 INDX FUTR

   2008.10      7    EUR 761

DAX INDEX FUTURE

   2008.12      3    EUR 454

MINI S&P/MIB FUT

   2008.12    37    EUR 992

FTSE 100 IDX FUT

   2008.12    19    GBP 966

TOPIX INDEX FUTURE

   2008.11    36    JPY 437,364

S&P 500 FUTURE

   2008.12    16    USD 5,009

S&P 500 EMINI FUTURE

   2008.12    55    USD 3,403

September 30, 2007

        

AMSTERDAM IDX FUT

   2007.10    13    EUR 1,366

CAC40 10 EURO FUT

   2007.10      9    EUR 498

IBEX 35 INDEX FUTR

   2007.10      7    EUR 958

DAX INDEX FUTURE

   2007.12      3    EUR 574

MINI S&P/MIB FUT

   2007.12    34    EUR 1,326

FTSE 100 IDX FUT

   2007.12    35    GBP 2,194

TOPIX INDEX FUTURE

   2007.12    28    JPY 424,200

S&P 500 FUTURE

   2007.12    16    USD 6,132

S&P 500 EMINI FUTURE

   2007.12    14    USD 1,077

As of September 30, 2008 and 2007, the deposits paid for index future contracts were $54,540 thousand and $111,994 thousand, respectively.

In September 2007, Chunghwa entered into a 10-year, foreign currency derivative contract with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (“Goldman”) and valuations are made biweekly starting from September 20, 2007 which are 260 valuation periods totally. Under the terms of the contract, if the NT dollar/US dollar exchange rate is less than NT$31.50 per US$ at any two consecutive bi-weekly valuation dates during the valuation period starting from October 4, 2007 to September 5, 2017, Chunghwa is required to make a cash payment to Goldman. The settlement amount is determined by the difference between the applicable exchange rates and the base amount of US$4,000 thousand. Conversely, if the NT dollar/US dollar exchange rate is above NT$31.50 per US dollar using the same valuation methodology, Goldman would have a settlement obligation to Chunghwa determined using a base amount of US$2,000 thousand. Further, if the exchange rate is at or above NT$32.70 per US dollar starting from December 12, 2007 at any time, the contract will be terminated at that time. In accordance with the terms of the contract, Chunghwa deposited US$3,000 thousand with Goldman (included in “other current assets”) with annual yield rate of 8%. As of September 30, 2008, there are 233 remaining valuation periods. On October 21, 2008, the exchange rate was above NT$32.70 per US dollar, so the contract was terminated at that time.

 

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As of September 30, 2007, besides the aforementioned foreign currency option contract (USD TWD Window Knock-Out) with Goldman, the outstanding foreign currency option contract were as follows:

 

Contact

   Exchange
Rate
   Maturity Period    Contract
Amount

(in Thousands)

Buy USD call /NTD put

   32.80    2007.12    USD  10,000

Sell USD put /NTD call

   32.65    2007.12    USD  20,000

Buy USD call /NTD put

   32.75    2007.12    USD 1,750

Sell USD put /NTD call

   32.75    2007.12    USD 1,750

Buy USD call /NTD put

   32.80    2007.12    USD 500

Sell USD put /NTD call

   32.80    2007.12    USD 500

Net losses arising from financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were $343,410 thousand (including realized settlement gains of $424,375 thousand and valuation losses of $767,785 thousand; such valuation loss included a loss of $515,151 thousand from foreign currency derivative contract with Goldman) and $987,008 thousand (including realized settlement losses of $120,725 thousand and valuation loss of $866,283 thousand; such valuation loss included a loss of $718,389 from foreign currency derivative contract with Goldman), respectively.

 

6. AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE FINANCIAL ASSETS

 

     September 30
     2008    2007

Open-end mutual funds

   $ 14,032,320    $ 19,771,582

Foreign listed stocks

     687,993      971,178

Real estate investment trust fund

     211,285      256,250

Listed stocks

     —        153,078
             
   $ 14,931,598    $ 21,152,088
             

Movements of unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale financial assets were as follows:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
     2008     2007  

Balance, beginning of period

   $ 75,787     $ 541,056  

Reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity

     (2,655,152 )     636,767  

Recognized in earnings

     4,446       (23,768 )
                

Balance, end of period

   $ (2,574,919 )   $ 1,154,055  
                

 

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7. HELD-TO-MATURITY FINANCIAL ASSETS

 

     September 30
             2008                    2007        

Corporate bonds

   $ 1,302,316    $ 250,000

Collateralized loan obligation

     47,778      129,615
             
     1,350,094      379,615

Less: Current portion

     35,033      57,324
             
   $ 1,315,061    $ 322,291
             

 

8. ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
             2008                     2007          

Balance, beginning of period

   $ 3,290,123     $ 3,535,141  

Provision for doubtful accounts

     397,407       594,675  

Accounts receivable written off

     (660,368 )     (612,758 )
                

Balance, end of period

   $ 3,027,162     $ 3,517,058  
                

 

9. OTHER CURRENT MONETARY ASSETS

 

     September 30
              2008                      2007         

Receivable from disposal of financial instruments

   $ 1,217,525    $ 10,653

Accrued custodial receipts from other carriers

     655,021      805,327

Tax refund receivable

     —        3,221,136

Fixed-Line Fund

     —        1,000,000

Other

     1,857,487      1,838,606
             
   $ 3,730,033    $ 6,875,722
             

 

10. INVENTORIES, NET

 

     September 30
              2008                      2007         

Supplies

   $ 1,941,517    $ 1,601,732

Work in process

     322,679      76,856

Merchandise

     403,446      294,167

Materials in transit

     823,295      817,870
             
     3,490,937      2,790,625

Less: Valuation allowance

     47,573      6,603
             
   $ 3,443,364    $ 2,784,022
             

 

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11. OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

 

     September 30
     2008    2007

Prepaid expenses

   $ 3,115,354    $ 2,519,501

Prepaid rents

     890,325      624,690

Miscellaneous

     303,140      201,949
             
   $ 4,308,819    $ 3,346,140
             

 

12. INVESTMENTS ACCOUNTED FOR USING EQUITY METHOD

 

     September 30
     2008    2007
     Carrying
Value
   % of
Ownership
   Carrying
Value
   % of
Ownership

Listed

           

Senao International Co., Ltd. (“SENAO”)

   $ 1,271,196    29    $ 1,189,721    31
                       

Non-Listed

           

Light Era Development Co., Ltd. (“LED”)

     2,987,971    100      —      —  

Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd. (“CHI”)

     853,148    49      1,001,121    49

Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd. (“CHSI”)

     791,904    100      —      —  

Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte. Ltd. (“CHTS”)

     784,461    100      —      —  

Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd. (“TISE”)

     572,470    40      559,819    40

CHIEF Telecom Inc. (“CHIEF”)

     408,203    69      254,774    70

Donghwa Technology Co., Ltd. (“DHT”)

     216,011    100      —      —  

Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd. (“CIYP”)

     120,697    100      291,944    100

Viettel-CHT Co., Ltd. (“Viettel-CHT”)

     97,711    33      —      —  

Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc. (“CHTG”)

     86,931    100      —      —  

Skysoft Co., Ltd. (“SKYSOFT”)

     81,022    30      —      —  

KingWay Technology Co., Ltd. (“KWT”)

     76,207    33      —      —  

Spring House Entertainment Inc. (“SHE”)

     44,070    56      16,122    30

ELTA Technology Co., Ltd. (“ELTA”)

     —      —        27,075    21

New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.) (“New Prospect”)

     —      100      —      100

Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.) (“Prime Asia”)

     —      100      —      100
                   
     7,120,806         2,150,855   
                   
   $ 8,392,002       $ 3,340,576   
                   

Chunghwa invested Senao International Co., Ltd. (“SENAO”) in January 2007, for a purchase price of $1,065,813 thousand. SENAO engages mainly in telecommunication facilities sales.

Chunghwa established 100% shares of Light Era Development Co., Ltd. (“LED”) by prepaying $3,000,000 thousand in January 2008. LED completed its incorporation on February 12, 2008. LED engages mainly in development of property for rent and sale.

Chunghwa invested Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd. (“CHSI”) in December 2007, for a purchase price of $838,506 thousand. CHSI engages mainly in providing communication and information integration services.

 

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Chunghwa established Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd. (“CHTS”) in July 2008, for a purchase price of $200,000 thousand, and increase capital for $579,280 thousand in September 2008 CHS engages mainly in data wholesale, IP Transit, IPLC, IP VPN, voice wholesale services, and reinvests in the world satellite business. Additionally, CHTS and SingTelSat Pte., Ltd.established a joint venture, ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte., Ltd. (“SSVP”) in Singapore in October 2008. SSVP will engage in the operation of ST-2 telecommunications satellite.

Chunghwa raised investing capital at the amount of $171,513 thousand in CHIEF Telecom Inc. in October 2007. CHIEF engages mainly in internet communication and internet data center (“IDC”) service.

Chunghwa invested Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (“DHT”) in December 2007 and September 2008 for a purchase price of $11,430 thousand and $189,833 thousand, DHT engages mainly in international telecommunications, IP fictitious internet and internet transfer services.

Chunghwa invested Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd. (“CIYP”) in December 2006, for a purchase price of $150,000 thousand. CIYP finished registration in January 2007. CIYP engages mainly in yellow pages sales and advertisement services.

Chunghwa established Viettel-CHT Co., Ltd. with Viettel Co., Ltd. (“Viettel-CHT”) in Vietnam in April 2008, by investing $91,239 thousand cash at the end of September 2008. V-CHT engages mainly in IDC services.

Chunghwa invested Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc. (“CHTG”) in December 2007, for a purchase price of $70,429 thousand. CHTG engages mainly in international data and internet services and long distance wholesales.

Chunghwa invested Skysoft Co., Ltd. (“SKYSOFT”) in October 2007, for a purchase price of $67,025 thousand. SKYSOFT engages mainly in providing of music on-line, software, electronic information and advertisement services.

Chunghwa invested KingWay Technology Co., Ltd. (“KWT”) in January 2008, for a purchasing price of $71,770 thousand. KWT engages mainly in publishing books, data processing and software services.

Chunghwa increased its ownership of Spring House Entertainment Inc. (“SHE”) from 30% to 56% in January 2008, for a purchase price of $39,800 thousand, and SHE becomes a subsidiary of Chunghwa. SHE engages mainly in network services, producing digital entertainment content and broadband visual sound terrace development.

The Company invested in ELTA Technology Co., Ltd. in April and October 2007, for a purchase price of $27,455 thousand and $16,768 thousand, respectively. ELTA engages mainly in professional on-line and mobile value-added content aggregative services. Chunghwa sold all shares of ELTA with carrying value $51,152 thousand on July 23, 2008 for a selling price of $44,047 thousand and recognized a disposal loss of $7,105 thousand.

Chunghwa has established New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.) (“New Prospect”) and Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.) (“Prime Asia”) in March 2006. Both holding companies are operating as investment companies and Chunghwa has 100% ownership right in an amount of US$1 in each holding company.

Chunghwa established Chunghwa Telecom Japan Co., Ltd. (“CHJ”), a 100% owned subsidiary in October 2008 by investing $3,070 thousand cash, CHJ engages mainly in telecommunication business, data processing and related services, development and sale of software and consulting services in telecommunication.

 

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The equity in earnings (losses) of equity investees for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, are based on unreviewed financial statements except the equity in earnings of SENAO.

The aggregate carrying values of the equity method investments whose financial statements have not been reviewed were $7,197,490 thousand and $2,237,667 thousand as of September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The equity in earning were $125,741 thousand and $162,021 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 

13. FINANCIAL ASSETS CARRIED AT COST

 

     September 30
     2008    2007
     Carrying
Value
   % of
Ownership
   Carrying
Value
   % of
Ownership

Cost investees:

           

Taipei Financial Center (“TFC”)

   $ 1,789,530    12    $ 1,789,530    12

Industrial Bank of Taiwan II Venture Capital Co., Ltd. (“IBT II”)

     200,000    17      —      —  

Global Mobile Corp. (“GMC”)

     127,018    11      —      —  

iD Branding Ventures (“iDBV”)

     75,000    8      75,000    8

RPTI International (“RPTI”)

     34,500    12      71,500    12

Essence Technology Solution, Inc. (“ETS”)

     20,000    9      —      —  

Siemens Telecommunication Systems (“Siemens”)

     —      —        5,250    15
                   
   $ 2,246,048       $ 1,941,280   
                   

Chunghwa invested in IBT II in January 2008, for a purchase price of $200,000 thousand. IBT II engages mainly in investment and completed its incorporation on February 13, 2008.

Chunghwa invested in GMC in December 2007, for a purchase price of $168,038 thousand for 16,796 thousand shares. GMC engages mainly in computer software wholesale and circuit engineering and wire communication services. The National Communications Commission (“NCC”) informed Chunghwa with the Communication Letter (#0974102087) on April 1, 2008 that its investment in GMC has been overruled, and notified Chunghwa officially on May 5, 2008 that Chunghwa should dispose of all investment in GMC no later than June 30, 2008, otherwise, NCC will enforce a fine according to Telecommunication Act, and the fine may be imposed consecutively until the violation is rectified. Chunghwa disposed of 4,100 thousand stocks of GMC in April 2008. Chunghwa has filed an appeal to NCC on April 30, 2008 and requested the NCC to officially suspend the enforcement on June 10, 2008. On July 3, 2008, NCC resolved that according to the administrative penal provisions, Chunghwa stated that the investment target couldn’t be transacted in the short term. Therefore, NCC determined that Chunghwa will not be subject to fine in a suitable time.

After evaluating the investment in RPTI, Chunghwa determined the investment in RPTI was impaired and recognized an impairment loss of $15,000 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and $22,000 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Chunghwa invested ETS in December 2007, for a purchase price of $20,000 thousand. ETS mainly engaged in IP-Private Branch Exchange (IP PBX) and design of voice security module.

Chunghwa disposed all shares of Siemens with carrying value $5,250 thousand in March 2008, for a selling price of $314,055 thousand and Chunghwa recognized a disposal gain of $308,805 thousand.

The above investments that do not have a quoted market price in an active market and whose fair values cannot be reliably measured are carried at original cost.

 

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14. OTHER NONCURRENT MONETARY ASSETS

 

     September 30
     2008    2007

Piping Fund

   $ 1,000,000    $ 1,000,000
             

As part of the government’s effort to upgrade the existing telecommunications infrastructure, Chunghwa and other public utility companies were required by the ROC government to contribute a total of $1,000,000 thousand to a Fixed-Line Fund managed by a Piping Fund administered by the Taipei City Government. These funds were used to finance various telecommunications infrastructure projects. Upon completion of the construction projects, the parties using the infrastructure shall reimburse the money to the contributors.

 

15. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

     September 30
     2008    2007

Cost

     

Land

   $ 101,872,198    $ 100,917,029

Land improvements

     1,487,827      1,479,005

Buildings

     62,455,514      59,654,629

Computer equipment

     14,844,193      15,016,006

Telecommunications equipment

     642,472,190      637,106,261

Transportation equipment

     2,732,563      3,187,435

Miscellaneous equipment

     7,322,378      7,818,461
             

Total cost

     833,186,863      825,178,826

Revaluation increment on land

     5,820,548      5,823,991
             
     839,007,411      831,002,817
             

Accumulated depreciation

     

Land improvements

     885,231      840,344

Buildings

     15,997,345      14,939,790

Computer equipment

     11,487,918      11,520,347

Telecommunications equipment

     500,163,851      484,079,389

Transportation equipment

     2,591,062      3,068,682

Miscellaneous equipment

     6,268,538      6,731,167
             
     537,393,945      521,179,719
             

Construction in progress and advances related to acquisition of equipment

     16,537,168      18,871,452
             

Property, plant and equipment, net

   $ 318,150,634    $ 328,694,550
             

Pursuant to the related regulations, Chunghwa revalued its land owned as of April 30, 2000 based on the publicly announced values as of July 1, 1999. These revaluations which were approved by the Ministry of Auditing resulted in increases in the carrying values of property, plant and equipment of $5,986,074 thousand, liabilities for land value incremental tax of $211,182 thousand, and stockholder’s equity-other adjustments of $5,774,892 thousand.

The amendment to the Land Tax Act, relating to the article to permanently lower land value incremental tax, went into effect on February 1, 2005. In accordance with the lowered tax rates, Chunghwa recomputed its land value incremental tax, and reclassified the reserve for land value incremental tax of $116,196 thousand to stockholder’s equity - other adjustments. As of September 30, 2008, capital surplus from revaluation of land had decreased to $5,823,085 thousand by disposal revaluation assets.

 

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Depreciation on property, plant and equipment for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 amounted to $27,752,894 thousand and $29,051,569 thousand, respectively. No interest expense was capitalized for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.

 

16. ACCRUED EXPENSES

 

     September 30
     2008    2007

Accrued salary and compensation

   $ 7,108,393    $ 5,819,818

Accrued franchise fees

     1,799,405      1,654,964

Other accrued expenses

     1,569,658      1,925,170
             
   $ 10,477,456    $ 9,399,952
             

 

17. OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

     September 30
     2008    2007

Advances from subscribers

   $ 5,800,071    $ 4,900,289

Amounts collected in trust for others

     2,646,872      3,288,017

Payables to equipment suppliers

     1,300,021      1,239,249

Refundable customers’ deposits

     964,655      974,690

Payables to contractors

     953,902      636,950

Miscellaneous

     2,821,960      2,977,338
             
   $ 14,487,481    $ 14,016,533
             

 

18. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Under Chunghwa’s Articles of Incorporation Chunghwa’s authorized capital is $120,000,000,020 which is divided into 12,000,000,000 common shares (at $10 par value per share), which are issued and outstanding 9,557,776,912 shares, and 2 preferred shares (at $10 par value per share), which was approved by the board of directors to be issue on March 28, 2006, and the MOTC purchased 2 preferred shares at par value on April 4, 2006.

For the purpose of privatizing Chunghwa, the MOTC sold 1,109,750 thousand common shares of Chunghwa in an international offering of securities in the form of American Depositary Shares (“ADS”) amounting to 110,975 thousand units (one ADS represents ten common shares) on the New York Stock Exchange on July 17, 2003. Afterwards, the MOTC sold 1,350,682 thousand common shares in the form of ADS amounting to 135,068 thousand units on August 10, 2005. Subsequently, the MOTC and Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd. sold 505,389 thousand and 58,959 thousand common shares of Chunghwa, respectively, in the form of ADS totally amounting to 56,435 thousand units on September 29, 2006. The MOTC and Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd. have sold 3,024,780 thousand common shares in the form of ADS amounting to 302,478 thousand units. As of September 30, 2008, the outstanding ADSs were 160,324 thousand units, which equaled approximately 1,603,239 thousand common shares and represented 16.77% of Chunghwa’s total outstanding common shares.

 

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The ADS holders generally have the same rights and obligations as other common stockholders, subject to the provision of relevant laws. The exercise of such rights and obligations shall comply with the related regulations and deposit agreement, which stipulate, among other things, that ADS holders can, through deposit agents:

 

  a. Exercise their voting rights;

 

  b. Sell their ADSs, and

 

  c. Receive dividends declared and subscribe to the issuance of new shares.

The MOTC, as the holder of those preferred shares is entitled to the same rights as holders of common shares and certain additional rights as specified in Chunghwa’s Articles of Incorporation as follows:

 

  a. The holder of the preferred shares, or its nominated representative, will act as a director and/or supervisor during the entire period in which the preferred shares are outstanding.

 

  b. The holder of preferred shares has the same pre-emptive rights as holders of common shares when Chunghwa raises capital by issuing new shares.

 

  c. The holder of the preferred shares will have the right to veto on any change in the name of Chunghwa or the nature of its business and any transfer of a substantial portion of Chunghwa’s business or property.

 

  d. The holder of the preferred shares may not transfer the ownership. The Company must redeem all outstanding preferred shares within three years from the date of their issuance.

Under the ROC Company Law, additional paid-in capital may only be utilized to offset deficits. For those companies having no deficits, additional paid-in capital arising from capital surplus can be used to increase capital stock and distribute to stockholders in proportion to their ownership at the ex-dividend date. Also, such amounts can only be declared as a stock dividend by Chunghwa at an amount calculated in accordance with the provisions of existing regulations. However, the statement above is not limited to the additional paid-in capital generating from company reforming, such as merger, acquisition, and reconstruction.

In addition, before distributing a dividend or making any other distribution to stockholders, Chunghwa must pay all outstanding taxes, recover any past losses and set aside a legal reserve equal to 10% of its net income, and depending on its business needs or requirements, may also set aside a special reserve. In accordance with the Articles of Incorporation, no less than 50% of the remaining earnings comprising remaining balance of net income, if any, plus cumulative undistributed earnings shall be distributed in the following order: (a) from 2% to 5% of distributable earnings shall be distributed to employees as employee bonus; (b) no more than 0.2% of distributable earnings shall be distributed to board of directors and supervisors as remuneration; and (c) cash dividends to be distributed shall not be less than 50% of the total amount of dividends to be distributed. If cash dividends to be distributed is less than NT$0.10 per share, such cash dividend shall be distributed in the form of common shares.

Chunghwa operates in a capital-intensive and technology intensive industry and Chunghwa requires capital expenditures to sustain its competitive position in high-growth market. Thus, Chunghwa’s dividend policy takes into account future capital expenditure outlays. In this regard, a portion of the earnings may be retained to finance these capital expenditures. The remaining earnings can then be distributed as dividends if approved by the stockholders in the following year and will be recorded in the financial statements of that year.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the accrual amounts for bonuses to employees and remuneration to directors and supervisors were accrued based on past experiences and represented 3.37% and 0.2%, respectively, of net income after setting aside 10% legal reserve.

 

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If the initial accrual amounts of the aforementioned bonus are significantly different from the amounts proposed by the board of directors, the difference is charged to the earnings of the year making the initial estimate. Otherwise, the difference between initial accrual amount and the amount resolute in the shareholders’ meeting is charged to the earnings of the following year as a result of change in accounting estimate.

Under the ROC Company Law, the appropriation for legal reserve shall be made until the accumulated reserve equals the aggregate par value of the outstanding capital stock of Chunghwa. This reserve can only be used to offset a deficit, or when reaching 50% of the aggregate par value of the outstanding capital stock of Chunghwa, up to 50% of the reserve may, at the option of Chunghwa, be declared as a stock dividend and transferred to capital.

The appropriations and distributions of the 2007 and 2006 earnings of the company have been approved and resolved by the stockholders on June 19, 2008 and June 15, 2007 as follows:

 

     Appropriation and
Distribution
   Dividend Per Share
     2007    2006    2007    2006

Legal reserve

   $ 4,823,356    $ 3,998,445    $ —      $ —  

Reverse for special reserve

     3,304      1,461      —        —  

Cash dividends

     40,716,130      34,610,885      4.26      3.58

Stock dividends

     955,778      —        0.10      —  

Employee profit sharing - cash

     1,303,605      1,256,619      —        —  

Employee profit sharing - stock

     434,535      —        —        —  

Remuneration to directors and supervisors

     43,454      35,904      —        —  

On June 27, 2008, the board of directors of Chunghwa resolved to transfer capital surplus in the amount of $19,115,554 thousand to capital stock. Furthermore, they resolved to reduce the same amount of capital in Chunghwa by a cash distribution to its stockholders in order to improve the financial condition of Chunghwa and to refund the excess funds to shareholders. The proposal was resolved by the stockholders’ at a meeting which was held on August 14, 2008.

The abovementioned 2008 capital increase proposal was effectively registered with Securities and Futures Bureau of Financial Supervisory Commission, Executive Yuan (“SFC”). The board of directors resolved the ex- dividend date of the aforementioned proposal as October 25, 2008.

The stockholders, at a meeting held on June 15, 2007, resolved to transfer capital surplus in the amount of $9,667,845 thousand to common capital stock.

The above 2007 capital increase proposal was effectively registered with SFC. The board of directors resolved the ex-dividend date of aforementioned proposal as August 1, 2007.

The stockholders, at the stockholders’ meeting held on June 15, 2007, also resolved to reduce the amount of capital in Chunghwa by a cash distribution to its stockholders in order to improve the financial condition of Chunghwa and better utilize its excess funds. The capital reduction plan was effected by a transfer of capital surplus in the amount of NT$9,667,845 thousand to common capital stock. Chunghwa obtained the approval letter from Financial Supervisory Commission, Executive Yuan which stated the effective registration date of capital reduction is October 17, 2007. Chunghwa decided October 19, 2007 and December 29, 2007 as the record date and stock transfer date of capital reduction, respectively. Subsequently, common capital stock was reduced by NT$9,667,845 thousand and a liability for the actual amount of cash to be distributed to stockholders of NT$9,557,777 thousand was recorded. The difference between the reduction in common capital stock and the distribution amount represents treasury stock of NT$110,068 thousand held by Chunghwa and concurrently cancelled. Also, the cash has been returned to stockholders in January 2008.

 

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Information on the appropriation of 2007 earnings, employee bonus and remuneration to board of directors and supervisors proposed by the board of directors and resolved by the stockholders is available at the Market Observation Post System website.

Under the Integrated Income Tax System that became effective on July 1, 1998, R.O.C. resident stockholders are allowed a tax credit for their proportionate share of the income tax paid by Chunghwa on earnings generated since July 1, 1988.

 

19. TREASURY STOCK (COMMON STOCK IN THOUSANDS OF SHARES)

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30
     2008     2007

Balance, beginning of period

   110,068     —  

Increase

   —       59,389

Decrease

   (110,068 )   —  
          

Balance, end of period

   —       59,389
          

According to the Securities and Exchange Law of the ROC, total shares of treasury stock shall not exceed 10% of Chunghwa’s stock issued. The total amount of repurchased shall not be more than the amount of retained earnings, capital surplus and realized additional paid-in capital. The shares repurchased by Chunghwa shall not be pledged in accordance with Securities and Exchange Law of the ROC. The holders of treasury stocks are not entitled to vote in stockholders’ meetings.

In order to maintain its credit and stockholders’ equity, Chunghwa repurchased 121,075 thousand treasury stock for $7,217,562 thousand from August 29, 2007 to October 25, 2007. On December 29, 2007, Chunghwa cancelled 11,007 thousand shares of treasury stock by reducing common stock of $110,068 thousand. The remaining treasury stock of 110,068 thousand shares amounted $7,107,494 thousand was cancelled on February 21, 2008.

 

20. COMPENSATION, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES

 

     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008
     Cost of
Services
   Operating
Expenses
   Total

Compensation expense

        

Salaries

   $ 9,054,779    $ 6,222,985    $ 15,277,764

Insurance

     616,423      421,274      1,037,697

Pension

     1,201,143      857,298      2,058,441

Other compensation

     5,714,436      3,893,124      9,607,560
                    
   $ 16,586,781    $ 11,394,681    $ 27,981,462
                    

Depreciation expense

   $ 26,232,253    $ 1,520,641    $ 27,752,894
                    

Amortization expense

   $ 647,808    $ 101,499    $ 749,307
                    

 

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     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
     Cost of
Services
   Operating
Expenses
   Total

Compensation expense

        

Salaries

   $ 9,231,319    $ 6,053,738    $ 15,285,057

Insurance

     608,639      413,375      1,022,014

Pension

     1,316,951      889,895      2,206,846

Other compensation

     6,606,351      4,457,997      11,064,348
                    
   $ 17,763,260    $ 11,815,005    $ 29,578,265
                    

Depreciation expense

   $ 27,432,270    $ 1,619,299    $ 29,051,569
                    

Amortization expense

   $ 647,397    $ 65,949    $ 713,346
                    

 

21. INCOME TAX

 

  a. A reconciliation between income tax expense computed by applying the statutory income tax rate of 25% to income before income tax and income tax payable shown in the statements of income is as follows:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
     2008     2007  

Income tax expense computed at statutory income tax rate of 25% to income before income tax

   $ 11,825,437     $ 11,999,039  

Add (deduct) tax effect of:

    

Permanent differences

     (396,987 )     (380,898 )

Temporary differences

     640,826       790,471  

Additional tax at 10% on undistributed earnings

     —         8,260  

Investment tax credits

     (1,053,332 )     (1,761,824 )
                

Income tax payable

   $ 11,015,944     $ 10,655,048  
                
The tax liabilities of September 2008 and 2007 are the net amount from deducting income tax payables by prepaid income tax.   
     Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
     2008     2007  

b.      Income tax expense consists of the following:

    

Income tax payable

   $ 11,015,944     $ 10,655,048  

Income tax - separated

     223,196       186,817  

Income tax - deferred

     (497,179 )     (693,403 )

Adjustments of prior years’ income tax

     37,741       61,293  
                
   $ 10,779,702     $ 10,209,755  
                

 

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  c. Net deferred income tax assets (liabilities) consists of the following:

 

     September 30  
     2008     2007  

Current

    

Deferred income tax assets:

    

Provision for doubtful accounts

   $ 474,975     $ 320,155  

Valuation loss on financial instruments, net

     335,390       225,543  

Unrealized foreign exchange loss

     12,819       342  

Other

     32,714       19,188  
                
     855,898       565,228  

Valuation allowance

     (474,975 )     (320,155 )
                

Net deferred income tax assets

   $ 380,923     $ 245,073  
                

Noncurrent deferred income tax assets:

    

Accrued pension cost

   $ 1,395,793     $ 920,077  

Impairment loss

     80,418       85,866  

Losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment

     12,970       12,970  
                
   $ 1,489,181     $ 1,018,913  
                

 

  d. The related information under the Integrated Income Tax System is as follows:

 

     September 30
     2008    2007

Balance of Imputation Credit Account (ICA)

   $ 13,820,421    $ 83,684
             

The estimated and the actual creditable ratios distribution of Chunghwa’s of 2007 and 2006 for earnings were 28.60% and 24.42%, respectively. The imputation credit allocated to stockholders is based on its balance as of the date of dividend distribution. The estimated creditable ratio may change when the actual distribution of imputation credit is made.

 

  e. Undistributed earnings information

As of September 30, 2008 and 2007, there is no earnings generated prior to June 30, 1998 in Chunghwa’s undistributed earnings.

Income tax returns through the year ended December 31, 2005 had been examined by the ROC tax authorities.

 

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22. EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

     Amount (Numerator)     Weighted-
average
Number of
Common
Shares
Outstanding
(Denominator)
   Net Income per
Share (Dollars)
     Income
Before
Income Tax
    Net Income        Income
Before
Income
Tax
   Net
Income

Nine months ended September 30, 2008

            

EPS was calculated as follows:

            

Basic earnings per share

   $ 47,301,789     $ 36,522,087     9,557,777    $ 4.95    $ 3.82
                    

SENAO’ stock-based compensation

     (14,479 )     (14,479 )   —        

Employee bonus

     —         —       18,313      
                          

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 47,287,310     $ 36,507,608     9,576,090    $ 4.94    $ 3.81
                                  

Pro forma basic EPS adjusted for stock dividends with ex-dividend date after issuance of financial statements

   $ 47,301,789     $ 36,522,087     11,608,363    $ 4.07    $ 3.15
                                  

Pro forma diluted EPS adjusted for stock dividends with ex-dividend date after issuance of financial statements

   $ 47,287,310     $ 36,507,608     11,626,676    $ 4.07    $ 3.14
                                  

Nine months ended September 30, 2007

            

EPS was calculated as follows:

            

Basic earnings per share

   $ 47,996,197     $ 37,786,442     10,629,909    $ 4.52    $ 3.55
                    

SENAO’ stock-based compensation

     (9,615 )     (9,615 )   —        
                          

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 47,986,582     $ 37,776,827     10,629,909    $ 4.51    $ 3.55
                                  

Pro forma basic EPS adjusted for stock dividends with ex-dividend date after issuance of financial statements

   $ 47,996,197     $ 37,786,442     12,680,495    $ 3.79    $ 2.98
                                  

Pro forma diluted EPS adjusted for stock dividends with ex-dividend date after issuance of financial statements

   $ 47,986,582     $ 37,776,827     12,680,495    $ 3.78    $ 2.98
                                  

Chunghwa presumes that the bonuses to employees will be settled in shares and takes those shares into consideration when calculating the weighted average number of shares outstanding used in the calculation of diluted EPS for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. The number of shares is calculated by dividing the amount of bonuses by the closing price of the Chunghwa’s shares of the balance sheet date. The dilutive effect of the shares needs to be considered until the shareholders resolve the number of shares to be distributed to employees in their meeting in the following year.

 

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The diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was due to the effect of potential common stock of stock options by SENAO.

 

23. PENSION PLAN

Chunghwa completed privatization plans on August 12, 2005. Chunghwa is required to pay all accrued pension obligations including service clearance payment, lump sum payment under civil service plan, additional separation payments, etc. upon the completion of the privatization in accordance with the Statute Governing Privatization of Stated-owned Enterprises. After paying all pension obligations for privatization, the plan assets of Chunghwa should be transferred to the Fund for Privatization of Government-owned Enterprises (the “Privatization Fund”) under the Executive Yuan. On August 7, 2006, Chunghwa transferred the remaining balance of fund to the Privatization Fund. However, according to the instructions of MOTC, Chunghwa would, on behalf of the MOTC to pay all accrued pension obligations including service clearance payment, lump sum payment under civil service plan, additional separation payments, etc. upon the completion of the privatization.

The pension plan under the Labor Pension Act of ROC is effective beginning July 1, 2005 and this pension mechanism is considered as a defined contribution plan. The employees who were subject to the Labor Standards Law prior to the July 1, 2005 may choose to be subject to the pension mechanism under this Act or continue to remain to be subject to the pension mechanism under the Labor Standards Law. For those employees who were subject to the Labor Standards Law prior to July 1, 2005 and still work for the same company after July 1, 2005 and choose to be subject to the pension mechanism under this Act, their seniority as of July 1, 2005 shall be maintained. The monthly contribution shall not be less than 6% of each employee’s monthly salary. Chunghwa made monthly contributions equal to 6% of each employee’s monthly salary to employee’s pension accounts beginning July 1, 2005.

Chunghwa’s pension plan is considered as a defined benefit plan under the Labor Standards Law that provide benefits based on an employee’s length of service and average six-month salary prior to retirement at retirement. Chunghwa contributes an amount at 15% or less of salaries paid each month to their respective pension funds (the Funds), which are administered by the Labor Pension Fund Supervisory Committee (the Committee) and deposited in the names of the Committees in the Bank of Taiwan.

The balance of Chunghwa’s plan assets subject to defined benefit plan were $3,629,884 thousand and $2,609,668 thousand as of September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Pension costs of Chunghwa were $2,121,602 thousand ($2,061,053 thousand subject to defined benefit plan and $60,549 thousand subject to defined contribution plan) and $2,291,856 thousand ($2,244,312 thousand subject to defined benefit plan and $47,544 thousand subject to defined contribution plan) for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 

24. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

The ROC Government, one of Chunghwa’s customers, held significant equity interest in Chunghwa. Chunghwa provides fixed-line services, wireless services, internet and data and other services to the various departments and institutions of the ROC Government and other state-owned enterprises in the normal course of business and at arm’s-length prices. The information on service revenues from government bodies and related organizations have not been provided because details of the type of transactions were not summarized by Chunghwa. Chunghwa believes that all costs of doing business are reflected in the financial statements.

 

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  a. Chunghwa engages in business transactions with the following related parties:

 

Company

  

Relationship

Senao International Co., Ltd. (“SENAO”)

  

Subsidiary (it was the equity-method investee in January 2007, and has substantial control in April 2007.)

Light Era Development Co., Ltd. (“LED”)

  

Subsidiary

CHIEF Telecom, Inc. (“CHIEF”)

  

Subsidiary

Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd. (“CIYP”)

  

Subsidiary

Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd. (“CHSI”)

  

Subsidiary (it was the subsidiary of equity-method investee, Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd., it becomes to Chunghwa’s subsidiary since December 2007.)

Spring House Entertainment Inc. (“SHE”)

  

Subsidiary (it was the equity-method investee, it becomes to Chunghwa’s subsidiary since January 2008)

Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc. (“CHTG”)

  

Subsidiary (it was the subsidiary of equity-method investee, Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd., it becomes to Chunghwa’s subsidiary since December 2007.)

Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (“DHT”)

  

Subsidiary (it was the indirect owned subsidiary of equity-method investee, Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd., it becomes to Chunghwa’s subsidiary since December 2007.)

New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.)

  

Subsidiary

Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.)

  

Subsidiary

Uni-Gate Telecom Inc.

  

Subsidiary of CHIEF

Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd. (“TISE”)

  

Equity-method investee

ELTA Technology Co., Ltd. (“ELTA”)

  

Equity-method investee before (Chunghwa sold all shares in July 2008)

Skysoft Co., Ltd. (“SKYSOFT”)

  

Equity-method investee

Chunghwa Precision Test Technical Co., Ltd. (“CHPT”)

  

Subsidiary of CHI

Senao Networks, Inc. (“SNI”)

  

Equity-method investee of SENAO

 

  b. Significant transactions with the above related parties are summarized as follows:

 

     September 30
     2008    2007
     Amount    %    Amount    %

1)      Receivables from related parties

           

Trade notes and accounts receivable

           

SENAO

   $ 168,874    59    $ 321,304    88

CHTG

     46,198    16      16,780    5

CIYP

     33,366    12      4,355    1

CHIEF

     27,307    10      20,465    6

SHE

     8,224    3      —      —  

Others

     404    —        726    —  
                       
   $ 284,373    100    $ 363,630    100
                       

 

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     September 30
     2008    2007
     Amount    %    Amount    %

2)      Payables to related parties

           

Trade notes payable, accounts payable and accrued expenses

           

SENAO

   $ 797,535    48    $ 499,513    40

TISE

     160,501    10      56,554    5

CHSI

     134,463    8      150,948    12

SNI

     25,045    2      —      —  

CHTG

     24,136    1      9,829    1

CHIEF

     19,734    1      4,821    1

CIYP

     4,823    —        66    —  

Others

     26,564    2      1,466    —  
                       
     1,192,801    72      723,197    59
                       

Payable to constructors

           

TISE

     19,978    1      77,577    6

CHSI

     3,152    —        —      —  
                       
     23,130    1      77,577    6
                       

Amounts collected in trust for others

           

SENAO

     318,277    19      434,143    35

CIYP

     117,738    7      —      —  

Others

     10,988    1      3,631    —  
                       
     447,003    27      437,774    35
                       
   $ 1,662,934    100    $ 1,238,548    100
                       

3)      Revenue in advance - land (included in “other current liabilities”)

LED

   $ 243,460    2    $ —      —  
                       
     Nine Months Ended September 30
     2007    2006
     Amount    %    Amount    %

4)      Revenues

           

SENAO

   $ 1,447,021    1    $ 696,252    1

CHIEF

     152,199    —        132,879    —  

CHTG

     140,957    —        60,627    —  

SKYSOFT

     24,682    —        —      —  

CHSI

     20,768    —        11,236    —  

CIYP

     18,068    —        7,306    —  

Others

     12,896    —        16,266    —  
                       
   $ 1,816,591    1    $ 924,566    1
                       

 

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     Nine Months Ended September 30
     2007    2006
     Amount    %    Amount    %

5)      Operating costs and expenses

           

SENAO

   $ 5,328,404    6    $ 3,407,309    4

TISE

     396,925    1      269,232    —  

CHSI

     294,113    —        398,830    1

ELTA

     189,744    —        39,594    —  

CHIEF

     121,886    —        49,292    —  

CIYP

     109,784    —        4,043    —  

DHT

     71,668    —        —      —  

CHTG

     50,561    —        49,076    —  

SHE

     30,089    —        1,512    —  

SNI

     8,050    —        —      —  

Others

     3    —        3    —  
                       
   $ 6,601,227    7    $ 4,218,891    5
                       

6)      Acquisition of property, plant and equipment

           

CHSI

   $ 474,891    3    $ 223,289    1

TISE

     313,803    2      538,729    4

CHTG

     57,675    —        35,292    —  

SENAO

     725    —        203    —  
                       
   $ 847,094    5    $ 797,513    5
                       

Chunghwa sold the land with a carrying value of $703,125 thousand to Light Era Development Co., Ltd. (“LED”) at price of $1,820,880 thousand. However, since the gain on disposal of land amounting to $1,117,755 thousand is unrealized, the gain is recognized as deferred credit - profit on intercompany transactions, and will not be recognized as revenue till the gain is realized in the future.

The transaction terms, except of SENAO, CHIEF, CIYP were determined in accordance with mutual agreements. The foregoing transactions with related parties were conducted under normal commercial terms.

 

25. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

As of September 30, 2008, Chunghwa’s remaining commitments under non-cancelable contracts with various parties were as follows:

 

  a. Acquisitions of land and buildings of $765,920 thousand.

 

  b. Acquisitions of telecommunications equipment of $20,009,762 thousand.

 

  c. Unused letters of credit of approximately $870,981 thousand.

 

  d. Contracts to print billing, envelopes and selling gifts $142,212 thousand.

 

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  e. Chunghwa also has non-cancelable operating leases covering certain buildings, computers, computer peripheral equipment and operating system software under contracts that expire in various years. Future lease payments were as follows:

 

Year

   Rental Amount

2008 (from October 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008)

   $ 336,787

2009

     1,199,903

2010

     886,041

2011

     608,331

2012 and thereafter

     639,410

 

  f. A commitment to contribute $2,000,000 thousand to a Piping Fund administered by the Taipei City Government, of which $1,000,000 thousand was contributed by Chunghwa on August 15, 1996 (classified as long-term investment - other monetary assets). When the fund is not sufficient, Chunghwa will contribute the remaining $1,000,000 thousand after getting the notification from the Taipei City Government. Based on Chunghwa understanding of the Piping Fund terms, if the project is considered to be no longer necessary by the ROC government, Chunghwa will receive back its proportionate share of the net equity of the Piping Fund upon its dissolution.

 

  g. A portion of the land used by Chunghwa during the period July 1, 1996 to December 31, 2004 was co-owned by Chunghwa and Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd. In accordance with the claims process in Taiwan, on July 12, 2005, the Taiwan Taipei District Court sent a claim notice to Chunghwa to reimburse Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd. in the amount of $767,852 thousand for land usage compensation due to the portion of land usage area in excess of Chunghwa’s ownership and along with interest calculated at 5% interest rate from June 30, 2005 to the payment date. However, Chunghwa believes that the computation used to derive the land usage compensation amount is inaccurate because most of the compensation amount has expired as result of the expiration clause. Therefore, Chunghwa has filed an appeal at the Taiwan Taipei District Court. As of audit report date, the case is still in the procedure of the first instance at the Taiwan Taipei District Court.

 

  h. Giga Media filed a civil action against Chunghwa with the Taiwan Taipei District Court. The complaint alleged that Chunghwa infringed Giga Media’s R.O.C. Patent No. I258284 which is a Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (“PPPoE”) technique used to launch fixed IP of ADSL. Giga Media is seeking damages of $500,000 thousand and interest calculated at 5% from the date the indictment was received by Chunghwa to the payment date. Chunghwa claims that its service technique is different from the nature of Giga Media’s patent and that it does not need to use Giga Media’s PPPoE technique for its services. Chunghwa has filed a statement of defense with the Taiwan Taipei District Court.

 

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26. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

  a. Fair values of financial instruments were as follows:

 

     September 30
     2008    2007
     Carrying
Amount
   Fair Value    Carrying
Amount
   Fair Value

Assets

           

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 98,976,773    $ 98,976,773    $ 54,079,967    $ 54,079,967

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     95,359      95,359      126,016      126,016

Available-for-sale financial assets

     14,931,598      14,931,598      21,152,088      21,152,088

Held-to-maturity financial assets - current

     35,033      35,033      57,324      57,324

Trade notes and accounts receivable, net

     10,786,930      10,786,930      12,133,650      12,133,650

Receivable from related parties

     284,373      284,373      363,630      363,630

Other current monetary assets

     3,730,033      3,730,033      6,875,722      6,875,722

Investments accounted for using equity method

     8,392,002      9,423,134      3,340,576      5,776,387

Financial assets carried at cost

     2,246,048      2,246,048      1,941,280      1,941,280

Held-to-maturity financial assets - noncurrent

     1,315,061      1,315,061      322,291      322,291

Other noncurrent monetary assets

     1,000,000      1,000,000      1,000,000      1,000,000

Refundable deposits

     1,189,869      1,189,869      1,345,874      1,345,874

Liabilities

           

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     1,424,194      1,424,194      904,144      904,144

Trade notes and accounts payable

     6,839,590      6,839,590      7,289,690      7,289,690

Payables from related parties

     1,662,934      1,662,934      1,238,548      1,238,548

Accrued expenses

     10,477,456      10,477,456      9,399,952      9,399,952

Dividends Payable

     40,716,130      40,716,130      —        —  

Amounts collected in trust for others (included in “other current liabilities”)

     2,646,872      2,646,872      3,288,017      3,288,017

Payables to equipment suppliers (included in “other current liabilities”)

     1,300,021      1,300,021      1,239,249      1,239,249

Refundable customers’ deposits (included in “other current liabilities”)

     964,655      964,655      974,690      974,690

Payables to contractors (included in “other current liabilities”)

     953,902      953,902      636,950      636,950

Hedging derivative financial liabilities (included in “other current liabilities”)

     6,460      6,460      767      767

Customers’ deposits

     6,162,199      6,162,199      6,320,298      6,320,298

 

  b. Methods and assumptions used in the determination of fair values of financial instruments:

 

  1) The fair values of certain financial instruments recognized in the balance sheet generally correspond to the market prices of the financial assets. Because of the short maturities of these instruments, the carrying value represents a reasonable basis to estimate fair values. This method does not apply to the financial instruments discussed in Notes 2 and 3 below.

 

  2) If the financial assets/liabilities at fair value through profit or loss and the available-for-sale financial assets have quoted market prices in an active market, the quoted market prices are viewed as fair values. If the market price of the available-for-sale financial assets are not readily available, valuation techniques is used incorporating estimates and assumptions that are consistent with prevailing market conditions.

 

  3) Long-term investments are based on the net asset values of the investments in investees, if quoted market prices are not available.

 

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  c. Fair value of financial instruments were as follow:

 

     Amount Based on Quoted
Market Price
  Amount Determined Using
Valuation Techniques
     September 30   September 30
     2008    2007   2008    2007

Assets

          

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

   $ 95,359    $ 126,016   $ —      $ —  

Available-for-sale financial assets

     14,931,598      21,152,088     —        —  

Hedging derivative financial assets (classified as other current monetary assets)

     —        9,227     —        —  

Liabilities

          

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     328,884      108,263     1,095,310      795,881

Hedging derivative financial liabilities (classified as other current liabilities)

     6,460      767     —        —  

 

  d. Information about financial risks

 

  1) Market risk

The foreign exchange rate fluctuations would result in Chunghwa’s foreign-currency-dominated assets and liabilities and open forward exchange contracts exposed to rate risk.

The fluctuations of market price would result in the index future contracts exposed to price risk.

The financial instruments categorized as available-for-sale financial assets are mainly listed stocks and open-end mutual funds. Therefore, the market risk is the fluctuations of market price. In order to manage this risk, Chunghwa would assess the risk before investing, therefore, no material market risk are anticipated.

 

  2) Credit risk

Credit risk represents the potential loss that would be incurred by Chunghwa if the counter-parties or third-parties breached contracts. Financial instruments with positive fair values at the balance sheet date are evaluated for credit risk. The counter-parties or third-parties to the aforementioned financial instruments are reputable financial institutions. Management does not expect Chunghwa’s exposure to default by those parties to be material.

 

  3) Liquidation risk

Chunghwa has sufficient operating capital to meet cash needs upon settlement of derivative financial instruments. Therefore, the cash flow risk is low.

The financial instruments of the Company categorized as available-for-sale financial assets are publicly-traded, easily converted to cash. Therefore, no material liquidation risk are anticipated. The financial instruments categorized as financial assets carried at cost are investments that do not have a quoted market price in an active market. Therefore, material liquidation risk are anticipated.

 

  4) Cash flow interest rate risk

The Company engages in investments in fixed-interest-rate debt securities. Therefore, cash flows from such securities are not expected to fluctuate significantly due to changes in market interest rates.

 

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In addition, the Company engages in investments in floating-interest-rate debt securities. The changes in market interest rate would impact the floating-interest rate; therefore, cash flows from such securities are expected to fluctuate due to changes in market interest rates.

 

  e. Fair value hedge

Chunghwa entered into forward exchange contracts is mainly to hedge the fluctuation in exchange rates of beneficiary certificate denominated in foreign currency, which is fair value hedge. The transaction was assessed as highly effective for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.

Outstanding forward exchange contracts of hedging as of September 30, 2008 and 2007:

 

     Currency    Maturity Date    Contract
Amount

(in Thousands)

September 30, 2008

        

Sell

   USD/NTD    2008.12    US$  65,000

September 30, 2007

        

Sell

   USD/NTD    2007.10-2007.12    US$  71,000

As of September 30, 2008 and 2007, the forward exchange contract measured at fair value resulting in hedging derivative financial liability of $6,460 thousand and 767 thousand (classified as other current liabilities), respectively. As of September 30, 2007, the forward exchange contract measured at fair value resulting in hedging derivative financial asset of $9,227 thousand (classified as other current monetary assets).

According to the regulations of Securities and Futures Bureau, Chunghwa should disclose the derivative transactions of Chunghwa’s investees, SENAO, which was as follows:

 

  1) Holding period and contract amounts

SENAO entered into a forward exchange contract for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 to reduce the exposure to foreign currency risk.

Outstanding forward exchange contracts as of September 30, 2008 and 2007:

 

     Currency    Maturity Period    Contract
Amount
(in Thousands)

September 30, 2008

        

Buy

   USD/NTD    2008.10    NT$ 197,981

September 30, 2007

        

Buy

   USD/NTD    2007.10    NT$ 175,362

 

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  2) Market risk

SENAO engages in financial assets at fair value through gains or losses, which are domestic open-ended mutual funds and domestic convertible bonds. The market risk is the fluctuation of trading price, therefore, SENAO should evaluate cautiously while choosing the investment target. Additionally, SENAO uses forward contracts to hedge the fluctuations of adverse exchange rate on foreign currency assets and liabilities. The gain and loss from the fluctuation of exchange rate under forward contracts was offset by that of the hedged assets or liabilities. Therefore, the market risk was not significant.

 

  3) Credit risk

Financial assets represents the potential loss that would be incurred by SENAO if the counter-parties or third-parties breached contracts. Financial instruments with positive fair values at the balance sheet date are evaluated for credit risk. The maximum credit risk amount of all kinds of financial instruments is equal to its book value.

 

  4) Liquidation risk

SENAO’s investments in domestic open-end mutual fund and convertible bonds are publicly-traded, easily converted to cash. Therefore, no material cash flow risks are anticipated. The financial instruments categorized as financial assets carried at cost are investments that do not have a quoted market price in an active market. Therefore, material liquidation risk would be anticipated. SENAO uses forward contracts to hedge the fluctuations of adverse exchange rate on foreign currency assets and liabilities. There will be corresponding cash inflows or outflows upon maturity dates, and SENAO has sufficient cash flow and operating capital to meet the cash demand, thus; there shall be no risk on raising capital. In addition, the exchange rates in the forward contracts are fixed; therefore, there is no significant risk of cash flow.

 

27. ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES

Following are the additional disclosures required by the SFC for the Company and its investees:

 

  a. Financing provided: None.

 

  b. Endorsement/guarantee provided: None.

 

  c. Marketable securities held: Please see Table 1.

 

  d. Marketable securities acquired and disposed of at costs or prices at least $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please see Table 2.

 

  e. Acquisition of individual real estate at costs of at least $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please see Table 3.

 

  f. Disposal of individual real estate at prices of at least $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please see Table 4.

 

  g. Total purchase from or sale to related parties amounting to at least $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please see Table 5.

 

  h. Receivables from related parties amounting to $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please see Table 6.

 

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  i. Names, locations, and other information of investees on which the Company exercises significant influence: Please see Table 7.

 

  j. Financial transactions: Please see Notes 5 and 26.

 

  k. Investment in Mainland China: Please see Table 8.

 

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TABLE 1

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

MARKETABLE SECURITIES HELD

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Otherwise Specified)

 

 

No.

  

Held Company
Name

  

Marketable Securities
Type and Name

  

Relationship with
the Company

  

Financial
Statement
Account

   September 30, 2008
               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
   Carrying Value
(Note 5)
   Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
   Note
0   

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Common stock

                    
     

Senao International
Co., Ltd.

  

Subsidiary

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   71,773    $ 1,271,196    29    $ 2,382,869    Note 4
     

Light Era Development
Co., Ltd.

  

Subsidiary

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   300,000      2,987,971    100      2,987,971    Note 1
     

Chunghwa Investment
Co., Ltd.

  

Equity-method investee

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   98,000      853,148    49      929,340    Note 1
     

Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.

  

Subsidiary

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   60,000      791,904    100      634,807    Note 1
     

Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte. Ltd.

  

Subsidiary

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   34,869      784,461    100      784,461    Note 1
     

Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd.

  

Equity-method investee

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   1,760      572,470    40      740,740    Note 1
     

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

  

Subsidiary

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   37,942      408,203    69      360,139    Note 1
     

Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Subsidiary

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   51,590      216,011    100      216,011    Note 1
     

Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.

  

Subsidiary

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   15,000      120,697    100      120,697    Note 1
     

Viettel-CHT Co., Ltd.

  

Equity-method investee

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   3,000      97,711    33      97,711    Note 1
     

Chunghwa Telecom
Global, Inc.

  

Subsidiary

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   6,000      86,931    100      78,914    Note 1
     

Skysoft Co., Ltd.

  

Equity-method investee

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   4,438      81,022    30      41,655    Note 1
     

KingWay Technology
Co., Ltd.

  

Equity-method investee

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   1,002      76,207    33      18,267    Note 1
     

Spring House
Entertainment Inc.

  

Subsidiary

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   5,996      44,070    56      29,552    Note 1
     

New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.)

  

Subsidiary

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   —        —      100      —      Note 2
     

Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.)

  

Subsidiary

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   —        —      100      —      Note 2
     

Taipei Financial Center

  

  

Financial assets carried at cost

   172,927      1,789,530    12      1,408,325    Note 1
     

PRTI International

     

Financial assets carried at cost

   9,234      34,500    12      34,961    Note 1
     

Industrial Bank of Taiwan II Venture Capital Co., Ltd. (IBT II)

  

  

Financial assets carried at cost

   20,000      200,000    17      198,902    Note 1
     

Global Mobile Corp.

  

  

Financial assets carried at cost

   12,696      127,018    11      119,777    Note 1

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Held Company
Name

  

Marketable Securities
Type and Name

  

Relationship with
the Company

  

Financial Statement
Account

   September 30, 2008
               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
   Carrying Value
(Note 5)
   Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
   Note
     

iD Branding Ventures

  

  

Financial assets carried at cost

   7,500    $ 75,000    8    $ 77,299    Note 1
     

Essence Technology Solution, Inc.

  

  

Financial assets carried at cost

   2,000      200,000    9      5,652    Note 1
     

ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM NPV

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      5,303    —        6,477    Note 4
     

ACOM CO LTD. JPY50

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      3,614    —        4,713    Note 4
     

ADIDAS AG NPV

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      6,996    —        6,177    Note 4
     

ADOBE SYSTEMS INC COM USD0.0001

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      4,696    —        5,055    Note 4
     

AEGIS GROUP PLC GBP0.05

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   58      4,690    —        3,125    Note 4
     

AGGREKO PLC ORD

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   10      2,212    —        3,126    Note 4
     

AIOI INSURANCE CO LTD. NPV

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   20      3,048    —        3,123    Note 4
     

ALSTOM EUR14 (POST-CONSOLIDATION)

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      3,501    —        4,895    Note 4
     

ALTERA CORP COM

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   8      5,368    —        5,249    Note 4
     

ANGLO AMERICAN PLC USD0.54945 (POST CONSOLIDAT)

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      4,508    —        2,603    Note 4
     

APPLE INC

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1      2,797    —        3,816    Note 4
     

APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS INC

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   5      5,091    —        5,502    Note 4
     

ASTELLAS PHARMA INC SHS

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      3,019    —        2,949    Note 4
     

ASTRAZENECA PLC ORD USD0.25

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      4,467    —        4,166    Note 4
     

AVIVA PLC ORDINARY 25P SHARES

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   15      5,637    —        4,039    Note 4
     

AVON PRODS INC COM

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      5,383    —        5,208    Note 4
     

AXA EUR2.29

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   5      5,748    —        5,706    Note 4
     

BANCO ESPIRITO SANTO-REG EUR5

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   12      8,168    —        4,790    Note 4
     

BANCO POPOLARE SPA EUR3.60

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   12      6,831    —        5,931    Note 4
     

BANCO SANTANDER SA BANCO SANTANDER SA

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   11      5,736    —        5,451    Note 4
     

BASF SE Eur 1.28

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      7,002    —        5,016    Note 4
     

BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC COM USD1

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      4,279    —        5,202    Note 4
     

BECTON DICKINSON & CO COM

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      4,666    —        5,222    Note 4
     

BENESSE CORPORATION

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      3,646    —        3,553    Note 4
     

BG GROUP PLC ORD GBP0.10

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   7      4,445    —        3,995    Note 4
     

BHP BILLITON PLC USD0.50

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   5      2,882    —        3,333    Note 4
     

BMC SOFTWARE INC COM

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   5      5,496    —        4,889    Note 4
     

BNP PARIBAS EUR2

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      8,390    —        7,396    Note 4
     

BP PLC ORD USD0.25

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   29      10,622    —        7,849    Note 4
     

CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORP COM USD0.01

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      5,445    —        4,889    Note 4
     

CAPITA GROUP PLC ORD GBP0.02066667

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   12      4,936    —        4,683    Note 4
     

CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD. ORD

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   8      3,515    —        2,380    Note 4
     

CHEVRON CORP COM USD0.75

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      4,108    —        5,319    Note 4
     

COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      5,485    —        5,404    Note 4
     

COMPASS GROUP PLC ORD

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   19      3,916    —        3,715    Note 4
     

COOPER INDS LTD. CL A

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      5,446    —        5,021    Note 4
     

CUMMINS INC COM USD2.50

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      5,808    —        3,498    Note 4
     

CVS CAREMARK CORP COM STK USD0.01

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      5,208    —        4,326    Note 4
     

DAIHATSU MOTOR CO LTD. NPV

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   8      3,076    —        2,797    Note 4
     

DE LA RUE PLC ORD GBP0.297619

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   7      3,046    —        3,898    Note 4

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Held Company
Name

  

Marketable Securities
Type and Name

  

Relationship with
the Company

  

Financial Statement
Account

   September 30, 2008    Note
               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
   Carrying Value
(Note 5)
   Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
  
     

E.ON AG NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4    $ 7,020    —      $ 5,764    Note 4
     

EISAI CO LTD.

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      3,143    —        3,136    Note 4
     

EMERSON ELECTRIC CO COM USD0.50

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      5,402    —        5,198    Note 4
     

ENEL

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   23      6,701    —        6,188    Note 4
     

ENI SPA EUR1

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   6      7,043    —        5,137    Note 4
     

ERSTE GROUP BANK AG

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      7,759    —        5,745    Note 4
     

EXXON MOBIL CORP COM

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      5,204    —        4,741    Note 4
     

FAMILYMART CO LTD. FAMILYMART CO LTD.

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      2,491    —        3,565    Note 4
     

FAST RETAILING CO LTD. NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      3,490    —        4,854    Note 4
     

FIAT SPA

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   12      6,298    —        5,037    Note 4
     

FIRSTGROUP PLC ORD GBP0.05

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   11      3,707    —        3,471    Note 4
     

FLUOR CORP NEW COM

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      5,172    —        4,386    Note 4
     

FRANCE TELECOM EUR4

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   7      8,418    —        6,680    Note 4
     

FUGRO NV-CVA EUR0.05

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      3,663    —        5,391    Note 4
     

FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD. NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   16      2,903    —        2,557    Note 4
     

FUJITSU LTD. SHS

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   14      3,641    —        2,504    Note 4
     

FURUKAWA ELEC LTD. ORD

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   22      3,466    —        3,064    Note 4
     

GAMESTOP CORP-CL A NEW CLASS ‘A’ COM USD0.001

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      6,305    —        4,265    Note 4
     

GEMALTO EUR1

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   6      7,083    —        6,790    Note 4
     

GENERAL MILLS INC GENERAL MILLS INC

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      5,389    —        6,602    Note 4
     

GILEAD SCIENCES INC COM

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      4,231    —        5,669    Note 4
     

GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC ORD GBP0.25

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      2,658    —        2,146    Note 4
     

GRAINGER (W.W) INC COM

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      5,721    —        5,675    Note 4
     

HEINZ H J CO COM

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      5,409    —        6,435    Note 4
     

HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINE NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      3,658    —        2,556    Note 4
     

IMPERIAL TOBACCO GROUP PLC ORD GBP0.10

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      4,611    —        3,808    Note 4
     

INDRA SISTEMAS SA EUR0.20 SER ‘A’

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   8      7,143    —        6,296    Note 4
     

ING GROEP NV CVA EUR0.24

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   6      6,601    —        4,201    Note 4
     

INPEX HOLDINGS INC COM STK JPY1

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

        2,315    —        2,474    Note 4
     

INTESA SANPAOLO SPA INTESA SANPAOLO SPA

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   36      6,529    —        6,377    Note 4
     

INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP COM USD0.20

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1      4,526    —        5,370    Note 4
     

ITOCHU CORP ORD

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   11      3,440    —        2,099    Note 4
     

ITT CORP

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      4,921    —        4,299    Note 4
     

JAPAN PETROLEUM EXPLORATION SHS

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      2,971    —        2,645    Note 4
     

JFE HOLDINGS INC NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      2,946    —        2,439    Note 4
     

JGC CORPORATION

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   5      3,187    —        2,537    Note 4
     

JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM USD1

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      6,195    —        6,709    Note 4
     

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO COM USD1

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      5,646    —        5,828    Note 4
     

KAJIMA CORPORATION KAJIMA CORPORATION

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   31      4,059    —        2,976    Note 4
     

KONAMI CORP JPY50

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      3,440    —        2,237    Note 4

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Held Company
Name

  

Marketable Securities
Type and Name

  

Relationship with
the Company

  

Financial Statement
Account

   September 30, 2008    Note
               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
   Carrying Value
(Note 5)
   Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
  
     

KONINKLIJKE AHOLD NV EUR0.30

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   16    $ 7,615    —      $ 5,918    Note 4
     

KONINKLIJKE KPN NV EUR0.24

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   12      7,272    —        5,798    Note 4
     

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP COM

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1      4,171    —        5,204    Note 4
     

LVMH MOET-HENNESSY LOUIS VUI EUR0.30

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      6,538    —        5,401    Note 4
     

M.A.N AG ORD

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      5,421    —        3,984    Note 4
     

MAN GROUP PLC ORD USD0.03428571

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   12      4,620    —        2,338    Note 4
     

MAPFRE S.A.

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   45      7,078    —        6,426    Note 4
     

MARUBENI CORPORATION

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   16      3,305    —        2,297    Note 4
     

MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDL CO

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   5      3,330    —        2,753    Note 4
     

MCDONALD’S CORP COM USD0.01

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      4,113    —        6,344    Note 4
     

MERCK KGAA NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      8,065    —        5,986    Note 4
     

METLIFE INC COM

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      5,462    —        5,333    Note 4
     

MICROSOFT CORP COM USD0.0000125

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   6      4,988    —        4,716    Note 4
     

MITSUBISHI CORP ORD

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      1,903    —        2,247    Note 4
     

MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   12      3,393    —        2,543    Note 4
     

MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORP NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   56      3,037    —        2,989    Note 4
     

MITSUI O.S.K. LINES LTD.

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   9      3,460    —        2,440    Note 4
     

MONSANTO CO NEW COM

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1      5,327    —        4,611    Note 4
     

MOODY’S CORP COM USD0.01

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      2,668    —        2,278    Note 4
     

MORGAN STANLEY COM STK USD0.01

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      2,644    —        1,507    Note 4
     

MORRISON W SUPRMKT ORD GBP0.10

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   25      4,790    —        3,703    Note 4
     

NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE EUR5.00 (REGD)

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   —        1    —        —      Note 4
     

NATIONAL-OILWELL VARCO INC COM USD0.01

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      2,991    —        3,186    Note 4
     

NIKE INC -CL B CLASS ‘B’ COM NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      6,351    —        6,911    Note 4
     

NIKON CORP

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      2,577    —        3,012    Note 4
     

NINTENDO CO LTD. NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   —        3,254    —        2,663    Note 4
     

NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO LTD.

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   6      3,745    —        1,704    Note 4
     

NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO LTD.

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   17      2,858    —        2,790    Note 4
     

NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISH NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   12      3,825    —        2,459    Note 4
     

NOKIA OYJ EUR0.06

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   8      7,132    —        4,674    Note 4
     

NORTHERN TRUST CORP COM USD1.666

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      4,821    —        5,011    Note 4
     

NYSE EURONEXT COM STK USD0.01

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      6,184    —        3,284    Note 4
     

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP COM USD0.20

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      4,780    —        5,195    Note 4
     

OLD MUTUAL PLC GBP0.10

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   58      5,497    —        2,611    Note 4
     

OMV AG AKT

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      6,798    —        3,934    Note 4
     

ORIENTAL LAND CO LTD. NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1      2,931    —        3,071    Note 4
     

PALL CORP COM USD0.10

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      4,470    —        4,554    Note 4
     

PERNOD-RICARD SA NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      6,167    —        6,273    Note 4
     

PNC FINL SVCS GROUP IN COM

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      5,241    —        5,760    Note 4
     

PRAXAIR INC COM

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      4,638    —        4,195    Note 4
     

PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GP COM NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      5,309    —        4,522    Note 4
     

QUAL COMM INC COM COM STK

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      5,313    —        5,281    Note 4

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Held Company
Name

  

Marketable Securities
Type and Name

  

Relationship with
the Company

  

Financial Statement
Account

   September 30, 2008     
               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
   Carrying Value
(Note 5)
   Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
   Note
     

RAYTHEON CO COM COM USD0.01

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2    $ 5,072   
   $ 4,126    Note 4
     

RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      3,865         4,278    Note 4
     

ROCKWELL COLLINS COM

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      5,447         4,626    Note 4
     

ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC-A SHS ‘A’ SHS EUR0.07

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   6      6,756         5,353    Note 4
     

RWE AG NEU NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      8,564         6,175    Note 4
     

SALZGITTER AG ORD NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1      6,683         3,906    Note 4
     

SANOFI-AVENTIS EUR2 ORD SHS

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      6,227         6,198    Note 4
     

SAP AG-COMMON ORD NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      6,909         6,868    Note 4
     

SCOT + STHN ENERGY ORD GBP0.50

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   5      3,883         3,924    Note 4
     

SHIONOGI & CO LTD.

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   6      3,882         3,911    Note 4
     

SHISEIDO CO LTD. ORD

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      2,845         2,877    Note 4
     

SIEMENS AG-REG NPV (REGD)

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      6,566         5,456    Note 4
     

STANDARD CHARTERED PLC ORD USD0.50

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   5      5,803         4,217    Note 4
     

STANDARD LIFE PLC ORD GBP0.10

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   31      4,516         4,379    Note 4
     

STATE STR CORP COM

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      6,270         4,691    Note 4
     

SUZUKI MOTOR CORP NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   5      3,507         2,824    Note 4
     

T&D HOLDINGS INC

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      3,413         3,350    Note 4
     

TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL NPV SHS

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      3,108         3,060    Note 4
     

TELEFONICA SA EUR1

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   8      6,646         5,823    Note 4
     

TERUMO CORPORATION

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      3,314         4,347    Note 4
     

THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC COM USD1

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      5,555         5,787    Note 4
     

TIFFANY & CO COM

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      5,758         4,829    Note 4
     

TOKIO MARINE HOLDINGS INC

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      3,491         3,442    Note 4
     

TOTAL SA EUR2.5

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      7,337         5,438    Note 4
     

TOYO SUISAN KAISHA LTD.

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   5      3,456         4,080    Note 4
     

TULLOW OIL PLC ORD GBP0.10

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   8      2,985         3,352    Note 4
     

UNILEVER NV-CVA CVA EUR0.16

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   8      8,138         7,086    Note 4
     

UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC ORD GBP5

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   7      3,405         3,021    Note 4
     

VINCI EUR2.50 (POST SUBDIVISION)

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      6,715         5,708    Note 4
     

VIVENDI SA EUR5.50

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   5      6,732         5,320    Note 4
     

VODAFONE GROUP PLC ORD USD0.11428571

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   70      7,203         5,007    Note 4
     

VOESTALPINE AG NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   5      9,689         4,939    Note 4
     

WAL-MART STORES INC COM USD0.10

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      5,310         5,580    Note 4
     

XSTRATA PLC ORD USD0.50

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      2,624         1,841    Note 4
     

XTO ENERGY CORP COM

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      5,738         3,931    Note 4
     

Beneficiary certificates (mutual fund)

                    
     

Fubon No. 1 Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   10,000      100,000         105,500    Note 4
     

Cathay No. 2 REIT

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2,288      22,880         22,285    Note 4
     

Gallop No. 1 REIT

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   10,000      100,000         83,500    Note 4
     

Polaris /P-shares Taiwan Dividend + ETF

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   600      15,000         10,200    Note 3
     

PCA Well Pool Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   78,403      1,000,000         1,010,498    Note 3
     

Yuan Ta Wan Tai Bond Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   35,148      500,000         505,219    Note 3

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Held Company

Name

  

Marketable Securities

Type and Name

   Relationship with the
Company
  

Financial Statement

Account

   September 30, 2008   

Note

               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
   Carrying Value
(Note 5)
   Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
  
     

Polaris De-Li Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   65,222    $ 1,000,000       $ 1,010,768    Note 3
     

Polaris Global Reits Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   10,018      125,084         91,864    Note 3
     

JPM (Taiwan) Global Balanced Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   9,071      125,000         114,201    Note 3
     

JPM (Taiwan) JF Balanced Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2,462      50,000         40,945    Note 3
     

Fuh-Hwa Aegis Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   17,813      234,684         204,488    Note 3
     

AGI Global Quantitative Balanced Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   22,968      267,269         238,868    Note 3
     

Capital Stable Value Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2,867      36,423         28,440    Note 3
     

Capital Asset Manager Income

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   11,285      200,000         165,444    Note 3
     

SinoPac Trend Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2,400      54,541         39,329    Note 3
     

ING Global Balanced Portfolio

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   8,569      100,000         76,949    Note 3
     

Fuh Hwa Life Goal Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   6,832      100,000         89,573    Note 3
     

Fuh Hwa Asia Pacific Balanced

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   7,764      100,000         72,515    Note 3
     

Asia-Pacific Mega - Trend Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   13,059      175,000         133,463    Note 3
     

Prudential Financial Balanced Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2,412      50,000         39,894    Note 3
     

Yuan Ta Duo Fu

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   966      50,000         24,870    Note 3
     

Yuan Ta Duo Duo

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1,809      50,000         23,137    Note 3
     

Yuan Ta New-Mainstream

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1,995      50,000         25,100    Note 3
     

AIG Flagship Global Balanced Fund of Funds

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   25,679      350,000         294,540    Note 3
     

Franklin Templeton Global Bond Fund of Funds

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   18,089      200,000         194,637    Note 3
     

Cathay Global Aggressive Fund of Funds

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   14,692      200,000         148,093    Note 3
     

Polaris Global Emerging Market Funds

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   9,791      150,000         106,821    Note 3
     

HSBC Global Fund of Bond Funds

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   22,838      250,000         238,425    Note 3
     

Jih Sun Mortgage Backed Securities Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   14,305      140,902         136,473    Note 3
     

Fuh-Hwa Elite Angel Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   947      10,000         10,852    Note 3
     

Fubon Taiwan Selected Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   100,000      1,000,000         672,000    Note 3
     

HSBC Taiwan Balanced Strategy Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   100,000      1,000,000         806,000    Note 3
     

Cathay Chung Hwa No. 1 Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   100,000      1,000,000         713,000    Note 3
     

Fuh Hwa Power Fund III

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   100,000      1,000,000         789,000    Note 3
     

MFS Meridian Emerging Markets Debt Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   858      532,846         551,010    Note 3
     

Fidelity US High Yield Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1,069      413,175         334,694    Note 3
     

JPMorgan Lux Funds - Emerging Markets Bond Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   21      199,638         175,861    Note 3
     

MFS Meridian Funds-Strategic Income Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   316      132,592         122,013    Note 3
     

Fidelity Fds Intl Bond

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   14,644      565,387         517,556    Note 3
     

Credit Suisse BF (Lux) Euro Bond Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      55,632         64,552    Note 3
     

Fidelity European High Yield Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1,295      505,699         451,525    Note 3
     

Parvest Europe Convertible Bond Fond

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   92      521,290         428,292    Note 3
     

JPMorgan Funds-Global Convertibles Fund (EUR)

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   868      491,450         421,126    Note 3
     

Parvest Euro Bond

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   39      287,400         279,062    Note 3
     

MFS Meridian Funds-Global Equity Fund (A1 class)

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   253      262,293         210,645    Note 3
     

Fidelity Fds International

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   128      163,960         118,919    Note 3
     

Fidelity Fds America

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   937      163,960         121,887    Note 3
     

JPMorgan Funds - Global Dynamic Fund (B)

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   303      165,640         123,869    Note 3
     

MFS Meridian Funds - Research International Fund (A1 share)

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   173      131,920         98,375    Note 3

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Held Company

Name

  

Marketable Securities

Type and Name

   Relationship with
the Company
  

Financial Statement

Account

   September 30, 2008    

Note

               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
   Carrying Value
(Note 5)
    Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
   
     

Fidelity Fds Emerging Markets

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   192    $ 162,900        $ 95,909     Note 3
     

Credit Suisse Equity Fund (Lux) Global Resources

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   13      162,990          105,103     Note 3
     

Fidelity Euro Balanced Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   879      560,819          474,581     Note 3
     

Fidelity Fds World

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   347      201,845          143,959     Note 3
     

Fidelity Fds Euro Blue Chip

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   304      274,757          202,235     Note 3
     

MFS Meridian Funds - European Equity Fund (A1 share)

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   171      178,920          134,294     Note 3
     

Henderson Horizon Fund - Pan European Equity Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   230      180,886          141,827     Note 3
     

Sinopia Alt-Gl Bd M/N 600$ I Gbl Bd Mkt Neutr 600 USD I

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

        609,485          659,420     Note 3
     

Mega Securities Corp. 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds in 2007

     

Held-to-maturity financial assets

        150,000          150,000     Note 6
     

KGI Securities 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds 2007-B Issue

     

Held-to-maturity financial assets

        100,000          100,000     Note 6
     

Mege Financial Holding 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond 2007-B Issue

     

Held-to-maturity financial assets

        200,000          200,000     Note 6
     

Mega Securities Corp. 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond 2008 - A issue

     

Held-to-maturity financial assets

        300,000          300,000     Note 6
     

China Development Industrial B

     

Held-to-maturity financial assets

        202,569          202,569     Note 6
     

Taiwan Power Company 3rd Boards in 2008

     

Held-to-maturity financial assets

        149,912          149,912     Note 6
     

Yuanta Unsecured Corporate Bond 2008 - A Issue

     

Held-to-maturity financial assets

        100,000          100,000     Note 6
     

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

     

Held-to-maturity financial assets

        99,835          99,835     Note 6
     

Enterprise Debt Securitization Cathay United Bank CLO 96-1

     

Held-to-maturity financial assets

        47,778          47,778     Note 6

1

  

Senao International Co., Ltd.

  

Senao Networks, Inc.

   Equity-
method
investee
  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   15,152      261,631     45      261,631     Note 1
     

N.T.U. Innovation Incubation Corporation

     

Financial assets carried at cost

   1,200      12,000     9.41      12,664     Note 1

2

  

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

  

Unigate Telecom Inc.

   Subsidiary   

Investments accounted for using equity method

   200      1,911     100      1,911     Note 1
     

CHIEF Telecom (Hong Kong) Limited

   Subsidiary   

Investments accounted for using equity method

        1,183     100      1,183     Note 1
     

Chief Informational Corp.

   Subsidiary   

Investments accounted for using equity method

   200      6,357     100      6,357     Note 1
     

3 Link Information Service Co., Ltd.

     

Financial assets carried at cost

   374      3,450     10      6,265     Note 1
     

eASPNet Inc.

     

Financial assets carried at cost

   1,000          2          Note 1

3

  

Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.

  

Concord Technology Corp.

   Subsidiary   

Investments accounted for using equity method

   500     

US$

16,159

( 502

 

)

  100     

US$

16,159

( 502

 

)

  Note 1
     

Cathy Global Aggressive Fund of Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1,233      15,000          12,433     Note 3
     

SKITECB Balanced Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1,000      10,000          8,815     Note 3
     

SinoPac Bond

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2,086      27,544          27,667     Note 3

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Held Company

Name

  

Marketable Securities

Type and Name

  

Relationship with

the Company

  

Financial Statement

Account

   September 30, 2008    

Note

               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
   Carrying Value
(Note 5)
    Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
   
     

JS Small Cap

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   426    $ 7,541        $ 3,426     Note 3
     

Cathy Global Infrastructure Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1,418      15,000          11,943     Note 3
     

SKIT Strategy balanced Fund Series 2

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2,000      20,000          17,908     Note 3
     

BSI-MVLTINVEST-SWISS STOCKS

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      9,871          7,864     Note 3
                        

4

  

Concord Technology Corp.

  

Glory Network System Service (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

  

Subsidiary

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   500     

US$

16,159

(502

 

)

  100     

US$

16,159

(502

 

)

  Note 1

6

  

Spring House Entertainment Inc.

  

A-Kuei Publishing Co., Ltd.

  

Equity-method investee

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

        178     49      178     Note 1
     

The Rsit Enhanced Bond Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1,515      17,000          17,179     Note 3

 

Note 1: The net asset values of investees were based on unreviewed financial statements.
Note 2: New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.) and Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.) were incorporated in March 2006 and Chunghwa has 100% ownership right in an amount of US$1 in each holding company, but not on operating stage.
Note 3: The net asset values of beneficiary certification (mutual fund) were based on the net asset values on September 30, 2008.
Note 4: Market value was based on the closing price of September 30, 2008.
Note 5: Showing at their original carrying amounts without the adjustments of fair values, except Held-to-maturity financial assets.
Note 6: The net asset values of investees were based on amortized cost.

(Concluded)

 

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TABLE 2

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

MARKETABLE SECURITIES ACQUIRED AND DISPOSED OF AT COSTS OR PRICES OF AT LEAST NT$100 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

 

No.   

Company
Name

  

Marketable

Securities Type

and Name

  

Financial Statement
Account

   Counter-
party
   Nature of
Relationship
   Beginning Balance    Acquisition    Disposal     Ending Balance  
                  Shares
(Thousands/

Thousand
Units)
   Amount
(Note 1)
   Shares
(Thousands/

Thousand
Units)
   Amount    Shares
(Thousands/

Thousand
Units)
   Amount    Carrying
Value

(Note 1)
   Gain (Loss)
on Disposal
    Shares
(Thousands/

Thousand
Units)
   Amount
(Note 1)
 
0   

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Stock

                                     
     

Light Era Development Co., Ltd.

  

Investment accounted for using equity method

      Subsidiary       $ —      300,000    $ 3,000,000       $ —      $ —      $ —       300,000    $

 

2,987,971

(Note 2

 

)

     

Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Investment accounted for using equity method

      Subsidiary    4,590      15,408    47,000      189,833                       51,590     

 

216,011

(Note 3

 

)

     

Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte. Ltd.

  

Investment accounted for using equity method

      Subsidiary            34,869      779,280                       34,869     

 

784,461

(Note 4

 

)

     

Industrial Bank of Taiwan II Venture Capital Co., Ltd.

  

Financial assets carried at cost

                 20,000      200,000                       20,000      200,000  
     

Siemens Telecommunication Systems

  

Financial assets carried at cost

         75      5,250            75      314,055      5,250      308,805           
     

Mega Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

         5,800      119,781            5,800      126,499      119,781      6,718           
     

Beneficiary certificates (mutual fund)

                                     
     

PCA Well Pool Fund

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

                 78,403      1,000,000                       78,403      1,000,000  
     

IBT Securities Bond Fund

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

                 75,393      1,000,000    75,393      1,011,120      1,000,000      11,120           
     

Yuan Ta Wan Tai Bond Fund

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

                 35,148      500,000                       35,148      500,000  
     

Mega Diamond Bond Fund

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

                 85,334      1,000,000    85,334      1,009,677      1,000,000      9,677           
     

Polaris De-Li Fund

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

                 65,222      1,000,000                       65,222      1,000,000  
     

JP Morgan Global Balance Fund

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

                 9,071      125,000                       9,071      125,000  
     

SKIT Strategy Balanced Fund

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

         47,979      559,554            47,979      522,195      559,554      (37,359 )         
     

SKIT Fortune Balanced Fund

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

         6,097      100,000            6,097      80,581      100,000      (19,419 )         
     

AIG Flagship Global Growth Fund of Funds

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

         22,878      350,000            22,878      273,078      350,000      (76,922 )         
     

Entie ING CHTG Fund

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

         8,104      100,000            8,104      73,373      100,000      (26,627 )         
     

HSBC Global Fund of Bond Funds

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

                 22,838      250,000                       22,838      250,000  
     

Fuh-Hwa Homerun Fund

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

         9,977      100,000            9,977      103,868      100,000      3,868           
     

Fuh-Hwa Income Fund

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

         9,872      100,000            9,872      102,960      100,000      2,960           
     

Permail Fixed Income Holdings N.V.

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

         7      264,095            7      247,956      264,095      (16,139 )         
     

GAM Diversity - USD Open

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

         10      262,293            10      234,297      262,293      (27,996 )         
     

USD Special Bond Fund

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

         25      353,540            25      344,621      353,540      (8,919 )         
     

Mega Securities Corp. 1st Unsecured Corporate

  

Held-to-maturity financial assets

                                    
     

China Delepquent Industrial B

  

Held-to-maturity financial assets

                      300,000                    300,000  
     

Taiwan Power Company 3rdA Boards in2008

  

Held-to-maturity financial assets

                      200,000                    200,000  
     

Yuantu Unsecured Corporate Bond in 2008

  

Held-to-maturity financial assets

                      150,000                    150,000  
     

Formosa Detrochemical

                       100,000                    100,000  
                               100,000                    100,000  

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Company Name

  

Marketable
Securities Type and
Name

  

Financial Statement
Account

   Counter-party    Nature of
Relationship
   Beginning Balance    Acquisition
                  Shares
(Thousands/

Thousand
Units)
   Amount
(Note 1)
   Shares
(Thousands/

Thousand
Units)
   Amount
1   

Senao International Co., Ltd.

  

Beneficiary certificates (mutual fund)

                    
     

Taishin Lucky Fund

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   —      —      —      $ —      23,894    $ 250,000
     

UPAMC James Bond Fund

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   —      —      —        —      18,451      290,000
     

IBT Ta Chong Bond Fund

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   —      —      —        —      18,846      250,000
     

HSBC NTD Money Management Fund 2

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   —      —      —        —      17,473      250,000
     

Prudential Financial Bond Fund

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   —      —      —        —      6,702      100,000
     

IBT 1699 Bond Fund

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   —      —      —        —      11,805      150,000
     

Mega Diamond Bond Fund

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   —      —      —        —      12,727      150,000

 

Disposal    Ending Balance
Shares
(Thousands/

Thousand
Units)
   Amount    Carrying
Value

(Note 1)
   Gain
(Loss)
on
Disposal
   Shares
(Thousands/

Thousand
Units)
   Amount
(Note 1)
              
23,894    $ 250,843    $ 250,000    $ 843    —      $ —  
18,451      290,381      290,000      381    —        —  
18,846      250,355      250,000      355    —        —  
17,473      250,320      250,000      320    —        —  
6,702      100,266      100,000      266    —        —  
11,805      150,635      150,000      635      
12,727      150,541      150,000      541      

 

Note 1: Showing at their original carrying amounts without the adjustments of fair values.
Note 2: The amount were less equity in losses of equity investees $12,029 thousand.
Note 3: The ending balance includes $5,703 thousand and $5,067 thousand which are investment income recognized under equity method and cumulative adjustment, respectively.
Note 4: The ending balance includes $1,477 thousand and $6,658 thousand which are investment loss recognized under equity method and cumulative adjustment, respectively.

(Concluded)

 

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TABLE 3

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

ACQUISITION OF INDIVIDUAL REAL ESTATE AT COSTS OF AT LEAST NT$100 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

 

Company Name

 

Property

  Transaction
Date
  Transaction
Amount
  Payment
Term
 

Counter-
party

  Nature of
Relationship
  Prior Transactions with Related Counter-party  

Price Reference

 

Purpose of
Acquisition

  Other Terms
              Owner   Relationship   Transfer
Date
  Amount      

Chunghwa Telecom. Co., Ltd.

 

Land and

    building

  2008.01.03   $ 1,217,740   Paid  

National Property Administration

  None   —     —     —     $ —    

Decision by

    National

    Property

    Administration

 

For

    Chunghwa

    private

    use

  None

 

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TABLE 4

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

DISPOSAL OF INDIVIDUAL REAL ESTATE AT COSTS OF AT LEAST NT$100 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

 

Company Name

  Property   Date of Disposal  

Date of Obtained

  Carrying Amount   Transaction
Amount
  Receipt Condition   Disposed Gain
(Loss)
    Parties Involved   Relation with the
Corporation
  Purpose  

Reference for

Price Settlement

  Other Limitation

Chunghwa Telecom. Co., Ltd.

  Land   2008.6.25  

Acquired during April 2000

  $ 703,125   $ 1,820,880   Received in July
2008 completely
  $

 

1,117,755

(Note

 

)

  Light Era
Development
Co., Ltd.
  Subsidiary   Revitalized
assets
 

According to appraisal report: Negotiated price

  —  

 

Note:

   Since it is unrealized, the gain is recognized as deferred credit - profit on intercompany transactions.

 

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TABLE 5

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

TOTAL PURCHASES FROM OR SALES TO RELATED PARTIES AMOUNTING TO AT LEAST NT$100 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

 

                   

Transaction Details

  

Abnormal Transaction

   Notes/Accounts Payable or
Receivable
 

No.

  

Company Name

  

Related Party

  

Nature of

Relationship

  

Purchase/Sale

   Amount     % to
Total
  

Payment
Terms

  

Units
Price

  

Payment
Terms

   Ending Balance
(Note 1)
    % to Total  
0   

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Senao International Co., Ltd.

  

Subsidiary

  

Sales

   $

 

1,447,021

(Note 3

 

)

  1    30 days    (Note 2)    (Note 2)    $ 168,874     2  
           

Purchase

    

 

5,328,404

(Note 4

 

)

  8    30-90 days    (Note 2)    (Note 2)      (797,535 )   (9 )
     

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

  

Subsidiary

  

Sales

     152,199     —      30 days    (Note 2)    (Note 2)      27,307     —    
           

Purchase

     121,886     —      30-45 days    (Note 2)    (Note 2)      (19,734 )   —    
     

Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.

  

Subsidiary

  

Sales

     140,957     —      30-90 days    —      —        46,198     —    
     

Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.

  

Subsidiary

  

Purchase

    

 

294,113

(Note 5

 

)

  —      30-90 days    —      —       

 

(134,463

(Note 6

)

)

  (2 )
     

Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd.

  

Equity-method investee

  

Purchase

     396,925     1    30 days    —      —        (160,501 )   (2 )
     

ELTA Technology Co., Ltd.

  

(Note 7)

  

Purchase

     189,744     —      30 days    —      —        —       —    
     

Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.

  

Subsidiary

  

Purchase

     109,784     —      30 days    (Note 2)    (Note 2)      (4,823 )   —    
1   

Senao International Co., Ltd.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Parent company

  

Sales

    

 

5,329,610

(Note 4

 

)

  31    30-90 days    (Note 2)    (Note 2)      797,535     47  
           

Purchase

    

 

1,416,336

(Note 3

 

)

  10    30 days    (Note 2)    (Note 2)      (168,874 )   (12 )
2   

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Parent company

  

Sales

     121,886     19    30-45 days    (Note 2)    (Note 2)      19,734     15  
           

Purchase

     152,199     26    30 days    (Note 2)    (Note 2)      (27,307 )   (18 )
3   

Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Parent company

  

Sales

    

 

884,111

(Note 5

 

)

  92    30-90 days    —      —       

 

137,615

(Note 6

 

)

  11  
5   

Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Parent company

  

Purchase

     140,957     80    30-90 days    —      —        (46,198 )   83  
8   

Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Parent company

  

Sales

     109,784     33    30 days    (Note 2)    (Note 2)      4,823     2  

 

Note 1:    Excluding payment and receipts on behalf of other.
Note 2:    Transaction prices was determined in accordance with mutual agreements.
Note 3:    The difference was because Senao International Co., Ltd. classified the amount as operating expenses.
Note 4:    The difference was because Chunghwa classified the amount as property, plant and equipment, inventory, other current assets and operating expenses.
Note 5:    The difference was because Chunghwa classified the amount as inventories, property, plant and equipment and intangible assets.
Note 6:    The difference was because Chunghwa classified as payables to constructors.
Note 7:    The investment accounted for using equity method was sold all shares in July 2008.

 

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TABLE 6

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

RECEIVABLES FROM RELATED PARTIES AMOUNTING TO AT LEAST NT$100 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

 

No.

  

Company Name

  

Related Party

  

Nature of Relationship

   Ending Balance    Turnover
Rate
    Overdue    Amounts Received
in Subsequent
Period
   Allowance for Bad
Debts
                 Amounts    Action Taken      
0   

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Senao International Co., Ltd.

  

Subsidiary

   $ 168,874    11.85     $ —      —      $ 168,874    $ —  
1   

Senao International Co., Ltd.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Parent company

     1,115,812    10.58

(Note

 

)

    —      —        1,115,812      —  
3   

Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Parent company

     137,615    4.35       —      —        66,735      —  
8   

Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Parent company

     122,561    3.75

(Note

 

)

    —      —        1,435      —  

 

Note:

   payment and receipts on behalf of other are excluded from the account receivables for calculating the turnover rate.

 

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TABLE 7

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

NAMES, LOCATIONS, AND OTHER INFORMATION OF INVESTEES IN WHICH THE COMPANY EXERCISES SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Otherwise Specified)

 

 

No.

 

Investor
Company

 

Investee
Company

 

Location

 

Main Businesses
and Products

  Original Investment
Amount
    Balance as of September 30, 2008     Net
Income
(Loss) of

the
Investee
    Recognized
Gain
(Loss)
(Notes 1
and 2)
   

Note

          September 30,
2008
    December 31,
2007
    Shares
(Thousands)
  Percentage
of
Ownership

(%)
  Carrying
Value
       

0

 

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

 

Senao International Co., Ltd.

 

Sindian City, Taipei

 

Selling and maintaining mobile phones and its peripheral products

  $    1,065,813     $    1,065,813     71,773   29   $    1,271,196     $    876,795     $    246,912    

Subsidiary

   

Light Era Development Co., Ltd.

 

Taipei

 

Housing, office building development, rent and sale services

  3,000,000     —       300,000   100   2,987,971     (12,029 )   (12,029 )  

Subsidiary

   

Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.

 

Taipei

 

Investment

  980,000     980,000     98,000   49   853,148     (118,290 )   (59,093 )  

Equity-method investee

   

Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.

 

Taipei

 

Providing communication and information aggregative services

  838,506     838,506     60,000   100   791,904     33,771     9,738    

Subsidiary

   

Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd.

 

Singapore

 

Telecommunication wholesale, internet transfer services international data, long distance call wholesales to carriers and reinvesting in the world satellite business

  779,280     —       34,869   100   784,461     (1,477 )   (1,477 )  

Subsidiary

   

Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd.

 

Taipei

 

Manufacturing, selling, designing, and maintaining of telecommunications systems and equipment

  164,000     164,000     1,760   40   572,470     125,533     58,392    

Equity-method investee

   

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

 

Taipei

 

Internet communication and internet data center (“IDC”) service

  482,165     482,165     37,942   69   408,203     (25,159 )   (15,827 )  

Subsidiary

   

Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

 

Hong Kong

 

International telecommunications IP fictitious internet and internet transfer services

  201,263     11,430     51,590   100   216,011     5,703     5,703    

Subsidiary

   

Chunghwa Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.

 

Taipei

 

Yellow pages sales and advertisement services

  150,000     150,000     15,000   100   120,697     89,442     89,442    

Subsidiary

   

Viettel-CHT Co., Ltd.

 

Vietnam

 

IDC services

  91,239     —       3,000   33   97,711     6,451     2,150    

Equity-method investee

   

Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.

 

United States

 

International data and internet services and long distance call wholesales to carriers

  70,429     70,429     6,000   100   86,931     13,517     13,517    

Subsidiary

   

Skysoft Co., Ltd.

 

Taipei

 

Providing of music on-line, software, electronic information, and advertisement services

  67,025     67,025     4,438   30   81,022     37,041     11,112    

Equity-method investee

   

King Way Technology Co., Ltd.

 

Taipei

 

Publishing books, data processing and software services

  71,770     —       1,002   33   76,207     24,338     4,437    

Equity-method investee

   

Spring House Entertainment Inc.

 

Taipei

 

Network services, producing digital entertainment contents and broadband visual sound terrace development

  62,209     22,409     5,996   56   44,070     10,175     5,382    

Subsidiary

   

New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.)

 

British Virgin Islands

 

Investment

  —  

(Note 3

 

)

  —  

(Note 3

 

)

  —     100   —  

(Note 3

 

)

  —       —  

(Note 3

 

)

 

Subsidiary

   

Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.)

 

British Virgin Islands

 

Investment

  —  

(Note 3

 

)

  —  

(Note 3

 

)

  —     100   —  

(Note 3

 

)

  —       —  

(Note 3

 

)

 

Subsidiary

1

 

Senao International Co., Ltd.

 

Senao Networks, Inc.

 

Linkou Hsiang, Taipei

 

Telecommunication facilities manufactures and sales

  206,190     206,190     15,152   45   261,631     68,904     26,639    

Equity-method investee

2

 

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

 

Unigate Telecom Inc.

 

Taipei

 

Network communication and engine room hiring

  2,000     2,000     200   100   1,911     (57 )   (57 )  

Subsidiary

   

CHIET Telecom (Hong Kong) Limited

 

Hong Kong

 

Telecommunication and internet service

  1,678     1,678     —     100   1,183     (50 )   (50 )  

Subsidiary

   

Chief International Corp.

 

Samoa Islands

 

Telecommunication and internet service

  6,068

US$    (200)

 

 

  —       200   100   6,357     (74 )   (74 )  

Subsidiary

3

 

Chunghwa System Integrated Co., Ltd.

 

Concord Technology Corp.

 

Brunei

 

Providing advanced business solutions to telecommunications

  16,179

US$    (500)

 

 

  6,489

US$    (200)

 

 

  500   100   16,159

US$    (502)

 

 

  (832)

US$    ((27))

 

 

  (832)

US$    ((27))

 

 

 

Subsidiary

(Continued)

 

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                         Original Investment Amount     Balance as of September 30, 2008  

No.

  

Investor Company

  

Investee Company

  

Location

  

Main Businesses and Products

   September 30,
2008
    December 31,
2007
    Shares
(Thousands)
   Percentage of
Ownership (%)
   Carrying Value  
4   

Concord Technology Corp.

  

Glory Network System Service (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

  

Shanghai

  

Providing advanced business solutions to telecommunications

   $

US$

16,179

(500

 

)

  $

US$

6,489

(200

 

)

  500    100    $

US$

16,159

(502

 

)

6   

Spring House Entertainment Inc.

  

A-Kuei Publishing Co., Ltd.

  

Taipei

  

Business of books

     185       185     —      49      178  

 

Net Income
(Loss) of the

Investee
    Recognized Gain
(Loss)

(Notes 1 and 2)
    Note
$

US$

(832

((27

)

))

  $

US$

(832

((27

)

))

  Subsidiary
  (6 )     (3 )   Equity-
method
investee

 

Note 1:    The equity in net income (loss) of investees except Senao International Co., Ltd. was based on reviewed financial statements, the others was based on unreviewed financial statements.
Note 2:    The equity in net income (loss) of investees includes amortization between the investment cost and net value and unrealized transactions.
Note 3:    New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.) and Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.) were incorporated in March 2006 and Chunghwa has 100% ownership right in an amount of US$1 in each holding company, but not on operating stage. (Concluded)

 

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TABLE 8

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

INVESTMENT IN MAINLAND CHINA

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, in Thousands of US Dollars)

 

 

                           Investment Flows                   

Investee

   Main Businesses
and Products
   Total
Amount
of Paid-in
Capital
    Investment
Type
   Accumulated
Outflow of
Investment
from Taiwan
as of

January 1,
2008
    Outflow     Inflow    Accumulated
Outflow of
Investment
from Taiwan
as of

September 30,
2008
    %
Ownership
of Direct
or Indirect
Investment
    Investment
Gain (Loss)
(Note 2)
 

Glory Network System Service (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

   Providing advanced
business
solutions to
telecommunications
   $

US$

16,179

(500

 

)

  Note
1
   $

US$

6,489

(200

 

)

  $

US$

9,690

(300

 

)

  $ —      $

US$

16,179

(500

 

)

  100 %   $

US$

(832

((27

)

))

 

Carrying Value
as of
September 30,
2008
     Accumulated
Inward
Remittance of

Earnings as of
September 30,
2008
   Accumulated Investment in
Mainland China as of
September 30, 2008
     Investment Amounts
Authorized by Investment
Commission, MOEA
     Upper Limit on Investment
Stipulated by Investment
Commission, MOEA
 
$

US$

16,159

(502

 

)

   $ —      $

US$

16,179

(500

 

)

   $

US$

16,179

(500

 

)

   $

 

380,884

(Note 3

 

)

 

Note 1:    Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd. indirectly owns these investees through an investment company registered in a third region.
Note 2:    Recognition of investment gains (losses) was calculated based on the investees’ unreviewed financial statements.
Note 3:    The amount was calculated based on the net assets value of Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.

 

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Exhibit 3

 

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries

 

Consolidated Financial Statements for the

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 and

Independent Accountants’ Review Report


INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS’ REVIEW REPORT

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. and subsidiaries (“the Company”) as of September 30, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the nine months then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to issue a report on these consolidated financial statements based on our review.

Except for the matters described in the next paragraph, we conducted our reviews in accordance with Statement on of Auditing Standards No. 36, “Review of Financial Statements”, issued by the Auditing Committee of the Accounting Research and Development Foundation of the Republic of China. A review consists principally of applying analytical procedures to financial data and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an audit opinion.

As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the financial statements as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 of certain subsidiaries have not been reviewed. The total assets of these subsidiaries were 1.36% (NT$6,592,577 thousand) and 0.32% (NT$1,443,504 thousand), and the total liabilities of these subsidiaries were 1.68% (NT$1,589,659 thousand) and 1.43% (NT$746,428 thousand), of the related consolidated amounts as of September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The total revenues of these subsidiaries were 0.68% (NT$1,030,020 thousand) and 0.42% (NT$614,534 thousand) of the related consolidated revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively and their net loss were NT$867,623 thousand and were NT$49,693 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Further, as discussed in Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements, the financial statements as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 of certain equity method investees have not been reviewed. The aggregate carrying values of these equity method investees were NT$1,942,367 thousand and NT$1,880,668 thousand as of September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and the equity in earning were NT$47,800 thousand and NT$88,622 thousand, respectively, for the nine months then ended.

 

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Based on our reviews, except for the effects of such adjustments, if any, on the unreviewed financial statements of certain subsidiaries and equity method investee as might have been determined to be necessary had such financial statements been reviewed, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with the Guidelines Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, and accounting principles generally accepted in the Republic of China.

As discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, on January 1, 2008, the Company adopted Interpretation 96-052 issued by the Accounting and Research Development Foundation of the Republic of China that requires companies to record bonuses paid to employees, directors and supervisors as an expense rather than an appropriation of earnings.

October 21, 2008

Notice to Readers

The accompanying financial statements are intended only to present the financial position, results of operations and cash flows in accordance with accounting principles and practices generally accepted in the Republic of China and not those of any other jurisdictions. The standards, procedures and practices to review such financial statements are those generally accepted and applied in the Republic of China.

For the convenience of readers, the accountants’ review report and the accompanying financial statements have been translated into English from the original Chinese version prepared and used in the Republic of China. If there is any conflict between the English version and the original Chinese version or any difference in the interpretation of the two versions, the Chinese-language auditors’ report and financial statements shall prevail.

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Par Value Data)

(Reviewed, Not Audited)

 

 

     2008    2007  
     Amount     %    Amount     %  

ASSETS

         

CURRENT ASSETS

         

Cash and cash equivalents (Notes 2 and 4)

   $ 103,129,705     21    $ 55,673,530     12  

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (Notes 2 and 5)

     95,439     —        126,016     —    

Available-for-sale financial assets (Notes 2 and 6)

     15,038,833     3      21,201,421     5  

Held-to-maturity financial assets (Notes 2 and 7)

     35,033     —        57,324     —    

Trade notes and accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,091,726 in 2008 and $3,615,286 in 2007 (Notes 2 and 8)

     11,655,831     3      13,354,247     3  

Receivables from related parties (Note 28)

     237     —        19,403     —    

Other current monetary assets (Notes 2 and 9)

     3,756,135     1      6,885,692     1  

Inventories, net (Notes 2, 10 and 20)

     6,133,363     1      4,252,880     1  

Deferred income taxes (Notes 2 and 25)

     423,553     —        293,678     —    

Restricted assets (Note 29)

     3,366     —        1,862     —    

Other current assets (Notes 11 and 20)

     4,648,448     1      3,383,998     1  
                           

Total current assets

     144,919,943     30      105,250,051     23  
                           

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS

         

Investments accounted for using equity method (Notes 2 and 12)

     1,942,367     —        1,880,668     —    

Financial assets carried at cost (Notes 2 and 13)

     2,261,498     1      1,956,730     1  

Held-to-maturity financial assets (Notes 2 and 7)

     1,315,061     —        322,291     —    

Other monetary assets (Notes 14 and 30)

     1,000,000     —        1,000,000     —    
                           

Total long-term investment

     6,518,926     1      5,159,689     1  
                           

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Notes 2, 15, 28 and 29)

         

Cost

         

Land

     102,072,994     21      101,110,534     22  

Land improvements

     1,487,827     —        1,479,005     —    

Buildings

     62,872,535     13      60,185,284     13  

Computer equipment

     15,234,421     3      15,297,174     4  

Telecommunications equipment

     643,338,790     133      637,946,626     141  

Transportation equipment

     2,734,161     1      3,189,033     1  

Miscellaneous equipment

     7,397,229     2      7,869,962     2  
                           

Total cost

     835,137,957     173      827,077,618     183  

Revaluation increment on land

     5,820,548     1      5,823,991     1  
                           
     840,958,505     174      832,901,609     184  

Less: Accumulated depreciation

     538,177,654     111      521,807,607     115  
                           
     302,780,851     63      311,094,002     69  

Construction in progress and prepayments for equipment

     16,690,721     3      18,878,975     4  
                           

Property, plant and equipment, net

     319,471,572     66      329,972,977     73  
                           

INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Note 2)

         

3G concession

     7,673,240     2      8,421,849     2  

Goodwill

     226,257     —        72,411     —    

Others

     483,609     —        431,168     —    
                           

Total intangible assets

     8,383,106     2      8,925,428     2  
                           

OTHER ASSETS

         

Leased assets (Note 29)

     439,496     —        351,859     —    

Idle assets (Note 2)

     962,756     —        967,999     —    

Refundable deposits

     1,291,953     —        1,408,070     1  

Deferred income taxes (Notes 2 and 25)

     1,540,655     1      1,064,871     —    

Restricted assets (Note 29)

     8,532     —        —       —    

Others

     888,562     —        490,347     —    
                           

Total other assets

     5,131,954     1      4,283,146     1  
                           

TOTAL

   $ 484,425,501     100    $ 453,591,291     100  
                           

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

         

CURRENT LIABILITIES

         

Short-term loans (Note 16)

   $ 244,000     —      $ 253,000     —    

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss (Notes 2 and 5)

     1,424,815     —        905,971     1  

Trade notes and accounts payable (Note 20)

     8,677,566     2      8,854,198     2  

Payables to related parties (Note 28)

     210,810     —        303,577     —    

Income tax payable (Notes 2 and 25)

     3,283,178     1      5,439,303     1  

Accrued expenses (Note 17)

     11,019,769     2      9,736,640     2  

Dividends payable (Note 21)

     40,716,130     9      —       —    

Current portion of long-term loans (Note 19)

     6,300     —        66,894     —    

Other current liabilities (Notes 18, 20 and 28)

     15,239,416     3      14,385,006     3  
                           

Total current liabilities

     80,821,984     17      39,944,589     9  
                           

NONCURRENT LIABILITY

         

Long-term loans (Note 19)

     31,540     —        227,273     —    

Deferred income

     1,910,575     —        1,400,253     —    
                           

Total noncurrent liabilities

     1,942,115     —        1,627,526     —    
                           

RESERVE FOR LAND VALUE INCREMENTAL TAX (Note 15)

     94,986     —        94,986     —    
                           

OTHER LIABILITIES

         

Accrued pension liabilities (Notes 2 and 27)

     5,121,009     1      3,221,519     1  

Customers’ deposits

     6,243,266     2      6,410,357     1  

Other

     410,363     —        740,343     —    
                           

Total other liabilities

     11,774,638     3      10,372,219     2  
                           

Total liabilities

     94,633,723     20      52,039,320     11  
                           

EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO STOCKHOLDERS OF THE PARENT
(Notes 2, 15, 21 and 23)

         

Capital stock - $10 par value;

         

Authorized: 12,000,000 thousand shares

         

Issued: 9,557,777 thousand shares in 2008 and 10,634,630 thousand shares in 2007

     95,577,769     20      106,346,296     23  
                           

Preferred stock $10 par value

     —       —        —       —    
                           

Capital stock to be issued

     20,505,867     4      —       —    
                           

Additional paid-in capital:

         

Capital surplus

     179,193,097     37      200,592,390     44  

Donated capital

     13,170     —        13,170     —    

Equity in additional paid-in capital reported by equity-method investees

     3     —        —       —    
                           

Total additional paid-in capital

     179,206,270     37      200,605,560     44  
                           

Retained earnings:

         

Legal reserve

     52,859,566     11      48,036,210     11  

Special reserve

     2,675,419     —        2,678,723     1  

Unappropriated earnings

     32,789,828     7      37,854,980     8  
                           

Total retained earnings

     88,324,813     18      88,569,913     20  
                           

Other adjustments

         

Cumulative translation adjustments

     14,824     —        (4,398 )   —    

Unrecognized net loss of pension

     (85 )   —        —       —    

Unrealized gain (loss) on financial instruments

     (2,634,740 )   —        1,175,544     —    

Unrealized revaluation increment

     5,823,085     1      5,824,210     2  
                           

Total other adjustments

     3,203,084     1      6,995,356     2  
                           

Treasury stock

     —       —        (3,470,172 )   (1 )
                           

Total equity attributable to stockholders of the parent

     386,817,803     80      399,046,953     88  
                           

MINORITY INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARIES

     2,973,975     —        2,505,018     1  
                           

Total stockholders’ equity

     389,791,778     80      401,551,971     89  
                           

TOTAL

   $ 484,425,501     100    $ 453,591,291     100  
                           

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

(With Deloitte & Touche review report dated October 21, 2008)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share Data)

(Reviewed, Not Audited)

 

 

     2008    2007
     Amount    %    Amount    %

NET REVENUES (Note 28)

   $ 151,861,765    100    $ 147,429,742    100

OPERATING COSTS (Note 28)

     84,261,526    55      77,720,150    52
                       

GROSS PROFIT

     67,600,239    45      69,709,592    48
                       

OPERATING EXPENSES (Note 28)

           

Marketing

     15,747,992    10      17,025,040    11

General and administrative

     2,685,617    2      2,489,403    2

Research and development

     2,238,437    2      2,381,976    2
                       

Total operating expenses

     20,672,046    14      21,896,419    15
                       

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS

     46,928,193    31      47,813,173    33
                       

NON-OPERATING INCOME AND GAINS (Note 28)

           

Interest income

     1,433,029    1      1,061,865    1

Gain on disposal of financial instruments, net

     392,178    1      40,187    —  

Dividends income

     108,413    —        64,989    —  

Equity in earnings of equity method investees, net

     47,800    —        88,622    —  

Other

     282,954    —        564,173    —  
                       

Total non-operating income and gains

     2,264,374    2      1,819,836    1
                       

NON-OPERATING EXPENSES AND LOSSES

           

Valuation loss on financial instruments, net

     736,667    1      883,342    1

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment, net

     57,318    —        38,593    —  

Valuation loss on inventory

     35,239    —        12,434    —  

Foreign exchange loss, net

     9,572    —        26,702    —  

Interest expense

     3,322    —        12,672    —  

Other

     113,811    —        184,817    —  
                       

Total non-operating expenses and losses

     955,929    1      1,158,560    1
                       

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX

     48,236,638    32      48,474,449    33

INCOME TAX EXPENSE (Notes 2 and 25)

     11,093,373    8      10,369,093    7
                       

CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME

   $ 37,143,265    24    $ 38,105,356    26
                       

(Continued)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share Data)

(Reviewed, Not Audited)

 

 

     2008    2007
     Amount    %    Amount    %

ATTRIBUTED TO

           

Stockholders of the parent

   $ 36,522,087      24    $ 37,786,442      26

Minority interests

     621,178      —        318,914      —  
                           
   $ 37,143,265      24    $ 38,105,356      26
                           
     2008    2007
     Income
Before
Income
Tax
   Net
Income
   Income
Before
Income
Tax
   Net
Income

EARNINGS PER SHARE (Note 26)

           

Basic earnings per share

   $ 4.95    $ 3.82    $ 4.52    $ 3.55
                           

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 4.94    $ 3.81    $ 4.51    $ 3.55
                           

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

 

(With Deloitte & Touche review report dated October 21, 2008)

   (Concluded)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

(Reviewed, Not Audited)

 

 

     2008     2007  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    

Consolidated net income

   $ 37,143,265     $ 38,105,356  

Provision for doubtful accounts

     396,859       605,115  

Depreciation and amortization

     28,681,878       29,876,792  

Amortization of discount of financial assets

     (1,125 )     —    

Valuation loss on inventory

     35,239       12,434  

Valuation loss on financial instruments, net

     736,667       883,342  

Gain on disposal of financial instruments, net

     (392,178 )     (40,187 )

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment, net

     57,318       38,593  

Loss on disposal of leased assets

     9       9  

Loss on disposal of deferred expenses

     1,053       431  

Equity in loss (earnings) of equity method investees

     (47,800 )     (88,622 )

Dividends received from equity investees

     217,176       44,000  

Impairment loss on financial assets carried at cost

     15,000       —    

Deferred income taxes

     (458,109 )     (683,898 )

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Decrease (increase) in:

    

Financial assets held for trading

     451,275       (275,603 )

Trade notes and accounts receivable

     (590,548 )     (217,269 )

Receivables from related parties

     (125,293 )     (504,913 )

Other current monetary assets

     3,316,491       233,126  

Inventories

     (2,770,753 )     (82,051 )

Other current assets

     (3,184,118 )     (2,277,524 )

Increase (decrease) in:

    

Trade notes and accounts payable

     (3,009,030 )     (2,017,076 )

Payables to related parties

     177,474       462,344  

Income tax payable

     (4,014,301 )     (3,188,499 )

Accrued expenses

     (4,445,583 )     (9,179,952 )

Other current liabilities

     292,664       1,150,708  

Deferred income

     405,424       444,834  

Accrued pension liabilities

     1,201,832       1,950,697  
                
     (9,391,520 )     (10,376,944 )
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     54,090,786       55,252,187  
                

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    

Acquisition of available-for-sale financial assets

     (6,619,406 )     (19,266,377 )

Proceeds from disposal of available-for-sale financial assets

     6,771,626       5,825,895  

Acquisition of held-to-maturity financial assets

     (852,383 )     (400,000 )

Proceeds from disposal of held-to-maturity financial assets

     652,863       20,385  

Acquisition of financial assets carried at cost

     (230,000 )     —    

Proceeds of disposal of financial assets carried at cost

     384,017       —    

Acquisition of investments accounted for using equity method

     (163,009 )     (1,093,268 )

Proceeds from disposal of long-term investments

     44,256       69,485  

(Continued)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

(Reviewed, Not Audited)

 

 

     2008     2007  

Acquisition of property, plant and equipment

   $ (18,333,215 )   $ (15,750,506 )

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

     1,825,894       93,699  

Acquisition of intangible assets

     (142,896 )     (206,258 )

Decrease (increase) in restricted assets

     (3,058 )     364  

Decrease (increase) in other assets

     (288,814 )     17,197  
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (16,954,125 )     (30,689,384 )
                

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Increase in short-term loans

     208,000       127,000  

Repayment of long-term loans

     (37,280 )     (636,306 )

Increase in long-term loans

     —         21,944  

Decrease in customers’ deposits

     (76,311 )     (295,056 )

Increase (decrease) in other liabilities

     (331,819 )     169,575  

Cash dividends paid

     (486,047 )     (34,750,742 )

Remuneration to board of directors and supervisors and bonus to employees

     (47,018 )     (1,300,059 )

Cash paid to stockholders for capital reduction

     (9,557,777 )     —    

Repurchase of treasury stock

     —         (3,470,172 )

Proceeds from exercise of employee stock option

     59,944       15,339  
                

Net cash used in financing activities

     (10,268,308 )     (40,118,477 )
                

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES

     15,159       (1,107 )
                

EFFECT OF CHANGE ON CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

     13,192       557,337  
                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     26,896,704       (14,999,444 )

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

     76,233,001       70,672,974  
                

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

   $ 103,129,705     $ 55,673,530  
                

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

    

Interest paid (excluding capitalized interest expense)

   $ 3,536     $ 17,104  
                

Income tax paid

   $ 15,546,066     $ 14,259,580  
                

NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Dividends payable

   $ 40,716,130     $ —    
                

Current portion of long-term loans

   $ 6,300     $ 26,894  
                

(Continued)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

(Reviewed, Not Audited)

 

 

     2008    2007

CASH AND NON-CASH INVESTING ACTIVITIES

     

Increase in property, plant and equipment

   $ 17,299,950    $ 14,970,035

Decrease in payables to suppliers

     883,675      420,451

Prepayments for equipment

     149,590      360,020
             
   $ 18,333,215    $ 15,750,506
             

The following table presents the allocation of acquisition costs of Senao International Co., Ltd., made during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 to assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based on their fair values:

 

Cash

   $ 617,003  

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     86,796  

Trade notes and accounts receivable

     2,024,443  

Inventories

     1,625,790  

Other current assets

     334,055  

Long-term investment

     12,941  

Property, plant, and equipment

     1,316,657  

Identifiable intangible assets

     365,920  

Other assets

     134,869  

Short-term loans and current portion of long-term loans

     (100,000 )

Trade notes and accounts payable

     (1,629,324 )

Other current liabilities

     (714,517 )

Long-term liabilities

     (580,000 )

Other liabilities

     (92,579 )
        

Total

     3,402,054  

Percentage of ownership

     31.3285 %
        

Acquisition cost

   $ 1,065,813  
        

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

 

(With Deloitte & Touche review report dated October 21, 2008)

   (Concluded)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Stated Otherwise)

(Reviewed, Not Audited)

 

 

1. GENERAL

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (“Chunghwa”) was incorporated on July 1, 1996 in the Republic of China (“ROC”) pursuant to the Article 30 of the Telecommunications Act. Chunghwa is a company limited by shares and, prior to August 2000, was wholly owned by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (“MOTC”). Prior to July 1, 1996, the current operations of Chunghwa were carried out under the Directorate General of Telecommunications (“DGT”). The DGT was established by the MOTC in June 1943 to take primary responsibility in the development of telecommunications infrastructure and to formulate policies related to telecommunications. On July 1, 1996, the telecom operations of the DGT were spun-off to as Chunghwa which continues to carry out the business and the DGT continues to be the industry regulator.

As a telecommunications service provider of fixed-line and GSM, Chunghwa was announced as a market dominator by the MOTC; therefore Chunghwa is subject to the applicable telecommunications regulations for market dominators of the ROC.

Effective August 12, 2005, the MOTC had completed the process of privatizing Chunghwa by reducing the government ownership to below 50% in various stages. In July 2000, Chunghwa received approval from the Securities and Futures Commission (the “SFC”) for a domestic initial public offering and its common shares were listed and traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (the “TSE”) on October 27, 2000. Certain of Chunghwa’s common shares had been sold, in connection with the foregoing privatization plan, in domestic public offerings at various dates from August 2000 to July 2003. Certain of Chunghwa’s common shares had also been sold in an international offering of securities in the form of American Depository Shares (“ADS”) on July 17, 2003 and were listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”). The MOTC sold common shares of Chunghwa by auction in the ROC on August 9, 2005 and completed the second international offering on August 10, 2005. Upon completion of the share transfers associated with these offerings on August 12, 2005, the MOTC owned less than 50% of the outstanding shares of Chunghwa and completed the privatization plan.

Senao International Co., Ltd. (“SENAO”) was incorporated in 1979. SENAO engages mainly in selling and maintaining mobile phones and its peripheral products. Chunghwa acquired 31.33% shares of SENAO on January 15, 2007 and has substantial control in SENAO by obtaining four out of seven seats of the board of directors of SENAO on April 12, 2007.

Chunghwa established Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd. (“CIYP”) in January 2007. CIYP engages mainly in yellow pages sales and advertisement services.

CHIEF Telecom Inc. (“CHIEF”) was incorporated in 1991. CHIEF engages mainly in internet communication and internet date center (“IDC”) service. Chunghwa acquired 70% shares of CHIEF on September 2006.

Unigate Telecom Inc. (“Unigate”) was established by CHIEF in 1999. Unigate engages mainly in telecommunication and information software service.

CHIEF Telecom (Hong Kong) Limited (“CHIEF (HK)”) was established by CHIEF in 2003. CHIEF (HK) engages mainly in internet communication and internet data center (“IDC”) service.

 

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Chief International Corp. (“CIC”) was established by CHIEF in 2008. CIC engages mainly in internet communication and internet data center (“IDC”) services.

Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd. (“CHSI”) was incorporated in 2002. CHSI engages mainly in providing communication and information integration services. Chunghwa has acquired 100% shares of CHSI in December 2007.

Concord Technology Co., Ltd. (“Concord”), a subsidiary of CHSI, was incorporated in 2006. Concord engages mainly in investment.

Glory Network System Service (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (“GNSS (Shanghai)”), a subsidiary of Concord, was incorporated in 2006. GNSS (Shanghai) engages mainly in planning and designing of systems and communications and information integration services.

Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc. (“CHTG”) was incorporated in 2004. CHTG engages mainly in international data and internet services and long distance call wholesales to carriers. Chunghwa acquired 100% shares of CHTG in December 2007.

Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (“DHT”) was incorporated in 2004. DHT engages mainly in international telecommunications, IP fictitious internet and internet transfer services. Chunghwa acquired 100% shares of DHT in December 2007.

Spring House Entertainment Inc. (“SHE”) was incorporated in 2000. SHE engages mainly in network services, producing digital entertainment contents and broadband visual sound terrace development. SHE was an equity method investee before Chunghwa obtained control interest over it. Chunghwa acquired an additional 26% of the shares of SHE in January 2008. Chunghwa was the only shareholder that subscribed for the issuance of new shares of SHE and was accounted for as a capital transaction between an parent and subsidiary. The 44% minority interest in SHE was accounted for at historical cost basis. Cash held by SHE in January 2008 was $13,192 thousand.

Chunghwa established Light Era Development Co., Ltd. (“LED”) in January 2008. LED engages mainly in development of property for rent and sale.

Chunghwa established Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte. Ltd. (“CHTS”) in July 2008, CHTS engages mainly in telecommunication wholesale, internet transfer services, international data, long distance call wholesales to carriers and reinvests in the world satellite business.

Chunghwa has established New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (“New Prospect”) and Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (“Prime Asia”) in September 2006, but not on operation stage yet. Both holding companies are operating as investment companies and Chunghwa has 100% ownership right in an amount of US$1 in each holding company.

Chunghwa established Chunghwa Telecom Japan Co., Ltd. (“CHJ”) 100% owned subsidiary in October 2008, for a purchase price of $3,070 thousand cash. CHJ engages mainly in telecommunication business, information processing and information providing service, development and sale of software and consulting services in telecommunication.

As of September 30, 2008 and 2007, Chunghwa and its subsidiaries (“the Company”) had 27,146 and 25,828 employees, respectively.

 

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The following diagram presents information regarding the relationship and ownership percentages between Chunghwa and its subsidiaries as of September 30, 2008:

LOGO

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The accompanying consolidated financial statements were prepared in conformity with the Guidelines Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and accounting principles generally accepted in the ROC (“ROC GAAP”). The preparation of consolidated financial statements requires management to make reasonable estimates and assumptions on allowances for doubtful accounts, valuation allowances on inventories, depreciation of property, plant and equipment, impairment of assets, bonuses paid to employees, directors and supervisors, pension plans and income tax which are inherently uncertain. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The significant accounting policies are summarized as follows:

Principle of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of all directly and indirectly majority owned subsidiaries of Chunghwa, and the accounts of investees in which Chunghwa’s ownership percentage is less than 50% but over which Chunghwa has a controlling interest. All significant intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated upon consolidation.

The consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 include the accounts of Chunghwa, SENAO, CIYP, CHIEF, Unigate, CHIEF (HK), CIC, CHSI, Concord, GNSS (Shanghai), CHTG, DHT, SHE, LED, CHTS, New Prospect and Prime Asia. The consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 include the accounts of Chunghwa, SENAO, Taiwan Icon, CIYP, CHIEF, Unigate, CHIEF (HK), New Prospect and Prime Asia.

For foreign subsidiaries using their local currency as their functional currency, assets and liabilities are translated into New Taiwan dollars at the exchange rates in effect on the balance sheet date; stockholders’ equity accounts are translated into New Taiwan dollars at using historical exchange rates and income statement accounts are translated into New Taiwan dollars at using average exchange rates during the period.

 

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The financial statements as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 for the following subsidiaries have not been reviewed: CIYP, CHIEF, Unigate, CHIEF (HK), CIC, CHSI, Concord, GNSS (Shanghai), GHTG, DHT, SHE, LED, CHTS, New Prospect and Prime Asia, as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2008; Taiwan Icon, CIYP, CHIEF, Unigate, CHIEF (HK), New Prospect and Prime Asia, as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The total assets of the above subsidiaries were 1.36% (NT$6,592,577 thousand) and 0.32% (NT$1,443,504 thousand), and the total liabilities of the above subsidiaries were 1.68% (NT$1,589,659 thousand) and 1.43% (NT$746,428 thousand), of the related consolidated amounts as of September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The aggregate total revenues for these subsidiaries were 0.68% (NT$1,030,020 thousand) and 0.42% (NT$614,534 thousand), respectively, of the related consolidated amounts for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 and their net loss were NT$867,623 thousand and were NT$49,693 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Classification of Current and Noncurrent Assets and Liabilities

Current assets are assets expected to be converted to cash, sold or consumed within one year from balance sheet date. Current liabilities are obligations expected to be settled within one year from balance sheet date. Assets and liabilities that are not classified as current are noncurrent assets and liabilities, respectively.

As LED engages mainly in development of property for sale, which has an operating cycle of over one year, the length of the operating cycle is the basis for classifying construction assets and liabilities as current or noncurrent.

Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents are commercial paper, bond with resale agreements, and treasury bills purchased with maturities of three months or less from the date of acquisition. The carrying amount approximates fair value.

Financial Assets and Liabilities at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss

Financial instruments classified as financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”) include financial assets or financial liabilities held for trading and those designated as at FVTPL on initial recognition. Chunghwa recognizes a financial asset or a financial liability when Chunghwa becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the financial instrument. A financial asset is derecognized when Chunghwa loses control of its contractual rights over the financial asset. A financial liability is derecognized when the obligation specified in the relevant contract is discharged, cancelled or expired.

Financial instruments at FVTPL are initially measured at fair value. Transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition of financial assets or financial liabilities at FVTPL are recognized as expenses as incurred. Financial assets or financial liabilities at FVTPL are remeasured at fair value, subsequently with changes in fair value recognized in earnings. Cash dividends received subsequently (including those received in the period of investment) are recognized as income. On derecognition of a financial asset or a financial liability, the difference between its carrying amount and the sum of the consideration received and receivable or consideration paid and payable is recognized in earnings. A regular way purchase or sale of financial assets is accounted for using trade date accounting.

Derivatives that do not meet the criteria for hedge accounting is classified as financial assets or financial liabilities held for trading. When the fair value is positive, the derivative is recognized as a financial asset; when the fair value is negative, the derivative is recognized as a financial liability.

 

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Available-for-sale Financial Assets

Available-for-sale financial assets are initially recognized at fair value plus transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition. Changes in fair value from subsequent remeasurement are reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. The corresponding accumulated gains or losses are recognized in earnings when the financial asset is derecognized from the balance sheet. A regular way purchase or sale of financial assets is accounted for using trade date accounting.

The recognition and derecognition of available-for-sale financial assets are similar to those of financial assets at FVTPL.

Fair values are determined as follows: Listed stocks - at closing prices at the balance sheet date; open-end mutual funds - at net asset values at the balance sheet date; bonds - quoted at prices provided by the Taiwan GreTai Securities Market; and financial assets and financial liabilities without quoted prices in an active market - at values determined using valuation techniques.

Cash dividends are recognized in earnings on the ex-dividend date, except for the dividends declared before acquisition are treated as a reduction of investment cost. Stock dividends are recorded as an increase in the number of shares and do not affect investment income. The total number of shares subsequent to the increase of stock dividends is used for recalculate cost per share.

An impairment loss is recognized when there is objective evidence that the financial asset is impaired. If, in a subsequent period, the amount of the impairment loss decreases, for equity securities, the previously recognized impairment loss is reversed to the extent to the decrease and recorded as an adjustment to stockholders’ equity; for debt securities, the amount of the decrease is recognized in earnings, provided that the decrease is clearly attributable to an event which occurred after the impairment loss was recognized.

Held-to-maturity Financial Assets

Held-to-maturity financial assets are carried at amortized cost using the effective interest method. Those financial assets are initially recognized at fair value plus transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition. Gains and losses are recognized at the time of derecognition, impairment or amortization. A regular way purchase or sale of financial assets is accounted for using trade date accounting.

If there is objective evidence which indicates that a financial asset is impaired, a loss is recognized. If, in a subsequent period, the amount of the impairment loss decreases and the decrease is clearly attributable to an event which occurred after the impairment loss was recognized, the previously recognized impairment loss is reversed to the extent of the decrease. The reversal may not result in a carrying amount that exceeds the amortized cost that would have been determined as if no impairment loss had been recognized.

Revenue Recognition, Account Receivables and Allowance for Doubtful Receivables

Revenues are recognized when revenues are realized or realizable and earned. Related costs are expensed as incurred.

Sales prices are determined using fair value taking into account related sales discounts and quantity discounts agreed to by the Company and its customers. Since the receivables from sales are collectible within one year and such transactions are frequent, fair value of the receivables is equivalent to the nominal amount of the cash to be received.

Usage revenues from fixed-line services (including local, domestic long distance and international long distance), cellular services, Internet and data services, and interconnection and call transfer fees from other telecommunications companies and carriers are billed in arrears and are recognized based upon minutes of traffic processed when the services are provided in accordance with contract terms.

 

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Other revenues are recognized as follows: (a) one-time subscriber connection fees (on fixed-line services) are deferred and recognized over the average expected customer service periods, (b) monthly fees (on fixed-line services, wireless and Internet and data services) are accrued every month, and (c) prepaid services (fixed line, cellular and Internet) are recognized as income based upon actual usage by customers or when the right to use those services expires.

An allowance for doubtful receivables is provided based on a review of the collectibility of accounts receivable. The Company determines the amount of allowance for doubtful receivables by examining the aging analysis of outstanding accounts receivable.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (weighted-average cost) or market value (replacement cost or net realizable value).

Real Estate

Advances from the sale of real estate included in “unearned revenue” are deferred and recognized as revenue when the ownership is transferred to customers after completion of the construction.

Land held for commercial, industrial or residential development is stated at the lower of cost or market value.

Marketing expenses for inducing sale of real estate before completion of the construction are treated as deferred marketing expenses (included in “other current assets”) and recognized as expenses when the following conditions are met: a) the construction is completed and b) the ownership of the real estate is transferred to customers.

Investments Accounted for using Equity Method

Investments in companies in which Chunghwa exercises significant influence over the operating and financial policy decisions are accounted for by the equity method. Under the equity method, the investment is initially stated at cost and subsequently adjusted for its proportionate share in the net earnings of the investee companies. Any cash dividends received are recognized as a reduction in the carrying value of the investments.

Gains or losses on sales from the Company to equity method investees wherein Chunghwa does not have substantial control over these equity investees are deferred in proportion to the Company’s ownership percentage in the investees until such gains or losses are realized through transactions with third parties. Gains or losses on sales from the Company to equity method investees are eliminated if Chunghwa has substantial control over these equity investees. Gains or losses on sales from equity method investees to Chunghwa are deferred in proportion to Chunghwa’s ownership percentages in the investees until they are realized through transactions with third parties.

Effective January 1, 2006, pursuant to the revised Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 5, the cost of an investment shall be analyzed and the difference between the cost of investment and the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired, representing goodwill, shall not be amortize and instead shall be tested for impairment annually. If the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired exceeds the cost of investment, the excess shall be proportionately allocated as reductions to fair values of noncurrent assets except (a) financial assets other than investments accounted for using equity method, (b) assets to be disposed of by sale (c) deferred tax assets, and (d) prepaid assets relating to pension or other postretirement benefit plans. If any excess remains after reducing the aforementioned items, the remaining excess shall be recognized as an extraordinary gain.

 

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When the Company subscribes for additional investees shares at a percentage different from its existing ownership percentage, the resulting carrying amount of the investment in the investee differs from the amount of the Company share of the investee’s equity. Chunghwa records such a difference as an adjustment to long-term investments with the corresponding amount charged or credited to additional paid-in capital the extent available, with the balance charged to retained earnings.

Financial Assets Carried at Cost

Investments in equity instruments that do not have a quoted price in an active market and whose fair values cannot be reliably measured are measured at their original cost, such as non-publicly traded stocks. If there is objective evidence which indicates that a financial asset is impaired, a loss is recognized. A subsequent reversal of such impairment loss is not allowed.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost plus a revaluation increment, if any, less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment loss. The interest costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition, construction of a qualifying asset are capitalized as property, plant and equipment. Major renewals and betterments are capitalized, while maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred.

When an indication of impairment is identified, any excess of the carrying amount of an asset over its recoverable amount is recognized as a loss. If the recoverable amount increases in a subsequent period, the amount previously recognized as impairment would be reversed and recognized as a gain. However, the adjusted amount may not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depreciation, as if no impairment loss had been recognized.

An impairment loss on a revalued asset is charged to “unrealized revaluation increment” under equity to the extent available, with the balance is recognized as a loss. If the recoverable amount increases in a subsequent period, the amount previously recognized as impairment could be reversed and recognized as a gain, with the remaining credited to “unrealized revaluation increment”.

Depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line method over the following estimated service lives: land improvements - 10 to 30 years; buildings - 5 to 60 years; computer equipment - 3 to 10 years; telecommunication equipment - 5 to 30 years; transportation equipment - 5 to 10 years; and miscellaneous equipment - 2 to 12 years.

Upon sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment, the related cost, accumulated depreciation, accumulated impairment losses and any unrealized revaluation increment are deducted from the corresponding accounts, and any gain or loss recorded as non-operating gains or losses in the period of sale or disposal.

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets mainly include 3G Concession, computer software, patents and goodwill.

The 3G license is valid through December 31, 2018. The 3G Concession and any additional licensing fees are amortized on a straight-line basis from the date operations commence through the date the license expires. Computer software costs and patents are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of 3-20 years. Goodwill is not being amortized.

Effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the newly released Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 37, “Intangible Assets.” Expenditure on research shall be expensed as incurred. Development Costs are capitalized when those costs meet relative criteria and are amortized using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives. Development costs do not meet relative criteria shall be expensed as incurred.

 

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When an indication of impairment is identified, any excess of the carrying amount of an asset over its recoverable amount is recognized as a loss. If the recoverable amount increases in a subsequent period, the amount previously recognized as impairment would be reversed and recognized as a gain. However, the adjusted amount may not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, as if no impairment loss had been recognized.

Reversal of a previously recognized impairment loss on goodwill is prohibited.

Idle Assets

Idle assets are carried at the lower of recoverable amount or carrying amount.

Pension Costs

For employees under defined benefit pension plans, pension costs are recorded based on actuarial calculations. For employees under defined contribution pension plans, pension costs are recorded based on the actual contributions made to employees’ individual pension accounts during their service periods.

Expense Recognition

The costs of providing services are recognized as incurred. The cost includes incentives to third party dealers for inducing business which are payable when the end user enters into an airtime contract bundled with the handsets.

Treasury Stock

Treasury stock is recorded at cost and shown as a reduction to stockholders’ equity. Upon cancellation of treasury stock, the treasury stock account is reduced and the common stock and capital surplus are reversed on a pro rata basis. If capital surplus is not sufficient, the difference is charged to retained earnings.

Share-based Compensation

Employee stock options granted on or after January 1, 2008 are in accordance with under SFAS No. 39, “Accounting for Share-based Payment.”

Employee stock options granted between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2007 were accounted for under the interpretations issued by the Accounting Research and Development Foundation. The Company adopted the intrinsic value method, under which compensation cost was recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. According to the Interpretation 96-330 issued by ARDF in December 2007, the compensation cost remains the same if the revised plan meets both criteria in the aforementioned interpretation. If the revised plan does not meet both criteria stated in the interpretation, the revised plan would replace the original plan and the Company would calculate the incremental compensation cost using intrinsic value method and amortize over the vesting period.

Income Tax

The Company applies inter-period allocations for its income tax, whereby deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the tax effects of temporary differences and unused tax credits. Valuation allowances are provided to the extent, if any, that it is more likely than not that deferred income tax assets will not be realized. A deferred tax asset or liability is classified as current or noncurrent in accordance with the classification of its related asset or liability. However, if a deferred tax asset or liability does not relate to an asset or liability in the financial statements, then it is classified as either current or noncurrent based on the expected length of time before it is realized or settled.

 

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Any tax credits arising from purchases of machinery, equipment and technology, research and development expenditures, personnel training, and investments in important technology-based enterprises are recognized using the flow-through method.

Adjustments of prior years’ tax liabilities are added to or deducted from the current year’s tax provision.

Income taxes (10%) on undistributed earnings is recorded in the year of stockholders approval which is the year subsequent to the year the earnings are generated.

Foreign-currency Transactions

Foreign-currency transactions are recorded in New Taiwan dollars at the rates of exchange in effect when the transactions occur. Exchange gains or losses derived from foreign-currency transactions or monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are recognized in earnings. At the balance sheet date, monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are revalued at prevailing exchange rates with the resulting gains or losses recognized in earnings.

The financial statements of foreign equity investees are translated into New Taiwan dollars at the following exchange rates. Assets and liabilities - spot rates at year-end; stockholders’ equity - historical rates, income and expenses - average rates during the year. The resulting translation adjustments are recorded as a separate component of stockholders’ equity.

Hedge Accounting

Hedged items are recognized as follows:

 

  a. The gain or loss from remeasuring the hedging instrument at fair value and the gain or loss on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in profit or loss.

 

  b. The gain or loss on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk shall adjust the carrying amount of the hedged item and be currently recognized in earnings.

 

3. EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

In March 2007, the ARDF issued an Interpretation 96-052 that requires companies to recognize bonuses paid to employees, directors and supervisors as an expense rather than an appropriation of earnings beginning from January 1, 2008. The adoption of this interpretation resulted in a decrease of NT$866,332 thousand in consolidated net income which was attributed to shareholders of the parent and a decrease in basic earnings per share (after income tax) of NT$0.09 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.

 

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4. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

     September 30
     2008    2007

Cash

     

Cash on hand

   $ 496,509    $ 122,225

Bank deposits

     18,686,633      7,569,959

Negotiable certificate of deposit, annual yield rate - ranging from 1.94%-2.643% and 1.82%-5.39% for 2008 and 2007, respectively

     63,761,675      32,673,069
             
     82,944,817      40,365,253
             

Cash equivalents

     

Commercial paper, annual yield rate - ranging from 1.96%-3.762% and 1.90%-5.22% for 2008 and 2007, respectively

     20,184,888      14,951,919

Bond with resale agreements, annual yield rate - ranging from 2.10%-2.30% for 2007

     —        250,000

U.S. Treasury bills, annual yield rate 4.41% for 2007

     —        106,358
             
     20,184,888      15,308,277
             
   $ 103,129,705    $ 55,673,530
             

 

5. FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS

 

     September 30
     2008      2007

Current

       

Derivatives - financial assets

       

Index future contracts

   $ 95,359      $ 111,994

Forward exchange contracts

     80        14,022
               
   $ 95,439      $ 126,016
               

Derivatives - financial liabilities

       

Currency option contracts

   $ 1,095,310      $ 795,881

Forward exchange contracts

     329,247        86,554

Index future contracts

     258        23,536
               
   $ 1,424,815      $ 905,971
               

Chunghwa entered into investment management agreements with a well-known financial institution (fund managers) to manage its investment portfolios in 2006. As of September 30, 2008, Chunghwa’s investment portfolios managed by these fund managers aggregated to an original amount of US$100,000 thousand. The investment portfolios included listed stocks, mutual funds and derivative instruments.

Chunghwa entered into forward exchange contracts and index future contracts to reduce its exposure to foreign currency risk and variability in operating results due to fluctuations in exchange rates and stock prices. However, derivatives that do not meet the criteria for hedge accounting is classified as financial assets or financial liabilities held for trading.

 

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Outstanding forward exchange contracts on September 30, 2008 and 2007 were as follows:

 

     Currency    Maturity Period    Contract
Amount
(in Thousands)

September 30, 2008

        

Buy

   NTD/USD    2008.10    NTD  197,981

Sell

   EUR/USD    2008.11    EUR 6,550
   JPY/USD    2008.11    JPY 447,000
   GBP/USD    2008.11    GBP 2,140
   USD/EUR    2008.11    USD 2,131
   USD/GBP    2008.11    USD 327

September 30, 2007

        

Buy

   NTD/USD    2007.10    NTD 175,362

Sell

   EUR/USD    2007.11    EUR 29,000
   JPY/USD    2007.11    JPY 700,000
   GBP/USD    2007.11    GBP 2,630
   USD/NTD    2007.12-2008.01    USD 55,000
   EUR/NTD    2007.11-12    EUR 50,000
   NTD/USD    2007.10-2008.01    NTD  2,320,304

Outstanding index future contracts on September 30, 2008 and 2007 were as follows:

 

     Maturity Period    Units    Contract
Amount

(in Thousands)

September 30, 2008

        

AMSTERDAM IDX FUT

   2008.10    13    EUR  985

CAC40 10 EURO FUT

   2008.10    14    EUR 576

IBEX 35 INDX FUTR

   2008.10      7    EUR 761

DAX INDEX FUTURE

   2008.12      3    EUR 454

MINI S&P/MIB FUT

   2008.12    37    EUR 992

FTSE 100 IDX FUT

   2008.12    19    GBP 966

TOPIX INDEX FUTURE

   2008.11    36    JPY  437,364

S&P 500 FUTURE

   2008.12    16    USD 5,009

S&P 500 EMINI FUTURE

   2008.12    55    USD 3,403

September 30, 2007

        

AMSTERDAM IDX FUT

   2007.10    13    EUR 1,366

CAC40 10 EURO FUT

   2007.10      9    EUR 498

IBEX 35 INDX FUTR

   2007.10      7    EUR 958

DAX INDEX FUTURE

   2007.12      3    EUR 574

MINI S&P/MIB FUT

   2007.12    34    EUR 1,326

FTSE 100 IDX FUT

   2007.12    35    GBP 2,194

TOPIX INDEX FUTURE

   2007.12    28    JPY 424,200

S&P 500 FUTURE

   2007.12    16    USD 6,132

S&P 500 EMINI FUTURE

   2007.12    14    USD 1,077

As of September 30, 2008 and 2007, the deposits paid for index future contracts were $54,540 thousand and $111,994 thousand, respectively.

 

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In September 2007, Chunghwa entered into a 10-year, foreign currency derivative contract with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (“Goldman”) and valuations are made biweekly starting from September 20, 2007 which are 260 valuation periods totally. Under the terms of the contract, if the NT dollar/US dollar exchange rate is less than NT$31.50 per US$ at any two consecutive bi-weekly valuation dates during the valuation period starting from October 4, 2007 to September 5, 2017, Chunghwa is required to make a cash payment to Goldman. The settlement amount is determined by the difference between the applicable exchange rates and the base amount of US$4,000 thousand. Conversely, if the NT dollar/US dollar exchange rate is above NT$31.50 per US dollar using the same valuation methodology, Goldman would have a settlement obligation to Chunghwa determined using a base amount of US$2,000 thousand. Further, if the exchange rate is at or above NT$32.70 per US dollar starting from December 12, 2007 at any time, the contract will be terminated at that time. In accordance with the terms of the contract, Chunghwa deposited US$3,000 thousand with Goldman (included in “other current assets”) with annual yield rate of 8%. As of September 30, 2008, there are 233 remaining valuation periods. On October 21, 2008, the exchange rate was above NT$32.70 per US dollar, so the contract was terminated at that time.

As of September 30, 2007, besides the aforementioned foreign currency option contract (USD TWD Window Knock-Out) with Goldman, the outstanding foreign currency option contracts were as follows:

 

Contract

   Exchange
Rate
   Maturity Period    Contract
Amount (in
Thousands)

Buy USD call /NTD put

   32.80    2007.12    USD  10,000

Sell USD put /NTD call

   32.65    2007.12    USD 20,000

Buy USD call /NTD put

   32.75    2007.12    USD 1,750

Sell USD put /NTD call

   32.75    2007.12    USD 1,750

Buy USD call /NTD put

   32.80    2007.12    USD 500

Sell USD put /NTD call

   32.80    2007.12    USD 500

Net loss arising from financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were $344,473 thousand (including realized settlement gain of $423,852 thousand and valuation loss of $768,325 thousand; such valuation loss included a loss of $515,151 thousand from foreign currency derivative contract with Goldman) and $976,005 thousand (including realized settlement loss of $108,773 thousand and valuation loss of $867,232 thousand; such valuation loss included a loss of $718,389 thousand from foreign currency derivative contract with Goldman), respectively.

 

6. AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE FINANCIAL ASSETS

 

     September 30
     2008    2007

Open-end mutual funds

   $ 14,139,555    $ 19,780,140

Foreign listed stocks

     687,993      971,178

Real estate investment trust fund

     211,285      256,250

Listed stocks

     —        153,078

Convertible bonds

     —        40,775
             
   $ 15,038,833    $ 21,201,421
             

 

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Movements of unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale financial assets were as follows:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
     2008     2007  

Balance, beginning of period

   $ 75,614     $ 541,035  

Reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity

     (2,671,359 )     636,026  

Recognized in earnings

     6,105       (23,768 )
                

Balance, end of period

   $ (2,589,640 )   $ 1,153,293  
                

 

7. HELD-TO-MATURITY FINANCIAL ASSETS

 

     September 30
     2008      2007

Corporate bonds

   $ 1,302,316      $ 250,000

Collateralized loan obligation

     47,778        129,615
               
     1,350,094        379,615

Less: Current portion

     35,033        57,324
               
   $ 1,315,061      $ 322,291
               

 

8. ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
     2008     2007  

Balance, beginning of period

   $ 3,430,157     $ 3,550,086  

Provision for doubtful accounts

     394,587       601,924  

Impact on acquisition of subsidiaries

     983       77,830  

Accounts receivable written off

     (734,001 )     (614,554 )
                

Balance, end of period

   $ 3,091,726     $ 3,615,286  
                

 

9. OTHER CURRENT MONETARY ASSETS

 

     September 30
     2008    2007

Receivable from disposal of financial instruments

   $ 1,217,525    $ 10,653

Accrued custodial receipts from other carriers

     655,021      805,327

Tax refund receivable

     157      3,221,493

Fixed-line fund

     —        1,000,000

Other receivable

     1,883,432      1,848,219
             
   $ 3,756,135    $ 6,885,692
             

 

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10. INVENTORIES, NET

 

     September 30
     2008    2007

Supplies

   $ 1,939,492    $ 1,601,732

Work in process

     359,179      76,856

Merchandise

     2,372,092      1,813,091

Materials in transit

     823,295      817,870
             
     5,494,058      4,309,549

Less: Valuation allowance

     99,963      56,669
             
     5,394,095      4,252,880

Land held for residential development

     739,268      —  
             
   $ 6,133,363    $ 4,252,880
             

 

11. OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

 

     September 30
     2008    2007

Prepaid expenses

   $ 3,186,026    $ 2,551,672

Prepaid rents

     890,640      626,225

Miscellaneous

     571,782      206,101
             
   $ 4,648,448    $ 3,383,998
             

 

12. INVESTMENTS ACCOUNTED FOR USING EQUITY METHOD

 

     September 30
     2008    2007
     Carrying
Amount
   % of
Ownership
   Carrying
Amount
   % of
Ownership

Non-listed

           

Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd. (“CHI”)

   $ 853,148    49    $ 1,001,121    49

Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd. (“TISE”)

     572,470    40      559,819    40

Senao Networks, Inc. (“SNI”)

     261,631    45      276,531    48

Viettel-CHT Co., Ltd. (“Viettel-CHT”)

     97,711    33      —      —  

Skysoft Co., Ltd. (“SKYSOFT”)

     81,022    30      —      —  

King Way Technology Co., Ltd. (“KWT”)

     76,207    33      —      —  

A-Kuei Publishing Co., Ltd. (“AKP”)

     178    49      —      —  

ELTA Technology Co., Ltd. (“ELTA”)

     —      —        27,075    21

Spring House Entertainment Inc. (“SHE”)

     —      —        16,122    30
                   
   $ 1,942,367       $ 1,880,668   
                   

SENAO spun off the wireless communication operation and established Senao Networks, Inc., on October 1, 2006 according to the Business Mergers and Acquisitions Law.

Chunghwa established Viettel-CHT Co., Ltd. with Viettel Co., Ltd. in Vietnam in April 2008, by investing NT$91,239 thousand cash. Viettel-CHT engages mainly in IDC services.

 

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Chunghwa invested Skysoft Co., Ltd. (“SKYSOFT”) in October 2007, for a purchase price of $67,025 thousand. SKYSOFT engages mainly in providing of music on-line, software, electronic information and advertisement services.

Chunghwa invested KingWay Technology Co., Ltd. (“KWT”) in January 2008, for purchasing price of $71,770 thousand. KWT engages mainly in publishing books, data processing and software services.

A-Kuei Publishing Co., Ltd. (“AKP”), an investment accounted for using equity method of SHE, engages mainly in publishing books and talking books.

Chunghwa invested in ELTA Technology Co., Ltd. in April and October 2007, for a purchase price of $27,455 thousand and $16,768 thousand, respectively. ELTA engages mainly in professional on-line and mobile value-added content aggregative services. Chunghwa sold all shares of ELTA with carrying value $51,152 thousand on July 23, 2008 for a selling price of $44,047 thousand and recognized a disposal loss of $7,105 thousand.

CHTS and SingTelSat Pte., Ltd. established a joint venture, ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte., Ltd. (“SSVP”) in Singapore in October 2008. SSVP will engage in the operation of ST-2 telecommunication satellite.

The aggregate carrying values of the equity method investments whose financial statements have not been reviewed were NT$1,942,367 thousand and NT$1,880,668 thousand as of September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The net equity in earnings of such equity investees were NT$47,800 thousand and NT$88,622 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 

13. FINANCIAL ASSETS CARRIED AT COST

 

     September 30
     2008    2007
     Carrying
Amount
   % of
Ownership
   Carrying
Amount
   % of
Ownership

Cost investees:

           

Taipei Financial Center (“TFC”)

   $ 1,789,530    12    $ 1,789,530    12

Industrial Bank of Taiwan II Venture Capital Co., Ltd. (“IBT II”)

     200,000    17      —      —  

Global Mobile Corp. (“GMC”)

     127,018    11      —      —  

iD Branding Ventures (“iDBV”)

     75,000    8      75,000    8

RPTI International (“RPTI”)

     34,500    12      71,500    12

Essence Technology Solution, Inc. (“ETS”)

     20,000    9      —      —  

N.T.U. Innovation Incubation Corporation (“NTUI”)

     12,000    9      12,000    9

3 Link Information Service Co., Ltd. (“3 Link”)

     3,450    10      3,450    10

Siemens Telecommunication Systems (“Siemens”)

     —      —        5,250    15

eASPNet Taiwan Inc. (“eASPNet”)

     —      2      —      2
                   
   $ 2,261,498       $ 1,956,730   
                   

The Company invested IBT II in January 2008, for a purchase price of $200,000 thousand. IBT II engages mainly in investment. IBT II completed its incorporation on February 13, 2008.

 

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Chunghwa invested in GMC in December 2007, for a purchase price of $168,038 thousand for 16,796 thousand shares. GMC engages mainly in wire communication services and computer software wholesale and circuit engineering. The National Communications Commission (“NCC”) informed Chunghwa with the Communication Letter (#0974102087) on April 1, 2008 that its investment in GMC has been overruled, and notified Chunghwa officially on May 5, 2008 that Chunghwa should dispose of all investment in GMC no later than June 30, 2008, otherwise, NCC will enforce a fine according to Telecommunication Act, and the fine may be imposed consecutively until the violation is rectified. Chunghwa disposed of 4,100 thousand shares of GMC in April 2008. Chunghwa has filed an appeal to NCC on April 30, 2008 and requested the NCC to officially suspend the enforcement on June 10, 2008. On July 3, 2008, NCC resolved that according to the administrative penal provisions, Chunghwa stated that the investment target couldn’t be transacted in the short term. Therefore, NCC determined that Chunghwa will not be subject to fine in a suitable time.

After evaluating the investment in RPTI, Chunghwa determined the investment in RPTI was impaired and recognized an impairment loss of $15,000 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and $22,000 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Chunghwa invested ETS in December 2007, for a purchase price of $20,000 thousand. ETS mainly engages in IP-Private Branch Exchange (IP PBX) and design of voice security module.

Chunghwa disposed all shares of Siemens with carrying value $5,250 thousand in March 2008, for a selling price of $314,055 thousand and Chunghwa recognized a disposal gain of $308,805 thousand.

The above investments that do not have a quoted market price in an active market and whose fair values cannot be reliably measured are carried at original cost.

 

14. OTHER MONETARY ASSETS - NONCURRENT

 

     September 30
     2008    2007

Piping Fund

   $ 1,000,000    $ 1,000,000
             

As part of the government’s effort to upgrade the existing telecommunications infrastructure, Chunghwa and other public utility companies were required by the ROC government to contribute a total of $1,000,000 thousand to a Fixed-Line Fund managed by a Piping Fund administered by the Taipei City Government. These funds were used to finance various telecommunications infrastructure projects. Upon completion of the construction projects, the parties using the infrastructure shall reimburse the money to the contributors.

CHSI invested Taiwan Goal Co., Ltd. (“TG”) in January 2008, for a purchase price of $30,000 thousand. TG engages mainly in import and export activities for machine wholesale, arms and ammunition products. On March 17, 2008, the stockholders of TG resolved to dissolve TG at a special meeting. Therefore, CHSI has reclassified its investment to other monetary assets. As of September 30, 2008, TG has registered dissolution and cancelled the certificate of Profit Seeking Enterprise and Taipei District Court declared the dissolution is approved. CHSI has received $29,561 thousand for the liquidation and recognized a loss of $439 thousand.

 

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15. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

     September 30
     2008    2007

Cost

     

Land

   $ 102,072,994    $ 101,110,534

Land improvements

     1,487,827      1,479,005

Buildings

     62,872,535      60,185,284

Computer equipment

     15,234,421      15,297,174

Telecommunications equipment

     643,338,790      637,946,626

Transportation equipment

     2,734,161      3,189,033

Miscellaneous equipment

     7,397,229      7,869,962
             

Total cost

     835,137,957      827,077,618

Revaluation increment on land

     5,820,548      5,823,991
             
     840,958,505      832,901,609
             

Accumulated depreciation

     

Land improvements

     885,231      840,344

Buildings

     16,054,604      14,990,229

Computer equipment

     11,746,088      11,705,290

Telecommunications equipment

     500,595,150      484,439,346

Transportation equipment

     2,592,400      3,069,770

Miscellaneous equipment

     6,304,181      6,762,628
             
     538,177,654      521,807,607
             

Construction in progress and advances related to acquisition of equipment

     16,690,721      18,878,975
             

Property, plant and equipment, net

   $ 319,471,572    $ 329,972,977
             

Pursuant to the related regulation, Chunghwa revalued its land owned as of April 30, 2000 based on the publicly announced value on July 1, 1999. These revaluations which have been approved by the Ministry of Auditing resulted in increases in the carrying values of property, plant and equipment of $5,986,074 thousand, liabilities for land value incremental tax of $211,182 thousand, and stockholders’ equity - other adjustments of $5,774,892 thousand.

The amendment to the Land Tax Act, relating to the article to permanently lower land value incremental tax, went effective from February 1, 2005. In accordance with the lowered tax rates, Chunghwa recomputed its land value incremental tax, and reclassified the reserve for land value incremental tax of $116,196 thousand to stockholders’ equity - other adjustments. As of September 30, 2008, the unrealized revaluation increment was decreased to $5,823,085 thousand by disposal revaluation assets.

Depreciation on property, plant and equipment for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 amounted to $27,858,127 thousand and $29,130,182 thousand, respectively. Capitalized interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 amounted to $722 thousand and $1,455 thousand, capitalized rate were 2.787%-2.883% and 2.955%-3.215%, respectively.

 

16. SHORT-TERM LOANS

 

     September 30
     2008    2007

Secured loans - annual rate 2.796%-2.85% and 2.955%-3.295% for 2008 and 2007, respectively

   $ 144,000    $ 253,000

Unsecured loans - annual rate - 2.80%-2.85% for 2008

     100,000      —  
             
   $ 244,000    $ 253,000
             

 

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17. ACCRUED EXPENSES

 

     September 30
     2008    2007

Accrued salary and compensation

   $ 7,440,714    $ 5,851,259

Accrued franchise fees

     1,799,405      1,654,964

Other accrued expenses

     1,779,650      2,230,417
             
   $ 11,019,769    $ 9,736,640
             

 

18. OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

     September 30
     2008    2007

Advances from subscribers

   $ 6,279,793    $ 5,085,965

Amounts collected in trust for others

     2,679,407      3,291,458

Payables to equipment suppliers

     1,314,034      1,276,253

Refundable customers’ deposits

     964,655      974,690

Payables to contractors

     953,902      636,950

Miscellaneous

     3,047,625      3,119,690
             
   $ 15,239,416    $ 14,385,006
             

 

19. LONG-TERM LOANS (INCLUDING LONG-TERM LOANS - CURRENT PORTION)

 

       September 30
       2008      2007

Secured loans - annual rate 1% and 2.62%-3.05% for 2008 and 2007, respectively

     $ 37,840      $ 254,167

Unsecured loans - annual rate - 2.79% for 2007

       —          40,000
                 
       37,840        294,167

Less: Current portion of long-term loans

       6,300        66,894
                 
     $ 31,540      $ 227,273
                 

SHE applied for a loan from the Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs for research and development purpose and obtained a secured loan from Taiwan Business Bank. Interest is payable monthly and the principal is payable every three month from January 15, 2009 with a due date of April 15, 2013.

SENAO obtained a secured loan from Land Bank. The principal amount was payable semiannually and the loan was repaid in October 2007. CHIEF obtained a secured loan from Chinatrust Commercial Bank. Interest and principal were payable monthly and the loan was repaid in November 2007.

SENAO obtained an unsecured loan from Industrial Bank of Taiwan and Land Bank. Interest and principal amount are payable semiannually and the loan is repaid in May 2008.

 

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20. MATURITY ANALYSIS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

The contract-related assets and liabilities of LED are classified as current or noncurrent based on the length of its operating cycle, which is greater than 12 months.

 

     September 30, 2008
     Within
One Year
   Over
One Year
   Total

Assets

        

Inventories

   $ —      $ 739,268    $ 739,268

Deferred marketing expenses (classified as other current assets)

     —        74,431      74,431

Others (classified as other current assets)

     3,961      —        3,961

Liabilities

        

Notes and accounts payable

     333      —        333

Advance from of land and building (classified as other current liabilities)

     —        150,215      150,215

Others (classified as other current liabilities)

     753      —        753

 

21. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Under Chunghwa’s Articles of Incorporation, Chunghwa’s authorized capital is $120,000,000,020, which is divided into 12,000,000,000 common shares (at $10 par value per share), which are issued and outstanding 9,557,776,912 shares, and 2 preferred shares (at $10 par value per share), which was approved by the board of directors to be issue on March 28, 2006, and the MOTC purchased 2 preferred shares at par value on April 4, 2006.

For the purpose of privatizing Chunghwa, the MOTC sold 1,109,750 thousand common shares of Chunghwa in an international offering of securities in the form of American Depositary Shares (“ADS”) amounting to 110,975 thousand units (one ADS represents ten common shares) on the New York Stock Exchange on July 17, 2003. Afterwards, the MOTC sold 1,350,682 thousand common shares in the form of ADS amounting to 135,068 thousand units on August 10, 2005. Subsequently, the MOTC and Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd. sold 505,389 thousand and 58,959 thousand common shares of Chunghwa, respectively, in the form of ADS totally amounting to 56,435 thousand units on September 29, 2006. The MOTC and Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd. have sold 3,024,780 thousand common shares in the form of ADS amounting to 302,478 thousand units. As of September 30, 2008, the outstanding ADSs were 160,324 thousand units, which equaled approximately 1,603,239 thousand common shares and represented 16.77% of Chunghwa’s total outstanding common shares.

The ADS holders generally have the same rights and obligations as other common stockholders, subject to the provision of relevant laws. The exercise of such rights and obligations shall comply with the related regulations and deposit agreement, which stipulate, among other things, that ADS holders can, through deposit agents:

 

  a. Exercise their voting rights,

 

  b. Sell their ADSs, and

 

  c. Receive dividends declared and subscribe to the issuance of new shares.

 

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The MOTC, as the holder of those preferred shares is entitled to the same rights as holders of common shares and certain additional rights as specified in Chunghwa’s Articles of Incorporation as follows:

 

  a. The holder of the preferred shares, or its nominated representative, will act as a director and/or supervisor during the entire period in which the preferred shares are outstanding.

 

  b. The holder of preferred shares has the same pre-emptive rights as holders of common shares when Chunghwa raises capital by issuing new shares.

 

  c. The holder of the preferred shares will have the right to veto on any change in the name of Chunghwa or the nature of its business and any transfer of a substantial portion of Chunghwa’s business or property.

 

  d. The holder of the preferred shares may not transfer the ownership. Chunghwa must redeem all outstanding preferred shares with par value within three years from the date of their issuance.

Under the ROC Company Law, additional paid-in capital may only be utilized to offset deficits. For those companies having no deficits, additional paid-in capital arising from capital surplus can be used to increase capital stock and distribute to stockholders in proportion to their ownership at the ex-dividend date. Also, such amounts can only be declared as a stock dividend by Chunghwa at an amount calculated in accordance with the provisions of existing regulations. However, the statement above is not limited to the additional paid-in capital generating from company reforming, such as merger, acquisition, and reconstruction.

In addition, before distributing a dividend or making any other distribution to stockholders, Chunghwa must pay all outstanding taxes, recover any past losses and set aside a legal reserve equal to 10% of its net income, and depending on its business needs or requirements, may also set aside a special reserve. In accordance with the Articles of Incorporation, no less than 50% of the remaining earnings comprising remaining balance of net income, if any, plus cumulative undistributed earnings shall be distributed in the following order: (a) from 2% to 5% of distributable earnings shall be distributed to employees as employee bonus; (b) no more than 0.2% of distributable earnings shall be distributed to board of directors and supervisors as remuneration; and (c) cash dividends to be distributed shall not be less than 50% of the total amount of dividends to be distributed. If cash dividends to be distributed is less than $0.10 per share, such cash dividend shall be distributed in the form of common shares.

Chunghwa operates in a capital-intensive and technology-intensive industry and requires capital expenditures to sustain its competitive position in high-growth market. Thus, Chunghwa’s dividend policy takes into account future capital expenditure outlays. In this regard, a portion of the earnings may be retained to finance these capital expenditures. The remaining earnings can then be distributed as dividends if approved by the stockholders in the following year and will be recorded in the financial statements of that year.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the accrual amounts for bonuses to employees and remuneration to directors and supervisors were accrued based on past experiences and represented 3.37% and 0.2%, respectively, of net income after setting aside 10% legal reserve.

If the initial accrual amounts of the aforementioned bonus are significantly different from the amounts proposed by the board of directors, the difference is charged to the earnings of the year making the initial estimate. Otherwise, the difference between initial accrual amount and the amount resoluted in the shareholders’ meeting is charged to the earnings of the following year as a result of change in accounting estimate.

Under the ROC Company Law, the appropriation for legal reserve shall be made until the accumulated reserve equals the aggregate par value of the outstanding capital stock of Chunghwa. This reserve can only be used to offset a deficit, or when reaching 50% of the aggregate par value of the outstanding capital stock of Chunghwa, up to 50% of the reserve may, at the option of Chunghwa, be declared as a stock dividend and transferred to capital.

 

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The appropriations and distributions of the 2007 and 2006 earnings of Chunghwa have been approved and resolved by the stockholders on June 19, 2008 and June 15, 2007 as follows:

 

     Appropriation and
Distribution
   Dividend Per Share
     2007    2006    2007    2006

Legal reserve

   $ 4,823,356    $ 3,998,445    $ —      $ —  

Reversal of special reserve

     3,304      1,461      —        —  

Cash dividends

     40,716,130      34,610,885      4.26      3.58

Stock dividends

     955,778      —        0.10      —  

Employee bonus - cash

     1,303,605      1,256,619      —        —  

Employee bonus - stock

     434,535      —        —        —  

Remuneration to board of directors and supervisors

     43,454      35,904      —        —  

On June 27, 2008, the board of directors of Chunghwa resolved to transfer capital surplus in the amount of $19,115,554 thousand to capital stock. Furthermore, they resolved to reduce the same amount of capital in Chunghwa by a cash distribution to its stockholders in order to improve the financial condition of Chunghwa and to refund the excess funds to shareholders. The proposal was resolved by the stockholders’ at a meeting which was held on August 14, 2008.

The abovementioned 2008 capital increase proposal was effectively registered with Securities and Futures Bureau of Financial Supervisory Commission, Executive Yuan (“SFC”). The board of directors resolved the ex- dividend date of the aforementioned proposal as October 25, 2008.

The stockholders, at a meeting held on June 15, 2007, resolved to transfer capital surplus in the amount of $9,667,845 thousand to common capital stock.

The above 2007 capital increase proposal was effectively registered with SFC. The board of directors resolved the ex-dividend date of the aforementioned proposal as August 1, 2007.

The stockholders, at the stockholders’ meeting held on June 15, 2007, also resolved to reduce the amount of capital in Chunghwa by a cash distribution to its stockholders in order to improve the financial condition of Chunghwa and better utilize its excess funds. The capital reduction plan was effected by a transfer of capital surplus in the amount of NT$9,667,845 thousand to common capital stock. Chunghwa obtained the approval letter from Financial Supervisory Commission, Executive Yuan which stated the effective registration date of capital reduction is October 17, 2007. Chunghwa decided October 19, 2007 and December 29, 2007 as the record date and stock transfer date of capital reduction, respectively. Subsequently, common capital stock was reduced by NT$9,667,845 thousand and a liability for the actual amount of cash to be distributed to stockholders of NT$9,557,777 thousand was recorded. The difference between the reduction in common capital stock and the distribution amount represents treasury stock of NT$110,068 thousand held by Chunghwa and concurrently cancelled. Also, the cash has been returned to stockholders on January 2008.

Information on the appropriation of 2007 earnings, employee bonus and remuneration to board of directors and supervisors proposed by the board of directors and resolved by the stockholders is available at the Market Observation Post System website.

Under the Integrated Income Tax System that became effective on July 1, 1998, R.O.C. resident stockholders are allowed a tax credit for their proportionate share of the income tax paid by Chunghwa on earnings generated since July 1, 1998.

 

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22. SENAO’ SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS

SENAO has several share-based compensation plans (“SENAO Plans”) described as follows:

 

Effective Date

   Grant Date    Stock Options Units
(Thousand)
   Exercise Price  

2003.09.03

   2003.10.17    3,981    $

 

15.8

(Original price $20.2

 

)

2003.09.03

   2004.03.04    385     

 

18.9

(Original price $23.9

 

)

2004.12.01

   2004.12.28    6,500     

 

10.0

(Original price $11.6

 

)

2004.12.01

   2005.11.28    1,500     

 

15.5

(Original price $18.3

 

)

2005.09.30

   2006.05.05    10,000     

 

14.3

(Original price $16.9

 

)

2007.10.16

   2007.10.31    6,181     

 

42.6

(Original price $44.2

 

)

          
      28,547   
          

Each option is eligible to subscribe for one common share when exercisable. Under the terms of the Plans, the options are granted at an exercise price equal to the closing price of the SENAO’s common shares listed on the TSE on the higher of closing price or par value. SENAO Plans have exercise price adjustments formula upon the changes on common shares and distribute cash dividends. The options of all the Plans are valid for six years and exercisable at certain percentages subsequent to the second anniversary of the grant date.

Information about SENAO’s outstanding stock options for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was as follows:

 

     Stock Options Outstanding
     2008    2007
     Number of
Options
(Thousand)
    Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

NT$
   Number of
Options
(Thousand)
    Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

NT$

Options outstanding, beginning of year

   18,592     $ 24.70    16,488     $ 14.66

Options issued

   —         —      —         —  

Options exercised

   (4,057 )     13.59    (2,611 )     12.24

Options cancelled

   (383 )     24.27    (478 )     —  
                 

Options outstanding, end of September 30

   14,152       26.09    13,399       15.11
                 

Options exercisable, end of September 30

   2,521        1,685    
                 

 

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As of September 30, 2008, information about SENAO’s outstanding and exercisable options was as follows:

 

Options Outstanding

 

Options Exercisable

Range of

Exercise Price

(NT$)

 

Number of

Options

(Thousand)

 

Weighted-

average

Remaining

Contractual

Life (Years)

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

(NT$)

 

Number of

Options

(Thousand)

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

(NT$)

$10.0-$14.3

  7,104   1.71   $13.51   2,141   $13.44

$15.5-$18.9

  1,000   1.08   15.61   380   15.74

$42.6

  6,048   3.54   42.60   —     —  

As of September 30, 2007, information about SENAO’s outstanding and exercisable options was as follows:

 

Options Outstanding

 

Options Exercisable

Range of

Exercise Price

(NT$)

 

Number of

Options

(Thousand)

 

Weighted-

average

Remaining

Contractual

Life (Years)

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

(NT$)

 

Number of

Options

(Thousand)

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

(NT$)

$10.5-$15.7

  11,180   2.70   $14.69   1,088   $10.50

$17.1-$20.8

  2,219   1.80   17.23   597   17.46

No compensation cost was recognized under the intrinsic value method for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.

Had SENAO used the fair value based method to recognize the compensation cost, the pro forma results of the company would have been as follows:

 

          Nine Months Ended September 30
          2008    2007

Net income

   As reported
Pro forma
   $
$
 876,795thousand
864,323thousand
   $
$
 671,828thousand
663,462thousand

Basic earnings per share

   As reported
Pro forma
   $

$

3.62

3.57

   $

$

2.91

2.88

Diluted earnings per share

   As reported
Pro forma
   $

$

3.49

3.44

   $

$

2.80

2.77

Had SENAO used the fair value based method to evaluate the options using the Black-Scholes model, the assumptions and pro forma results of SENAO for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 would have been as follows:

 

     October 31,
2007
   May 5,
2006
   November 28,
2005
   December 28,
2004
   March 4,
2004

Expected dividend yield

   1.49%    —      —      —      —  

Risk free interest rate

   2.00%    1.75%    2.00%    1.88%    1.88%

Expected life

   4.375 years    4.375 years    4.375 years    4.375 years    4.375 years

Expected volatility

   39.82%    39.63%    43.40%    49.88%    52.65%

Weighted-average fair value of grants

   $13.69    $5.88    $6.93    $4.91    $10.56

 

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23. TREASURY STOCK (COMMON STOCK IN THOUSANDS OF SHARES)

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30
     2008     2007

Balance, beginning of the period

   110,068     —  

Increase

   —       59,389

Decrease

   (110,068 )   —  
          

Balance, end of the period

   —       59,389
          

According to the Securities and Exchange Law of the ROC, total shares of treasury stock shall not exceed 10% of Chunghwa’s stock issued. The total amount of the repurchased shares shall not be more than the total amount of retained earnings, capital surplus and realized additional paid-in capital. The shares repurchased by Chunghwa shall not be pledged in accordance with Securities and Exchange Law of the ROC. The holders of treasury stocks are not entitled to vote in stockholders’ meetings.

In order to maintain its credit and stockholders’ equity, Chunghwa repurchased 121,075 thousand treasury stock for $7,217,562 thousand from August 29, 2007 to October 25, 2007. On December 29, 2007, Chunghwa cancelled 11,007 thousand shares of treasury stock by reducing common stock of $110,068 thousand. The remaining treasury stock of 110,068 thousand shares amounted $7,107,494 thousand was cancelled on February 21, 2008.

 

24. COMPENSATION, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES

 

     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008
     Cost of
Services
   Operating
Expenses
   Total

Compensation expense

        

Salaries

   $ 9,214,436    $ 7,306,978    $ 16,521,414

Insurance

     626,811      483,397      1,110,208

Pension

     1,208,616      899,986      2,108,602

Other compensation

     5,733,681      3,968,429      9,702,110
                    
   $ 16,783,544    $ 12,658,790    $ 29,442,334
                    

Depreciation expense

   $ 26,294,870    $ 1,563,257    $ 27,858,127
                    

Amortization expense

   $ 655,275    $ 136,152    $ 791,427
                    
     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
     Cost of
Services
   Operating
Expenses
   Total

Compensation expense

        

Salaries

   $ 9,287,417    $ 6,467,448    $ 15,754,865

Insurance

     611,841      439,491      1,051,332

Pension

     1,319,504      908,398      2,227,902

Other compensation

     6,607,677      4,469,396      11,077,073
                    
   $ 17,826,439    $ 12,284,733    $ 30,111,172
                    

Depreciation expense

   $ 27,487,420    $ 1,642,762    $ 29,130,182
                    

Amortization expense

   $ 648,800    $ 80,152    $ 728,952
                    

 

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25. INCOME TAX

 

  a. Income tax expense consisted of the following:

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30
 
     2008     2007  

Income tax payable

   $ 11,278,113     $ 10,790,539  

Income tax - separated

     225,403       187,085  

Income tax - deferred

     (458,109 )     (684,478 )

Adjustments of prior years’ income tax

     47,966       75,947  
                
   $ 11,093,373     $ 10,369,093  
                

 

  b. Net deferred income tax assets (liabilities) consisted of the following:

 

       September 30  
       2008      2007  

Current

       

Deferred income tax assets:

       

Provision for doubtful accounts

     $ 486,122      $ 349,796  

Valuation loss on financial instruments, net

       335,390        225,543  

Loss carryforward

       67,152        38,880  

Valuation loss on inventory

       13,057        12,517  

Unrealized foreign exchange loss

       12,953        399  

Estimated warranty liabilities

       11,034        17,025  

Other

       34,977        21,735  
                   
       960,685        665,895  

Valuation allowance

       (537,132 )      (372,217 )
                   
     $ 423,553      $ 293,678  
                   

Noncurrent deferred income tax assets:

       

Accrued pension cost

     $ 1,394,153      $ 921,341  

Impairment loss

       84,208        91,293  

Loss carryforward

       77,263        107,950  

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment impairment loss

       16,498        18,422  

Other

       3,802        4,268  
                   
       1,575,924        1,143,274  

Valuation allowance

       (35,269 )      (78,403 )
                   
     $ 1,540,655      $ 1,064,871  
                   

 

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  c. As of September 30, 2008, loss carryforward of CHIEF, Unigate, SHE, CIYP and LED are as follows:

 

Company

   Total
Creditable
Amounts
   Remaining
Creditable
Amounts
   Expiry
Year

CHIEF

   $ 28,261    $ 28,261    2008
     22,427      22,427    2009
     25,392      25,392    2010
     21,975      21,975    2011
     12,679      12,679    2012
     5,253      5,253    2013

Unigate

     20      20    2012
     12      12    2013

SHE

     6,529      5,752    2008
     1,972      1,972    2009
     6,262      6,262    2011
     1,152      1,152    2012

CIYP

     38,561      8,740    2012

LED

     4,518      4,518    2013
                
   $ 175,013    $ 144,415   
                

 

  d. The related information under the Integrated Income Tax System is as follows:

 

     September 30
     2008    2007

Balance of Imputation Credit Account (“ICA”)

     

Chunghwa

   $ 13,820,421    $ 83,684
             

CHIEF

   $ 17,280    $ 17,167
             

Unigate

   $ 595    $ 595
             

CIYP

   $ —      $ —  
             

SENAO

   $ 114,735    $ 27,606
             

CHSI

   $ 502   
         

SHE

   $ 67   
         

LED

   $ 382   
         

The estimated and the actual creditable ratios distribution of Chunghwa’s of 2007 and 2006 for earnings were 28.60% and 24.42%, respectively. The imputation credit allocated to stockholders is based on its balance as of the date of dividend distribution. The estimated creditable ratio may change when the actual distribution of imputation credit is made.

 

  e. Undistributed earnings information

As of September 30, 2008 and 2007, there is no earnings generated prior to June 30, 1998 in Chunghwa’s undistributed earnings.

The following entities’ income tax returns have been examined by tax authorities through 2005: Chunghwa, SENAO, CHIEF, Unigate, and CHSI. SHE’s income tax returns have been examines by tax authorities through 2006.

 

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26. EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

     Amount (Numerator)     Weighted-
average
Number of
Common
   Net Income Per Share
(Dollars)
     Income
Before
Income Tax
    Net Income     Shares
Outstanding
(Denominator)
   Income
Before
Income Tax
   Net
Income

Nine months ended September 30, 2008

            

EPS was calculated as follows:

            

Basic earnings per share

   $ 47,301,789     $ 36,522,087     9,557,777    $ 4.95    $ 3.82
                    

SENAO’ stock-based compensation

     (14,479 )     (14,479 )   —        

Employee bonus

     —         —       18,313      
                          

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 47,287,310     $ 36,507,608     9,576,090    $ 4.94    $ 3.81
                                  

Pro forma basic EPS adjusted for stock dividends with ex-dividend date after issuance of financial statements

   $ 47,301,789     $ 36,522,087     11,608,363    $ 4.07    $ 3.15
                                  

Pro forma diluted EPS adjusted for stock dividends with ex-dividend date after issuance of financial statements

   $ 47,287,310     $ 36,507,608     11,626,676    $ 4.07    $ 3.14
                                  

Nine months ended September 30, 2007

            

EPS was calculated as follows:

            

Basic earnings per share

   $ 47,996,197     $ 37,786,442     10,629,909    $ 4.52    $ 3.55
                    

SENAO’ stock-based compensation

     (9,615 )     (9,615 )   —        
                          

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 47,986,582     $ 37,776,827     10,629,909    $ 4.51    $ 3.55
                                  

Pro forma basic EPS adjusted for stock dividends with ex-dividend date after issuance of financial statements

   $ 47,996,197     $ 37,786,442     12,680,495    $ 3.79    $ 2.98
                                  

Pro forma diluted EPS adjusted for stock dividends with ex-dividend date after issuance of financial statements

   $ 47,986,582     $ 37,776,827     12,680,495    $ 3.78    $ 2.98
                                  

Chunghwa presumes that the bonuses to employees will be settled in shares and takes those shares into consideration when calculating the weighted average number of shares outstanding used in the calculation of diluted EPS for the nine months ended September 30, 2008. The number of shares is calculated by dividing the amount of bonuses by the closing price of the Chunghwa’s shares of the balance sheet date. The dilutive effect of the shares needs to be considered until the shareholders resolve the number of shares to be distributed to employees in their meeting in the following year.

 

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The diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was due to the effect of potential common stock of stock options by SENAO.

 

27. PENSION PLAN

Chunghwa completed privatization plans on August 12, 2005. Chunghwa is required to pay all accrued pension obligations including service clearance payment, lump sum payment under civil service plan, additional separation payments, etc. upon the completion of the privatization in accordance with the Statute Governing Privatization of Stated-owned Enterprises. After paying all pension obligations for privatization, the plan assets of Chunghwa should be transferred to the Fund for Privatization of Government-owned Enterprises (the “Privatization Fund”) under the Executive Yuan. On August 7, 2006, Chunghwa transferred the remaining balance of fund to the Privatization Fund. However, according to the instructions of MOTC, Chunghwa would on behalf of the MOTC to pay all accrued pension obligations including service clearance payment, lump sum payment under civil service plan, additional separation payments, etc. upon the completion of the privatization.

The pension plan under the Labor Pension Act of ROC (the “LPA”) is effective beginning July 1, 2005 and this pension mechanism is considered as a defined contribution plan. Based on the LPA, the Company makes monthly contributions to employees’ individual pension accounts at 6% of monthly salaries and wages.

The Company’s pension plan is considered as a defined benefit plan under the Labor Standards Law that provide benefits based on an employee’s length of service and average six-month salary prior to retirement at retirement. The Company contribute an amount equal to 2% to 15% of salaries paid each month to their respective pension funds (the Funds), which are administered by the Labor Pension Fund Supervisory Committee (the Committee) and deposited in the names of the Committees in the Bank of Taiwan.

Pension costs of the Company were $2,168,945 thousand ($2,065,741 thousand subject to defined benefit plan and $103,204 thousand subject to defined contribution plan) and $2,324,882 thousand ($2,246,770 thousand subject to defined benefit plan and $78,112 thousand subject to defined contributed plan) for the years ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 

28. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

The ROC Government, one of Chunghwa’s customers held significant equity interest in Chunghwa. Chunghwa provides fixed-line services, wireless services, Internet and data and other services to the various departments and institutions of the ROC Government and other state-owned enterprises in the normal course of business and at arm’s-length prices. The information on service revenues from government bodies and related organizations have not been provided because details of the type of transactions were not summarized by Chunghwa. Chunghwa believes that all costs of doing business are reflected in the financial statements.

 

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a. The Company engages in business transactions with the following related parties:

 

Company

  

Relationship

Senao International Co., Ltd. (“SENAO”)

  

Equity-method investee before Chunghwa has control over SENAO on April 12, 2007

Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd. (“CHSI”)

  

Subsidiary of CHI prior to acquisition.

Spring House Entertainment Inc.(“SHE”)

  

Equity-method investee before Chunghwa has control over SHE on January 2008

Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc. (“CHTG”)

  

Subsidiary of CHI prior to acquisition.

Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (“DHT”)

  

Subsidiary of CHI prior to acquisition.

Taiwan International Standard Electronics Ltd. (“TISE”)

  

Equity-method investee

ELTA Technology Co., Ltd. (“ELTA”)

  

Equity-method investee before (Chunghwa sold all shares in July, 2008.)

Skysoft Co., Ltd. (“SKYSOFT”)

  

Equity-method investee

Chunghwa Precision Test Technical Co., Ltd. (“CHPT”)

  

Subsidiary of CHI

Tai Zhong He

  

Former chairman of CHIEF, as a current member of the board of directors of CHIEF

Senao Networks, Inc. (“SNI”)

  

Equity-method investee of SENAO

SENAO Technology Education Foundation (“STEF”)

  

A nonprofit organization of which the funds donated by SENAO exceeds one third of its total funds

Paul Lin

  

Vice chairman and general manager of SENAO

 

b. Significant transactions with the above related parties are summarized as follows:

 

     September 30
     2008    2007
     Amount    %    Amount    %

1)      Receivables

           

Trade notes and accounts receivable

           

CHTG

   $ —      —      $ 16,780    86

Others

     237    100      2,623    14
                       
   $ 237    100    $ 19,403    100
                       

2)      Payables

           

Trade notes payable, accounts payable and accrued expenses

           

TISE

   $ 160,501    76    $ 56,554    19

SNI

     26,003    13      1,017    —  

CHSI

     —      —        150,948    50

CHTG

     —      —        9,829    3

Others

     4,328    2      4,116    1
                       
     190,832    91      222,464    73
                       

Payable to contractors

           

TISE

     19,978    9      77,577    26
                       

Amounts collected in trust for others

           

CHTG

     —      —        3,536    1
                       
   $ 210,810    100    $ 303,577    100
                       

 

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     September 30
     2008    2007
     Amount    %    Amount    %

3)      Advances from rent(include in other current liabilities)

           

SNI

   $ 2,688    —      $ 1,504    —  
                       
     Nine Months Ended September 30
     2008    2007
     Amount    %    Amount    %

4)      Revenues

           

SKYSOFT

   $ 24,682    —      $ —      —  

SENAO

     —      —        30,158    —  

CHTG

     —      —        60,627    —  

CHSI

     —      —        11,236    —  

Others

     6,631    —        15,770    —  
                       
   $ 31,313    —      $ 117,791    —  
                       

5)      Operating costs and expenses

           

TISE

   $ 396,925    1    $ 269,232    —  

ELTA

     189,744    —        39,594    —  

STEF

     8,652    —        7,120    —  

SNI

     8,090    —        10    —  

SENAO

     —      —        1,174,966    2

CHSI

     —      —        401,021    —  

CHTG

     —      —        49,076    —  

Paul Lin

     —      —        240    —  

Others

     3    —        1,515    —  
                       
   $ 603,414    1    $ 1,942,774    2
                       

6)      Non-operating income and gains - rent income

           

SNI

   $ 23,051    1    $ 17,831    1
                       

7)      Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment

           

TISE

   $ 313,803    2    $ 538,729    3

CHSI

     —      —        223,289    2

CHTG

     —      —        35,292    —  
                       
   $ 313,803    2    $ 797,310    5
                       

Above transaction amount between the Company and SENAO was happened before the Company has control over SENAO on April 12, 2007. After the date, the amount are eliminated upon consolidation.

SENAO rent a building from Paul Lin for retail sales and service centers. The rent is paid monthly.

SNI rent some space of plants in Hwa-Ya Technology Park from SENAO. The rent is paid monthly.

 

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The transaction terms, except of SENAO, SNI and other payable to Paul Lin were determined in accordance with mutual agreements. The foregoing transactions with related parties were conducted under normal commercial terms.

 

29. PLEDGED ASSETS

The following assets are pledged as collateral for short-term and long-term bank loans and contract deposits by SENAO, CHIEF, and SHE.

 

     September 30
     2008    2007

Property, plant and equipment, net

   $ 340,262    $ 509,206

Leased assets, net

     438,192      290,974

Restricted assets

     11,898      1,862
             
   $ 790,352    $ 802,042
             

 

30. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

As of September 30, 2008, the Company’s remaining commitments under non-cancelable contracts with various parties were as follows:

 

  a. Acquisitions of land and buildings of $765,920 thousand.

 

  b. Acquisitions of telecommunications equipment of $18,873,227 thousand.

 

  c. Unused letters of credit of $1,970,981 thousand.

 

  d. Contract to print billing, envelopes and selling gifts of $142,212 thousand.

 

  e. The Company also has non-cancelable operating leases covering certain buildings, computers, computer peripheral equipment and operating system software under contracts that expire in various years. Future lease payments were as follows:

 

Year

   Amount

2008 (from October 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008)

   $ 427,856

2009

     1,529,017

2010

     1,020,634

2011

     706,159

2012 and thereafter

     716,010

 

  f. A commitment to contribute $2,000,000 thousand to a Piping Fund administered by the Taipei City Government, of which $1,000,000 thousand was contributed by Chunghwa on August 15, 1996 (classified as long-term investment - other monetary assets). When the fund is not sufficient, Chunghwa will contribute the remaining $1,000,000 thousand after getting the notification from the Taipei City Government. Based on Chunghwa understanding of the Piping Fund terms, if the project is considered to be no longer necessary by the ROC government, Chunghwa will receive back its proportionate share of the net equity of the Piping Fund upon its dissolution.

 

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  g. A portion of the land used by Chunghwa during the period July 1, 1996 to September 30, 2004 was co-owned by Chunghwa and Taiwan Post Co., Ltd. (the former Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd. directorate General of Postal Service). In accordance with the claims process in Taiwan, on July 12, 2005, the Taiwan Taipei District Court sent a claim notice to Chunghwa to reimburse Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd. in the amount of $767,852 thousand for land usage compensation due to the portion of land usage area in excess of Chunghwa’s ownership and along with interest calculated at 5% interest rate from June 30, 2005 to the payment date. However, Chunghwa believes that the computation used to derive the land usage compensation amount is inaccurate because most of the compensation amount has expired as result of the expiration clause. Therefore, Chunghwa has filed an appeal at the Taiwan Taipei District Court. As of review report date, the case is still in the procedure of the first instance at the Taiwan Taipei District Court.

 

  h. Giga Media filed a civil action against Chunghwa with the Taiwan Taipei District Court. The complaint alleged that Chunghwa infringed Giga Media’s R.O.C. Patent No. I258284 which is a Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (“PPPoE”) technique used to launch fixed IP of ADSL. Giga Media is seeking damages of NT$500,000 thousand and interest calculated at 5% from the date the indictment was received by Chunghwa to the payment date. Chunghwa claims that its service technique is different from the nature of Giga Media’s patent and that it does not need to use Giga Media’s PPPoE technique for its services. Chunghwa has filed a statement of defense with the Taiwan Taipei District Court.

 

31. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

  a. Fair value of financial instruments were as follows:

 

     September 30
     2008    2007
     Carrying
Amount
   Fair Value    Carrying
Amount
   Fair Value

Assets

           

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 103,129,705    $ 103,129,705    $ 55,673,530    $ 55,673,530

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     95,439      95,439      126,016      126,016

Available-for-sale financial assets

     15,038,833      15,038,833      21,201,421      21,201,421

Held-to-maturity financial assets - current

     35,033      35,033      57,324      57,324

Trade notes and accounts receivable, net

     11,655,831      11,655,831      13,354,247      13,354,247

Receivable from related parties

     237      237      19,403      19,403

Other current monetary assets

     3,756,135      3,756,135      6,885,692      6,885,692

Restricted assets - current

     3,366      3,366      1,862      1,862

Investments accounted for using equity method

     1,942,367      2,089,522      1,880,668      2,033,904

Financial assets carried at cost

     2,261,498      2,261,498      1,956,730      1,956,730

Held-to-maturity financial assets - noncurrent

     1,315,061      1,315,061      322,291      322,291

Other noncurrent monetary assets

     1,000,000      1,000,000      1,000,000      1,000,000

Refundable deposits

     1,291,953      1,291,953      1,408,070      1,408,070

Restricted assets - noncurrent

     8,532      8,532      —        —  

Liabilities

           

Short-term loans

     244,000      244,000      253,000      253,000

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     1,424,815      1,424,815      905,971      905,971

Trade notes and accounts payable

     8,677,566      8,677,566      8,854,198      8,854,198

Payables from related parties

     210,810      210,810      303,577      303,577

Accrued expenses

     11,019,769      11,019,769      9,736,640      9,736,640

Dividends payable

     40,716,130      40,716,130      —        —  

Amounts collected in trust for others (included in “other current liabilities”)

     2,679,407      2,679,407      3,291,458      3,291,458

Payables to equipment suppliers (included in “other current liabilities”)

     1,314,034      1,314,034      1,276,253      1,276,253

Refundable customers’ deposits (included in “other current liabilities”)

     964,655      964,655      974,690      974,690

(Continued)

 

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     September 30
     2008    2007
     Carrying
Amount
   Fair Value    Carrying
Amount
   Fair Value

Payables to contractors (included in “other current liabilities”)

   $ 953,902    $ 953,902    $ 636,950    $ 636,950

Hedging derivative financial liabilities (included in “other current liabilities”)

     6,460      6,460      767      767

Current portion of long-term loans

     6,300      6,300      66,894      66,894

Long-term loans

     31,540      31,540      227,273      227,273

Customers’ deposits

     6,243,266      6,243,266      6,410,357      6,410,357

(Concluded)

 

  b. Methods and assumptions used in the estimation of fair values of financial instruments:

 

  1) The fair values of certain financial instruments recognized in the balance sheet generally correspond to the market prices of the financial assets. Because of the short maturities of these instruments, the carrying value represents a reasonable basis to estimate fair values. This method does not apply to the financial instruments discussed in Notes 2, 3, and 4 below.

 

  2) If the financial assets/liabilities at fair value through profit or loss and the available-for-sale financial assets have quoted market prices in an active market, the quoted market prices are viewed as fair values. If the market prices of the available-for-sale financial assets are not readily available, valuation techniques is used incorporating estimates and assumptions that are consistent with prevailing market conditions.

 

  3) Long-term investments are based on the net asset values of the investments in unconsolidated companies if quoted market prices are not available.

 

  4) The fair value of long-term loans (including current portion) is discounted based on projected cash flow. The projected cash flows were discounted using the interest rate of similar long-term loans.

 

  c. Fair value of financial instruments were as follow:

 

     Amount Based on Quoted
Market Price
   Amount Determined Using
Valuation Techniques
     September 30    September 30
     2008    2007    2008    2007
Assets            

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

   $ 95,359    $ 126,016    $ 80    $ —  

Available-for-sale financial assets

     15,038,833      21,201,421      —        —  

Hedging derivative financial assets (classified as other current monetary assets)

     —        9,227      —        —  
Liabilities            

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     328,884      108,263      1,095,931      797,708

Hedging derivative financial liabilities (classified as other current liabilities)

     6,460      767      —        —  

 

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  d. Information about financial risks

 

  1) Market risk

The foreign exchange rate fluctuations would result in the Company’s foreign-currency-dominated assets and liabilities and open forward exchange contracts exposed to rate risk.

The fluctuations of market price would result in the index future contracts exposed to price risk.

The financial instruments categorized as available-for-sale financial assets are mainly listed stocks and open-end mutual funds. Therefore, the market risk is the fluctuations of market price. In order to manage this risk, the Company would assess the risk before investing, therefore, no material market risk are anticipated.

 

  2) Credit risk

Credit risk represents the potential loss that would be incurred by the Company if the counter-parties or third-parties breached contracts. Financial instruments with positive fair values at the balance sheet date are evaluated for credit risk. The counter-parties or third-parties of the aforementioned financial instruments are reputable financial institutions. Management does not expect the Company’s exposure to default by those parties to be material.

 

  3) Liquidation risk

The Company has sufficient operating capital to meet cash needs upon settlement of derivative financial instruments. Therefore, the cash flow risk is low.

The financial instruments of the Company categorized as available-for-sale financial assets are publicly-traded, easily converted to cash. Therefore, no material liquidation risk are anticipated. The financial instruments categorized as financial assets carried at cost are investments that do not have a quoted market price in an active market. Therefore, material liquidation risk are anticipated.

 

  4) Cash flow interest rate risk

The Company engages in investments in fixed-interest-rate debt securities. Therefore, cash flows from such securities are not expected to fluctuate significantly due to changes in market interest rates.

In addition, the Company engages in investments in floating-interest-rate debt securities. The changes in market interest rate would impact the floating-interest rate; therefore, cash flows from such securities are expected to fluctuate due to changes in market interest rates.

 

  e. Fair value hedge

Chunghwa entered into forward exchange contracts is mainly to hedge the fluctuation in exchange rates of beneficiary certificate denominated in foreign currency, which is fair value hedge. The transaction was assessed as highly effective for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.

 

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Outstanding forward exchange contracts for hedge as of September 30, 2008 and 2007:

 

     Currency    Holding Period    Contract
Amount

(in Thousands)

September 30, 2008

        

Sell

   USD/NTD    2008.12    US$ 65,000

September 30, 2007

        

Sell

   USD/NTD    2007.10-12    US$ 71,000

As of September 30, 2008 and 2007, the forward exchange contract measured at fair value resulting in hedging derivative financial liability of $6,460 thousand and 767 thousand (classified as other current liabilities), respectively. As of September 30, 2007, the forward exchange contract measured at fair value resulting in hedging derivative financial asset of $9,227 thousand (classified as other current monetary assets).

 

32. ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES

Following are the additional disclosures required by the SFC for Chunghwa and its investees:

 

  a. Financing provided: None.

 

  b. Endorsement/guarantee provided: None.

 

  c. Marketable securities held: Please see Table 1.

 

  d. Marketable securities acquired and disposed of at costs or prices at least $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please see Table 2.

 

  e. Acquisition of individual real estate at costs of at least $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please see Table 3.

 

  f. Disposal of individual real estate at prices of at least $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please see Table 4.

 

  g. Total purchase from or sale to related parties amounting to at least $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please see Table 5.

 

  h. Receivables from related parties amounting to $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please see Table 6.

 

  i. Names, locations, and other information of investees on which the Company exercises significant influence: Please see Table 7.

 

  j. Financial transactions: Please see Notes 5 and 31.

 

  k. Investment in Mainland China: Please see Table 8.

 

  l. Intercompany relationships and significant intercompany transaction: Please see Table 9.

 

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TABLE 1

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

MARKETABLE SECURITIES HELD

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

 

No.

  

Held Company

Name

  

Marketable Securities

Type and Name

  

Relationship with

the Company

  

Financial Statement

Account

   September 30, 2008    Note
               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
   Carrying Value
(Note 5)
    Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
  

0

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Common stock

                   
     

Senao International Co., Ltd.

  

Subsidiary

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   71,773    $

 

1,271,196

(Note 7

 

)

    29    $ 2,382,869    Note 4
     

Light Era Development Co., Ltd.

  

Subsidiary

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   300,000     

 

2,987,971

(Note 7

 

)

  100      2,987,971    Note 1
     

Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.

  

Equity-method investee

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   98,000      853,148       49      929,340    Note 1
     

Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.

  

Subsidiary

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   60,000     

 

791,904

(Note 7

 

)

  100      634,807    Note 1
     

Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte. Ltd.

  

Subsidiary

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   34,869     

 

784,461

(Note 7

 

)

  100      784,461    Note 1
     

Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd.

  

Equity-method investee

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   1,760      572,470       40      740,740    Note 1
     

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

  

Subsidiary

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   37,942     

 

408,203

(Note 7

 

)

    69      360,139    Note 1
     

Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Subsidiary

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   51,590     

 

216,011

(Note 7

 

)

  100      216,011    Note 1
     

Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.

  

Subsidiary

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   15,000     

 

120,697

(Note 7

 

)

  100      120,697    Note 1
     

Viettel-CHT Co., Ltd.

  

Equity-method investee

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   3,000      97,711       33      97,711    Note 1
     

Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.

  

Subsidiary

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   6,000     

 

86,931

(Note 7

 

)

  100      78,914    Note 1
     

Skysoft Co., Ltd.

  

Equity-method investee

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   4,438      81,022       30      41,655    Note 1
     

KingWay Technology Co., Ltd.

  

Equity-method investee

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   1,002      76,207       33      18,267    Note 1
     

Spring House Entertainment Inc.

  

Subsidiary

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   5,996     

 

44,070

(Note 7

 

)

    56      29,552    Note 1
     

New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.)

  

Subsidiary

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   —       

 

—  

(Note 7

 

)

  100      —      Note 2
     

Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.)

  

Subsidiary

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   —       

 

—  

(Note 7

 

)

  100      —      Note 2
     

Taipei Financial Center

  

  

Financial assets carried at cost

   172,927      1,789,530       12      1,408,325    Note 1
     

PRTI International

     

Financial assets carried at cost

   9,234      34,500       12      34,961    Note 1
     

Industrial Bank of Taiwan II Venture Capital Co., Ltd. (IBT II)

  

  

Financial assets carried at cost

   20,000      200,000       17      198,902    Note 1
     

Global Mobile Corp.

  

  

Financial assets carried at cost

   12,696      127,018       11      119,777    Note 1

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Held Company

Name

  

Marketable Securities

Type and Name

  

Relationship with
the Company

  

Financial Statement

Account

   September 30, 2008    Note
               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
   Carrying Value
(Note 5)
   Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
  
     

iD Branding Ventures

     

Financial assets carried at cost

   7,500    $ 75,000    8    $ 77,299    Note 1
     

Essence Technology Solution, Inc.

     

Financial assets carried at cost

   2,000      200,000    9      5,652    Note 1
     

ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      5,303    —        6,477    Note 4
     

ACOM CO LTD JPY50

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      3,614    —        4,713    Note 4
     

ADIDAS AG NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      6,996    —        6,177    Note 4
     

ADOBE SYSTEMS INC COM USD0.0001

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      4,696    —        5,055    Note 4
     

AEGIS GROUP PLC GBP0.05

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   58      4,690    —        3,125    Note 4
     

AGGREKO PLC ORD

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   10      2,212    —        3,126    Note 4
     

AIOI INSURANCE CO LTD NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   20      3,048    —        3,123    Note 4
     

ALSTOM EUR14 (POST-CONSOLIDATION)

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      3,501    —        4,895    Note 4
     

ALTERA CORP COM

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   8      5,368    —        5,249    Note 4
     

ANGLO AMERICAN PLC USD0.54945(POST CONSOLIDAT)

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      4,508    —        2,603    Note 4
     

APPLE INC

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1      2,797    —        3,816    Note 4
     

APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS INC

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   5      5,091    —        5,502    Note 4
     

ASTELLAS PHARMA INC SHS

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      3,019    —        2,949    Note 4
     

ASTRAZENECA PLC ORD USD0.25

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      4,467    —        4,166    Note 4
     

AVIVA PLC ORDINARY 25P SHARES

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   15      5,637    —        4,039    Note 4
     

AVON PRODS INC COM

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      5,383    —        5,208    Note 4
     

AXA EUR2.29

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   5      5,748    —        5,706    Note 4
     

BANCO ESPIRITO SANTO-REG EUR5

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   12      8,168    —        4,790    Note 4
     

BANCO POPOLARE SPA EUR3.60

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   12      6,831    —        5,931    Note 4
     

BANCO SANTANDER SA BANCO SANTANDER SA

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   11      5,736    —        5,451    Note 4
     

BASF SE Eur 1.28

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      7,002    —        5,016    Note 4
     

BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC COM USD1

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      4,279    —        5,202    Note 4
     

BECTON DICKINSON & CO COM

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      4,666    —        5,222    Note 4
     

BENESSE CORPORATION

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      3,646    —        3,553    Note 4
     

BG GROUP PLC ORD GBP0.10

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   7      4,445    —        3,995    Note 4
     

BHP BILLITON PLC USD0.50

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   5      2,882    —        3,333    Note 4
     

BMC SOFTWARE INC COM

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   5      5,496    —        4,889    Note 4
     

BNP PARIBAS EUR2

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      8,390    —        7,396    Note 4
     

BP PLC ORD USD0.25

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   29      10,622    —        7,849    Note 4
     

CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORP COM USD0.01

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      5,445    —        4,889    Note 4
     

CAPITA GROUP PLC ORD GBP0.02066667

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   12      4,936    —        4,683    Note 4
     

CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD ORD

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   8      3,515    —        2,380    Note 4
     

CHEVRON CORP COM USD0.75

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      4,108    —        5,319    Note 4
     

COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      5,485    —        5,404    Note 4
     

COMPASS GROUP PLC ORD

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   19      3,916    —        3,715    Note 4
     

COOPER INDS LTD CL A

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      5,446    —        5,021    Note 4
     

CUMMINS INC COM USD2.50

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      5,808    —        3,498    Note 4
     

CVS CAREMARK CORP COM STK USD0.01

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      5,208    —        4,326    Note 4
     

DAIHATSU MOTOR CO LTD NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   8      3,076    —        2,797    Note 4
     

DE LA RUE PLC ORD GBP0.297619

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   7      3,046    —        3,898    Note 4

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Held Company

Name

  

Marketable Securities

Type and Name

  

Relationship with
the Company

  

Financial Statement

Account

   September 30, 2008    Note
               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
   Carrying Value
(Note 5)
   Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
  
     

E.ON AG NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4    $ 7,020    —      $ 5,764    Note 4
     

EISAI CO LTD

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      3,143    —        3,136    Note 4
     

EMERSON ELECTRIC CO COM USD0.50

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      5,402    —        5,198    Note 4
     

ENEL

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   23      6,701    —        6,188    Note 4
     

ENI SPA EUR1

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   6      7,043    —        5,137    Note 4
     

ERSTE GROUP BANK AG

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      7,759    —        5,745    Note 4
     

EXXON MOBIL CORP COM

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      5,204    —        4,741    Note 4
     

FAMILYMART CO LTD FAMILYMART CO LTD

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      2,491    —        3,565    Note 4
     

FAST RETAILING CO LTD NPV

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      3,490    —        4,854    Note 4
     

FIAT SPA

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   12      6,298    —        5,037    Note 4
     

FIRSTGROUP PLC ORD GBP0.05

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   11      3,707    —        3,471    Note 4
     

FLUOR CORP NEW COM

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      5,172    —        4,386    Note 4
     

FRANCE TELECOM EUR4

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   7      8,418    —        6,680    Note 4
     

FUGRO NV-CVA EUR0.05

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      3,663    —        5,391    Note 4
     

FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD NPV

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   16      2,903    —        2,557    Note 4
     

FUJITSU LTD SHS

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   14      3,641    —        2,504    Note 4
     

FURUKAWA ELEC LTD ORD

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   22      3,466    —        3,064    Note 4
     

GAMESTOP CORP-CL A NEW CLASS ‘A’ COM USD0.001

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      6,305    —        4,265    Note 4
     

GEMALTO EUR1

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   6      7,083    —        6,790    Note 4
     

GENERAL MILLS INC GENERAL MILLS INC

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      5,389    —        6,602    Note 4
     

GILEAD SCIENCES INC COM

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      4,231    —        5,669    Note 4
     

GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC ORD GBP0.25

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      2,658    —        2,146    Note 4
     

GRAINGER (W.W) INC COM

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      5,721    —        5,675    Note 4
     

HEINZ H J CO COM

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      5,409    —        6,435    Note 4
     

HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINE NPV

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      3,658    —        2,556    Note 4
     

IMPERIAL TOBACCO GROUP PLC ORD GBP0.10

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      4,611    —        3,808    Note 4
     

INDRA SISTEMAS SA EUR0.20 SER ‘A’

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   8      7,143    —        6,296    Note 4
     

ING GROEP NV CVA EUR0.24

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   6      6,601    —        4,201    Note 4
     

INPEX HOLDINGS INC COM STK JPY1

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   —        2,315    —        2,474    Note 4
     

INTESA SANPAOLO SPA INTESA SANPAOLO SPA

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   36      6,529    —        6,377    Note 4
     

INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP COM USD0.20

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1      4,526    —        5,370    Note 4
     

ITOCHU CORP ORD

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   11      3,440    —        2,099    Note 4
     

ITT CORP

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      4,921    —        4,299    Note 4
     

JAPAN PETROLEUM EXPLORATION SHS

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      2,971    —        2,645    Note 4
     

JFE HOLDINGS INC NPV

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      2,946    —        2,439    Note 4
     

JGC CORPORATION

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   5      3,187    —        2,537    Note 4
     

JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM USD1

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      6,195    —        6,709    Note 4
     

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO COM USD1

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      5,646    —        5,828    Note 4
     

KAJIMA CORPORATION KAJIMA CORPORATION

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   31      4,059    —        2,976    Note 4
     

KONAMI CORP JPY50

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      3,440    —        2,237    Note 4

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Held Company
Name

  

Marketable Securities
Type and Name

  

Relationship with
the Company

  

Financial Statement
Account

   September 30, 2008    Note
               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
   Carrying Value
(Note 5)
   Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
  
     

KONINKLIJKE AHOLD NV EUR0.30

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   16    $ 7,615       $ 5,918    Note 4
     

KONINKLIJKE KPN NV EUR0.24

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   12      7,272         5,798    Note 4
     

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP COM

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1      4,171         5,204    Note 4
     

LVMH MOET-HENNESSY LOUIS VUI EUR0.30

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      6,538         5,401    Note 4
     

M.A.N AG ORD

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      5,421         3,984    Note 4
     

MAN GROUP PLC ORD USD0.03428571

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   12      4,620         2,338    Note 4
     

MAPFRE S.A.

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   45      7,078         6,426    Note 4
     

MARUBENI CORPORATION

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   16      3,305         2,297    Note 4
     

MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDL CO

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   5      3,330         2,753    Note 4
     

MCDONALD’S CORP COM USD0.01

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      4,113         6,344    Note 4
     

MERCK KGAA NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      8,065         5,986    Note 4
     

METLIFE INC COM

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      5,462         5,333    Note 4
     

MICROSOFT CORP COM USD0.0000125

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   6      4,988         4,716    Note 4
     

MITSUBISHI CORP ORD

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      1,903         2,247    Note 4
     

MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   12      3,393         2,543    Note 4
     

MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORP NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   56      3,037         2,989    Note 4
     

MITSUI O.S.K. LINES LTD

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   9      3,460         2,440    Note 4
     

MONSANTO CO NEW COM

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1      5,327         4,611    Note 4
     

MOODY’S CORP COM USD0.01

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      2,668         2,278    Note 4
     

MORGAN STANLEY COM STK USD0.01

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      2,644         1,507    Note 4
     

MORRISON W SUPRMKT ORD GBP0.10

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   25      4,790         3,703    Note 4
     

NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE EUR5.00 (REGD)

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   —        1         —      Note 4
     

NATIONAL-OILWELL VARCO INC COM USD0.01

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      2,991         3,186    Note 4
     

NIKE INC -CL B CLASS ‘B’ COM NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      6,351         6,911    Note 4
     

NIKON CORP

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      2,577         3,012    Note 4
     

NINTENDO CO LTD NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   —        3,254         2,663    Note 4
     

NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO LTD

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   6      3,745         1,704    Note 4
     

NIPPON SHEET GLASS CO LTD

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   17      2,858         2,790    Note 4
     

NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISH NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   12      3,825         2,459    Note 4
     

NOKIA OYJ EUR0.06

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   8      7,132         4,674    Note 4
     

NORTHERN TRUST CORP COM USD1.666

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      4,821         5,011    Note 4
     

NYSE EURONEXT COM STK USD0.01

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      6,184         3,284    Note 4
     

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP COM USD0.20

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      4,780         5,195    Note 4
     

OLD MUTUAL PLC GBP0.10

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   58      5,497         2,611    Note 4
     

OMV AG AKT

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      6,798         3,934    Note 4
     

ORIENTAL LAND CO LTD NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1      2,931         3,071    Note 4
     

PALL CORP COM USD0.10

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      4,470         4,554    Note 4
     

PERNOD-RICARD SA NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      6,167         6,273    Note 4
     

PNC FINL SVCS GROUP IN COM

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      5,241         5,760    Note 4
     

PRAXAIR INC COM

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      4,638         4,195    Note 4
     

PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GP COM NPV

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      5,309         4,522    Note 4
     

QUAL COMM INC COM COM STK

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      5,313         5,281    Note 4

(Continued)

 

- 47 -


No.

  

Held Company
Name

  

Marketable Securities
Type and Name

  

Relationship with
the Company

  

Financial Statement
Account

   September 30, 2008    Note
               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
   Carrying Value
(Note 5)
   Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
  
     

RAYTHEON CO COM COM USD0.01

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2    $ 5,072       $ 4,126    Note 4
     

RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      3,865   
     4,278    Note 4
     

ROCKWELL COLLINS COM

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      5,447   
     4,626    Note 4
     

ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC-A SHS ‘A’ SHS EUR0.07

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   6      6,756   
     5,353    Note 4
     

RWE AG NEU NPV

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      8,564   
     6,175    Note 4
     

SALZGITTER AG ORD NPV

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1      6,683   
     3,906    Note 4
     

SANOFI-AVENTIS EUR2 ORD SHS

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      6,227   
     6,198    Note 4
     

SAP AG-COMMON ORD NPV

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      6,909         6,868    Note 4
     

SCOT + STHN ENERGY ORD GBP0.50

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   5      3,883   
     3,924    Note 4
     

SHIONOGI & CO LTD

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   6      3,882   
     3,911    Note 4
     

SHISEIDO CO LTD ORD

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      2,845   
     2,877    Note 4
     

SIEMENS AG-REG NPV (REGD)

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      6,566   
     5,456    Note 4
     

STANDARD CHARTERED PLC ORD USD0.50

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   5      5,803   
     4,217    Note 4
     

STANDARD LIFE PLC ORD GBP0.10

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   31      4,516   
     4,379    Note 4
     

STATE STR CORP COM

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      6,270   
     4,691    Note 4
     

SUZUKI MOTOR CORP NPV

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   5      3,507   
     2,824    Note 4
     

T&D HOLDINGS INC

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      3,413   
     3,350    Note 4
     

TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL NPV SHS

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      3,108   
     3,060    Note 4
     

TELEFONICA SA EUR1

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   8      6,646   
     5,823    Note 4
     

TERUMO CORPORATION

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      3,314   
     4,347    Note 4
     

THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC COM USD1

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      5,555   
     5,787    Note 4
     

TIFFANY & CO COM

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      5,758   
     4,829    Note 4
     

TOKIO MARINE HOLDINGS INC

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      3,491   
     3,442    Note 4
     

TOTAL SA EUR2.5

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      7,337   
     5,438    Note 4
     

TOYO SUISAN KAISHA LTD

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   5      3,456   
     4,080    Note 4
     

TULLOW OIL PLC ORD GBP0.10

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   8      2,985   
     3,352    Note 4
     

UNILEVER NV-CVA CVA EUR0.16

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   8      8,138   
     7,086    Note 4
     

UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC ORD GBP5

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   7      3,405   
     3,021    Note 4
     

VINCI EUR2.50 (POST SUBDIVISION)

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      6,715   
     5,708    Note 4
     

VIVENDI SA EUR5.50

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   5      6,732   
     5,320    Note 4
     

VODAFONE GROUP PLC ORD USD0.11428571

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   70      7,203   
     5,007    Note 4
     

VOESTALPINE AG NPV

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   5      9,689   
     4,939    Note 4
     

WAL-MART STORES INC COM USD0.10

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      5,310   
     5,580    Note 4
     

XSTRATA PLC ORD USD0.50

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      2,624   
     1,841    Note 4
     

XTO ENERGY CORP COM

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      5,738   
     3,931    Note 4
     

Beneficiary certificates (mutual fund)

                    
     

Fubon No. 1 Fund

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   10,000      100,000   
     105,500    Note 4
     

Cathay No. 2 REIT

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2,288      22,880   
     22,285    Note 4
     

Gallop No. 1 REIT

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   10,000      100,000   
     83,500    Note 4
     

Polaris /P-shares Taiwan Dividend + ETF

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   600      15,000   
     10,200    Note 3
     

PCA Well Pool Fund

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   78,403      1,000,000   
     1,010,498    Note 3
     

Yuan Ta Wan Tai Bond Fund

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   35,148      500,000   
     505,219    Note 3

(Continued)

 

- 48 -


No.

  

Held Company

Name

  

Marketable Securities

Type and Name

   Relationship with
the Company
  

Financial Statement

Account

   September 30, 2008   

Note

               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
   Carrying Value
(Note 5)
   Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
  
     

Polaris De-Li Fund

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   65,222    $ 1,000,000    —      $ 1,010,768    Note 3
     

Polaris Global Reits Fund

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   10,018      125,084    —        91,864    Note 3
     

JPM (Taiwan) Global Balanced Fund

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   9,071      125,000    —        114,201    Note 3
     

JPM (Taiwan) JF Balanced Fund

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2,462      50,000         40,945    Note 3
     

Fuh-Hwa Aegis Fund

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   17,813      234,684    —        204,488    Note 3
     

AGI Global Quantitative Balanced Fund

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   22,968      267,269    —        238,868    Note 3
     

Capital Stable Value Fund

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2,867      36,423    —        28,440    Note 3
     

Capital Asset Manager Income

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   11,285      200,000    —        165,444    Note 3
     

SinoPac Trend Fund

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2,400      54,541    —        39,329    Note 3
     

ING Global Balanced Portfolio

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   8,569      100,000    —        76,949    Note 3
     

Fuh Hwa Life Goal Fund

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   6,832      100,000    —        89,573    Note 3
     

Fuh Hwa Asia Pacific Balanced

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   7,764      100,000    —        72,515    Note 3
     

Asia-Pacific Mega - Trend Fund

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   13,059      175,000    —        133,463    Note 3
     

Prudential Financial Balanced Fund

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2,412      50,000    —        39,894    Note 3
     

Yuan Ta Duo Fu

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   966      50,000    —        24,870    Note 3
     

Yuan Ta Duo Duo

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1,809      50,000    —        23,137    Note 3
     

Yuan Ta New-Mainstream

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1,995      50,000    —        25,100    Note 3
     

AIG Flagship Global Balanced Fund of Funds

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   25,679      350,000    —        294,540    Note 3
     

Franklin Templeton Global Bond Fund of Funds

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   18,089      200,000    —        194,637    Note 3
     

Cathay Global Aggressive Fund of Funds

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   14,692      200,000    —        148,093    Note 3
     

Polaris Global Emerging Market Funds

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   9,791      150,000    —        106,821    Note 3
     

HSBC Global Fund of Bond Funds

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   22,838      250,000    —        238,425    Note 3
     

Jih Sun Mortgage Backed Securities Fund

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   14,305      140,902    —        136,473    Note 3
     

Fuh-Hwa Elite Angel Fund

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   947      10,000    —        10,852    Note 3
     

Fubon Taiwan Selected Fund

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   100,000      1,000,000    —        672,000    Note 3
     

HSBC Taiwan Balanced Strategy Fund

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   100,000      1,000,000    —        806,000    Note 3
     

Cathay Chung Hwa No. 1 Fund

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   100,000      1,000,000    —        713,000    Note 3
     

Fuh Hwa Power Fund III

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   100,000      1,000,000    —        789,000    Note 3
     

MFS Meridian Emerging Markets Debt Fund

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   858      532,846    —        551,010    Note 3
     

Fidelity US High Yield Fund

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1,069      413,175    —        334,694    Note 3
     

JPMorgan Lux Funds - Emerging Markets Bond Fund

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   21      199,638    —        175,861    Note 3
     

MFS Meridian Funds-Strategic Income Fund

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   316      132,592    —        122,013    Note 3
     

Fidelity Fds Intl Bond

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   14,644      565,387    —        517,556    Note 3
     

Credit Suisse BF (Lux) Euro Bond Fund

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      55,632    —        64,552    Note 3
     

Fidelity European High Yield Fund

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1,295      505,699    —        451,525    Note 3
     

Parvest Europe Convertible Bond Fond

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   92      521,290    —        428,292    Note 3
     

JPMorgan Funds-Global Convertibles Fund (EUR)

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   868      491,450    —        421,126    Note 3
     

Parvest Euro Bond

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   39      287,400    —        279,062    Note 3
     

MFS Meridian Funds-Global Equity Fund (A1 class)

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   253      262,293    —        210,645    Note 3
     

Fidelity Fds International

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   128      163,960    —        118,919    Note 3
     

Fidelity Fds America

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   937      163,960    —        121,887    Note 3
     

JPMorgan Funds - Global Dynamic Fund (B)

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   303      165,640    —        123,869    Note 3
     

MFS Meridian Funds - Research International Fund (A1 share)

   —     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   173      131,920    —        98,375    Note 3

(Continued)

 

- 49 -


No.

  

Held Company

Name

  

Marketable Securities

Type and Name

   Relationship with
the Company
  

Financial Statement

Account

   September 30, 2008    

Note

               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
   Carrying Value
(Note 5)
    Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
   
     

Fidelity Fds Emerging Markets

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   192    $ 162,900     —      $ 95,909     Note 3
     

Credit Suisse Equity Fund (Lux) Global Resources

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   13      162,990     —        105,103     Note 3
     

Fidelity Euro Balanced Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   879      560,819     —        474,581     Note 3
     

Fidelity Fds World

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   347      201,845     —        143,959     Note 3
     

Fidelity Fds Euro Blue Chip

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   304      274,757     —        202,235     Note 3
     

MFS Meridian Funds - European Equity Fund (A1 share)

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   171      178,920     —        134,294     Note 3
     

Henderson Horizon Fund - Pan European Equity Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   230      180,886     —        141,827     Note 3
     

Sinopia Alt-Gl Bd M/N 600$ I Gbl Bd Mkt Neutr 600 USD I

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   —        609,485     —        659,420     Note 3
     

Mega Securities Corp. 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds in 2007

     

Held-to-maturity financial assets

   —        150,000     —        150,000     Note 6
     

KGI Securities 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds 2007-B Issue

     

Held-to-maturity financial assets

   —        100,000     —        100,000     Note 6
     

Mege Financial Holding 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond 2007-B Issue

     

Held-to-maturity financial assets

   —        200,000     —        200,000     Note 6
     

Mega Securities Corp. 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond 2008 - A issue

     

Held-to-maturity financial assets

   —        300,000     —        300,000     Note 6
     

China Development Industrial B

     

Held-to-maturity financial assets

   —        202,569     —        202,569     Note 6
     

Taiwan Power Company 3rd Boards in 2008

     

Held-to-maturity financial assets

   —        149,912     —        149,912     Note 6
     

Yuanta Unsecured Corporate Bond 2008 - A Issue

     

Held-to-maturity financial assets

   —        100,000     —        100,000     Note 6
     

Formosa Petrochemical Corp.

     

Held-to-maturity financial assets

   —        99,835     —        99,835     Note 6
     

Enterprise Debt Securitization Cathay United Bank CLO 96-1

     

Held-to-maturity financial assets

   —        47,778     —        47,778     Note 6

1

  

Senao International Co., Ltd.

  

Senao Networks, Inc.

   Equity-method
investee
  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   15,152      261,631     45      261,631     Note 1
     

N.T.U. Innovation Incubation Corporation

     

Financial assets carried at cost

   1,200      12,000     9.41      12,664     Note 1

2

  

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

  

Unigate Telecom Inc.

   Subsidiary   

Investments accounted for using equity method

   200     

 

1,911

(Note 7

 

)

  100      1,911     Note 1
     

CHIEF Telecom (Hong Kong) Limited

   Subsidiary   

Investments accounted for using equity method

   —       

 

1,183

(Note 7

 

)

  100      1,183     Note 1
     

Chief Informational Corp.

   Subsidiary   

Investments accounted for using equity method

   200     

 

6,357

(Note 7

 

)

  100      6,357     Note 1
     

3 Link Information Service Co., Ltd.

     

Financial assets carried at cost

   374      3,450     10      6,265     Note 1
     

eASPNet Inc.

     

Financial assets carried at cost

   1,000      —       2      —       Note 1

3

  

Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.

  

Concord Technology Corp.

   Subsidiary   

Investments accounted for using equity method

   500     

US$

 

16,159

(502

(Note 7

 

)

)

  100     

US$

16,159

(502

 

)

  Note 1
     

Cathy Global Aggressive Fund of Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1,233      15,000     —        12,433     Note 3
     

SKITECB Balanced Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1,000      10,000     —        8,815     Note 3
     

SinoPac Bond

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2,086      27,544     —        27,667     Note 3

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Held Company
Name

  

Marketable Securities
Type and Name

  

Relationship with
the Company

  

Financial Statement
Account

   September 30, 2008     Note
               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
   Carrying Value
(Note 5)
    Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
   
     

JS Small Cap

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   426    $ 7,541     —      $ 3,426     Note 3
     

Cathy Global Infrastructure Fund

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1,418      15,000     —        11,943     Note 3
     

SKIT Strategy balanced Fund Series 2

  

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2,000      20,000     —        17,908     Note 3
     

BSI-MVLTINVEST-SWISS STOCKS

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      9,871     —        7,864     Note 3
4   

Concord Technology Corp.

  

Glory Network System Service (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

  

Subsidiary

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   500     

US$

 

16,159

(502

(Note 7

 

)

)

  100     

US$

16,159

(502

 

)

  Note 1
6   

Spring House Entertainment Inc.

  

A-Kuei Publishing Co., Ltd.

  

Equity-method investee

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   —        178     49      178     Note 1
     

The Rsit Enhanced Bond Fund

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1,515      17,000     —        17,179     Note 3

 

Note 1: The net asset values of investees were based on unreviewed financial statements.
Note 2: New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.) and Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.) were incorporated in March 2006 and Chunghwa has 100% ownership right in an amount of US$1 in each holding company, but not on operating stage.
Note 3: The net asset values of beneficiary certification (mutual fund) were base on the net asset values on September 30, 2008.
Note 4: Market value was based on the closing price of September 30, 2008.
Note 5: Showing at their original carrying amounts without the adjustments of fair values, except Held-to-maturity financial assets.
Note 6: The net asset values of investees were based on amortized cost.
Note 7: The amount are eliminated upon consolidation.

(Concluded)

 

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TABLE 2

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

MARKETABLE SECURITIES ACQUIRED AND DISPOSED OF AT COSTS OR PRICES OF AT LEAST NT$100 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

 

No.

  

Company Name

 

Marketable Securities
Type and Name

 

Financial Statement
Account

  Counter-
party
  Nature of
Relationship
  Beginning Balance   Acquisition   Disposal   Ending Balance
             Shares
(Thousands/

Thousand
Units)
  Amount
(Note 1)
  Shares
(Thousands/

Thousand
Units)
  Amount   Shares
(Thousands/

Thousand
Units)
  Amount   Carrying
Value

(Note 1)
  Gain (Loss)
on Disposal
  Shares
(Thousands/

Thousand
Units)
  Amount
(Note 1)

0

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

 

Stock

                         
    

Light Era Development

Co., Ltd.

 

Investment accounted for using equity method

  —     Subsidiary   —     $ —     300,000   $ 3,000,000   —     $ —     $ —     $ —     300,000   $

 
 
 

2,987,971

(Notes 2
and
5)

    

Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

 

Investment accounted for using equity method

  —     Subsidiary   4,590     15,408   47,000     189,833   —       —       —       —     51,590    

 
 
 

216,011

(Notes 3
and
5)

    

Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte. Ltd.

 

Investment accounted for using equity method

  —     Subsidiary   —       —     34,869     779,280   —       —       —       —     34,869    

 
 
 

784,461

(Notes 4
and
5)

    

Industrial Bank of Taiwan II Venture Capital Co., Ltd.

 

Financial assets carried at cost

  —     —     —       —     20,000     200,000   —       —       —       —     20,000     200,000
    

Siemens Telecommunication Systems

 

Financial assets carried at cost

  —     —     75     5,250   —       —     75     314,055     5,250     308,805   —       —  
    

Mega Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

  —     —     5,800     119,781   —       —     5,800     126,499     119,781     6,718   —       —  
    

Beneficiary certificates (mutual fund)

                         
    

PCA Well Pool Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

  —     —     —       —     78,403     1,000,000   —       —       —       —     78,403     1,000,000
    

IBT Securities Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

  —     —     —       —     75,393     1,000,000   75,393     1,011,120     1,000,000     11,120   —       —  
    

Yuan Ta Wan Tai Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

  —     —     —       —     35,148     500,000   —       —       —       —     35,148     500,000
    

Mega Diamond Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

  —     —     —       —     85,334     1,000,000   85,334     1,009,677     1,000,000     9,677   —       —  
    

Polaris De-Li Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

  —     —     —       —     65,222     1,000,000   —       —       —       —     65,222     1,000,000
    

JP Morgan Global Balance Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

  —     —     —       —     9,071     125,000   —       —       —       —     9,071     125,000
    

SKIT Strategy Balanced Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

  —     —     47,979     559,554   —       —     47,979     522,195     559,554     (37,359)   —       —  
    

SKIT Fortune Balanced Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

  —     —     6,097     100,000   —       —     6,097     80,581     100,000     (19,419)   —       —  
    

AIG Flagship Global Growth Fund of Funds

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

  —     —     22,878     350,000   —       —     22,878     273,078     350,000     (76,922)   —       —  
    

Entie ING CHTG Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

  —     —     8,104     100,000   —       —     8,104     73,373     100,000     (26,627)   —       —  
    

HSBC Global Fund of Bond Funds

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

  —     —     —       —     22,838     250,000   —       —       —       —     22,838     250,000
    

Fuh-Hwa Homerun Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

  —     —     9,977     100,000   —       —     9,977     103,868     100,000     3,868   —       —  
    

Fuh-Hwa Income Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

  —     —     9,872     100,000   —       —     9,872     102,960     100,000     2,960   —       —  
    

Permail Fixed Income Holdings N.V.

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

  —     —     7     264,095   —       —     7     247,956     264,095     (16,139)   —       —  
    

GAM Diversity - USD Open

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

  —     —     10     262,293   —       —     10     234,297     262,293     (27,996)   —       —  
    

USD Special Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

  —     —     25     353,540   —       —     25     344,621     353,540     (8,919)   —       —  
    

Mega Securities Corp. 1st Unsecured Corporate

 

Held-to-maturity financial assets

  —     —     —       —     —       300,000   —       —       —       —     —       300,000
    

China Delepquent Industrial B

 

Held-to-maturity financial assets

  —     —     —       —     —       200,000   —       —       —       —     —       200,000
    

Taiwan Power Company 3rdA Boards in2008

 

Held-to-maturity financial assets

  —     —     —       —     —       150,000   —       —       —       —     —       150,000
    

Yuantu Unsecured Corporate Bond in 2008

 

Held-to-maturity financial assets

  —     —     —       —     —       100,000   —       —       —       —     —       100,000
    

Formosa Detrochemical

 

Held-to-maturity financial assets

  —     —     —       —     —       100,000   —       —       —       —     —       100,000

1

  

Senao International Co., Ltd.

 

Beneficiary certificates (mutual fund)

                         
    

Taishin Lucky Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

  —     —     —       —     23,894     250,000   23,894     250,843     250,000     843   —       —  
    

UPAMC James Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

  —     —     —       —     18,451     290,000   18,451     290,381     290,000     381   —       —  
    

IBT Ta Chong Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

  —     —     —       —     18,846     250,000   18,846     250,355     250,000     355   —       —  

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Company Name

  

Marketable Securities
Type and Name

  

Financial Statement
Account

   Counter-party    Nature of
Relationship
   Beginning Balance    Acquisition    Disposal    Ending Balance
                  Shares
(Thousands/

Thousand
Units)
   Amount
(Note 1)
   Shares
(Thousands/

Thousand
Units)
   Amount    Shares
(Thousands/

Thousand
Units)
   Amount    Carrying
Value

(Note 1)
   Gain
(Loss)
on
Disposal
   Shares
(Thousands/

Thousand
Units)
   Amount
(Note 1)
     

HSBC NTD Money Management Fund 2

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   —      —      —      $ —      17,473    $ 250,000    17,473    $ 250,320    $ 250,000    $ 320    —      $ —  
     

Prudential Financial Bond Fund

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   —      —      —        —      6,702      100,000    6,702      100,266      100,000      266    —        —  
     

IBT 1699 Bond Fund

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   —      —      —        —      11,805      150,000    11,805      150,635      150,000      635    —        —  
     

Mega Diamond Bond Fund

  

Available-for-sale financial assets

   —      —      —        —      12,727      150,000    12,727      150,541      150,000      541    —        —  

 

Note 1: Showing at their original carrying amounts without the adjustments of fair values.
Note 2: The amount were less equity in losses of equity investees $12,029 thousand.
Note 3: The ending balance includes $5,703 thousand and $5,067 thousand which are investment income recognized under equity method and cumulative adjustment, respectively.
Note 4: The ending balance includes $1,477 thousand and $6,658 thousand which are investment loss recognized under equity method and cumulative adjustment, respectively.
Note 5: The amount are eliminated upon consolidation.

(Concluded)

 

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TABLE 3

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

ACQUISITION OF INDIVIDUAL REAL ESTATE AT COSTS OF AT LEAST NT$100 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

 

                            Prior Transactions with Related Counter-party            

Company
Name

 

Property

  Transaction
Date
  Transaction
Amount
 

Payment
Term

 

Counter-party

 

Nature of
Relationship

  Owner   Relationship   Transfer Date   Amount  

Price Reference

 

Purpose of
Acquisition

  Other
Terms

Chunghwa Telecom. Co., Ltd.

 

Land and building

  2008.01.03   $ 1,217,740   Paid  

National Property

    Administration

  None   —     —     —     $ —    

Decision by

    National

    Property

    Administration

 

For

    Chunghwa

    private

    use

  None

 

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TABLE 4

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

DISPOSAL OF INDIVIDUAL REAL ESTATE AT COSTS OF AT LEAST NT$100 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

 

Company Name

 

Property

  Date of
Disposal
 

Date of
Obtained

  Carrying
Amount
  Transaction
Amount
 

Receipt
Condition

  Disposed
Gain
(Loss)
   

Parties
Involved

 

Relation
with the
Corporation

 

Purpose

 

Reference
for Price
Settlement

  Other
Limitation

Chunghwa Telecom. Co., Ltd.

  Land   2008.6.25  

Acquired

    during

    April

    2000

  $ 703,125   $ 1,820,880  

Received

    in July

    2008

    completely

  $

 

1,117,755

(Note

 

)

 

Light Era

    Development

    Co., Ltd.

 

Subsidiary

 

Revitalized

    assets

 

According to

    appraisal

    report:

    Negotiated

    price

 

 

Note:  The amount are eliminated upon consolidation.

 

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TABLE 5

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

TOTAL PURCHASES FROM OR SALES TO RELATED PARTIES AMOUNTING TO AT LEAST NT$100 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

 

No.

  

Company Name

  

Related Party

   Nature of
Relationship
  Transaction Details    Abnormal Transaction   Notes/Accounts Payable or
Receivable
 
           Purchase/Sale    Amount     % to Total    Payment Terms    Units Price   Payment Terms   Ending Balance
(Note 1)
    % to Total  

0

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Senao International Co., Ltd.

   Subsidiary   Sales    $

 

1,447,021

(Notes 3 and 8

 

)

  1    30 days    (Note 2)   (Note 2)   $

 

168,874

(Note 8

 

)

  2  
           Purchase     

 

5,328,404

(Notes 4 and 8

 

)

  8    30-90 days    (Note 2)   (Note 2)    

 

(797,535

(Note 8

)

)

  (9 )
     

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

   Subsidiary   Sales     

 

152,199

(Note 8

 

)

  —      30 days    (Note 2)   (Note 2)    

 

27,307

(Note 8

 

)

  —    
           Purchase     

 

121,886

(Note 8

 

)

  —      30-45 days    (Note 2)   (Note 2)    

 

19,734

(Note 8

 

)

  —    
     

Chunghwa Telecom

   Subsidiary   Sales      140,957     —      30-90 days    —     —       46,198     —    
     

Global, Inc.

          (Note 8 )               (Note 8 )  
     

Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.

   Subsidiary   Purchase     

 

294,113

(Notes 5 and 8

 

)

  —      30-90 days    —     —      

 

(134,463

(Notes 6 and 8

)

)

  (2 )
     

Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd.

   Equity-
method
investee
  Purchase      396,925     1    30 days    —     —       (160,501 )   (2 )
     

ELTA Technology Co., Ltd.

   (Note 7)   Purchase      189,744     —      30 days    —     —       —       —    
     

Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.

   Subsidiary   Purchase     

 

109,784

(Note 8

 

)

  —      30 days    (Note 2)   (Note 2)    

 

4,823

(Note 8

 

)

  —    

1

  

Senao International Co., Ltd.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

   Parent
company
  Sales     

 

5,329,610

(Notes 4 and 8

 

)

  31    30-90 days    (Note 2)   (Note 2)    

 

797,535

(Note 8

 

)

  47  
           Purchase     

 

1,416,336

(Notes 3 and 8

 

)

  10    30 days    (Note 2)   (Note 2)    

 

(168,874

(Note 8

)

)

  (12 )

2

  

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

   Parent
company
  Sales     

 

121,886

(Note 8

 

)

  19    30-45 days    (Note 2)   (Note 2)    

 

19,734

(Note 8

 

)

  15  
           Purchase     

 

152,199

(Note 8

 

)

  26    30 days    (Note 2)   (Note 2)    

 

(27,307

(Note 8

)

)

  (18 )

3

  

Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

   Parent
company
  Sales     

 

884,111

(Notes 5 and 8

 

)

  92    30-90 days    —     —      

 

137,615

(Notes 6 and 8

 

)

  11  

5

  

Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

   Parent
company
  Purchase     

 

140,957

(Note 8

 

)

  80    30-90 days    —     —      

 

(46,198

(Note 8

)

)

  83  

8

  

Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

   Parent
company
  Sales     

 

109,784

(Note 8

 

)

  33    30 days    (Note 2)   (Note 2)    

 

4,823

(Note 8

 

)

  2  

(Continued)

 

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Note 1: Excluding payment and receipts on behalf of other.
Note 2: Transaction prices was determined in accordance with mutual agreements.
Note 3: The difference was because Senao International Co., Ltd. classified the amount as operating expenses.
Note 4: The difference was because Chunghwa classified the amount as property, plant and equipment, inventories, other current assets and operating expenses.
Note 5: The difference was because Chunghwa classified the amount as inventories, property, plant and equipment and intangible assets.
Note 6: The difference was because Chunghwa classified as payables to contractors.
Note 7: The investment accounted for using equity method was sold all shares in July 2008.
Note 8: The amount are eliminated upon consolidation.

(Concluded)

 

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TABLE 6

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

RECEIVABLES FROM RELATED PARTIES AMOUNTING TO AT LEAST NT$100 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

 

No.

 

Company Name

 

Related Party

 

Nature of
Relationship

  Ending
Balance
    Turnover
Rate
    Overdue   Amounts Received
in Subsequent
Period
  Allowance for Bad
Debts
            Amounts   Action Taken    

0

 

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

 

Senao International Co., Ltd.

 

Subsidiary

  $

 

168,874

(Note 2

 

)

  11.85     $ —     —     $ 168,874   $ —  

1

 

Senao International Co., Ltd.

 

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

 

Parent company

   

 

1,115,812

(Note 2

 

)

  10.58

(Note 1

 

)

    —     —       1,115,812     —  

3

 

Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.

 

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

 

Parent company

   

 

137,615

(Note 2

 

)

  4.35       —     —       66,735     —  

8

 

Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.

 

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

 

Parent company

   

 

122,561

(Note 2

 

)

  3.75

(Note 1

 

)

    —     —       1,435     —  

 

Note 1:

   Payment and receipts on behalf of other are excluded from the accounts receivable for calculating the turnover rate.

Note 2:

   The amount are eliminated upon consolidation.

 

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TABLE 7

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NAMES, LOCATIONS, AND OTHER INFORMATION OF INVESTEES IN WHICH THE COMPANY EXERCISES SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Otherwise Specified)

 

 

No.

 

Investor
Company

 

Investee
Company

 

Location

 

Main
Businesses and
Products

  Original Investment
Amount
    Balance as of
September 30, 2008
    Net
Income
(Loss) of

the
Investee
    Recognized
Gain
(Loss)

(Notes 1
and 2)
   

Note

          September 30,
2008
    December 31,
2007
    Shares
(Thousands)
  Percentage
of
Ownership
(%)
  Carrying
Value
       
0  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

 

Senao International Co., Ltd.

 

Sindian City, Taipei

 

Selling and maintaining mobile phones and its peripheral products

  $    1,065,813     $    1,065,813     71,773   29   $    1,271,196

(Note 4

 

)

  $876,795     $    246,912

(Note 4

 

)

 

Subsidiary

   

Light Era Development Co., Ltd.

 

Taipei

 

Housing, office building development, rent and sale services

  3,000,000     —       300,000   100   2,987,971

(Note 4

 

)

  (12,029 )   (12,029

(Note 4

)

)

 

Subsidiary

   

Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.

 

Taipei

 

Investment

  980,000     980,000     98,000   49   853,148     (118,290 )   (59,093 )  

Equity-method investee

   

Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.

 

Taipei

 

Providing communication and information aggregative services

  838,506     838,506     60,000   100   791,904

(Note 4

 

)

  33,771     9,738

(Note 4

 

)

 

Subsidiary

   

Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Ptd., Ltd.

 

Singapore

 

Telecommunication wholesale, internet transfer services international data and long distance call wholesales to carriers

  779,280     —       34,869   100   784,461

(Note 4

 

)

  (1,477 )   (1,477

(Note 4

)

)

 

Subsidiary

   

Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd.

 

Taipei

 

Manufacturing, selling, designing, and maintaining of telecommunications systems and equipment

  164,000     164,000     1,760   40   572,470     125,533     58,392    

Equity-method investee

   

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

 

Taipei

 

Internet communication and internet data center (“IDC”) service

  482,165     482,165     37,942   69   408,203

(Note 4

 

)

  (25,159 )   (15,827

(Note 4

)

)

 

Subsidiary

   

Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

 

Hong Kong

 

International telecommunications IP fictitious internet and internet transfer services

  201,263     11,430     51,590   100   216,011

(Note 4

 

)

  5,703     5,703

(Note 4

 

)

 

Subsidiary

   

Chunghwa Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.

 

Taipei

 

Yellow pages sales and advertisement services

  150,000     150,000     15,000   100   120,697

(Note 4

 

)

  89,442     89,442

(Note 4

 

)

 

Subsidiary

   

Viettel-CHT Co., Ltd.

 

Vietnam

 

IDC services

  91,239     —       3,000   33   97,711     6,451     2,150    

Equity-method investee

   

Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.

 

United States

 

International data and internet services and long distance call wholesales to carriers

  70,429     70,429     6,000   100   86,931

(Note 4

 

)

  13,517     13,517

(Note 4

 

)

 

Subsidiary

   

Skysoft Co., Ltd.

 

Taipei

 

Providing of music on-line, software, electronic information, and advertisement services

  67,025     67,025     4,438   30   81,022     37,041     11,112    

Equity-method investee

   

King Way Technology Co., Ltd.

 

Taipei

 

Publishing books, data processing and software services

  71,770     —       1,002   33   76,207     24,338     4,437    

Equity-method investee

   

Spring House Entertainment Inc.

 

Taipei

 

Network services, producing digital entertainment contents and broadband visual sound terrace development

  62,209     22,409     5,996   56   44,070

(Note 5

 

)

  10,175     5,382

(Note 5

 

)

 

Subsidiary

   

New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.)

 

British Virgin Islands

 

Investment

  —  

(Note 3

 

)

  —  

(Note 3

 

)

  —     100   —  

(Notes 3 and 4

 

)

  —       —  

(Notes 3
and 4

 

 
)

 

Subsidiary

   

Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.)

 

British Virgin Islands

 

Investment

  —  

(Note 3

 

)

  —  

(Note 3

 

)

  —     100   —  

(Notes 3 and 4

 

)

  —       —  

(Notes 3
and 4

 

 
)

 

Subsidiary

1  

Senao International Co., Ltd.

 

Senao Networks, Inc.

 

Linkou Hsiang, Taipei

 

Telecommunication facilities manufactures and sales

  206,190     206,190     15,152   45   261,631     68,904     26,639    

Equity-method investee

2  

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

 

Unigate Telecom Inc.

 

Taipei

 

Network communication and engine room hiring

  2,000     2,000     200   100   1,911

(Note 4

 

)

  (57 )   (57

(Note 4

)

)

 

Subsidiary

   

CHIET Telecom (Hong Kong) Limited

 

Hong Kong

 

Telecommunication and internet service

  1,678     1,678     —     100   1,183

(Note 4

 

)

  (50 )   (50

(Note 4

)

)

 

Subsidiary

   

Chief International Corp.

 

Samoa Islands

 

Telecommunication and internet service

  6,068

US$    (200

 

)

  —       200   100   6,357

(Note 4

 

)

  (74 )   (74

(Note 4

)

)

 

Subsidiary

3  

Chunghwa System Integrated Co., Ltd.

 

Concord Technology Corp.

 

Brunei

 

Providing advanced business solutions to telecommunications

  16,179

US$    (500

 

)

  6,489

US$    (200

 

)

  500   100   16,159

US$    (502

(Note 4

 

)

)

  (832

US$    ((27

)

))

  (832

US$    ((27

(Note 4

)

))

)

 

Subsidiary

(Continued)

 

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No.

 

Investor

Company

 

Investee

Company

 

Location

 

Main Businesses and
Products

  Original Investment
Amount
    Balance as of September 30, 2008  
          September 30,
2008
    December 31,
2007
    Shares
(Thousands)
  Percentage of
Ownership
(%)
  Carrying
Value
 
4  

Concord Technology Corp.

 

Glory Network System Service (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

 

Shanghai

 

Providing advanced business solutions to telecommunications

  $

US$

16,179

(500

 

)

  $

US$

6,489

(200

 

)

  500   100   $

US$

 

16,159

(502

(Note 4

 

)

)

6  

Spring House Entertainment Inc.

 

A-Kuei Publishing Co., Ltd.

 

Taipei

 

Business of books

    185       185     —     49     178  

 

Net Income
(Loss) of the
Investee
    Recognized Gain
(Loss)

(Notes 1 and 2)
   

Note

   
$

US$

(832

((27

)

))

  $

US$

 

(832

((27

(Note 4

)

))

)

 

Subsidiary

  (6 )     (3 )  

Equity-method
investee

 

Note 1:    The equity in net income (loss) of investees except Senao International Co., Ltd. was based on reviewed financial statements, the others was based on unreviewed financial statements.
Note 2:    The equity in net income (loss) of investees includes amortization between the investment cost and net value and unrealized transactions.
Note 3:    New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.) and Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.) were incorporated in March 2006 and Chunghwa has 100% ownership right in an amount of US$1 in each holding company, but not on operating stage.
Note 4:    The amount are eliminated upon consolidation.
Note 5:    The transaction which are happened after Chunghwa has control over SHE on January 17, 2008 are eliminated upon consolidation.

(Concluded)

 

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TABLE 8

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

INVESTMENT IN MAINLAND CHINA

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, in Thousands of US Dollars)

 

 

Investee

 

Main Businesses

and Products

  Total
Amount
of Paid-in
Capital
    Investment
Type
  Accumulated
Outflow of
Investment
from

Taiwan as of
January 1,
2008
    Investment
Flows
  Accumulated
Outflow of
Investment
from

Taiwan
as of
September 30,
2008
    %
Ownership
of Direct
or Indirect
Investment
 
          Outflow     Inflow    

Glory Network System Service (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

 

Providing advanced business solutions to telecommunications

  $

US$

16,179

(500

 

)

  Note 1   $

US$

6,489

(200

 

)

  $

US$

9,690

(300

 

)

  $ —     $

US$

16,179

(500

 

)

  100 %

 

Investment
Gain (Loss)
(Notes 2 and 4)
    Carrying Value
as of

September 30,
2008

(Note 4)
    Accumulated
Inward
Remittance of
Earnings as of
September 30,
2008
 

Accumulated Investment in
Mainland China as of

September 30, 2008

  Investment Amounts
Authorized by Investment
Commission, MOEA
  Upper Limit on Investment
Stipulated by Investment
Commission, MOEA
 
$

US$

(832

((27)

)

)

  $

US$

16,159

(502

 

)

  $ —     $

US$

16,179 

(500)

  $

US$

16,179 

(500)

  $

 

380,884

(Note 3

 

)

 

Note 1:    Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd. indirectly owns these investees through an investment company registered in a third region.
Note 2:    Recognition of investment gains (losses) was calculated based on the investees’ unreviewed financial statements.
Note 3:    The amount was calculated based on the net assets value of Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.
Note 4:    The amount are eliminated upon consolidation.

 

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TABLE 9

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

INTERCOMPANY RELATIONSHIPS AND SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 AND 2007

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

 

                        

Transaction Details

    

No.

(Note 1)

  

Company Name

  

Related Party

   Nature of
Relationship
(Note 2)
  

Financial Statement Account

   Amount
(Note 5)
   Payment Terms
(Note 3)
   % to
Total Sales or
Assets
(Note 4)

2008

   0   

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

   1   

Accounts receivable

   $ 27,307    —      —  
              

Accounts payable

     19,734    —      —  
              

Payment of receipts under custody

     1,482    —      —  
              

Revenues

     152,199    —      —  
              

Operating cost and expenses

     121,886    —      —  
        

Unigate Telecom Inc.

   1   

Accounts receivable

     57    —      —  
              

Revenues

     491    —      —  
        

Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.

   1   

Accounts receivable

     4,646    —      —  
              

Receivable of receipts under custody

     28,720    —     
              

Accounts payable

     4,823    —      —  
              

Payment of receipts under custody

     117,738    —      —  
              

Revenues

     18,068    —      —  
              

Operating cost and expenses

     109,784    —      —  
        

Senao International Co., Ltd.

   1   

Accounts receivable

     168,874    —      —  
              

Accounts payable

     797,535    —      —  
              

Payment of receipts under custody

     318,277    —      —  
              

Revenues

     1,447,021    —      1
              

Operating cost and expenses

     5,328,404    —      4
              

Office supplies

     285    —      —  
              

Work in process

     238    —      —  
              

Property, plant and equipment

     725    —      —  
        

Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.

   1   

Accounts receivable

     50    —      —  
              

Accounts payable

     134,463    —      —  
              

Payables to contractors

     3,152    —      —  
              

Revenues

     20,768    —      —  
              

Other income

     837    —      —  
              

Operating cost and expenses

     294,113    —      —  
              

Inventory

     70,045    —      —  
              

Property, plant and equipment

     474,891    —      —  
              

Intangible assets

     45,272    —      —  
        

Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.

   1   

Accounts receivable

     46,198    —      —  
              

Accounts payable

     24,136    —      —  
              

Payment of receipts under custody

     9,505    —      —  
              

Revenues

     140,957    —      —  
              

Other income

     436    —      —  
              

Operating cost and expenses

     50,561    —      —  
              

Property, plant and equipment

     57,675    —      —  

(Continued)

 

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Transaction Details

   

No.

(Note 1)

  

Company Name

  

Related Party

   Nature of
Relationship
(Note 2)
  

Financial Statement Account

   Amount
(Note 5)
   Payment Terms
(Note 3)
   % to
Total Sales or
Assets
(Note 4)
       

Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

   1   

Accounts payable

   $ 9,062    —      —  
             

Revenues

     297    —      —  
             

Operating cost and expenses

     71,668    —      —  
       

Spring House Entertainment Inc.

   1   

Accounts receivable

     8,224    —      —  
             

Accounts payable

     16,224    —      —  
             

Revenues

     1,321    —      —  
             

Operating cost and expenses

     30,089    —      —  
       

Light Era Development Co., Ltd.

   1   

Accounts receivable

     60    —      —  
             

Unearned revenue

     243,460    —      —  
             

Revenues

     4,156    —      —  
 

1

  

Senao International Co., Ltd.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

   2   

Accounts receivable

     1,115,812    —      —  
             

Accounts payable

     168,874    —      —  
             

Revenues

     5,329,610    —      4
             

Other income

     42    —      —  
             

Operating cost and expenses

     1,447,010    —      1
             

Other expense

     11    —      —  
       

Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.

   3   

Accounts payable

     76    —      —  
             

Other income

     3    —      —  
             

Operating cost and expenses

     2,513    —      —  
       

Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.

   3   

Operating cost and expenses

     650    —      —  
 

2

  

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

   2   

Accounts receivable

     21,216    —      —  
             

Accounts payable

     27,307    —      —  
             

Revenues

     121,886    —      —  
             

Operating cost and expenses

     152,199    —      —  
       

Unigate Telecom Inc.

   3   

Accounts receivable

     3    —      —  
             

Accounts payable

     375    —      —  
             

Estimated accounts payable

     214    —      —  
             

Other income

     26    —      —  
             

Operating cost

     3,487    —      —  
       

Chief International Corp.

   3   

Accounts payable

     6,832    —      —  
             

Accounts receivable

     2,475    —      —  
             

Operating cost and expenses

     22,320    —      —  
 

3

  

Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

   2   

Accounts receivable

     137,615    —      —  
             

Accounts payable

     50    —      —  
             

Revenues

     884,111    —      1
             

Other income

     210    —      —  
             

Operating cost and expenses

     21,605    —      —  
       

Senao International Co., Ltd.

   3   

Revenues

     650    —      —  
 

5

  

Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

   2   

Accounts receivable

     33,641    —      —  
             

Accounts payable

     46,198    —      —  
             

Revenues

     108,236    —      —  
             

Operating cost and expenses

     141,393    —      —  

(Continued)

 

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     No.
(Note 1)
  

Company Name

  

Related Party

   Nature of
Relationship
(Note 2)
  

Transaction Details

              

Financial Statement Account

   Amount
(Note 5)
   Payment Terms
(Note 3)
   % to
Total Sales or
Assets

(Note 4)
   6   

Spring House Entertainment Inc.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

   2   

Accounts receivable

   $ 16,224    —      —  
              

Accounts payable

     8,224    —      —  
              

Revenues

     30,089    —      —  
              

Operating cost and expenses

     1,321    —      —  
   7   

Unigate Telecom Inc.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

   2   

Accounts payable

     57    —      —  
              

Operating cost and expenses

     491    —      —  
        

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

   3   

Accounts receivable

     375    —      —  
              

Estimated accounts receivable

     214    —      —  
              

Accrued expenses

     3    —      —  
              

Revenues

     3,487    —      —  
              

Operating expenses

     26    —      —  
   8   

Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

   2   

Accounts receivable

     122,561    —      —  
              

Accounts payable

     33,366    —      —  
              

Revenues

     109,784    —      —  
              

Operating cost and expenses

     18,068    —      —  
        

Senao International Co., Ltd.

   3   

Accounts receivable

     76    —      —  
              

Revenues

     2,513    —      —  
              

Other expense

     3    —      —  
   9   

Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

   2   

Accounts receivable

     9,062    —      —  
              

Revenues

     71,668    —      —  
              

Operating cost and expenses

     297    —      —  
   10   

Light Era Development Co., Ltd.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

   2   

Prepaid Expenses

     243,460    —     
              

Accounts payable

     60    —      —  
              

Operating cost and expenses

     4,156    —      —  
   11   

Chief International Corp.

  

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

   3   

Accounts receivable

     6,832    —      —  
              

Accounts payable

     2,475    —      —  
              

Revenues

     22,320    —      —  

2007

   0   

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

   1   

Accounts receivable

     20,465    —      —  
              

Revenues

     132,879    —      —  
              

Operating cost

     49,292    —      —  
              

Accounts payable

     4,821    —      —  
              

Payment of receipts under custody

     94    —      —  
        

Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.

   1   

Accounts receivable

     4,355    —      —  
              

Accounts payable

     66    —      —  
              

Revenues

     7,306    —      —  
              

Operating cost

     4,043    —      —  
        

Senao International Co., Ltd.

   1   

Accounts receivable

     321,304    —      —  
              

Accounts payable

     499,513    —      —  
              

Payment of receipts under custody

     434,143    —      —  
              

Revenues

     666,094    —      —  
              

Operating cost and expenses

     2,232,343    —      1

(Continued)

 

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No.

(Note 1)

  

Company Name

  

Related Party

  

Nature of
Relationship
(Note 2)

  

Transaction Details

             

Financial Statement Account

   Amount
(Note 5)
   Payment Terms
(Note 3)
   % to
Total Sales or
Assets

(Note 4)
             

Other expense

   $ 14    —      —  
       

Unigate Telecom Inc.

   3   

Accounts receivable

     57    —      —  
             

Revenues

     496    —      —  
 

1

  

Senao International Co., Ltd.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

   2   

Accounts receivable

     933,656    —      —  
             

Accounts payable

     321,304    —      —  
             

Revenues

     2,232,343    —      1
             

Other income

     14    —      —  
             

Operating cost and expenses

     666,094    —      —  
 

2

  

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

   2   

Accounts payable

     20,465    —      —  
             

Revenues

     49,292    —      —  
             

Operating cost and expenses

     132,879    —      —  
             

Accounts receivable

     4,915    —      —  
       

Unigate Telecom Inc.

   3   

Accounts receivable

     5    —      —  
             

Accounts payable

     263    —      —  
             

Estimated accounts payable

     130    —      —  
             

Revenues

     23    —      —  
             

Operating cost

     3,798    —      —  
 

7

  

Unigate Telecom Inc.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

   2   

Accounts payable

     57    —      —  
             

Operating cost and expenses

     496    —      —  
       

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

   3   

Accounts receivable

     393    —      —  
             

Accounts payable

     5    —      —  
             

Revenues

     3,798    —      —  
             

Operating cost

     23    —      —  
 

8

  

Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

   2   

Accounts payable

     4,355    —      —  
             

Accounts receivable

     66    —      —  
             

Revenues

     4,043    —      —  
             

Operating cost

     7,306    —      —  

 

Note 1:      Significant transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries or amount subsidiaries are numbered as follows:
     a.    “0” for the Company.
     b.    Subsidiaries are numbered from “1”.
Note 2:      Related party transactions are divided into three categories as follows:
     a.    The Company to subsidiaries.
     b.    Subsidiaries to the Company.
     c.    Subsidiaries to subsidiaries.
Note 3:      Except part transaction prices of SENAO, CHIEF and CIYP were determined in accordance with mutual agreements, the foregoing transactions with related parties were conducted under normal commercial terms.
Note 4:      For assets and liabilities, amount is shown as a percentage to consolidated total assets as of September 30, 2008, while revenues, costs and expenses are shown as a percentage to consolidated total operating revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.
Note 5:      The amount are eliminated upon consolidation.

(Concluded)

 

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Exhibit 4

 

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries

 

GAAP Reconciliations of

Consolidated Financial Statements for the

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 and 2008

  


1. UNAUDITED GAAP RECONCILIATIONS OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND 2008 (AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS OF NEW TAIWAN DOLLARS, UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE)

The following is a reconciliation of consolidated net income and stockholders’ equity under ROC GAAP as reported in the unaudited consolidated financial statements to unaudited consolidated net income and stockholders’ equity determined under US GAAP. For the descriptions of principal differences between ROC GAAP and US GAAP, please refer to Form 6-K furnished with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States (the “SEC”) on April 25, 2008 (File No. 001-31731). Certain additional adjustments impacting the reconciliation but not included in the SEC Form 6-K referenced above have been included in the notes to the reconciliation below.

 

  1) Net Income Reconciliation

 

     September 30  
     2007     2008  
     NT$     NT$  

Consolidated net income under ROC GAAP

   $ 38,105     $ 37,143  

Net income attributable to minority interests under ROC GAAP

     (319 )     (621 )
                

Net income attributable to stockholders of the parent under ROC GAAP

     37,786       36,522  
                

Adjustment:

    

a.      Property, plant and equipment

    

1.      Adjustments of gains and losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment

     25       12  

2.      Adjustments for depreciation expenses

     271       244  

b.      10% tax on unappropriated earnings

     555       964  

c.      Employee bonuses and remuneration to directors and supervisors (Note 1)

     (1,165 )     (3,993 )

d.      Revenues recognized from deferred income of prepaid phone cards

     93       568  

e.      Revenues recognized from deferred one-time connection fees

     1,088       1,438  

f.       Share-based compensation (Note 2)

     (11 )     (17 )

g.      Benefit pension plan

     1       1  

i.       Income tax effect of US GAAP adjustments

     (320 )     (642 )

Others

     (178 )     (27 )

Minority interest effect of US GAAP adjustments

     150       217  
                

Net adjustments

     509       (1,235 )
                

Net income under US GAAP

   $ 38,295     $ 35,287  
                

US GAAP earnings per common share:

    

Basic (in dollars)

   $ 3.96     $ 3.69  
                

Diluted (in dollars)

   $ 3.96     $ 3.69  
                

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (in 1,000 shares)

     9,663,124       9,557,777  
                

US GAAP earnings per pro forma equivalent ADSs

    

Basic (in dollars)

   $ 39.63     $ 36.92  
                

Diluted (in dollars)

   $ 39.62     $ 36.91  
                

Weighted-average number of pro forma equivalent ADSs (in 1,000 shares)

     966,312       955,777  
                

 

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  2) Stockholders’ Equity Reconciliation

 

     September 30  
     2007     2008  
     NT$     NT$  

Stockholders’ equity

    

Equity attributable to stockholders of the parent based on ROC GAAP

   $ 399,047     $ 386,818  

Adjustment:

    

a.      Property, plant and equipment

    

1.      Capital surplus reduction

     (60,168 )     (60,168 )

2.      Adjustment on depreciation expenses, and disposal gains and losses

     3,479       3,901  

3.      Adjustments of revaluation of land

     (5,824 )     (5,823 )

b.      10% tax on unappropriated earnings

     (3,386 )     (3,374 )

c.      Employee bonuses and remuneration to directors and supervisors (Note 1)

     (860 )     —    

d.      Deferred income of prepaid phone cards

    

1.      Capital surplus reduction

     (2,798 )     (2,798 )

2.      Adjustment on deferred income recognition

     549       1,695  

e.      Revenue recognized from deferred one-time connection fees

    

1.      Capital surplus reduction

     (18,487 )     (18,487 )

2.      Adjustment on deferred income recognition

     9,412       12,677  

f.       Share-based compensation (Note 2)

    

1.      Capital surplus reduction

     15,673       15,678  

2.      Adjustment on retained earnings

     (15,673 )     (15,678 )

g.      1. Accrual for accumulative other comprehensive income under US SFAS No.158

     (225 )     30  

2.      Accrued pension cost

     (20 )     (29 )

h.      Adjustment for pension plan upon privatization

    

1.      Adjustment on capital surplus

     1,782       1,782  

2.      Adjustment on retained earnings

     (9,665 )     (9,665 )

i.       Income tax effect of US GAAP adjustments

     7,601       6,321  

Others

     391       201  

Minority interest effect of US GAAP adjustments

     82       78  
                

Net adjustments

     (78,137 )     (73,659 )
                

Stockholders’ equity under US GAAP

   $ 320,910     $ 313,159  
                

 

  3) Cash Flows Differences

The Company applies R.O.C. SFAS No. 17, “Statement of Cash Flows”. Its objectives and principles are similar to those set out in U.S. SFAS No. 95, “Statement of Cash Flows”. The principal differences between the two standards relate to classification. Cash flows from investing activities for changes in other assets, and cash flows from financing activities for changes in customer deposits, other liabilities and cash bonuses paid to employees, directors and supervisors are reclassified to operating activities under U.S. SFAS No. 95.

 

Note 1:    In March 2007, the Accounting Research and Development Foundation (“ARDF”) in the R.O.C. issued Interpretation 96-052 for the fiscal year beginning after January 1, 2008. From that date, the accounting treatment under ROC GAAP is as follows:

 

  (1) Nature - employees bonuses and remuneration of directors and supervisors are treated as an expense rather than an appropriation of earnings.

 

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  (2) Measurement and recognition - such bonuses to employees and remuneration to directors and supervisors are initially accrued based on management’s estimate pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation of CHT. If the amounts initially accrued are significantly different from the amounts proposed subsequently by the board of directors in the following year, the difference needs to be retroactively adjusted. Otherwise, any difference between the amount initially accrued and actual amount of the bonuses approved by the stockholders is adjusted subsequently. If such bonuses and remuneration are in the form of shares, compensation expenses remains the same but the units of shares are determined by divided by the fair value of the day prior to the shareholders’ meeting in the following year.

 

Note 2:    In August 2007, the ARDF issued ROC SFAS No. 39, “Accounting for Share-based Payment”, which require companies to record share-based payment transactions granted on or after January 1, 2008 using fair value method. There is no impact of the adoption this statement since the Company did not grant options on or after January 1, 2008.

 

Note 3:    There are significant differences in the classification of items on the statements of income under ROC GAAP and US GAAP. These include:

 

  (1) Gains (losses) on disposal of property, plant and equipment:

- Under ROC GAAP: Such amount is recorded as non-operating income (expense).

- Under US GAAP: Such amount is recorded as cost of revenues

 

  (2) Valuation loss on inventory:

- Under ROC GAAP: Such amount is recorded as non-operating expense.

- Under US GAAP: Such amount is recorded as cost of revenues

 

  (3) Under US GAAP the minority interest in the income of subsidiaries is deducted in arriving at net income whereas under ROC GAAP the minority interest forms part of stockholders’ funds.

 

2. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combination”, which replaces SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations. SFAS No. 141(R) retains the fundamental requirements in SFAS No. 141 that the acquisition method of accounting (which SFAS No. 141 called the purchase method) be used for all business combinations and for an acquirer to be identified for each business combination. SFAS No. 141(R) defines the acquirer as the entity that obtains control of one or more businesses in the business combination and establishes the acquisition date as the date that the acquirer achieves control. SFAS No. 141 did not define the acquirer, although it included guidance on identifying the acquirer. SFAS No. 141(R)’s scope is broader than that of SFAS No. 141, which applied only to business combinations in which control was obtained by transferring consideration. The result of applying SFAS No. 141’s guidance on recognizing and measuring assets and liabilities in a step acquisition was to measure them at a blend of historical costs and fair values. In addition, SFAS No. 141(R) requires to measure the noncontrolling interest in the acquire at fair value which results in recognizing the goodwill attributable to the noncontrolling interest in addition to that attributable to the acquirer. SFAS No. 141(R) applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008, the beginning of the Company’s 2009 fiscal year. Earlier adoption is prohibited. This Statement is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008, the beginning of the Company’s 2009 fiscal year.

 

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In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160 “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements - An Amendment of ARB No. 51”, which clarifies that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as equity in the consolidated financial statements. The effective date of SFAS No. 160 is the same as that of the related SFAS No. 141(R) Earlier adoption is prohibited. SFAS No. 160 shall be applied prospectively as of the beginning of the fiscal year in which this statement is initially applied, except for the presentation and disclosure requirements. The presentation and disclosure requirements shall be applied retrospectively for all periods presented. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of such new pronouncement in its consolidated financial statements but believes that it will not generate a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial position.

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161 “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 133”, which requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities and thereby improves the transparency of financial reporting. SFAS No. 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. The Company is assessing the impact of the adoption of this standard.

In February 2008, the FASB issued FSP 157-2 “Partial Deferral of the Effective Date of Statement 157” (“FSP 157-2”). FSP 157-2 delays the effective date of FAS 157, for all nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually) to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company is accessing the impact of the adoption of this statement.

In April 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 142-3 Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets (“FSP FAS 142-3”) which amends the list of factors an entity should consider in developing renewal or extension assumptions used in determining the useful life of recognized intangible assets under Statement 142. The new guidance applies to (1) intangible assets that are acquired individually or with a group of other assets and (2) intangible assets acquired in both business combinations and asset acquisitions. FSP FAS 142-3 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. While the guidance on determining the useful life of a recognized intangible asset must be applied prospectively only to intangible assets acquired after the FSP’s effective date, the disclosure requirements of the FSP must be applied prospectively to all intangible assets recognized as of, and after, the FSP FAS 142-3’s effective date. Early adoption is prohibited. The Company is assessing the impact of the adoption of this statement.

 

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