EX-99.2 3 d700509dex992.htm EX-99.2 EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Financial Statements for the

Years Ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 and

Independent Auditors’ Report


DECLARATION OF CONSOLIDATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF AFFILIATES

The companies required to be included in the consolidated financial statements of affiliates in accordance with the “Criteria Governing Preparation of Affiliation Reports, Consolidated Business Reports and Consolidated Financial Statements of Affiliated Enterprises” for the year ended December 31, 2013 are all the same as the companies required to be included in the consolidated financial statements of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries as provided in International Accounting Standard 27 “Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements”. Relevant information that should be disclosed in the consolidated financial statements of affiliates has all been disclosed in the consolidated financial statements of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries. Hence, we do not prepare a separate set of consolidated financial statements of affiliates.

 

Very truly yours,
CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.
By

 

RICK L. TSAI
Chairman
March 25, 2014

 

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries (“the Company”) as of December 31, 2013, December 31, 2012 and January 1, 2012, the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income and change in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the Rules Governing the Audit of Financial Statements by Certified Public Accountants and auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China. Those rules and standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall consolidated financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2013, December 31, 2012 and January 1, 2012, and their consolidated financial performance and their consolidated cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, in conformity with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Accounting Standards (IAS), IFRIC Interpretations (IFRIC), and SIC Interpretations (SIC) endorsed by the Financial Supervisory Commission of the Republic of China.

 

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We have also audited the parent company only financial statements of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. as of and for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 on which we have issued an unqualified report.

 

/S/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE

Deloitte & Touche
Taipei, Taiwan
The Republic of China

March 25, 2014

Notice to Readers

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are intended only to present the consolidated financial position, financial performance 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 audit such consolidated financial statements are those generally applied in the Republic of China.

For the convenience of readers, the independent auditors’ report and the accompanying consolidated 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 independent auditors’ report and consolidated financial statements shall prevail.

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

 

     December 31, 2013      December 31, 2012      January 1, 2012  
     Amount      %      Amount      %      Amount      %  

ASSETS

                 

CURRENT ASSETS

                 

Cash and cash equivalents (Notes 3 and 6)

   $ 14,585,105         3       $ 30,938,472         7       $ 26,407,196         6   

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (Notes 3 and 7)

     337         —           2,994         —           45,750         —     

Available-for-sale financial assets (Notes 3 and 8)

     24,267         —           2,250,260         —           2,498,712         1   

Held-to-maturity financial assets (Notes 3 and 9)

     4,264,104         1         4,250,146         1         1,201,301         —     

Trade notes and accounts receivable, net (Notes 3, 4 and 10)

     22,900,902         5         24,354,817         6         22,396,071         5   

Accounts receivable from related parties (Note 37)

     69,304         —           43,937         —           34,064         —     

Inventories (Notes 3, 4, 11 and 38)

     7,848,087         2         7,196,101         2         4,822,154         1   

Prepayments (Notes 12 and 37)

     2,224,130         1         1,985,706         —           1,888,643         —     

Other current monetary assets (Notes 13 and 26)

     4,636,305         1         24,449,195         6         43,050,748         10   

Other current assets (Notes 7 and 19)

     3,960,798         1         4,474,595         1         3,039,836         1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     60,513,339         14         99,946,223         23         105,384,475         24   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NONCURRENT ASSETS

                 

Available-for-sale financial assets (Notes 3 and 8)

     3,046,182         1         3,278,315         1         242,934         —     

Financial assets carried at cost (Notes 3 and 14)

     2,423,646         —           2,467,861         —           2,575,030         1   

Held-to-maturity financial assets (Notes 3 and 9)

     7,501,743         2         11,796,144         3         13,494,891         3   

Investments accounted for using equity method (Notes 3 and 15)

     2,562,293         —           2,240,292         —           2,556,017         —     

Property, plant and equipment (Notes 3, 4, 16, 37 and 38)

     302,714,116         69         297,342,349         68         295,031,831         67   

Investment properties (Notes 3, 4 and 17)

     8,018,031         2         7,788,898         2         9,060,081         2   

Intangible assets (Notes 3, 4 and 18)

     44,398,888         10         5,781,803         1         6,278,175         1   

Deferred income tax assets (Notes 3 and 30)

     1,515,408         —           1,315,874         —           1,067,871         —     

Prepayments (Notes 12 and 37)

     3,608,487         1         3,554,235         1         3,546,976         1   

Other noncurrent assets (Notes 19, 26 and 38)

     4,882,974         1         4,596,529         1         3,858,165         1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total noncurrent assets

     380,671,768         86         340,162,300         77         337,711,971         76   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

   $ 441,185,107         100       $ 440,108,523         100       $ 443,096,446         100   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(Continued)

 

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     December 31, 2013      December 31, 2012      January 1, 2012  
     Amount     %      Amount      %      Amount      %  

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

                

CURRENT LIABILITIES

                

Short-term loans (Note 20)

   $ 254,357        —         $ 111,473         —         $ 75,000         —     

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss (Notes 3 and 7)

     246        —           1,959         —           3,987         —     

Trade notes and accounts payable (Note 22)

     15,589,108        4         13,513,437         3         14,264,769         3   

Payables to related parties (Note 37)

     556,809        —           837,330         —           788,147         —     

Current tax liabilities (Notes 3 and 30)

     4,144,076        1         3,320,329         1         3,538,742         1   

Other payables (Note 23)

     26,791,769        6         26,101,780         6         26,302,261         6   

Provisions (Notes 3 and 24)

     129,341        —           221,245         —           148,050         —     

Advance receipts (Note 25)

     9,463,535        2         10,193,988         2         11,501,721         3   

Current portion of long-term loans (Note 21)

     300,000        —           8,372         —           701,887         —     

Other current liabilities

     1,598,017        —           1,597,476         1         1,954,963         1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     58,827,258        13         55,907,389         13         59,279,527         14   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NONCURRENT LIABILITIES

                

Long-term loans (Note 21)

     1,400,000        1         2,050,000         1         1,058,372         —     

Deferred income tax liabilities (Notes 3 and 30)

     101,379        —           98,392         —           111,365         —     

Provisions (Notes 3 and 24)

     123,464        —           44,909         —           34,002         —     

Customers’ deposits (Note 37)

     4,834,580        1         4,911,010         1         5,013,981         1   

Accrued pension liabilities (Notes 3, 4 and 26)

     5,519,103        1         4,616,803         1         2,994,079         1   

Deferred revenue

     3,700,949        1         3,838,854         1         3,887,813         1   

Other noncurrent liabilities

     1,334,220        —           1,312,630         —           865,644         —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total noncurrent liabilities

     17,013,695        4         16,872,598         4         13,965,256         3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     75,840,953        17         72,779,987         17         73,244,783         17   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO OF THE PARENT (Note 27)

                

Common stock

     77,574,465        18         77,574,465         18         77,574,465         17   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

     184,620,065        42         190,162,430         43         190,157,537         43   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Retained earnings

                

Legal reserve

     74,819,380        17         70,828,983         16         66,122,145         15   

Special reserve

     2,675,894        —           2,675,894         —           2,675,894         1   

Unappropriated earnings

     20,744,024        5         21,483,854         5         29,016,482         6   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total retained earnings

     98,239,298        22         94,988,731         21         97,814,521         22   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other adjustments

     (144,005     —           161,061         —           28,756         —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total equity attributable to of the parent

     360,289,823        82         362,886,687         82         365,575,279         82   

NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

     5,054,331        1         4,441,849         1         4,276,384         1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total equity

     365,344,154        83         367,328,536         83         369,851,663         83   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

   $ 441,185,107        100       $ 440,108,523         100       $ 443,096,446         100   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share)

 

 

     Years Ended December 31  
     2013      2012  
     Amount     %      Amount     %  

REVENUES (Notes 28 and 37)

   $ 227,981,307        100       $ 221,419,829        100   

OPERATING COSTS (Notes 11 and 37)

     147,289,195        65         141,512,808        64   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

GROSS PROFIT

     80,692,112        35         79,907,021        36   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

OPERATING EXPENSES (Note 37)

         

Marketing

     25,160,434        11         22,246,206        10   

General and administrative

     4,190,347        2         4,021,184        2   

Research and development

     3,724,903        1         3,698,110        1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     33,075,684        14         29,965,500        13   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES (Note 29)

     58,955        —           (1,569,217     (1
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS

     47,675,383        21         48,372,304        22   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NON-OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES

         

Interest income

     562,808        —           741,937        1   

Other income (Notes 29 and 37)

     356,528        —           440,609        —     

Other gains and losses (Notes 29 and 37)

     (122,911     —           (138,524     —     

Finance costs (Note 29)

     (36,412     —           (22,033     —     

Share of the profit of associates and jointly controlled entities accounted for by equity method (Note 15)

     674,977        1         533,358        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-operating income and expenses

     1,434,990        1         1,555,347        1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX

     49,110,373        22         49,927,651        23   

INCOME TAX EXPENSE (Notes 3 and 30)

     8,270,746        4         8,011,771        4   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME

     40,839,627        18         41,915,880        19   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS), NET

         

Exchange differences arising from the translation of the foreign operations

     129,318        —           (57,959     —     

Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale financial assets

     (392,685     —           192,114        —     

Actuarial loss arising from defined benefit plan

     (617,049     —           (1,496,742     (1

 

(Continued)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share)

 

 

     Years Ended December 31  
     2013      2012  
     Amount     %      Amount     %  

Share of other comprehensive income of associates and jointly controlled entities accounted for by equity method

   $ (34,566     —         $ (26,373     —     

Income tax relating to each component of other comprehensive income (Note 30)

     98,567        —           254,446        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax

     (816,415     —           (1,134,514     (1
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

   $ 40,023,212        18       $ 40,781,366        18   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO

         

Stockholders of the parent

   $ 39,715,693        17       $ 40,779,726        18   

Noncontrolling interests

     1,123,934        1         1,136,154        1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 40,839,627        18       $ 41,915,880        19   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO

         

Stockholders of the parent

   $ 38,858,600        17       $ 39,668,379        18   

Noncontrolling interests

     1,164,612        1         1,112,987        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 40,023,212        18       $ 40,781,366        18   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

EARNINGS PER SHARE (Note 31)

         

Basic

   $ 5.12         $ 5.26     
  

 

 

      

 

 

   

Diluted

   $ 5.11         $ 5.24     
  

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

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

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

 

    Equity Attributable to of the Parent (Note 27)              
                                  Other Adjustments                    
                Retained Earnings    

Exchange
Differences

Arising

from the

Translation

   

Unrealized

Gain

(Loss) on

   

Total

Equity

             
    Common
Stock
   

Additional
Paid-in

Capital

   

Legal

Reserve

   

Special

Reserve

    Unappropriated
Earnings
   

of the

Foreign
Operations

   

Available-for-sale
Financial

Assets

   

Attributable to

Stockholders

of the Parent

   

Noncontrolling
Interests

(Note 27)

   

Total

Equity

 

BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 2012

  $ 77,574,465      $ 190,157,537      $ 66,122,145      $ 2,675,894      $ 29,016,482      $ (38,918   $ 67,674      $ 365,575,279      $ 4,276,384      $ 369,851,663   

Appropriation of 2011 earnings

                   

Legal reserve

    —          —          4,706,838        —          (4,706,838     —          —          —          —          —     

Cash dividends paid by Chunghwa

    —          —          —          —          (42,361,864     —          —          (42,361,864     —          (42,361,864

Cash dividends paid by subsidiaries to noncontrolling interests

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (892,904     (892,904

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2012

    —          —          —          —          40,779,726        —          —          40,779,726        1,136,154        41,915,880   

Other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2012

    —          —          —          —          (1,243,652     (58,012     190,317        (1,111,347     (23,167     (1,134,514
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2012

    —          —          —          —          39,536,074        (58,012     190,317        39,668,379        1,112,987        40,781,366   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Exercise of employee stock option of subsidiaries

    —          4,893        —          —          —          —          —          4,893        38,767        43,660   

Decrease in noncontrolling interests

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (93,385     (93,385
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2012

    77,574,465        190,162,430        70,828,983        2,675,894        21,483,854        (96,930     257,991        362,886,687        4,441,849        367,328,536   

 

(Continued)

 

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    Equity Attributable to of the Parent (Note 27)              
                                  Other Adjustments                    
                Retained Earnings    

Exchange
Differences

Arising

from the

Translation

   

Unrealized

Gain

(Loss) on

   

Total

Equity

             
    Common
Stock
   

Additional
Paid-in

Capital

   

Legal

Reserve

   

Special

Reserve

    Unappropriated
Earnings
   

of the

Foreign
Operations

   

Available-for-sale
Financial

Assets

   

Attributable to

Stockholders

of the Parent

   

Noncontrolling
Interests

(Note 27)

   

Total

Equity

 

Appropriation of 2012 earnings

                   

Legal reserve

    —          —          3,990,397        —          (3,990,397     —          —          —          —          —     

Cash dividends paid by Chunghwa

    —          —          —          —          (35,913,099     —          —          (35,913,099     —          (35,913,099

Cash dividends paid by subsidiaries to noncontrolling interests

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          (811,296     (811,296

Other changes in capital surplus

                   

Cash distributed from capital surplus

    —          (5,589,240     —          —          —          —          —          (5,589,240     —          (5,589,240

Change in capital surplus from investments in associates accounted for using equity method

    —          41,973        —          —          —          —          —          41,973        103,320        145,293   

Disposal of investments accounted for by equity method using subsidiaries

    —          (577     —          —          —          —          —          (577     (1,501     (2,078

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2013

    —          —          —          —          39,715,693        —          —          39,715,693        1,123,934        40,839,627   

Other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2013

    —          —          —          —          (552,027     102,672        (407,738     (857,093     40,678        (816,415
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2013

    —          —          —          —          39,163,666        102,672        (407,738     38,858,600        1,164,612        40,023,212   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Exercise of employee stock option of subsidiaries

    —          5,498        —          —          —          —          —          5,498        44,438        49,936   

Compensation cost of employee stock options of a subsidiary

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          69,579        69,579   

Employee stock bonus issued by a subsidiary

    —          (19     —          —          —          —          —          (19     2,468        2,449   

Increase in noncontrolling interests

    —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          40,862        40,862   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2013

  $ 77,574,465      $ 184,620,065      $ 74,819,380      $ 2,675,894      $ 20,744,024      $ 5,742      $ (149,747   $ 360,289,823      $ 5,054,331      $ 365,344,154   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

 

     Years Ended December 31  
     2013     2012  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    

Income before income tax

   $ 49,110,373      $ 49,927,651   

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

    

Depreciation

     30,954,469        31,037,506   

Amortization

     1,237,820        1,123,962   

Provision for (reversal of) doubtful accounts

     253,090        (1,451,384

Interest expenses

     36,412        22,033   

Interest income

     (562,808     (741,937

Dividend income

     (78,612     (20,606

Compensation cost of employee stock options

     69,579        —     

Share of the profit of associates and jointly controlled entities accounted for by equity method

     (674,977     (533,358

Impairment loss on available-for-sale financial assets

     —          26,779   

Impairment loss on financial assets carried at cost

     66,342        176,374   

Provision for inventory and obsolescence

     202,707        112,562   

Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment

     254,210        300,989   

Impairment loss on (reversal of) investment properties

     (245,708     1,261,365   

Impairment loss on intangible assets

     18,055        4,770   

Gain on disposal of financial instruments

     (76,291     (113,100

Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment

     (85,512     2,093   

Gain on disposal of investments accounted for using equity method

     (15,425     —     

Valuation loss on financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, net

     676        1,394   

Loss (gain) on foreign exchange

     20,728        (20,720

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Decrease (increase) in:

    

Financial assets held for trading

     9,097        73,638   

Trade notes and accounts receivable

     1,219,112        (508,973

Receivables from related parties

     (25,366     (9,873

Inventories

     (854,692     (2,486,509

Other current monetary assets

     (1,283     (117,967

Prepayment

     (286,905     (104,322

Other current assets

     589,110        (1,516,291

Increase (decrease) in:

    

Trade notes and accounts payable

     2,075,671        (803,959

Payables to related parties

     (280,521     49,183   

Other payables

     447,383        (262,870

Provisions

     (13,349     84,102   

Advance receipts

     (730,453     (1,307,733

Other current liabilities

     88,473        (383,014

Deferred revenue

     (137,905     (48,959

Accrued pension liabilities

     285,251        125,982   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash generated from operations

     82,868,751        73,898,808   

(Continued)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

 

     Years Ended December 31  
     2013     2012  

Interest paid

   $ (36,361   $ (28,759

Income tax paid

     (7,544,166     (8,212,990
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     75,288,224        65,657,059   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    

Acquisition of designated financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     —          (29,548

Proceeds from disposal of designated financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     —          57,362   

Acquisition of available-for-sale financial assets

     (1,762,132     (4,452,278

Proceeds from disposal of available-for-sale financial assets

     3,984,458        1,792,612   

Acquisition of time deposits and negotiable certificate of deposit with maturities of more than three months

     (18,198,714     (32,933,663

Proceeds from disposal of time deposits and negotiable certificate of deposit with maturities of more than three months

     37,927,854        51,653,183   

Acquisition of held-to-maturity financial assets

     —          (3,865,173

Proceeds from disposal of held-to-maturity financial assets

     4,236,182        2,450,896   

Acquisition of financial assets carried at cost

     (60,127     (49,856

Proceeds from disposal of financial assets carried at cost

     4,985        31,162   

Capital reduction of financial assets carried at cost

     36,000        35,000   

Proceeds from disposal of hedging derivative assets

     15,288        —     

Derecognition of hedging derivative liabilities

     (108,433     —     

Acquisition of investments accounted for using equity method

     (90,000     (25,912

Proceeds from disposal of investments accounted for using equity method

     24,182        —     

Capital reduction of investments accounted for using equity method

     16,387        64,500   

Acquisition of property, plant and equipment

     (36,381,555     (33,280,278

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

     204,519        32,968   

Acquisition of intangible assets

     (39,871,850     (632,420

Increase in noncurrent assets

     (290,818     (623,565

Interest received

     672,249        853,220   

Cash dividends received

     474,905        315,464   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (49,166,620     (18,606,326
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Proceeds from short-term loans

     1,398,522        857,473   

Repayment of short-term loans

     (1,255,638     (821,000

Proceeds from long-term loans

     —          400,000   

Repayment of long-term loans

     (358,372     (101,887

Increase (decrease) in customers’ deposits

     (49,979     62,582   

Increase in other liabilities

     21,590        446,986   

(Continued)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

 

     Years Ended December 31  
     2013     2012  

Cash dividends and cash distributed from additional paid-in capital

   $ (41,502,339   $ (42,361,864

Proceeds from exercise of employee stock option granted by subsidiaries

     49,936        43,660   

Dividends paid into noncontrolling interests

     (811,296     (892,904

Other change in noncontrolling interests

     41,764        (102,782
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (42,465,812     (42,469,736
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     (9,159     (49,721
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     (16,353,367     4,531,276   

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR

     30,938,472        26,407,196   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR

   $ 14,585,105      $ 30,938,472   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND 2012

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Stated Otherwise)

 

 

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 the dominate telecommunications service provider of domestic and international fixed-line, Global System for Mobile Communications (“GSM”), and Third Generation (“3G”) in the ROC, Chunghwa is subject to additional regulations imposed by 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 “TWSE”) on October 27, 2000. Certain of Chunghwa’s common shares were 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 were also 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.

Chunghwa together with its subsidiaries are hereinafter referred to collectively as “the Company”.

The financial statements are presented in Chunghwa’s functional currency, New Taiwan dollars.

 

2. APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The consolidated financial statements were approved and authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on March 25, 2014.

 

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3. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

On May 14, 2009, the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) announced the “Framework for Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards by Companies in the ROC.” In this framework, starting 2013, companies with shares listed on the TWSE or traded on the Taiwan GreTai Securities Market or Emerging Stock Market should prepare their consolidated financial statements in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Accounting Standards (IAS), the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) and SIC Interpretations (SIC) (the “IFRS”) endorsed by the FSC.

The Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2013 is its first IFRS consolidated financial statements. The Company’s date of transition to IFRSs is January 1, 2012, and the effect of the transition to IFRSs is disclosed in Note 43.

Statement of Compliance

The accompany consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and IFRSs endorsed by the FSC.

Basis of Preparation

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except for certain financial instruments that are measured at revalued amounts or fair values, as explained in the accounting policies below. Historical cost is generally based on the fair value of the consideration given in exchange for assets.

The opening balance sheet at the date of transition is prepared with the recognition and measurement required by IFRS 1 “First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards”. According to IFRS 1, the Company is required to apply each effective IFRS retrospectively in its opening balance sheet at the date of transition to IFRSs; except for optional exemptions and mandatory exceptions to such retrospective application provided under IFRS 1. The main optional exemptions the Company adopted are described in Note 43.

Current and Noncurrent Assets and Liabilities

Current assets include:

 

  a. assets held primarily for the purpose of trading;

 

  b. assets expected to be realized within twelve months after the reporting period; and

 

  c. cash and cash equivalents unless the asset is restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period.

Current liabilities include:

 

  a. liabilities held primarily for the purpose of trading;

 

  b. liabilities due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period; and

 

  c. liabilities for which the Company does not have an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting period.

Assets and liabilities that are not classified as current are classified as non-current.

 

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Light Era Development Co., Ltd. (LED) engages mainly in development of property for rent and sale. The assets and liabilities of LED related to property development within its operating cycle, which is over one year, are classified as current items.

Basis of Consolidation

 

  a. Principles for preparing consolidated financial statements

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial statements of Chunghwa and entities controlled by the Company (its subsidiaries).

When necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring their accounting policies in line with those used by the Company.

All intra-company transactions, balances, income and expenses are eliminated in full upon consolidation.

Attribution of total comprehensive income to noncontrolling interests

Total comprehensive income of subsidiaries is attributed to the owners of the Company and to the non-controlling interests even if this results in the non-controlling interests having a deficit balance.

Changes in the Company’s ownership interests in subsidiaries

Changes in the Company’s ownership interests in subsidiaries that do not result in the Company losing control over the subsidiaries are accounted for as equity transactions. The carrying amounts of the Company’s interests and the noncontrolling interests are adjusted to reflect the changes in their relative interests in the subsidiaries. Any difference between the amount by which the noncontrolling interests are adjusted and the fair value of the consideration paid or received is recognized directly in equity and attributed to owners of the Company.

 

  b. The subsidiaries in the consolidated financial statements

The detail information of the subsidiaries at the end of reporting period was as follows:

 

               Percentage of Ownership       
Name of Investor    Name of Investee    Main Businesses and Products   

December 31,

2013

     December 31,
2012
    

January 1,

2012

     Note

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

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

  

Selling and maintaining mobile phones and its peripheral products

     28         28         28       1)
  

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

  

Housing, office building development, rent and sale services

     100         100         100      
  

Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (“DHT”)

  

International telecommunications IP fictitious internet and internet transfer services

     100         100         100      
  

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

  

Telecommunication wholesale, internet transfer services international data and long distance call wholesales to carriers

     100         100         100      
  

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

  

Providing communication and information aggregative services

     100         100         100      
  

Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd. (“CHI”)

  

Investment

     89         89         89      
  

CHIEF Telecom Inc. (“CHIEF”)

  

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

     69         69         69      
  

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

  

Yellow pages sales and advertisement services

     100         100         100      
  

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

  

Investment

     100         100         100      
  

Spring House Entertainment Tech. Inc. (“SHE”)

  

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

     56         56         56      

 

(Continued)

 

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               Percentage of Ownership       
Name of Investor    Name of Investee    Main Businesses and Products   

December 31,

2013

     December 31,
2012
    

January 1,

2012

     Note
  

Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc. (“CHTG”)

  

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

     100         100         100      
  

Chunghwa Telecom Vietnam Co., Ltd. (“CHTV”)

  

Information and communications technology, international circuit, and intelligent energy network service

     100         100         100      
  

Smartfun Digital Co., Ltd. (“SFD”)

  

Software retail

     65         65         65      
  

Chunghwa Telecom Japan Co., Ltd. (“CHTJ”)

  

Telecom business, information process and information provide service, development and sale of software and consulting services in telecommunication

     100         100         100      
  

Chunghwa Sochamp Technology Inc. (“CHST”)

  

License plate recognition system

     51         51         51      
  

Honghwa Human Resources Co., Ltd. (“HHR”)

  

Human resources service

     100         —           —         2)
  

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

  

Investment

     100         100         100      

Senao International Co., Ltd.

  

Senao International (Samoa) Holding Ltd. (“SIS”)

  

International investment

     100         100         100      

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

  

Unigate Telecom Inc. (“Unigate”)

  

Telecommunication internet service

     100         100         100      
  

Chief International Corp. (“CIC”)

  

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

     100         100         100      

Chunghwa System Integrated Co., Ltd.

  

Concord Technology Co., Ltd. (“Concord”)

  

Investment

     100         100         100      

Spring House Entertainment Tech. Inc.

  

Ceylon Innovation Ltd. (“CEI”)

  

International trading, general advertisement and book publishment service

     100         100         100      

Light Era Development Co., Ltd.

  

Yao Yong Real Property Co., Ltd. (“YYRP”)

  

Real estate management and leasing business

     100         100         100      

Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.

  

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

  

Semiconductor testing components and printed circuit board industry production and marketing of electronic products

     51         53         53       3)
  

Chunghwa Investment Holding Co., Ltd. (“CIHC”)

  

Investment

     100         100         100      

Concord Technology Co., Ltd.

  

Glory Network System Service (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (“GNSS (Shanghai)”)

  

Planning and design of software and hardware system services and integration of information system

     100         100         100      

Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. Co., Ltd.

  

Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. USA Corporation (“CHPT (US)”)

  

Semiconductor testing components and printed circuit board industry production and marketing of electronic products

     100         100         100      
  

CHPT Japan Co., Ltd. (“CHPT (JP)”)

  

Sale and maintenance of electronic parts and machinery processed products, and design of printed circuit board

     100         —           —         4)
  

Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. International, Ltd. (“CHPT (International)”)

  

Wholesale electronic materials, electronic materials and general retail investment industry

     100         —           —         5)

 

(Continued)

 

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               Percentage of Ownership       
Name of Investor    Name of Investee    Main Businesses and Products   

December 31,

2013

     December 31,
2012
    

January 1,

2012

     Note

Senao International (Samoa) Holding Ltd.

  

Senao International HK Limited (“SIHK”)

  

International investment

     100         100         100      

Chunghwa Investment Holding Co., Ltd.

  

CHI One Investment Co., Limited (“COI”)

  

Investment

     100         100         100      

Senao International HK Limited

  

Senao Trading (Fujian) Co., Ltd. (“STF”)

  

Information technology services and sale of communication products

     100         100         100      
  

Senao International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (“SITS”)

  

Information technology services and sale of communication products

     100         100         100      
  

Senao International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (“SEITS”)

  

Information technology services and maintenance of communication products

     100         100         100      
  

Senao International Trading (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. (“SITJ”)

  

Information technology services and sale of communication products

     100         100         100      

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

  

Chunghwa Hsingta Co., Ltd. (“CHC”)

  

Investment

     100         100         100      

Chunghwa Hsingta Company Ltd.

  

Chunghwa Telecom (China) Co., Ltd. (“CTC”)

  

Planning and design of energy conservation and software and hardware system services, and integration of information system

     100         100         100      
  

Jiangsu Zhenhua Information Technology Company, LLC. (“JZIT”)

  

Intelligent energy conserving and intelligent building services

     75         75         —         6)
  

Hua-Xiong Information Technology Co., Ltd. (“HXIT”)

  

Intelligent system and energy saving system services in buildings

     51         51         —         7)

(Concluded)

 

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1) Chunghwa owns less than 50% equity shares of SENAO. However, Chunghwa has more than 50% seats of the board of directors of SENAO. Therefore, Chunghwa has control over SENAO and the accounts of SENAO are included in the consolidated financial statements. Chunghwa’s equity ownership of SENAO decreased from 28.44% as of January 1, 2012 to 28.30% and 28.18% as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, due to the exercise of options by SENAO’s employees.
2) Chunghwa established 100% owned subsidiary of HHR in January 2013.
3) The Company’s equity ownership of CHPT decreased to 50.62% as of December 31, 2013 due to the exercise of options by CHPT’s employees and CHPT issued employee stock bonus.
4) CHPT established 100% owned subsidiary of CHPT (JP) in January 2013.
5) CHPT established 100% owned subsidiary of CHPT (International) in July 2013.
6) JZIT was established in January 2012 and CHC owns 75% ownership of JZIT.
7) HXIT was established in November 2012 and CHC owns 51% ownership of HXIT.

The following diagram presents information regarding the relationship and ownership percentages between Chunghwa and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013:

 

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Business Combination

Acquisitions of businesses are accounted for using the acquisition method. Acquisition-related costs are recognized in profit or loss as incurred.

Goodwill is measured as the excess of the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount of any noncontrolling interests in the acquiree, and the fair value of the acquirer’s previously held equity interest in the acquiree over the net of the acquisition-date amounts of the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed.

Foreign Currencies

In preparing the financial statements of each individual entity, transactions in currencies other than the entity’s functional currency (foreign currencies) are recognized at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions.

At the end of each balance sheet date, monetary items denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing at that date. Exchange differences on monetary items arising from settlement or translation are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they arise.

Non-monetary items measured at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the date when the fair value was determined and related exchange differences are recognized in profit or loss. Conversely, when the fair value changes were recognized in other comprehensive income, related exchange difference shall be recognized in other comprehensive income.

Non-monetary items that are measured at historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.

For the purposes of presenting financial statements, the assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign operations (including of the subsidiaries in other countries or currencies used different with Chunghwa) are translated into New Taiwan dollars using exchange rates prevailing at the end of each reporting period. Income and expense items are translated at the average exchange rates for the period. Exchange differences arising, if any, are recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in equity attributed to noncontrolling interests as appropriate.

Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalent includes treasury bills, commercial paper, time deposits and negotiable certificate of deposit with original maturities within three months from the date of acquisition, highly liquid, readily convertible to a known amount of cash and be subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value. These cash equivalents are held for the purpose of meeting short-term cash commitments.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (weighted-average cost) or net realizable value item by item, except for those that may be appropriate to group items of similar or related inventories. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price of inventories less all estimated costs of completion and costs necessary to make the sale. The calculation of the cost of inventory is derived using the weighted-average method.

Buildings and Lands Consigned to Constructing Firm

Inventories of LED are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value item by item, except for those that may be appropriate to group as similar items or related inventories. Land acquired before construction is classified as land held for development, and then reclassified as land held under development after LED begins its construction project.

 

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When using the completed-contract method for its construction projects, LED recognizes the proceeds from customers as advances from customers for land and building before the construction project is completed. After completion of the construction project and ownership is transferred to the customers, LED recognizes the relevant revenues.

Investments in Associates and Jointly controlled entity

An associate is an entity over which the Company has significant influence and that is neither a subsidiary nor an interest in a joint venture. Joint venture arrangements that involve the establishment of a separate entity in which ventures have joint control over the economic activity of the entity are referred to as jointly controlled entities.

The operating results and assets and liabilities of associates and jointly controlled entity are incorporated in these consolidated financial statements using the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method, an investment in an associate and joint venture is initially recognized at cost and adjusted thereafter to recognize the Company’s share of the profit or loss and other comprehensive income of the associate and jointly controlled entity. The Company also recognizes the changes in the Company’s share of equity of associates and jointly controlled entity attributable to the Company.

When the Company subscribes for additional new shares of the associate and joint venture at a percentage different from its existing ownership percentage, the resulting carrying amount of the investment differs from the amount of the Company’s proportionate interest in the associate and joint venture. The Company records such a difference as an adjustment to investments with the corresponding amount charged or credited to additional paid-in capital. When the adjustment should be debited to additional paid-in capital but the additional paid-in capital recognized from investments accounted for using equity method is insufficient, the shortage is debited to retained earnings.

Any excess of the cost of acquisition over the Company’s share of the net fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities of an associate and joint venture recognized at the date of acquisition is recognized as goodwill, which is included within the carrying amount of the investment and is not amortized. Any excess of the Company’s share of the net fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities over the cost of acquisition, after reassessment, is recognized immediately in profit or loss.

The entire carrying amount of the investment (including goodwill) is tested for impairment as a single asset by comparing its recoverable amount with its carrying amount. Any impairment loss recognized forms part of the carrying amount of the investment. Any reversal of that impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the recoverable amount of the investment subsequently increases.

When the Company transacts with its associate and jointly controlled entity, profits and losses resulting from the transactions with the associate and jointly controlled entity are recognized in the Company’ consolidated financial statements only to the extent of interests in the associate and jointly controlled entity that are not related to the Company.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment loss.

Depreciation is recognized using the straight-line method. Each significant part is depreciated separately. The estimated useful lives, residual values and depreciation method are reviewed at the end of each reporting period, with the effect of any changes in estimate accounted for on a prospective basis.

Any gain or loss arising on the disposal of an item of property, plant and equipment is determined as the difference between the sales proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset and is recognized in profit or loss.

 

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Investment Properties

Investment properties are properties held to earn rentals and/or for capital appreciation (including property under construction for such purposes). Investment properties also include land held for a currently undetermined future use.

Investment properties are measured initially at cost, including transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, investment properties are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment loss. Depreciation is recognized using the straight-line method.

Any gain or loss arising on derecognition of the investment properties is calculated as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset and is included in profit or loss in the period in which the property is derecognized.

Goodwill

Goodwill arising from the acquisition of a business is carried at cost as established at the date of acquisition of the business less accumulated impairment loss.

For the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to each of the Company’s cash-generating units or groups of cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the business combination.

A cash-generating unit to which goodwill has been allocated is tested for impairment annually, or more frequently when there is an indication that the unit may be impaired, by comparing its carrying amount, including the attributable goodwill, with its recoverable amount. However, if the goodwill allocated to a cash-generating unit was acquired in a business combination during the current annual period, that unit shall be tested for impairment before the end of the current annual period. If the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit is less than its carrying amount, the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the unit and then to the other assets of the unit pro rata based on the carrying amount of each asset in the unit. Any impairment loss is recognized directly in profit or loss. An impairment loss recognized for goodwill is not reversed in subsequent periods.

Intangible Assets Other Than Goodwill

Intangible assets with finite useful lives that are acquired separately are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment loss. Amortization is recognized on a straight-line basis. The estimated useful life, residual value, and amortization method are reviewed at the end of each reporting period, with the effect of any changes in estimate accounted for on a prospective basis. The residual value of an intangible asset with a finite useful life shall be assumed to be zero unless the Company expects to dispose of the intangible asset before the end of its economic life.

Gains or losses arising from derecognition of an intangible asset, measured as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset, are recognized in profit or loss when the asset is derecognized.

Impairment of Tangible and Intangible Assets Other Than Goodwill

At the end of each reporting period, the Company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets, excluding goodwill, to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss. When it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the Company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.

 

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Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. If the recoverable amount of an asset or cash-generating unit is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset or cash-generating unit is reduced to its recoverable amount.

When an impairment loss is subsequently reversed, the carrying amount of the asset or cash-generating unit is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but only to the extent of the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset or cash-generating unit in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognized in profit or loss.

Financial Instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognized when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instruments.

Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value. Transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition or issue of financial assets and financial liabilities (other than financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss) are added to or deducted from the fair value of the financial assets or financial liabilities, as appropriate, on initial recognition. Transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition of financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss are recognized immediately in profit or loss.

 

  a. Financial assets

All regular way purchases or sales of financial assets are recognized and derecognized on a trade date basis.

 

  1) Measurement category

 

  a) Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss (FVTPL)

Financial assets are classified as at FVTPL when the financial asset is either held for trading or it is designated as at FVTPL.

Financial assets at FVTPL are stated at fair value, with any gains or losses arising on remeasurement recognized in profit or loss. The net gain or loss recognized in profit or loss does not incorporate any dividend or interest earned on the financial asset.

 

  b) Held-to-maturity financial assets

The Company invests in bank debentures and corporate bonds over specific credit ratings and the Company has positive intent and ability to hold to maturity, are classified as held-to-maturity investments.

Subsequent to initial recognition, held-to-maturity financial assets are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method less any impairment.

 

  c) Available-for-sale financial assets (AFS financial assets)

AFS financial assets are non-derivatives that are either designated as AFS or are not classified as loans and receivables, held-to-maturity financial assets or financial assets at fair value through profit or loss.

 

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Listed stocks, emerging market stocks, open-end mutual funds, unlisted stocks and corporate bonds held by the Company and classified as AFS in an active market are measured at fair value at the end of each reporting period. AFS equity investments that do not have a quoted market price in an active market and whose fair value cannot be reliably measured are carried at cost less any identified impairment losses at the end of each reporting period.

AFS financial assets are measured at fair value. Changes in the carrying amount of AFS monetary financial assets relating to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, interest income calculated using the effective interest method and dividends on AFS equity investments are recognized in profit or loss. Other changes in the carrying amount of AFS financial assets are recognized in other comprehensive income and will be reclassified to profit or loss when the investment is disposed of or is determined to be impaired.

Dividends on AFS equity instruments are recognized in profit or loss when the Company’s right to receive the dividends is established.

 

  d) Loans and receivables

Loans and receivables (including cash and cash equivalent, trade receivables, accounts receivable from related parties, other receivables and debt investments with no active market) are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment, except for short-term receivables when the effect of discounting is immaterial.

 

  2) Impairment of financial assets

Financial assets, other than those at FVTPL, are assessed for indicators of impairment at the end of each reporting period. Financial assets are considered to be impaired when there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows of the investment have been affected.

For financial assets carried at amortized cost, such as held-to-maturity financial assets and trade receivables, assets are assessed for impairment on a collective basis and individual.

For financial assets carried at amortized cost, the amount of the impairment loss recognized is the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the financial asset’s original effective interest rate.

For financial assets measured at amortized cost, if, in a subsequent period, the amount of the impairment loss decreases and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognized, the previously recognized impairment loss is reversed through profit or loss to the extent that the carrying amount of the investment at the date the impairment is reversed does not exceed what the amortized cost would have been had the impairment not been recognized.

For AFS equity investments, a significant or prolonged decline in the fair value of the security below its cost is considered to be objective evidence of impairment.

In respect of AFS equity securities, impairment loss previously recognized in profit or loss are not reversed through profit or loss. Any increase in fair value subsequent to an impairment loss is recognized in other comprehensive income. In respect of AFS debt securities, the impairment loss is subsequently reversed through profit or loss if an increase in the fair value of the investment can be objectively related to an event occurring after the recognition of the impairment loss.

For financial assets that are carried at cost, the amount of the impairment loss is measured as the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of the estimated future cash flows discounted at the current market rate of return for a similar financial asset. Such impairment loss will not be reversed in subsequent periods.

 

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The carrying amount of the financial asset is reduced by the impairment loss directly for all financial assets with the exception of trade receivables and other receivables, where the carrying amount is reduced through the use of an allowance account. When a trade receivable and other receivables are considered uncollectible, it is written off against the allowance account. Subsequent recoveries of amounts previously written off are credited against the allowance account. Changes in the carrying amount of the allowance account are recognized in profit or loss except for uncollectible trade receivables and other receivables that are written off against the allowance account.

 

  3) Derecognition of financial assets

The Company derecognizes a financial asset only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, or when it transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset to another entity.

On derecognition of a financial asset in its entirety, the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the sum of the consideration received and receivable and the cumulative gain or loss that had been recognized in other comprehensive income is recognized in profit or loss.

 

  b. Financial liabilities

 

  1) Subsequent measurement

Expect for financial liabilities at FVTPL, all the financial liabilities are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method.

 

  2) Derecognition of financial liabilities

The difference between the carrying amount of the financial liability derecognized and the consideration paid, including any non-cash assets transferred or liabilities assumed, is recognized in profit or loss.

 

  c. Derivative financial instruments

The Company enters into a variety of derivative financial instruments to manage its exposure to foreign exchange rate and the fluctuation on stock price risks, including foreign exchange forward contracts, cross currency swap contracts and index future contracts.

Derivatives are initially recognized at fair value at the date the derivative contracts are entered into and are subsequently remeasured to their fair value at the end of each reporting period. The resulting gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss immediately unless the derivative is designated and effective as a hedging instrument, in which event the timing of the recognition in profit or loss depends on the nature of the hedge relationship. When the fair value of derivative financial instruments is positive, the derivative is recognized as a financial asset; when the fair value of derivative financial instruments is negative, the derivative is recognized as a financial liability.

Hedge Accounting

The Company designates certain derivatives instruments as fair value hedges.

Changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as fair value hedges are recognized in profit or loss immediately, together with any changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk. The change in the fair value of the hedging instrument and the change in the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in the profit or loss in line item relating to the hedged item.

 

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Hedge accounting is discontinued prospectively when the Company revokes the designated hedging relationship, or when the hedging instrument expires or is sold, terminated, or exercised, or when it no longer meets the criteria for hedge accounting.

Provisions

Provisions for the expected cost of warranty obligations are recognized at the date of sale of the relevant products, at the best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the Company’s obligation by the management of the Company.

Revenue Recognition

Revenues are recognized when they are realized or realizable and earned when the Company has persuasive evidence of an arrangement, the goods have been delivered or the services have been rendered to the customer, the sales price is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured.

Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable and represents amounts for goods sold in the normal course of business, net of sales discounts and volume rebates. For trade receivables due within one year from the balance sheet date, as the nominal value of the consideration to be received approximates its fair value and transactions are frequent, fair value of the consideration is not determined by discounting all future receipts using an imputed rate of interest.

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 seconds or 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) monthly fees (on fixed-line services, mobile, Internet and data services) are accrued every month, and (c) prepaid services (fixed-line, mobile, Internet and data services) are recognized as income based upon actual usage by customers or when the right to use those services expires.

Where the Company enters into transactions which involve both the provision of air time bundled with products such as 3G data card and handset, total consideration received from handsets in these arrangements are allocated and measured using units of accounting within the arrangement based on relative fair values limited to the amount that is not contingent upon the delivery of other items or services.

Services revenue is recognized when service provided. Revenue from a contract to provide services is recognized by reference to the stage of completion of the contract.

Dividend income from investments is recognized when the shareholder’s right to receive payment has been established.

Interest income from a financial asset is recognized when it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company and the amount of income can be measured reliably. Interest income is accrued on a time basis, by reference to the principal outstanding and at the effective interest rate applicable.

Leasing

 

  a. The Company as lessor

Rental income from operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the relevant lease.

 

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  b. The Company as lessee

Operating lease payments are recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Borrowing Costs

Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of qualifying assets, are added to the cost of those assets, until such time as the assets are substantially ready for their intended use or sale.

Other than stated above, all other borrowing costs are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they are incurred.

Retirement Benefit Costs

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit plans are recognized as an expense when employees have rendered service entitling them to the contributions.

For defined benefit retirement benefit plans, the cost of providing benefits is determined using the Projected Unit Credit Method. All actuarial gains and losses on the defined benefit obligation are recognized immediately in other comprehensive income. Past service cost is recognized immediately to the extent that the benefits are already vested, and otherwise is amortized on a straight-line basis over the average period until the benefits become vested.

The retirement benefit obligation recognized in the consolidated balance sheets represents the present value of the defined benefit obligation as adjusted for unrecognized past service cost, and as reduced by the fair value of plan assets. Any asset resulting from this calculation is limited to the unrecognized past service cost, plus the present value of available refunds and reductions in future contributions to the plan.

Share-based Payment Arrangements - Employee Stock Options

The Company elected not to apply IFRS 2 “Share-based Payment” retrospectively to the share-based payment transactions which were granted and vested on or before December 31, 2011.

The share-based payment transactions which were granted after transitions to IFRSs should apply IFRS 2.

Equity-settled share-based payments to employees are measured at the fair value of the equity instruments at the grant date.

The fair value determined at the grant date of the employee share options is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, based on the Company’s estimate of employee share options that will eventually vest, with a corresponding increase in additional paid-in capital - employee share options. The fair value determined at the grant date of the employee share options is recognized as an expense in full at the grate date when the share options granted vest immediately.

At the end of each reporting period, the Company reviews its estimate of the number of employee share options expected to vest. The impact of the revision of the original estimates is recognized in profit or loss such that the cumulative expense reflects the revised estimate, with a corresponding adjustment to the capital surplus - employee stock options.

 

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Income Tax

Income tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

 

  a. Current tax

According to the Income Tax Law, an additional tax at 10% of unappropriated earnings is provided for as income tax in the year the shareholders approve to retain the earnings.

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

 

  b. Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognized on temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit. Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognized for all taxable temporary differences. Deferred tax assets are generally recognized for all deductible temporary differences to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which those deductible temporary differences, loss carryforwards, unused tax credits from purchases of machinery equipment and technology, research and development expenditures, and personnel training expenditures can be utilized.

Deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries and associates, and interests in joint ventures, except where the Company is able to control the reversal of the temporary difference and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future. Deferred tax assets arising from deductible temporary differences associated with such investments and interests are only recognized to the extent that it is probable that there will be sufficient taxable profits against which to utilize the benefits of the temporary differences and they are expected to reverse in the foreseeable future.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. A previously unrecognized deferred tax asset is also reviewed at the end of each reporting period and recognized to the to the extent that it has become probable that future taxable profit will allow the deferred tax asset to be recovered.

Deferred tax liabilities and assets are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period in which the liability is settled or the asset realized.

 

  c. Current and deferred tax for the year

Current and deferred tax are recognized in profit or loss, except when they relate to items that are recognized in other comprehensive income, in which case, the current and deferred tax are also recognized in other comprehensive income.

 

4. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGEMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY AND ASSUMPTION

In the application of the Company’s accounting policies, the managements are required to make judgments, estimates and assumptions which are based on historical experience and other factors that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

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The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

The following are the key assumptions concerning the future, and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the end of the reporting period. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

 

  a. Impairment of accounts receivable

When there is objective evidence showed indications of impairment, the Company will considered the estimation of future cash flows. The amount of impairment will be measured on the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows discounted by the original effective interest rates of the financial assets. However, the impact from the discount of short-term receivables is not material, the impairment of short-term receivables is measured at the difference between the carrying amount and the estimated future cash flows. Where the actual future cash flows are less than expected, a material impairment loss may arise.

 

  b. Provision for inventory valuation and obsolescence

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Estimates of net realizable value are based on the most reliable evidence available at the time the estimates are made at the end of reporting period. These estimates take into consideration fluctuations of price or cost directly relating to events occurring after the end of the period to the extent that such events confirm conditions existing at the end of the period. Estimates of net realizable value also take which into consideration. Inventories write-downs are determined on an item by item basis, except those similar items which could be categorized into the same groups. The Company uses the inventory holding period and turnover as the evaluation basis for inventory obsolescence losses.

 

  c. Impairment of tangible and intangible assets

When an indication of impairment is assessed with objective evidence, the impairment is recognized in profit or loss as incurred. The estimate of recoverable amount would impact on the timing and the amount of impairment loss recognition.

 

  d. Useful lives of property, plant and equipment

As discussed in Note 3, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” “Property, Plant and Equipment”, the Company reviewed estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment at the end of each year.

 

  e. Recognition and measurement of defined benefit plans

Accrued pension liabilities and the resulting pension expense under defined benefit pension plans are calculated using the Projected Unit Credit Method. Actuarial assumptions comprise the discount rate, rate of employee turnover, and long-term average future salary increase. Changes in economic circumstances and market conditions will affect these assumptions and may have a material impact on the amount of the expense and the liability.

 

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5. APPLICATION OF NEW AND REVISED STANDARDS AND INTERPRETATIONS

 

  a. New, amended and revised standards and interpretations (the “New IFRSs”) in issue but not yet effective

The Company has not adopted the following new revised or amended IFRSs, IASs, IFRICs, SICs and related guidance (IFRSs) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

On January 28, 2014, the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) announced the framework for the adoption of updated IFRSs version in the ROC. Under this framework, starting January 1, 2015, the previous version of IFRSs endorsed by the FSC (the 2010 IFRSs version) currently applied by companies with shares listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange or traded on the Taiwan GreTai Securities Market or Emerging Stock Market will be replaced by the updated IFRSs without IFRS 9 (the 2013 IFRSs version). However, as of the date that the consolidated financial statements were authorized for issue, the FSC has not endorsed the following new, amended and revised standards and interpretations issued by the IASB (the “New IFRSs”) included in the 2013 IFRSs version. Furthermore, the FSC has not announced the effective date for the following New IFRSs that are not included in the 2013 IFRSs version.

 

New, Revised or Amended Standards and Interpretations

  

Effective Date Issued by

IASB (Note 1)

The New IFRSs included in the 2013 IFRSs version not yet endorsed by the FSC

     

Amendments to IFRSs

  

Improvement to IFRSs 2009 - amendment to IAS 39

  

January 1, 2009 and January 1, 2010, as appropriate

Amendment to IAS 39

  

Embedded Derivative

  

Effective for annual periods ending on or after June 30, 2009

Amendments to IFRSs

  

Improvements to IFRSs 2010

  

July 1, 2010 or January 1, 2011, as appropriate

Amendments to IFRSs

  

Annual Improvements to IFRSs 2009-2011 Cycle

  

January 1, 2013

Amendment to IFRS 1

  

Limited Exemption from Comparative IFRS 7 Disclosures of First-time Adopters

  

July 1, 2010

Amendment to IFRS 1

  

Severe Hyperinflation and Removal of Fixed Dates for First-time Adopters

  

July 1, 2011

Amendment to IFRS 1

  

Government Loans

  

January 1, 2013

Amendment to IFRS 7

  

Disclosures - Offsetting Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

  

January 1, 2013

Amendment to IFRS 7

  

Disclosures - Transfers of Financial Assets

  

July 1, 2011

Amendment to IFRS 10

  

Consolidated Financial Statements

  

January 1, 2013

Amendment to IFRS 11

  

Joint Arrangements

  

January 1, 2013

Amendment to IFRS 12

  

Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities

  

January 1, 2013

 

(Continued)

 

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New, Revised or Amended Standards and Interpretations

  

Effective Date Issued by

IASB (Note 1)

Amendments to IFRS 10, 11 and 12

  

Consolidated Financial Statements, Joint Arrangements and Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities: Transition Guidance

  

January 1, 2013

Amendments to IFRS 10, IFRS 12 and IAS 27

  

Investment Entities

  

January 1, 2014

Amendment to IFRS 13

  

Fair Value Measurement

  

January 1, 2013

Amendment to IAS 1

  

Presentation of Items of Other Comprehensive Income

  

July 1, 2012

Amendment to IAS 12

  

Deferred tax: Recovery of Underlying Assets

  

January 1, 2012

Amendment to IAS 19 (Revised 2011)

  

Employee Benefits

  

January 1, 2013

Amendment to IAS 27 (Revised 2011)

  

Separate Financial Statements

  

January 1, 2013

Amendment to IAS 28 (Revised 2011)

  

Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures

  

January 1, 2013

Amendment to IAS 32

  

Offsetting of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

  

January 1, 2014

IFRIC 20

  

Stripping Costs in Production Phase of a Surface Mine

  

January 1, 2013

The New IFRSs not included in the 2013 IFRSs version

     

Amendments to IFRSs

  

Annual Improvements to IFRSs 2010-2012 Cycle

  

July 1, 2014 (Note 2)

Amendments to IFRSs

  

Annual Improvements to IFRSs 2011-2013 Cycle

  

July 1, 2014

IFRS 9

  

Financial Instruments

  

Effective date not determined

Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7

  

Mandatory Effective Date of IFRS 9 and Transition Disclosures

  

Effective date not determined

IFRS 14

  

“Regulatory Deferral Accounts”

  

January 1, 2016

Amendment to IAS 19

  

Defined Benefit Plans: Employee Contributions

  

July 1, 2014

Amendment to IAS 36

  

Impairment of Assets: Recoverable Amount Disclosures for Non-Financial Assets

  

January 1, 2014

Amendment to IAS 39

  

Novation of Derivatives and Continuation of Hedge Accounting

  

January 1, 2014

IFRIC 21

  

Levies

  

January 1, 2014

(Concluded)

 

Note 1: Unless stated otherwise, the above New IFRSs are effective for annual periods beginning on or after the respective effective dates.
Note 2: The amendment to IFRS 2 applies to share-based payment transactions for which the grant date is on or after July 1, 2014; the amendment to IFRS 3 applies to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after July 1, 2014; the amendment to IFRS 13 is effective immediately; the remaining amendments are effective for annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2014.

 

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  b. Significant impending changes in accounting policy resulted from New IFRSs in issue but not yet effective

Except for the following, the initial application of the above New IFRSs has not had any material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements:

 

  1) IFRS 9 “Financial Instruments”

Recognition and measurement of financial assets

With regards to financial assets, all recognized financial assets that are within the scope of IAS 39 “Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement” are to be subsequently measured at amortized cost or fair value. Specifically, financial assets that are held within a business model whose objective is to collect the contractual cash flows, and that have contractual cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal outstanding are generally measured at amortized cost at the end of subsequent accounting periods. All other financial assets are measured at their fair values at the balance sheet date. However, the Company may make an irrevocable election to present subsequent changes in the fair value of an equity investment (that is not held for trading) in other comprehensive income, with only dividend income generally recognized in profit or loss.

Hedge accounting

The main changes in hedge accounting amended the application requirements for hedge accounting to better reflect the entity’s risk management activities. Compared with IAS 39, the main changes include: (1) enhancing types of transactions eligible for hedge accounting, specifically broadening the risk eligible for hedge accounting of non-financial items; (2) changing the way hedging derivative instruments are accounted for to reduce profit or loss volatility; and (3) replacing retrospective effectiveness assessment with the principle of economic relationship between the hedging instrument and the hedged item.

The mandatory effective date of IFRS 9, which was previously set on January 1, 2015, was removed and will be reconsidered once the standard is complete with a new impairment model and finalization of any limited amendments to classification and measurement.

 

  2) IFRS 13 “Fair Value Measurement”

IFRS 13 establishes a single source of guidance for fair value measurements. It defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and requires disclosures about fair value measurements. The disclosure requirements in IFRS 13 are more extensive than those required in the current standards. For example, quantitative and qualitative disclosures based on the three-level fair value hierarchy currently required for financial instruments only will be extended by IFRS 13 to cover all assets and liabilities within its scope.

 

  3) Amendments to IAS 1 “Presentation of Items of Other Comprehensive Income”

The amendments to IAS 1 require items of other comprehensive income to be grouped into those that (1) will not be reclassified to profit or loss; and (2) will be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss when specific conditions are met. Income taxes on related items of other comprehensive income are grouped on the same basis. Previously, there were no such requirements.

 

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  4) Amendments to IAS 19 “Employee Benefits”

The amendments to IAS 19 change the accounting for defined benefit plans, which require the Company to recognize changes in defined benefit obligations or assets and to disclose the components of the defined benefit costs. According to the amendments, the past service cost, will be expensed immediately when it incurs and no longer be amortized over the average period before vested on a straight-line basis. In addition, the amendment also requires a broader disclosure in defined benefit plans.

 

  5) Amendments to IAS 36 “Recoverable Amount Disclosures for Non-financial Assets”

In issuing IFRS 13 “Fair Value Measurement”, the IASB made some consequential amendments to the disclosure requirements in IAS 36 “Impairment of Assets”, introducing a requirement to disclose in every reporting period the recoverable amount of an asset or each cash-generating unit. The amendment clarifies that the disclosure of such recoverable amount is required during the period when an impairment loss has been recognized or reversed. Furthermore, the Company is required to disclose the discount rate used in current and previous measurements of the recoverable amount based on fair value less costs of disposal measured using a present value technique.

 

  c. Significant impending changes in accounting policy resulted from the amendments to the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers (the “Regulations”) in issue but not yet effective

On December 30, 2013, FSC announced the amendments to the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers. One of the main amendments is to permit fair value model for subsequent measurement of investment properties. This amendment is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2014.

 

  d. The impact of the application of New IFRSs and the Regulations in issue but not yet effective on the Company’s consolidated financial statements is as follows:

When the Company applies IAS 19 (Revised 2011) in 2015, employee benefits will be recognized based on actuarial calculations in accordance with IAS 19 (Revised 2011). The Company anticipates that retained earnings as of January 1, 2014 will be retrospectively restated to increase by $23,472 thousand, noncontrolling interests will be retrospectively restated to increase by $3,344 thousand, accrued pension liabilities will decrease by $35,898 thousand, and deferred tax assets will decrease by $9,082 thousand, respectively.

Except for the above impact, as of the date the consolidated financial statements were authorized for issue, the Company is continuingly assessing the possible impact that the application of other standards and interpretations will have on the Company’s financial position and operating result, and will disclose the relevant impact when the assessment is complete.

 

6. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
    

January 1,

2012

 

Cash

        

Cash on hand

   $ 235,955       $ 447,399       $ 238,850   

Bank deposits

     10,591,681         5,730,478         5,115,371   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     10,827,636         6,177,877         5,354,221   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(Continued)

 

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     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
    

January 1,

2012

 

Cash equivalents

        

Commercial paper

   $ 2,375,419       $ 18,957,163       $ 18,966,431   

Time deposits with maturities of less than three months

     1,382,050         1,213,432         610,028   

Negotiable certificate of deposit

     —           4,590,000         1,177,037   

Treasury bills

     —           —           299,479   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     3,757,469         24,760,595         21,052,975   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 14,585,105       $ 30,938,472       $ 26,407,196   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(Concluded)

The annual yield rates of bank deposits, commercial paper, time deposits with maturities of less than three months, negotiable certificate of deposit and treasury bills were as follows:

 

     December 31,
2013
  December 31,
2012
 

January 1,

2012

Bank deposits

   0.00%-0.76%   0.00%-0.75%   0.00%-0.75%

Commercial paper

   0.60%-0.65%   0.71%-0.74%   0.45%-0.80%

Time deposits with maturities of less than three months

   0.05%-5.10%   0.88%-4.70%   0.40%-5.50%

Negotiable certificate of deposit

   —     0.83%-0.96%   0.63%-0.72%

Treasury bills

   —     —     0.70%

 

7. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
    

January 1,

2012

 

Financial assets held for trading

        

Derivatives (not designated for hedge)

        

Forward exchange contracts

   $ 337       $ 292       $ —     

Currency swap contracts

     —           2,702         6,094   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     337         2,994         6,094   

Financial assets designated as at fair value through profit or loss

        

Convertible bonds

     —           —           39,656   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 337       $ 2,994       $ 45,750   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial liabilities held for trading

        

Derivatives (not designated for hedge)

        

Forward exchange contracts

   $ 246       $ 24       $ 73   

Currency swap contracts

     —           1,935         3,665   

Index future contracts

     —           —           249   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 246       $ 1,959       $ 3,987   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Outstanding forward exchange contracts and currency swap contracts as of balance sheet dates were as follows:

 

     Currency    Maturity Period   

Contract Amount

(In Thousands)

December 31, 2013

        

Forward exchange contracts - buy

   NT$/US$    2014.01    NT$90,092/US$3,021

December 31, 2012

        

Currency swap contracts

   US$/NT$    2013.01-2013.03    US$34,000/NT$991,188
   US$/NT$    2013.01-2013.03    US$32,000/NT$929,280

Forward exchange contracts - buy

   NT$/US$    2013.01    NT$154,304/US$5,310

January 1, 2012

        

Currency swap contracts

   US$/NT$    2012.01-2012.03    US$43,000/NT$1,306,834
   US$/NT$    2012.01-2012.02    US$19,000/NT$571,280

Forward exchange contracts - buy

   NT$/US$    2012.01    NT$59,638/US$1,967

The Company did not have any outstanding index future contracts as of December 31, 2013 and 2012.

Outstanding index future contracts of subsidiaries on January 1, 2012 were as follows:

 

     Maturity Period    Units      Contract
Amount
(In Thousands)
 

January 1, 2012

        

TAIFEX futures

        

TX

   2012.01      2       NT$ 2,952   

TX

   2012.02      4       NT$ 5,558   

TX

   2012.03      37       NT$ 51,614   

TE

   2012.03      19       NT$ 11,370   

TF

   2012.01      8       NT$ 6,401   

TF

   2012.02      5       NT$ 3,877   

TF

   2012.03      15       NT$ 11,658   

The deposits paid for outstanding index future contracts of subsidiaries (included in other current assets) were $5,408 thousand as of January 1, 2012.

The Company entered into above forward exchange contracts, currency swap contracts and index future contracts to manage its exposure to foreign currency risk and impacts in operating results due to fluctuations in exchange rates and stock prices. However, the aforementioned derivatives did not meet the criteria for hedge accounting and were classified as financial assets or financial liabilities held for trading.

The convertible bonds owned by subsidiaries were hybrid financial instruments that were financial assets designated as at fair value through profit or loss.

 

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8. AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE FINANCIAL ASSETS

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
    

January 1,

2012

 

Equity securities

        

Domestic listed and emerging stocks

   $ 3,046,182       $ 3,278,315       $ 528,236   

Foreign listed stocks

     24,267         9,661         —     

Domestic and foreign open-end mutual funds

     —           2,190,392         2,137,201   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     3,070,449         5,478,368         2,665,437   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Debt securities

        

Corporate bonds

     —           50,207         76,209   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 3,070,449       $ 5,528,575       $ 2,741,646   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Current

   $ 24,267       $ 2,250,260       $ 2,498,712   

Non-current

     3,046,182         3,278,315         242,934   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 3,070,449       $ 5,528,575       $ 2,741,646   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

CHI evaluated and concluded its available-for-sale financial assets were partially impaired, and recorded an impairment loss of $26,779 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

9. HELD-TO-MATURITY FINANCIAL ASSETS

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
    

January 1,

2012

 

Corporate bonds

   $ 10,512,893       $ 14,791,151       $ 13,790,447   

Bank debentures

     1,252,954         1,255,139         905,745   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 11,765,847       $ 16,046,290       $ 14,696,192   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Current

   $ 4,264,104       $ 4,250,146       $ 1,201,301   

Non-current

     7,501,743         11,796,144         13,494,891   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 11,765,847       $ 16,046,290       $ 14,696,192   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The related information of corporate bonds and bank debentures as of balance sheet dates were as follows:

 

     December 31,
2013
    December 31,
2012
   

January 1,

2012

 

Corporate bonds

      

Par value

   $ 10,472,500      $ 15,955,000      $ 13,865,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nominal interest rate

     1.15%-2.49%        1.15%-2.90%        1.20%-2.98%   

Effective interest rate

     1.00%-1.95%        1.00%-2.89%        0.83%-2.89%   

Average expiry date

     4 years        4 years        4 years   

Bank debentures

      

Par value

   $ 1,250,000      $ 1,250,000      $ 900,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nominal interest rate

     1.25%-1.60%        1.25%-1.60%        1.37%-1.60%   

Effective interest rate

     1.15%-1.40%        1.15%-1.40%        1.25%-1.40%   

Average expiry date

     4 years        4 years        4 years   

 

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10. TRADE NOTES AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

 

     December 31,
2013
    December 31,
2012
   

January 1,

2012

 

Trade notes and accounts receivable

   $ 23,823,004      $ 25,165,616      $ 24,819,083   

Less: Allowance doubtful debts

     (922,102     (810,799     (2,423,012
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 22,900,902      $ 24,354,817      $ 22,396,071   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The average credit terms range from 30 to 90 days. When determining the collectability of notes and accounts receivable, the Company considered if there is material change in the credit quality at the balance sheet date. In general, with few exceptional cases, it is unlikely for the notes and accounts receivable due longer than 180 days to be collected, the Company recognized 100% allowance of notes and accounts receivable longer than 180 days. For the notes and accounts receivable less than 180 days, the allowance for doubtful accounts was estimated based on historical recovery experience.

The Company serves a large consumer base; therefore, the concentration of credit risk is limited.

The aging of estimated recoverable amount of receivables that were past due but not impaired as of December 31, 2013, December 31, 2012 and January 1, 2012 was as follows:

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
    

January 1,

2012

 

Less than 30 days

   $ 132,130       $ 188,153       $ 178,037   

31-60 days

     40,492         48,786         83,427   

61-90 days

     14,377         36,334         59,055   

91-120 days

     85,210         8,012         9,189   

121-180 days

     2,091         —           —     

More than 181 days

     11,617         8,782         11,015   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 285,917       $ 290,067       $ 340,723   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The above aging analysis was based on days overdue.

Movements of the allowance for doubtful accounts were as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013     2012  

Balance, beginning of year

   $ 810,799      $ 2,423,012   

Add: Provision for (reversal of) doubtful accounts

     239,200        (1,473,042

Deduct: Amounts written off

     (127,897     (139,171
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of year

   $ 922,102      $ 810,799   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The amount of allowance for bad debts assessed individually included the impairment loss of accounts receivable from certain companies in liquidation process or in significant financial difficulties, which were $221,164 thousand, $163,779 thousand and $7,303 thousand as of December 31, 2013, December 31, 2012 and January 1, 2012, respectively.

 

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11. INVENTORIES

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
    

January 1,

2012

 

Merchandise

   $ 5,220,654       $ 4,242,860       $ 2,998,617   

Project in process

     520,238         795,260         769,764   

Work in process

     26,100         17,713         12,474   

Raw materials

     26,266         36,069         24,584   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     5,793,258         5,091,902         3,805,439   

Land held for sale

     —           14,766         579,226   

Land and building held for sale

     8,166         54,884         —     

Construction in progress

     44,014         —           290,137   

Land held under development

     1,998,733         —           111,536   

Land held for development

     3,916         2,034,549         35,816   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 7,848,087       $ 7,196,101       $ 4,822,154   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The operating costs related to inventories were $50,860,224 thousand (including the valuation loss on inventories of $202,707 thousand) and $44,149,782 thousand (including the valuation loss on inventories of $112,562 thousand) for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

As of December 31, 2013, December 31, 2012 and January 1, 2012, inventories of $2,057,191 thousand, $2,041,797 thousand and $1,023,414 thousand, respectively, were expected to be recovered after more than twelve months. The aforementioned amount of inventories is mainly related to property development owned by LED.

Land held for sale on December 31, 2012 was for Wan-Xi and Li-Shui (A) projects. Land held for sale on January 1, 2012 was for Wan-Xi, Li-Shui (A) and Covent projects.

Land and building held for sale on December 31, 2013 and 2012 was for Guang-Diang project.

Construction in progress on December 31, 2013 was for Qingshan Sec., Dayuan Township, Taoyuan County project. Land held under development and construction in progress on January 1, 2012 was for Guang-Diang and Li-Shui (A) projects.

Land held for development on December 31, 2013 was for Yucheng Sec., Nangang Dist., Taipei City. Land held for development on December 31, 2012 was for Subsection 2 Gongyuan Sec., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, Yucheng Sec., Nangang Dist., Taipei City and Qingshan Sec., Dayuan Township, Taoyuan County. Land held for development on January 1, 2012 was for Subsection 2 Gongyuan Sec., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City and Yucheng Sec., Nangang Dist., Taipei City.

Subsection 2 Gongyuan Sec., Zhongzheng Dist, Taipei City was sold in July 2013.

 

12. PREPAYMENTS

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
    

January 1,

2012

 

Prepaid rents

   $ 3,388,938       $ 3,565,310       $ 3,851,568   

Others

     2,443,679         1,974,631         1,584,051   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 5,832,617       $ 5,539,941       $ 5,435,619   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(Continued)

 

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     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
    

January 1,

2012

 

Current

        

Prepaid rents

   $ 953,329       $ 917,975       $ 993,848   

Others

     1,270,801         1,067,731         894,795   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,224,130       $ 1,985,706       $ 1,888,643   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current

        

Prepaid rents

   $ 2,435,609       $ 2,647,335       $ 2,857,720   

Others

     1,172,878         906,900         689,256   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 3,608,487       $ 3,554,235       $ 3,546,976   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(Concluded)

 

13. OTHER CURRENT MONETARY ASSETS

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
    

January 1,

2012

 

Time deposits and negotiable certificate of deposit with maturities of more than three months

   $ 2,534,700       $ 22,263,840       $ 40,982,360   

Receivables from the Fund for Privatization of Government - owned Enterprises under the Executive Yuan (Note 26)

     1,317,887         869,032         1,283,829   

Others

     783,718         1,316,323         784,559   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 4,636,305       $ 24,449,195       $ 43,050,748   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The annual yield rates of time deposits and negotiable certificate of deposit with maturities of more than three months were as follows:

 

     December 31,
2013
  December 31,
2012
 

January 1,

2012

Time deposits and negotiable certificate of deposit with maturities of more than three months

   0.11%-3.30%   0.25%-3.30%   0.25%-3.30%

 

14. FINANCIAL ASSETS CARRIED AT COST

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
    

January 1,

2012

 

Non-listed stocks

        

Domestic

   $ 2,223,651       $ 2,327,994       $ 2,470,485   

Foreign

     199,995         139,867         104,545   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,423,646       $ 2,467,861       $ 2,575,030   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The above non-listed stocks are classified as available-for-sale financial assets based on financial assets categories (see Note 36). Since the range of fair values measurement is significant and difficult to reasonably evaluate the possibilities of the estimations, the fair values of the investments cannot be reliably measured, thus the above non-listed stocks investments owned by the Company were carried at costs less any impairment losses at the balance sheet date.

CHI evaluated and concluded its financial assets carried at cost were partially impaired, and recorded an impairment loss of $66,342 thousand and $176,374 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

15. INVESTMENTS ACCOUNTED FOR USING EQUITY METHOD

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
    

January 1,

2012

 

Investments in associates

   $ 2,334,789       $ 1,998,983       $ 2,305,328   

Jointly controlled entity

     227,504         241,309         250,689   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,562,293       $ 2,240,292       $ 2,556,017   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  a. Investments in associates

Investments in associates were as follows:

 

     Carrying Amount  
     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
    

January 1,

2012

 

Listed

        

Senao Networks, Inc. (“SNI”)

   $ 642,671       $ 403,153       $ 337,886   

Non-listed

        

ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte., Ltd. (“STS”)

     519,839         541,672         462,161   

International Integrated System, Inc. (“IISI”)

     292,239         277,592         257,371   

Viettle-CHT Co., Ltd. (“Viettle-CHT”)

     278,044         265,052         255,121   

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

     214,201         223,949         638,120   

Skysoft Co., Ltd. (“SKYSOFT”)

     158,218         127,686         113,304   

So-net Entertainment Taiwan Limited (“So-net”)

     92,325         31,152         34,545   

Kingwaytek Technology Co., Ltd. (“KWT”)

     74,838         77,449         75,369   

Alliance Digital Tech Co., Ltd. (“ADT”)

     28,757         —           —     

HopeTech Technologies Limited (“HopeTech”)

     25,564         21,742         20,970   

Xiamen Sertec Business Technology Co., Ltd. (“Sertec”)

     6,255         8,634         698   

Dian Zuan Intergrating Marketing Co., Ltd. (“DZIM”)

     1,838         20,902         109,783   

Panda Monium Company Ltd.

     —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,334,789       $ 1,998,983       $ 2,305,328   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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At the end of the reporting period, the proportion of ownership and voting rights in associates held by the Company were as follows:

 

     December 31,
2013
    December 31,
2012
   

January 1,

2012

 

Senao Networks, Inc. (“SNI”)

     34     40     41

ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte., Ltd. (“STS”)

     38     38     38

International Integrated System, Inc. (“IISI”)

     33     33     33

Viettle-CHT Co., Ltd. (“Viettle-CHT”)

     30     30     30

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

     40     40     40

Skysoft Co., Ltd. (“SKYSOFT”)

     30     30     30

So-net Entertainment Taiwan Limited (“So-net”)

     30     30     30

Kingwaytek Technology Co., Ltd. (“KWT”)

     33     33     33

Alliance Digital Tech Co., Ltd. (“ADT”)

     19     —          —     

HopeTech Technologies Limited (“HopeTech”)

     45     45     45

Xiamen Sertec Business Technology Co., Ltd. (“Sertec”)

     49     49     49

Dian Zuan Intergrating Marketing Co., Ltd. (“DZIM”)

     13     33     40

Panda Monium Company Ltd.

     43     43     43

The fair value based on the closing market price of investments in associates which are listed stocks as of the balance sheet date is as follows:

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
    

January 1,

2012

 

SNI

   $ 7,378,573       $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Summarized financial information of associates were as follows:

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
    

January 1,

2012

 

Total assets

   $ 20,794,575       $ 20,013,969       $ 20,020,401   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   $ 13,267,905       $ 13,952,740       $ 13,425,684   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013      2012  

Net revenues

   $ 14,260,037       $ 14,995,550   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 1,532,811       $ 1,499,819   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

   $ 15,798       $ (61,767
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company’s share of the profit or loss of associates accounted for using equity method

   $ 688,782       $ 542,738   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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SENAO disposed 245 thousand shares of SNI in December 2013, and the amount of profit and loss recognized were as follows:

 

    

Year Ended
December 31,

2013

 

Proceeds from disposal

   $ 24,182   

Carrying amount of the disposed investment

     (9,482

Change in capital surplus from investments in associates accounted for using equity method

     577   

Share of other comprehensive income of associates accounted for using equity method

     (36

Effect of noncontrolling interests

     1,407   
  

 

 

 

Profit recognized of the disposed investment

   $ 16,648   
  

 

 

 

Chunghwa participated in the capital increase of So-net by investing $60,000 thousand in March 2013. The ownership interest remains 30% after the capital increase.

Chunghwa, Taiwan Mobile Corporation, Asia Pacific Telecom, Vibo Telecom, EasyCard Corporation and Far EasTone Telecommunications established an associate, ADT, in November 2013. Chunghwa invested $30,000 thousand cash and held 19% ownership of ADT. Based on the share of capital commitments, Chunghwa has one seat out of five seats in the board of directors; therefore it has significant influence over ADT. ADT engages mainly in the development of mobile payments and information processing service.

Chunghwa, President Chain Store Corporation and EasyCard Corporation established an associate, DZIM, in May 2011. Chunghwa invested $114,640 thousand cash and held 40% ownership of DZIM in May 2011. Chunghwa participated in the capital increase of DZIM by investing $14,360 thousand in May 2012 but did not subscribe the shares at its corresponding proportion. Thus, the ownership interest decreased from 40% to 33% after the capital increase of DZIM. DZIM reduced its capital by $193,490 thousand in December 2012; Chunghwa received $64,500 thousand capital distribution and the ownership interest remains at 33%. DZIM reduced its capital to offset the deficits amounted to $130,787 thousand and made capital reduction of $49,158 thousand during its stockholders’ meeting held in March 31, 2013. Chunghwa received $16,387 thousand from the capital reduction. Chunghwa did not participate in the capital increase of DZIM in July 2013 and the ownership interest decreased from 33% to 13% after the capital increase of DZIM. The Company still has two seats out of five seats in the board of directors; therefore it remains an investor with significant influence over DZIM. DZIM engages mainly in information technology service and general advertisement service.

COI participated in the capital increase of Sertec by investing $11,552 thousand in February 2012. COI retained 49% ownership of Sertec after the capital increase.

The Company’s share of profit (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss) of the associates was recorded based on the audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.

 

  b. Investments in jointly controlled entity

Investments in jointly controlled entity were as follows:

 

     Carrying Amount      % of Ownership and Voting Rights  
     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
     January 1,
2012
     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
     January 1,
2012
 

Non-listed

                 

Huada Digital Corporation (“HDD”)

   $ 227,504       $ 241,309       $ 250,689         50         50         50   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

          

 

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Chunghwa invested in HDD in September 2011 at $250,000 thousand cash to acquire 50% of its shares and the rest of 50% ownership interest was held by HTC Corporation (“HTC”). After the stockholders’ meeting of HDD held on March 2, 2012, Chunghwa and HTC each obtained half of director seats. Thus, neither Chunghwa nor HTC obtained control over HDD. HDD engages mainly in providing software service.

Summarized financial information of jointly controlled entity was as follows:

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
     January 1,
2012
 

Current assets

   $ 223,037       $ 238,663       $ 250,774   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current assets

   $ 9,270       $ 5,909       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Current liabilities

   $ 4,803       $ 3,263       $ 85   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013     2012  

Profit or loss

    

Revenues and income

   $ 8,677      $ 3,987   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses and losses

   $ (22,482   $ (13,367
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company’s share of profits (loss) of the jointly controlled entity accounted for using equity method

   $ (13,805   $ (9,380
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company’s share of profits (loss) of the jointly controlled entity was recorded based on the audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.

 

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16. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

    Land     Land
Improvements
    Buildings     Computer
Equipment
    Telecommunications
Equipment
    Transportation
Equipment
    Miscellaneous
Equipment
    Construction in
Progress and
Advances Related
to Acquisition of
Equipment
    Total  

Cost

                 

Balance on January 1, 2012

  $ 102,122,004      $ 1,521,126      $ 67,288,565      $ 14,808,361      $ 655,542,989      $ 2,526,674      $ 7,220,343      $ 13,688,548      $ 864,718,610   

Additions

    —          —          —          51,039        29,808        1,515        108,075        33,530,436        33,720,873   

Disposal

    (17,053     (5,437     (47,400     (921,131     (11,203,403     (398,388     (416,682     —          (13,009,494

Effect of foreign exchange differences

    —          —          —          (927     (1,362     (41     (1,621     (20,674     (24,625

Other

    91,664        32,495        187,339        1,296,474        25,007,680        1,185,692        678,334        (28,515,189     (35,511
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance on December 31, 2012

  $ 102,196,615      $ 1,548,184      $ 67,428,504      $ 15,233,816      $ 669,375,712      $ 3,315,452      $ 7,588,449      $ 18,683,121      $ 885,369,853   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated depreciation and impairment

                 

Balance on January 1, 2012

  $ —        $ (1,016,500   $ (19,670,023   $ (10,919,241   $ (531,242,952   $ (1,254,273   $ (5,583,790   $ —        $ (569,686,779

Depreciation Expenses

    —          (56,099     (1,219,992     (1,342,300     (27,533,334     (408,387     (461,035     —          (31,021,147

Disposal

    —          4,659        46,940        917,814        11,191,119        398,226        415,675        —          12,974,433   

Impairment losses

    —          —          —          —          (280,595     —          (20,394     —          (300,989

Effect of foreign exchange differences

    —          —          —          114        1,560        1        286        —          1,961   

Other

    —          442        18,454        (4,801     18,507        (5,739     (21,846     —          5,017   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance on December 31, 2012

  $ —        $ (1,067,498   $ (20,824,621   $ (11,348,414   $ (547,845,695   $ (1,270,172   $ (5,671,104   $ —        $ (588,027,504
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance on January 1, 2012, net

  $ 102,122,004      $ 504,626      $ 47,618,542      $ 3,889,120      $ 124,300,037      $ 1,272,401      $ 1,636,553      $ 13,688,548      $ 295,031,831   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance on December 31, 2012, net

  $ 102,196,615      $ 480,686      $ 46,603,883      $ 3,885,402      $ 121,530,017      $ 2,045,280      $ 1,917,345      $ 18,683,121      $ 297,342,349   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cost

                 

Balance on January 1, 2013

  $ 102,196,615      $ 1,548,184      $ 67,428,504      $ 15,233,816      $ 669,375,712      $ 3,315,452      $ 7,588,449      $ 18,683,121      $ 885,369,853   

Additions

    —          —          6,073        67,523        71,817        1,112        285,237        36,294,642        36,726,404   

Disposal

    (56,216     (8,971     (17,858     (1,132,288     (14,778,453     (158,242     (437,896     —          (16,589,924

Effect of foreign exchange differences

    —          —          —          2,458        7,957        36        (9,627     1        825   

Other

    122,931        7,693        141,146        1,824,187        28,441,346        586,790        989,162        (32,124,877     (11,622
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance on December 31, 2013

  $ 102,263,330      $ 1,546,906      $ 67,557,865      $ 15,995,696      $ 683,118,379      $ 3,745,148      $ 8,415,325      $ 22,852,887      $ 905,495,536   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(Continued)

 

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    Land     Land
Improvements
    Buildings     Computer
Equipment
    Telecommunications
Equipment
    Transportation
Equipment
    Miscellaneous
Equipment
    Construction in
Progress and
Advances Related
to Acquisition of
Equipment
    Total  

Accumulated depreciation and impairment

                 

Balance on January 1, 2013

  $ —        $ (1,067,498   $ (20,824,621   $ (11,348,414   $ (547,845,695   $ (1,270,172   $ (5,671,104   $ —        $ (588,027,504

Depreciation Expenses

    —          (56,685     (1,245,245     (1,380,216     (26,977,590     (550,264     (727,894     —          (30,937,894

Disposal

    —          8,971        17,858        1,129,208        14,734,508        158,237        422,135        —          16,470,917   

Impairment losses

    —          —          —          —          (254,210     —          —          —          (254,210

Effect of foreign exchange differences

    —          —          —          (879     22,050        (7     (27,389     —          (6,225

Other

    —          10,812        80,165        (698     7,010        (9,592     (114,201     —          (26,504
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance on December 31, 2013

  $ —        $ (1,104,400   $ (21,971,843   $ (11,600,999   $ (560,313,927   $ (1,671,798   $ (6,118,453   $ —        $ (602,781,420
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance on January 1, 2013, net

  $ 102,196,615      $ 480,686      $ 46,603,883      $ 3,885,402      $ 121,530,017      $ 2,045,280      $ 1,917,345      $ 18,683,121      $ 297,342,349   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance on December 31, 2013, net

  $ 102,263,330      $ 442,506      $ 45,586,022      $ 4,394,697      $ 122,804,452      $ 2,073,350      $ 2,296,872      $ 22,852,887      $ 302,714,116   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Concluded)

 

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The Company performed the impairment assessment of telecommunications equipment and miscellaneous equipment and recorded an impairment loss of $254,210 thousand and $300,989 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line method over the following estimated service lives:

 

Land improvement

     8-30 years   

Buildings

  

Main building

     35-60 years   

Other building facilities

     3-10 years   

Computer equipment

     3-8 years   

Telecommunications equipment

  

Telecommunication circuits

     9-15 years   

Telecommunication machinery and antennas equipment

     5-10 years   

Transportation equipment

     3-10 years   

Miscellaneous equipment

  

Leasehold improvements

     2-6 years   

Mechanical and air conditioner equipment

     8-16 years   

Others

     3-10 years   

 

17. INVESTMENT PROPERTIES

 

     Investment
Properties
 

Cost

  

Balance on January 1, 2012

   $ 9,248,604   

Reclassification

     11,411   
  

 

 

 

Balance on December 31, 2012

   $ 9,260,015   
  

 

 

 

Accumulated depreciation and impairment

  

Balance on January 1, 2012

   $ (188,523

Depreciation expense

     (16,359

Recognized impairment loss

     (1,261,365

Reclassification

     (4,870
  

 

 

 

Balance on December 31, 2012

   $ (1,471,117
  

 

 

 

 

(Continued)

 

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     Investment
Properties
 

Balance on January 1, 2012, net

   $ 9,060,081   
  

 

 

 

Balance on December 31, 2012, net

   $ 7,788,898   
  

 

 

 

Cost

  

Balance on January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2013

   $ 9,260,015   
  

 

 

 

Accumulated depreciation and impairment

  

Balance on January 1, 2013

   $ (1,471,117

Depreciation expense

     (16,575

Reversal of impairment losses

     245,708   
  

 

 

 

Balance on December 31, 2013

   $ (1,241,984
  

 

 

 

Balance on January 1, 2013, net

   $ 7,788,898   
  

 

 

 

Balance on December 31, 2013, net

   $ 8,018,031   
  

 

 

 

(Concluded)

After evaluating the investment properties, the Company determined that some land and buildings were impaired and recognized an impairment loss of $1,261,365 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Based on the appraisal reports, the fair value associated with certain properties increased during 2013 and therefore the Company reversed a portion of previously recognized impairment losses amounting to $245,708 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line method over the following estimated service lives:

 

Land improvements

     8-30 years   

Buildings

  

Main buildings

     35-60 years   

Other building facilities

     3-10 years   

The fair value of the Company’s investment properties as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 and January 1, 2012 was determined on the appraisal reports conducted by independent appraisers. Those appraisal reports are based on the comparison approach, income approach or cost approach. Key assumptions and the fair values were as follows:

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
     January 1,
2012
 

Fair value

   $ 17,501,195       $ 15,510,857       $ 15,058,328   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Overall capital interest rate

     1.46%-2.20%         1.46%         1.46%   

Profit margin ratio

     12%-20%         12%-15%         12%-15%   

Discount rate

     1.36%         1.36%         1.36%   

Capitalization rate

     0.68%-2.02%         1.5%-2.05%         1.5%-2.05%   

All of the Company’s investment properties are held under freehold interest.

 

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18. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

     3G and 4G
Concession
    Computer
Software
    Goodwill     Others     Total  

Cost

          

Balance on January 1, 2012

   $ 10,179,000      $ 1,732,720      $ 180,631      $ 139,005      $ 12,231,356   

Additions-acquired separately

     —          631,139        —          1,281        632,420   

Disposal

     —          (298,241     —          (23,636     (321,877

Effect of foreign exchange difference

     —          (76     —          —          (76
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance on December 31, 2012

   $ 10,179,000      $ 2,065,542      $ 180,631      $ 116,650      $ 12,541,823   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated amortization and impairment

          

Balance on January 1, 2012

   $ (4,938,738   $ (981,580   $ —        $ (32,863   $ (5,953,181

Amortization expenses

     (748,609     (366,341     —          (9,012     (1,123,962

Disposal

     —          298,241        —          23,636        321,877   

Impairment loss

     —          —          —          (4,770     (4,770

Effect of foreign exchange difference

     —          16        —          —          16   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance on December 31, 2012

   $ (5,687,347   $ (1,049,664   $ —        $ (23,009   $ (6,760,020
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance on January 1, 2012, net

   $ 5,240,262      $ 751,140      $ 180,631      $ 106,142      $ 6,278,175   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance on December 31, 2012, net

   $ 4,491,653      $ 1,015,878      $ 180,631      $ 93,641      $ 5,781,803   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cost

          

Balance on January 1, 2013

   $ 10,179,000      $ 2,065,542      $ 180,631      $ 116,650      $ 12,541,823   

Additions-acquired separately

     39,075,000        795,894        —          956        39,871,850   

Disposal

     —          (224,890     —          —          (224,890

Effect of foreign exchange difference

     —          908        —          281        1,189   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance on December 31, 2013

   $ 49,254,000      $ 2,637,454      $ 180,631      $ 117,887      $ 52,189,972   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated amortization and impairment

          

Balance on January 1, 2013

   $ (5,687,347   $ (1,049,664   $ —        $ (23,009   $ (6,760,020

Amortization expenses

     (748,609     (481,619     —          (7,592     (1,237,820

Disposal

     —          224,890        —          —          224,890   

Impairment loss

     —          —          (18,055     —          (18,055

Effect of foreign exchange difference

     —          (80     —          1        (79
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance on December 31, 2013

   $ (6,435,956   $ (1,306,473   $ (18,055   $ (30,600   $ (7,791,084
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance on January 1, 2013, net

   $ 4,491,653      $ 1,015,878      $ 180,631      $ 93,641      $ 5,781,803   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance on December 31, 2013, net

   $ 42,818,044      $ 1,330,981      $ 162,576      $ 87,287      $ 44,398,888   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

For long-term business development, Chunghwa participated in mobile broadband license (4G license) bidding process announced by NCC and obtained certain spectrums. Chunghwa paid the 4G concession fee amounting to $39,075,000 thousand in November 2013.

Except for goodwill, the amortization expense is computed using the straight-line method over the following estimated service lives:

The computer software is amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of 2 to 10 years.

The concession fee is amortized on a straight-line basis from the date operations commence through the date the license expires.

 

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Other intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of 3 to 20 years. Goodwill is not amortized.

CHPT recognized an impairment loss of $4,770 thousand on the patent for the year ended December 31, 2012.

The Company recognized an impairment loss of $18,055 thousand on the goodwill arising from the business combination of a subsidiary, CHI, due to CHI underwent organization downsizing for the year ended December 31, 2013.

The Company did not recognize any impairment loss on goodwill for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

19. OTHER ASSETS

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
     January 1,
2012
 

Spare parts

   $ 3,008,145       $ 4,046,050       $ 2,305,655   

Refundable deposits

     2,209,566         2,087,034         1,760,149   

Other financial assets

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

Others

     2,626,061         1,938,040         1,832,197   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 8,843,772       $ 9,071,124       $ 6,898,001   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Current

        

Spare parts

   $ 3,008,145       $ 4,046,050       $ 2,305,655   

Others

     952,653         428,545         734,181   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 3,960,798       $ 4,474,595       $ 3,039,836   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current

        

Refundable deposits

   $ 2,209,566       $ 2,087,034       $ 1,760,149   

Other financial assets

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

Others

     1,673,408         1,509,495         1,098,016   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 4,882,974       $ 4,596,529       $ 3,858,165   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other financial assets - noncurrent was Piping Fund. 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 to a Piping Fund administered by the Taipei City Government. This fund was used to finance various telecommunications infrastructure projects. Net assets of this fund would be returned proportionately after the project was completed.

 

20. SHORT-TERM LOANS

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
    

January 1,

2012

 

Unsecured loans

   $ 254,357       $ 111,473       $ 75,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Annual interest rate

     1.18%-2.40%         1.25%-2.40%         1.25%-1.53%   

 

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21. LONG-TERM LOANS (INCLUDING LONG-TERM LOANS - CURRENT PORTION)

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
     January 1,
2012
 

Secured loans (Note 38)

   $ 1,700,000       $ 2,050,000       $ 1,651,419   

Unsecured loans

     —           8,372         108,840   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     1,700,000         2,058,372         1,760,259   

Less: Current portion of long-term loans

     300,000         8,372         701,887   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,400,000       $ 2,050,000       $ 1,058,372   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The annual interest rates of loans were as follows:

 

     December 31,
2013
   December 31,
2012
  

January 1,

2012

Secured loans

   1.15%-2.10%    1.13%-2.10%    1.10%-1.83%

Unsecured loans

   —      2.01%    2.01%-2.04%

LED obtained a secured loan from Chang Hwa Bank in September 2010. Interest is paid monthly. $300,000 thousand and $1,350,000 thousand will become due in December 2014 and September 2015, respectively. LED obtained another secured loan from Chang Hwa Bank in December 2012 at $400,000 thousand which will be due in December 2017; LED repaid $350,000 thousand in 2013.

CHIEF obtained an unsecured loan from Bank of Taiwan in January 2009. Interest and principal amount are paid monthly from January 2009 and all were repaid in January 2013.

CHPT obtained a secured loan from the E.SUN Commercial Bank in February 2009. Interest and the principal were paid monthly from March 2009 and all were repaid in February 2012.

 

22. TRADE NOTES AND ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
     January 1,
2012
 

Trade notes and accounts payable

   $ 15,589,108       $ 13,513,437       $ 14,264,769   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Trade notes and accounts payable were attributable to operating activities and the trading conditions were agreed separately.

 

23. OTHER PAYABLES

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
     January 1,
2012
 

Accrued salary and compensation

   $ 10,336,141       $ 9,838,182       $ 10,505,866   

Payables to contractors

     2,732,518         2,379,833         1,834,254   

Accrued franchise fees

     2,009,009         2,164,220         2,246,265   

Payables to equipment suppliers

     1,819,604         1,884,038         1,870,486   

Amounts collected for others

     1,325,918         1,326,777         1,200,618   

 

(Continued)

 

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     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
     January 1,
2012
 

Accrual amounts for bonuses to employees and remuneration to directors and supervisors

   $ 980,363       $ 1,784,767       $ 2,343,593   

Accrued maintenance costs

     990,655         988,240         898,016   

Others

     6,597,561         5,735,723         5,403,163   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 26,791,769       $ 26,101,780       $ 26,302,261   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(Concluded)

 

24. PROVISIONS

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
     January 1,
2012
 

Warranties

   $ 201,494       $ 221,245       $ 148,050   

Employee benefits

     47,265         41,949         32,822   

Others

     4,046         2,960         1,180   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 252,805       $ 266,154       $ 182,052   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Current

   $ 129,341       $ 221,245       $ 148,050   

Noncurrent

     123,464         44,909         34,002   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 252,805       $ 266,154       $ 182,052   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Warranties     Employee
Benefits
     Others     Total  

Balance on January 1, 2012

   $ 148,050      $ 32,822       $ 1,180      $ 182,052   

Additional provisions recognized

     165,701        9,127         1,780        176,608   

Used during the period

     (91,799     —           —          (91,799

Reversing un-usage balances

     (707     —           —          (707
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance on December 31, 2012

   $ 221,245      $ 41,949       $ 2,960      $ 266,154   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance on January 1, 2013

   $ 221,245      $ 41,949       $ 2,960      $ 266,154   

Additional provisions recognized

     153,166        5,316         1,252        159,734   

Used during the period

     (172,917     —           (166     (173,083
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance on December 31, 2013

   $ 201,494      $ 47,265       $ 4,046      $ 252,805   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  a. The provision for warranty claims represents the present values of the management’s best estimate of the future outflow of economic benefits that will be required under the Company’s obligation for warranties in sales agreements. The estimate has been made based on the historical warranty experience.

 

  b. The provision for employee benefits represents vested long-term service leave entitlements accrued.

 

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25. ADVANCE RECEIPTS

Advance receipts are mainly from advance telecommunication charges. In accordance with NCC’s regulation named “Mandatory and Prohibitory Provisions To Be Included In Standard Contracts for Telecommunication Goods (Services) Coupons”, the Company entered into a contract with Bank of Taiwan to provide a performance guarantee for advance receipts from selling prepaid cards, as of December 31, 2013 amounting to $1,058,337 thousand.

 

26. RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS

 

  a. Defined contribution plans

The pension plan under the Labor Pension Act of ROC (the “LPA”) is considered as a defined contribution plan. Based on the LPA, Chunghwa and its domestic subsidiaries make monthly contributions to employees’ individual pension accounts at 6% of monthly salaries and wages. Its foreign subsidiaries would make monthly contributions based on the local pension requirements.

 

  b. Defined benefit plans

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 was requested to administer the distributions to employees for pension obligations including service clearance payment, lump sum payment under civil service plan, additional separation payments, etc. upon the completion of the privatization and recognized in other current monetary assets.

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. Chunghwa and its subsidiaries contribute an amount no more than 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.

The plan assets are invested in domestic and foreign equity and debt securities, bank deposits, etc. The investment is conducted at the discretion of Bureau of Labor Funds, Ministry of Labor or under the mandated management. However, in accordance with Enforcement Rules of the Labor Pension Act, the return generated by employees’ pension contribution should not be below the interest rate for a 2-year time deposit published by the local banks.

The most recent actuarial valuation of plan assets and the present value of the defined benefit obligation were carried out by the independent actuary.

 

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The principal assumptions used for the purpose of the actuarial valuations were as follows:

 

     Measurement Date
     December 31,
2013
   December 31,
2012
  

January 1,

2012

Discount rates

   2.00%    1.60%    1.75%

Expected return on plan assets

   2.00%    1.60%    1.50%

Expected rates of salary increase

   1.00%-2.75%    1.00%-2.75%    1.00%-3.00%

The expected rate of return was based on historical return trends and analysts’ predictions of the market where the plan assets located over the life of the related obligation, by reference to the aforementioned use of the plan assets and the impact of the related minimum return.

Amounts recognized in profit or loss in respect of these defined benefit plans were as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013     2012  

Current service cost

   $ 2,905,985      $ 2,836,036   

Interest cost

     347,899        321,500   

Expected return on plan assets

     (296,682     (255,080

Past service cost

     (4,336     (4,336
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 2,952,866      $ 2,898,120   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

An analysis by function

    

Operating cost

   $ 1,762,718      $ 1,718,568   

Marketing expenses

     854,471        841,144   

Administration expenses

     162,928        157,648   

Research and development expenses

     100,401        104,686   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 2,880,518      $ 2,822,046   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Actuarial losses recognized in other comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was $512,151 thousand (which was actuarial losses amounting to $617,049 thousand net of the income tax effect of $104,898 thousand) and $1,242,296 thousand (which was actuarial losses amounting to $1,496,742 thousand net of the income tax effect of $254,446 thousand), respectively. The cumulative amount of actuarial losses recognized in other comprehensive income as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 was $1,754,447 thousand and $1,242,296 thousand, respectively.

The amount included in the consolidated balance sheet arising from the Company’s obligation in respect of its defined benefit plans was as follows:

 

     December 31,
2013
    December 31,
2012
    January 1,
2012
 

Present value of funded defined benefit obligation

   $ 25,458,306      $ 22,100,285      $ 18,697,050   

Fair value of plan assets

     (19,981,837     (17,528,601     (15,750,858
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Funded status

     5,476,469        4,571,684        2,946,192   

Unrecognized past service cost

     35,898        40,234        44,570   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 5,512,367      $ 4,611,918      $ 2,990,762   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(Continued)

 

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     December 31,
2013
    December 31,
2012
    January 1,
2012
 

Accrued pension liabilities

   $ 5,519,103      $ 4,616,803      $ 2,994,079   

Prepaid pension cost (included in other noncurrent assets - others)

     (6,736     (4,885     (3,317
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 5,512,367      $ 4,611,918      $ 2,990,762   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Concluded)

Movements in the present value of the defined benefit obligations were as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013     2012  

Balance, beginning of the year

   $ 22,100,285      $ 18,697,050   

Current service cost

     2,905,985        2,836,036   

Interest cost

     347,899        321,500   

Actuarial losses

     842,842        1,405,216   

Benefits paid

     (738,705     (1,159,517
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of the year

   $ 25,458,306      $ 22,100,285   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Movements in the fair value of the plan assets were as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013     2012  

Balance, beginning of the year

   $ 17,528,601      $ 15,750,858   

Expected return on plan assets

     296,682        255,080   

Actuarial gains (losses)

     225,793        (91,526

Contributions from the employer

     2,564,906        2,640,736   

Benefits from plan assets

     (634,145     (1,026,547
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of the year

   $ 19,981,837      $ 17,528,601   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The percentage of major categories of plan assets at the end of the reporting period were disclosed based on the information announced by Labor Pension Fund Supervisory Committee:

 

     Fair Value of Plan Assets (%)  
     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
     January 1,
2012
 

Stock and beneficiary certificates

     44.77         38.09         40.75   

Fixed income investments

     31.58         36.61         35.25   

Cash

     22.86         24.51         23.87   

Others

     0.79         0.79         0.13   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     100.00         100.00         100.00   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company elected to disclose the historical information of experience adjustments from the date of the adoption of IFRSs.

 

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     December 31,
2013
    December 31,
2012
    January 1,
2012
 

Present value of defined benefit obligation

   $ (25,458,306   $ (22,100,285   $ (18,697,050
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets

   $ 19,981,837      $ 17,528,601      $ 15,750,858   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deficit

   $ (5,476,469   $ (4,571,684   $ (2,946,192
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Experience adjustments on plan liabilities

   $ 1,692,273      $ 545,960      $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Experience adjustments on plan assets

   $ 60,207      $ 91,526      $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company expects to make a contribution of $2,590,303 thousand to the defined benefits plans in the next twelve months starting from December 31, 2013.

 

27. EQUITY

 

  a. Share capital

 

  1) Common stock

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
    

January 1,

2012

 

Number of authorized shares (thousand)

     12,000,000         12,000,000         12,000,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Authorized shares

   $ 120,000,000       $ 120,000,000       $ 120,000,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Number of shares issued and collected proceeds

     7,757,447         7,757,447         7,757,447   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Issued shares

   $ 77,574,465       $ 77,574,465       $ 77,574,465   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The issued common stock has a par value of $10 per share and entitles the holder the right to vote and receive dividends.

 

  2) Global depositary receipts

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 December 31, 2013, the outstanding ADSs were 282,700 thousand common shares, which equaled 28,270 thousand units and represented 3.64% 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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  b. Addition paid-in capital

The adjustment of capital surplus for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

 

     Share Premium     Donated Capital      Movements of
Paid-in Capital
for Associates
Accounted for
Using Equity
Method
    Share-based
Payment
Transactions
    Stockholders’
Contribution
Due to
Privatization
     Total  

Balance on January 1, 2012

   $ 169,496,289      $ 13,170       $ —        $ —        $ 20,648,078       $ 190,157,537   

Exercise of employee stock option of a subsidiary

     —          —           —          4,893        —           4,893   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance on December 31, 2012

   $ 169,496,289      $ 13,170       $ —        $ 4,893      $ 20,648,078       $ 190,162,430   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance on January 1, 2013

   $ 169,496,289      $ 13,170       $ —        $ 4,893      $ 20,648,078       $ 190,162,430   

Cash distributed from additional paid-in capital

     (5,589,240     —           —          —          —           (5,589,240

Change in additional paid-in capital from investments in associates accounted for using equity method

     —          —           41,973        —          —           41,973   

Disposal of investments accounted for using equity method by subsidiary

     —          —           (577     —          —           (577

Exercise of employee stock option of subsidiaries

     —          —           —          5,498        —           5,498   

Employee stock bonus issued by a subsidiary

     —          —           —          (19     —           (19
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance on December 31, 2013

   $ 163,907,049      $ 13,170       $ 41,396      $ 10,372      $ 20,648,078       $ 184,620,065   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital may only be utilized to offset deficits. However, the additional paid-in capital from shares issued in excess of par and donations may be distributed in cash or capitalized when a company has no deficit, which however is limited to a certain percentage of Chunghwa’s paid-in capital.

Additional paid-in capital from investments accounted for using equity method may not be used for any purpose.

The additional paid-in capital - privatization is the retrospective adjustment at the date of transition to IFRSs. Please refer to Note 43 to the consolidated financial statement for further details.

 

  c. Retained earnings and dividends policy

Before distributing a dividend or making any other distribution to stockholders, Chunghwa must pay all outstanding taxes, offset deficits in prior years and set aside a legal reserve equal to 10% of its net income, except when the accumulated amount of such legal reserve equals to the Company’s total authorized capital, and depending on its business needs or requirements, may also set aside or reverse special reserves. In accordance with Chunghwa’s 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 dividend to be distributed is less than $0.10 per share, such cash dividend shall be distributed in the form of common shares.

For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the accrual amounts for bonuses to employees and remuneration to directors and supervisors were accrued based on past experiences and the probable amount to be paid in accordance with Chunghwa’s Articles of Incorporation and Implementation Guidance for the Employee’s Bonus Distribution of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

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 resolved in the shareholders’ meeting is charged to the earnings of the following year as a result of change in accounting estimate. If the shareholders’ meeting approved to distribute the employee bonus as stocks, the share number of the stock bonus were determined by the amount of bonus divided by the fair value of the common stocks which was the closing market prices one day before shareholders’ meeting after taking into account the effects of ex-rights and ex-dividends.

 

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Under Rule No. 1010012865 issued by the FSC on April 6, 2012, the Company is required to set aside additional special reserve equivalent to debit balances under stockholder’s equity. For subsequent decrease in the deduction amount to stockholder’s equity, the decreased amount could be reversed from the special reserve to retained earnings.

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 the legal reserve has exceeded 25% of the Chunghwa’s paid-in capital, the excess may be transferred to capital or distributed in cash.

Except for non-ROC resident shareholders, all shareholders receiving the dividends are entitled a tax credit equal to their proportionate share of the income tax paid by the Chunghwa.

The appropriations of earnings for 2012 and 2011 had been approved in the stockholders’ meetings on June 25, 2013 and June 22, 2012 were as follows:

 

     Appropriation of Earnings      Dividends Per Share
(NT$)
 
     For Fiscal
Year 2012
     For Fiscal
Year 2011
     For Fiscal
Year 2012
     For Fiscal
Year 2011
 

Legal reserve

   $ 3,990,397       $ 4,706,838         

Cash dividends

     35,913,099         42,361,864       $ 4.63       $ 5.46   

The bonuses to the employees and remuneration to the directors and supervisors for 2012 and 2011 approved in the stockholders’ meetings on June 25, 2013 and June 22, 2012 were as follows:

 

     2012      2011  
     Cash Bonus      Cash Bonus  

Bonus to employees

   $ 1,533,082       $ 2,040,090   

Remuneration of directors and supervisors

     37,484         44,446   

The appropriations of earnings for 2012 were proposed according to the Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012, which were prepared in accordance with the pre-revised Guidelines Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and the Generally Accepted Accounting Standard in the Republic of China (“ROC GAAP”), and by reference to the balance sheet for the year ended December 31, 2012, which was prepared in accordance with the revised Guidelines Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers (revised).

There was no difference between the initial accrual amounts and the amounts resolved in shareholders’ meeting of the aforementioned bonuses to employees and the remuneration to directors and supervisors.

The stockholders of Chunhwa resolved to distribute cash dividends from capital surplus of $5,589,240 thousand in the stockholders’ meeting on June 25, 2013.

The appropriations of earnings for 2013 had been proposed by the Chunghwa’s board of directors on March 25, 2014. The appropriations and dividends per share were as follows:

 

     Appropriation
of Earnings
     Dividends Per
Share (NT$)
 

Legal reserve

   $ 2,074,342      

Special reserve

     144,005      

Cash dividends

     18,525,558       $ 2.39   

 

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In addition, Chunghwa’s board of directors resolved to distribute cash from additional paid-in capital of $16,577,663 thousand, $2.14 per share, on March 25, 2014.

Information of the appropriation of Chunghwa’s earnings, employees bonuses and remuneration to directors and supervisors proposed by the board of directors and approved by the stockholders is available on the Market Observation Post System website.

 

  d. Special reserves to be recognized under Rule No. 1010012865 issued by the FSC

The adjustments of IFRSs adoption resulted in the decrease of retained earnings of the Company; therefore, the Company is not required to appropriate any amount to the special reserve.

 

  e. Other equity items

 

  1) Exchange differences arising from the translation of the foreign operations

The exchange differences arising from the translation of the foreign operations from their functional currency to New Taiwan dollars were recognized as exchange differences arising from the translation of the foreign operations in other comprehensive income.

 

  2) Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale financial assets

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013     2012  

Beginning balance

   $ 257,991      $ 67,674   

Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale financial assets

     (559,730     192,856   

Income tax relating to unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale financial assets

     (5,635     —     

Amount reclassified from equity to profit or loss on disposal

     157,627        (26,372

Amount reclassified from equity to impairment loss

     —          23,833   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   $ (149,747   $ 257,991   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  f. Noncontrolling interests

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013     2012  

Beginning balance

   $ 4,441,849      $ 4,276,384   

Attributable to noncontrolling interests

    

Cash dividends paid by subsidiaries to noncontrolling interests

     (811,296     (892,904

Net income of current period

     1,123,934        1,136,154   

Exchange differences arising from the translation of the net investment in foreign operations

     28,323        (7,694

Unrealized gain on available-for-sale financial assets

     9,418        1,797   

Income tax relating to unrealized loss on available-for-sale financial assets

     (696     —     

Actuarial gains (loss) on the defined benefit plans

     2,498        (19,052

Income tax related to actuarial gains and losses

     (425     3,238   

Share of other comprehensive income of associates accounted for using equity method

     1,560        (1,456

(Continued)

 

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     Year Ended December 31  
     2013     2012  

Changes in capital surplus from investments in associates accounted for using equity method

   $ 103,320      $ —     

Disposal of investments accounted for using equity method

     (1,501     —     

Exercise of employee stock option of subsidiaries

     44,438        38,767   

Compensation cost of employee stock options of a subsidiary

     69,579        —     

Employee stock bonus issued by a subsidiary

     2,468        —     

Increase (decrease) in noncontrolling interests

     40,862        (93,385
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   $ 5,054,331      $ 4,441,849   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Concluded)

 

28. REVENUE

The main source of revenue of the Company includes various telecommunications services in many different streams, and the related information is discussed in Note 42.

 

29. NET PROFIT (LOSS) AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

 

  a. Income

 

  1) Other income and expenses

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013     2012  

Gain (loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment, net

   $ 85,512      $ (2,093

Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment

     (254,210     (300,989

Reversal gain (impairment loss) on investment properties

     245,708        (1,261,365

Impairment loss on intangible assets

     (18,055     (4,770
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 58,955      $ (1,569,217
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  2) Other income

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013      2012  

Dividends income

   $ 78,612       $ 20,606   

Rental income

     43,200         42,637   

Others

     234,716         377,366   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 356,528       $ 440,609   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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  3) Other gains and losses

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013     2012  

Net foreign currency exchange gains (losses)

   $ (100,195   $ 33,852   

Gain on disposal of financial instruments, net

     76,291        113,100   

Gain on disposal of investments accounted for using equity method

     15,425        —     

Valuation loss on financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, net

     (676     (1,394

Loss arising from derivatives as designated hedging instruments in fair value hedges, net

     (93,145     —     

Gain arising from adjustments for hedged item attributable to the hedged risk in a designated fair value hedge accounting relationship, net

     93,145        —     

Impairment losses on financial assets carried at cost

     (66,342     (176,374

Impairment losses on available-for-sale financial assets

     —          (26,779

Others

     (47,414     (80,929
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ (122,911   $ (138,524
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  4) Finance costs

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013      2012  

Interest on bank borrowings

   $ 32,939       $ 19,931   

Other interest expenses

     3,473         2,102   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 36,412       $ 22,033   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  5) Impairment loss (reversal gain) on financial instruments

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013      2012  

Notes and accounts receivable

   $ 239,200       $ (1,473,042
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other receivables

   $ 13,890       $ 21,658   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial assets carried at cost

   $ 66,342       $ 176,374   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

   $ —         $ 26,779   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  6) Impairment loss (reversal gain) on non-financial assets

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013     2012  

Inventories

   $ 202,707      $ 112,562   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Intangible assets

   $ 18,055      $ 4,770   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

   $ 254,210      $ 300,989   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investment properties

   $ (245,708   $ 1,261,365   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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  7) Depreciation and amortization expenses

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013      2012  

Property, plant and equipment

   $ 30,937,894       $ 31,021,147   

Investment properties

     16,575         16,359   

Intangible assets

     1,237,820         1,123,962   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total depreciation and amortization expenses

   $ 32,192,289       $ 32,161,468   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Depreciation expenses summarized by functions

     

Operating costs

   $ 28,813,449       $ 29,089,285   

Operating expenses

     2,141,020         1,948,221   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 30,954,469       $ 31,037,506   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Amortization expenses summarized by functions

     

Operating costs

   $ 986,570       $ 865,051   

Operating expenses

     251,250         258,911   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,237,820       $ 1,123,962   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  8) Employee benefit expenses

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013      2012  

Post-employment benefit

     

Defined contribution plans

   $ 374,911       $ 310,894   

Defined benefit plans

     2,880,518         2,822,046   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     3,255,429         3,132,940   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share-based payment

     

Equity-settled share-based payment

     69,579         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other employee benefit

     

Salaries

     24,942,491         24,332,803   

Insurance

     2,449,831         2,288,257   

Others

     14,410,923         14,679,180   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     41,803,245         41,300,240   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total employee benefit expenses

   $ 45,128,253       $ 44,433,180   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Summary by functions

     

Operating costs

   $ 25,038,246       $ 24,928,462   

Operating expenses

     20,090,007         19,504,718   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 45,128,253       $ 44,433,180   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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  b. Components of others comprehensive income - unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale financial assets

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013     2012  

Gains (losses) arising during the year

   $ (549,774   $ 208,931   

Reclassification adjustments

    

Upon disposal

     157,089        (43,596

Upon impairment

     —          26,779   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ (392,685   $ 192,114   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

30. INCOME TAX

 

  a. Income tax recognized in profit or loss

The major components of income tax expense were as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013     2012  

Current tax

    

Current tax expenses recognized for the current period

   $ 8,138,294      $ 7,955,030   

Income tax expenses of unappropriated earnings

     88,799        9,406   

Income tax adjustments on previous years

     123,267        27,000   

Others

     21,149        24,303   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     8,371,509        8,015,739   

Deferred tax

    

Deferred tax expenses recognized for the current period

     (100,763     (3,968
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax recognized in profit or loss

   $ 8,270,746      $ 8,011,771   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reconciliation of accounting profit and income tax expense is as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013     2012  

Profit before tax

   $ 49,110,373      $ 49,927,651   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax expense calculated at the statutory rate (17%)

     8,348,764        8,487,701   

Nondeductible revenues and expenses in determining taxable income

     (2,411     221,214   

Imputed income on tax

     1,964        1,964   

Unrecognized deductible temporary differences

     67,260        (176,844

Unrecognized loss carryforwards

     128,568        107,582   

Unrecognized investment credits

     —          (3,536

Tax-exempt income

     (265,147     (321,411

Income tax on unappropriated earnings

     88,799        9,406   

Investment credits

     (232,735     (396,166

Effect of different tax rates of group entities operating in other jurisdictions

     (10,215     (1,391

Adjustments of tax expense on previous years

     123,267        27,000   

Others

     22,632        56,252   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax expense recognized in profit or loss

   $ 8,270,746      $ 8,011,771   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The applicable tax rate used above is the corporate tax rate of 17% payable by the entities in the Company in R.O.C., while the applicable tax rate used by subsidiaries in China is 25%. Tax rates used by other entities in the Company operating in other jurisdictions are based on the tax laws in those jurisdictions.

As the status of appropriations of earnings in 2014 is uncertain, the potential income tax consequences of 2013 unappropriated earnings cannot be reliably determinable.

 

  b. Income tax recognized in other comprehensive income

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013     2012  

Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale financial assets

   $ 6,331      $ —     

Actuarial gains and losses on defined benefit plan

     (104,898     (254,446
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income tax recognized in other comprehensive income

   $ (98,567   $ (254,446
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  c. Current tax assets and liabilities

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
     January 1,
2012
 

Current tax assets

        

Tax refund receivable (classified as other current monetary assets)

   $ 726       $ 1,313       $ 662   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Current tax liabilities

        

Income tax payable

   $ 4,144,076       $ 3,320,329       $ 3,538,742   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  d. Deferred tax assets and liabilities

The movements of deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities were as follows:

For the year ended December 31, 2013

 

    

January 1,

2013

     Recognized in
Profit or Loss
    Recognized in
Other
Comprehensive
Income
     December 31,
2013
 

Deferred tax assets

          

Temporary differences

          

Defined benefit obligation

   $ 783,291       $ 49,172      $ 104,898       $ 937,361   

Deferred revenue

     232,236         (45,110     —           187,126   

Share of the profit of associates and jointly controlled entities accounted for using equity method

     89,396         85,611        —           175,007   

Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment

     58,671         344        —           59,015   

Valuation loss on inventory

     44,288         12,265        —           56,553   

Estimated warranty liabilities

     25,779         (2,015     —           23,764   

Accrued award credits liabilities

     12,032         8,791        —           20,823   

Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain), net

     18,573         (7,704     —           10,869   

Others

     16,702         1,066        —           17,768   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     1,280,968         102,420        104,898         1,488,286   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

(Continued)

 

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January 1,

2013

     Recognized in
Profit or Loss
    Recognized in
Other
Comprehensive
Income
     December 31,
2013
 

Loss carryforwards

   $ 31,668       $ (4,546   $ —         $ 27,122   

Investment credits

     3,238         (3,238     —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,315,874       $ 94,636      $ 104,898       $ 1,515,408   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

          

Temporary differences

          

Land value incremental tax

   $ 94,986       $ —        $ —         $ 94,986   

Valuation gain on financial instruments, net

     180         (123     6,331         6,388   

Unrealized foreign exchange gain (loss), net

     20         (15     —           5   

Others

     3,206         (3,206     —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 98,392       $ (3,344   $ 6,331       $ 101,379   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

(Concluded)

For the year ended December 31, 2012

 

     January 1,
2012
     Recognized in
Profit or Loss
    Recognized in
Other
Comprehensive
Income
     December 31,
2012
 

Deferred tax assets

          

Temporary differences

          

Defined benefit obligation

   $ 507,043       $ 21,802      $ 254,446       $ 783,291   

Deferred revenue

     333,571         (101,335     —           232,236   

Share of the profit of associates and jointly controlled entities accounted for using equity method

     41,150         48,246        —           89,396   

Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment

     11,546         47,125        —           58,671   

Valuation loss on inventory

     62,174         (17,886     —           44,288   

Estimated warranty liabilities

     8,138         17,641        —           25,779   

Accrued award credits liabilities

     13         18,560        —           18,573   

Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain), net

     13,880         (1,848     —           12,032   

Others

     13,346         3,356        —           16,702   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     990,861         35,661        254,446         1,280,968   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Loss carryforwards

     73,657         (41,989     —           31,668   

Investment credits

     3,353         (115     —           3,238   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,067,871       $ (6,443   $ 254,446       $ 1,315,874   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

          

Temporary differences

          

Land value incremental tax

   $ 94,986       $ —        $ —         $ 94,986   

Valuation gain on financial instruments, net

     413         (233     —           180   

Unrealized foreign exchange gain (loss), net

     13,208         (13,188     —           20   

Others

     2,758         448        —           3,206   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 111,365       $ (12,973   $ —         $ 98,392   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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  e. Deductible temporary differences, unused loss carryforwards and unused investment credits for which no deferred tax assets have been recognized in the consolidated balance sheets

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
     January 1,
2012
 

Loss carryforwards

        

Expire in 2016

   $ 38,393       $ 38,393       $ —     

Expire in 2017

     65,142         65,142         13   

Expire in 2018

     130,053         6         6   

Expire in 2019

     —           —           —     

Expire in 2020

     8         8         8   

Expire in 2021

     23         1,281         1,281   

Expire in 2022

     3,818         4,060         —     

Expire in 2023

     21         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 237,458       $ 108,890       $ 1,308   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investment credits

        

Purchase of machinery and equipment

   $ —         $ —         $ 202   

Research and development

     —           —           3,276   

Personnel training expenditures

     —           —           58   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ —         $ —         $ 3,536   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deductible temporary differences

   $ 67,260       $ —         $ 176,844   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  f. Information about unused loss carryforwards

As of December 31, 2013, loss carryforwards was comprised of:

 

Remaining Creditable Amount     Expiry Year
$ 38,393      2016
  65,142      2017
  130,053      2018
  6,577      2019
  7,965      2020
  10,490      2021
  3,827      2022
  2,133      2023

 

 

   
$ 264,580     

 

 

   

 

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

Undistributed earnings information

All Chunghwa’s earnings generated prior to June 30, 1998 have been appropriated.

Imputation credit account

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
     January 1,
2012
 

Balance of Imputation Credit Account (“ICA”)

   $ 4,038,480       $ 4,553,263       $ 4,899,036   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The creditable ratio for distribution of earnings of 2013 and 2012 was 20.48% (expected ratio) and 19.23%, respectively.

Under the Income Tax Law, for distribution of earnings generated after January 1, 1998, the imputation credits allocated to R.O.C. resident shareholders of Chunghwa was calculated based on the creditable ratio as of the date of dividend distribution. The actual imputation credits allocated to shareholders of Chunghwa was based on the balance of the Imputation Credit Accounts (ICA) as of the date of dividend distribution. Therefore, the expected creditable ratio for the 2013 earnings may differ from the actual creditable ratio to be used in allocating imputation credits to the shareholders.

According to legal interpretation No. 10204562810 announced by the Taxation Administration of the Ministry of Finance, when calculating imputation credits in the year of first-time adoption of IFRSs, the cumulative retained earnings include the net decrease in retained earnings arising from first-time adoption of IFRSs.

 

  h. Income tax examinations

Chunghwa’s income tax returns have been examined by the tax authorities through 2011 except for 2008. The following subsidiaries income tax returns have been examined by the tax authorities through 2011: SENAO, CHPT, CHSI, CHIEF, CHI, SHE, LED, CHIYP, YYRP, CEI and CHST. Unigate and SFDs’ income tax returns have been assessed by the tax authorities through 2012.

Chunghwa’s income tax returns for 2008 is still under discussion with the tax authorities; however, based on conservative principle, the related income tax expense of $84,151 thousand was accrued for the year ended December 31 2013.

 

31. EARNINGS PER SHARE

Net income and weighted average number of common stock used in the calculation of earnings per share were as follows:

Net income

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013     2012  

Net income used to compute the basic earnings per share

    

Net income attributable to the parent

   $ 39,715,693      $ 40,779,726   

Assumed conversion of all dilutive potential common stock

    

Employee stock options of subsidiaries

     (2,560     (4,242
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income used to compute the diluted earnings per share

   $ 39,713,133      $ 40,775,484   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common stock

 

     (Thousand Shares)  
     Year Ended December 31  
     2013      2012  

Weighted average number of common stock used to compute the basic earnings per share

   $ 7,757,447       $ 7,757,447   

Assumed conversion of all dilutive potential common stock

     

Employee stock bonus

     12,459         19,791   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common stock used to compute the diluted earnings per share

   $ 7,769,906       $ 7,777,238   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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If Chunghwa may settle the employee bonus in shares or cash at the entity’s option, the entity shall presume that it will be settled in shares and takes those shares into consideration when calculating the weighted average number of outstanding shares used in the calculation of diluted EPS if the shares have a dilutive effect. The dilutive effect of the shares needs to be considered until the stockholders resolve the number of shares to be distributed to employees in their meeting in the following year.

 

32. SHARE-BASED PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT

 

  a. SENAO share-based compensation plans

SENAO share-based compensation plans (“SENAO Plans”) described as follows:

 

Effective Date    Grant Date      Stock Options Units
(Thousand)
    

Exercise Price

(NT$)

 

2005.09.30

     2006.05.05         10,000       $ 12.10   
           (Original price $16.90

2007.10.16

     2007.10.31         6,181       $ 42.60   
           (Original price $44.20

2012.05.28

     2013.04.29         10,000       $ 89.40   
           (Original price $93.00

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. The SENAO Plans have exercise price adjustment formula upon the issuance of new common shares, capitalization of retained earnings and/or capital reserves, stock split as well as distribution of cash dividends, except (i) in the case of issuance of new shares in connection with mergers and in the case of cancellation of outstanding shares in connection with capital reduction, and (ii) except if the exercise price after adjustment exceeds the exercise price before adjustment. The options of all the Plans are valid for six years and the graded vesting schedule for which 50% of option granted will vest two years after the grant date and another two tranches of 25%, each will vest three and four years after the grant date respectively.

SENAO elected not to apply IFRS 2 retrospectively for the share-based payment transactions which were granted and vested before the transition date.

Stock options granted on May 7, 2013 applied IFRS 2. The recognized compensation cost was $69,579 thousand for the period from May 7 to December 31, 2013.

SENAO modified the plan terms of the outstanding stock options in December 2013 for 2013 Plan. The exercise price was changed from $93 to $89.4 per share. The modification did not cause any incremental fair value.

 

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Information about SENAO’s outstanding stock options for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2013  
     Granted on May 7, 2013      Granted on October 31, 2007  
    

Number of

Options

(Thousand)

   

Weighted-

average
Exercise
Price
(NT$)

    

Number of

Options

(Thousand)

   

Weighted-

average
Exercise
Price
(NT$)

 

Employee stock options

         

Balance at January 1

     —        $ —           1,051      $ 42.60   

Options granted

     10,000        93.00         —          —     

Options exercised

     —          —           (980     42.60   

Options forfeited

     (128     —           (71     —     
  

 

 

      

 

 

   

Balance at December 31

     9,872        89.40         —          —     
  

 

 

      

 

 

   

Options exercisable at end of the year

     —          —           —          —     
  

 

 

      

 

 

   

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2012  
     Granted on October 31, 2007      Granted on May 5, 2006  
    

Number of

Options

(Thousand)

   

Weighted-

average
Exercise
Price
(NT$)

    

Number of

Options

(Thousand)

   

Weighted-

average
Exercise
Price
(NT$)

 

Employee stock options

         

Balance at January 1

     1,998      $ 42.60         280      $ 12.10   

Options exercised

     (947     42.60         (275     12.10   

Options forfeited

     —          —           (5     —     
  

 

 

      

 

 

   

Balance at December 31

     1,051        42.60         —          —     
  

 

 

      

 

 

   

Options exercisable at end of the year

     1,051        42.60         —          —     
  

 

 

      

 

 

   

As of December 31, 2013, information about employee stock options outstanding are 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$)

 
$ 89.40        9,872        5.35      $ 89.40        —        $ —     

 

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As of December 31, 2012, information about employee stock options outstanding are 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$)

 
$ 42.60        1,051        0.92      $ 42.60        1,051      $ 42.60   

SENAO used the fair value method to evaluate the options using the Black-Scholes model and the related assumptions were as follows:

 

     Stock Options
Granted as of
May 7, 2013
    Stock Options
Granted as of
October 31, 2007
    Stock Options
Granted as of
May 5, 2006
 

Dividends yield

     —          1.49     —     

Risk-free interest rate

     0.91     2.00     1.75

Expected life

     4.375 years        4.375 years        4.375 years   

Expected volatility

     36.22     39.82     39.63

Weighted-average fair value of grants (NT$)

   $ 28.72      $ 13.69      $ 5.88   

 

  b. CHPT share-based compensation plan

CHPT granted 1,000 options to some of its employees in December 2008. Under the terms of CHPT Plan, each option entitles the holder to subscribe for one thousand common shares at $12.6 per share when exercisable. The options are valid for 5 years and based on the graded vesting schedule, two tranches of 30% of option will vest two and three years after the grant date, respectively, and the rest of 40% will vest four years after the grant date. There is exercise price adjustment formula upon the issuance of new common shares, capitalization of retained earnings and/or capital reserves, stock split, issuance of new shares in connection with mergers, issuance of global depositary receipts as well as distribution of cash dividends, except if the exercise price after adjustment exceeds the exercise price before adjustment.

For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 information about CHPT’s outstanding stock options were as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013      2012  
    

Number of

Options

    Weighted-
average
Exercise
Price
(NT$)
    

Number of

Options

     Weighted-
average
Exercise
Price
(NT$)
 

Employee stock options

          

Balance at January 1

     920      $ 10.10         920       $ 10.10   

Options exercised

     (810     10.10         —           —     

Options expired

     (110     10.10         —           —     
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

Balance at December 31

     —          —           920         10.10   
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

Options exercisable at end of the year

     —          —           920         10.10   
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

 

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The share registration of 810 thousand of employee stock options exercised in 2013 has been completed. As of December 31, 2013, CHPT has no outstanding employee stock options.

As of December 31, 2012, information about outstanding employee stock options is as follows:

 

Options Outstanding     Options Exercisable  
Range of
Exercise Price
(NT$)
    Number of
Options
   

Weighted-

average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)

   

Weighted
Average
Exercise

Price (NT$)

    Number of
Options
   

Weighted
Average
Exercise

Price (NT$)

 
$ 10.10        920        1      $ 10.10        920      $ 10.10   

CHPT used the fair value to evaluate the options using the Black-Scholes model, the assumptions of CHPT would have been as follows:

 

     Stock Options
Granted as of
December 31,
2008
 

Dividends yield

     —     

Risk-free interest rate

     2.00

Expected life

     3.1 years   

Expected volatility

     20

Weighted-average fair value of grants

   $ 3.80   

 

33. NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS

For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company entered into the following non-cash investing activities:

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013     2012  

Increase in property, plant and equipment

   $ 36,726,404      $ 33,720,873   

Other payables

     (344,849     (440,595
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 36,381,555      $ 33,280,278   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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34. OPERATING LEASE ARRANGEMENTS

 

  a. The Company as lessee

The future aggregate minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
     January 1,
2012
 

Within one year

   $ 3,061,204       $ 2,837,367       $ 2,401,085   

Longer than one year but within five years

     6,389,468         5,842,087         5,749,923   

Longer than five years

     1,719,931         2,046,776         2,036,699   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 11,170,603       $ 10,726,230       $ 10,187,707   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  b. The Company as lessor

The future aggregate minimum lease collection under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
     January 1,
2012
 

Within one year

   $ 444,919       $ 429,893       $ 453,561   

Longer than one year but within five years

     659,080         684,301         961,897   

Longer than five years

     165,260         99,635         117,543   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,269,259       $ 1,213,829       $ 1,533,001   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

35. CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

The Company manages its capital to ensure that entities in the Company will be able to continue as going concerns while maximising the return to stakeholders through the optimisation of the debt and equity balance.

The capital structure of the Company consists of debt of the Company and the equity attributable to the parent.

The management reviews the capital structure of the Company as needed. As part of this review, the management considers the cost of capital and the risks associated with each class of capital.

According to the management’s suggestion, the Company maintains a balanced capital structure through paying cash dividends, increasing its share capital, purchasing treasury stock, proceeds from new debt or repayment of debt.

 

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36. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Categories of Financial Instruments

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
     January 1,
2012
 

Financial assets

        

Measured at FVTPL

        

Held for trading

   $ 337       $ 2,994       $ 6,094   

Designated as at FVTPL

     —           —           39,656   

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     11,765,847         16,046,290         14,696,192   

Loans and receivables (Note a)

     43,191,616         80,786,421         92,888,079   

Available-for-sale financial assets (Note b)

     5,494,095         7,996,436         5,316,676   

Financial liabilities

        

Measured at FVTPL

        

Held for trading

     246         1,959         3,987   

Measured at amortized cost (Note c)

     33,575,539         30,999,443         30,340,977   

 

Note a: The balances included cash and cash equivalents, trade notes and accounts receivable, accounts receivable from related parties and other financial assets which were loans and receivables.
Note b: The balances included financial assets carried at cost which were classified as available-for-sale financial assets.
Note c: The balances included short-term loans, trade notes and accounts payable, payables to related parties, partial other payables and long-term loans which were financial liabilities carried at amortized cost.

Fair Value Information

 

  a. Financial instruments that are not measured at fair value

Except for what disclosed in the following table, the fair values of financial instruments not measured at fair value are considered approximately to their carrying amounts or the fair values cannot not be reliable estimated

 

     December 31, 2013      December 31, 2012      January 1, 2012  
     Carrying
Amount
    

Fair

Value

     Carrying
Amount
    

Fair

Value

     Carrying
Amount
    

Fair

Value

 

Financial assets

                 

Held-to-maturity investments

   $ 11,765,847       $ 11,807,972       $ 16,046,290       $ 17,388,425       $ 14,696,192       $ 14,948,770   

 

  b. Financial instruments measured at fair value

The following table provides an analysis of financial instruments that are measured subsequent to initial recognition at fair value, grouped into Levels 1 to 3 based on the degree to which the fair value is observable.

 

  1) Level 1 fair value measurements are those derived from quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

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  2) Level 2 fair value measurements are those derived from inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices).

 

  3) Level 3 fair value measurements are those derived from valuation techniques that include inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).

December 31, 2013

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Financial assets at FVTPL

           

Derivative financial assets

   $ —         $ 337       $ —         $ 337   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

           

Domestic listed securities and emerging market shares

           

Equity investments

   $ 3,046,182       $ —         $ —         $ 3,046,182   

Foreign listed stocks

           

Equity investments

     24,267         —           —           24,267   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 3,070,449       $ —         $ —         $ 3,070,449   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial liabilities at FVTPL

           

Derivative financial liabilities

   $ —         $ 246       $ —         $ 246   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

December 31, 2012

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Financial assets at FVTPL

           

Derivative financial assets

   $ —         $ 2,994       $ —         $ 2,994   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

           

Domestic listed securities and emerging market shares

           

Equity investments

   $ 3,278,315       $ —         $ —         $ 3,278,315   

Bond investments

     —           50,207         —           50,207   

Foreign listed stocks

           

Equity investments

     9,661         —           —           9,661   

Open-end mutual funds

     2,190,392         —           —           2,190,392   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 5,478,368       $ 50,207       $ —         $ 5,528,575   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial liabilities at FVTPL

           

Derivative financial liabilities

   $ —         $ 1,959       $ —         $ 1,959   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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January 1, 2012

 

     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Financial assets at FVTPL

           

Derivative financial assets

   $ —         $ 6,094       $ —         $ 6,094   

Convertible bonds

     —           39,656         —           39,656   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ —         $ 45,750       $ —         $ 45,750   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

           

Domestic listed securities

           

Equity investments

   $ 528,236       $ —         $ —         $ 528,236   

Bond investment

     —           76,209         —           76,209   

Open-end mutual funds

     2,137,201         —           —           2,137,201   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,665,437       $ 76,209       $ —         $ 2,741,646   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial liabilities at FVTPL

           

Derivative financial liabilities

   $ —         $ 3,987       $ —         $ 3,987   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no transfers between Level 1 and 2 for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.

 

  c. Valuation techniques and assumptions applied for the purposes of measuring fair value.

The fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities are determined as follows:

 

  1) The fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities with standard terms and conditions and traded on active liquid markets are determined with reference to quoted market prices.

 

  2) The fair values of derivative instruments are calculated using quoted prices. Where such prices are not available, the value of the swap and forward exchange contracts were calculated based on the forward exchange rate on the maturity date quoted by the financial institutions seperately. Estimates and assumptions used in valuation techniques are consistent with the information used by market participants in determining the prices of financial instruments.

Financial Risk Management Objectives

The main financial instruments of the Company include equity and debt investments, accounts receivable, accounts payables and loans. The Company’s Finance Department provides services to its business units, co-ordinates access to domestic and international capital markets, monitors and manages the financial risks relating to the operations of the Company through internal risk reports which analyze exposures by degree and magnitude of risks. These risks include market risk (including currency risk, interest rate risk and other price risk), credit risk, and liquidity risk.

The Company seeks to minimize the effects of these risks by using derivative financial instruments to hedge risk exposures. The use of financial derivatives is governed by the Company’s policies approved by the board of directors. Those derivatives are used to hedge the risks of exchange rate and interest rate fluctuation arising from operating or investment activities. Compliance with policies and risk exposure limits is audited by the Company’s Finance Department on a continuous basis. The Company does not enter into or trade financial instruments, including derivative financial instruments, for speculative purposes.

 

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The Company reports the significant risk exposures and related action plans timely and actively to the audit committee and if needed to the board of directors.

 

  a. Market risk

The Company is exposed to market risks of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. The Company uses currency swap and forward exchange contracts to hedge the exchange rate risk arising from assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies.

There were no changes to the Company’s exposure to market risks or the manner in which these risks are managed and measured.

 

  1) Foreign currency risk

The carrying amounts of the Company’s foreign currency denominated monetary assets and monetary liabilities at the end of the reporting period are as follows:

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
     January 1,
2012
 

Assets

        

USD

   $ 4,233,525       $ 4,250,798       $ 5,323,930   

EUR

     5,366         19,206         6,566   

JPY

     1,844         5,986         1,448   

SGD

     141,832         5,821         4,365   

Liabilities

        

USD

     3,612,179         3,560,547         4,051,055   

EUR

     1,297,617         1,310,892         1,098,504   

JPY

     11,286         4,838         5,156   

SGD

     519         21,055         83,416   

The carrying amount of the Company’s derivatives with exchange rate risk exposures at the end of the reporting period are as follows:

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
     January 1,
2012
 

Assets

        

USD

   $ 337       $ 2,994       $ 6,094   

Liabilities

        

USD

     246         1,959         3,987   

Foreign currency sensitivity analysis

The Company is mainly exposed to the fluctuations of the currencies listed above.

The following table details the Company’s sensitivity to a 5% increase and decrease in the functional currency against the relevant foreign currencies. 5% is the sensitivity rate used when reporting foreign currency risk internally to key management personnel and represents management’s assessment of the reasonably possible change in foreign exchange rates. The sensitivity analysis includes only outstanding foreign currency denominated monetary items, forward foreign exchange and currency swaps contracts, and adjusts their translation at the period end for a 5% change in foreign currency rates. A positive/negative number below indicates an increase/decrease in profit before tax where the functional currency weakens 5% against the relevant currency.

 

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     Year Ended December 31  
     2013     2012  

Profit or loss

    

Monetary assets and liabilities (a)

    

USD

   $ 31,067      $ 34,513   

EUR

     (64,613     (64,584

JPY

     (472     57   

SGD

     7,066        (762

Derivatives (b)

    

USD

     4,502        103,543   

 

a) This is mainly attributable to the exposure to foreign currency denominated receivables and payables of the Company outstanding at the end of the reporting period
b) This is mainly attributable to the forward exchange and currency swaps contracts.

For a 5% strengthening of the functional currency against the relevant currencies, there would be a comparable impact on the profit, and the balances above would be negative.

 

  2) Interest rate risk

The carrying amount of the Company’s exposures to interest rates on financial assets and financial liabilities are as follows:

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
     January 1,
2012
 

Fair value interest rate risk

        

Financial assets

   $ 5,682,095       $ 47,127,489       $ 62,467,987   

Financial liabilities

     224,357         115,845         178,840   

Cash flow interest rate risk

        

Financial assets

     10,609,392         5,445,262         4,403,225   

Financial liabilities

     1,730,000         2,054,000         1,656,419   

Interest rate sensitivity analysis

The sensitivity analyses below have been determined based on the exposure to interest rates for non-derivative instruments at the end of the reporting period. A 25 basis point increase or decrease is used when reporting interest rate risk internally to key management personnel and represents management’s assessment of the reasonably possible change in interest rates.

If interest rates had been 25 basis points higher/lower and all other variables were held constant, the Company’s profit before tax for the year ended December 31, 2013 would increase/decrease by $22,223 thousand. This is mainly attributable to the Company’s exposure to floating rates on its financial assets and short-term and long-term loans.

If interest rates had been 25 basis points higher/lower and all other variables were held constant, the Company’s profit before tax for the year ended December 31, 2012 would increase/decrease by $8,478 thousand. This is mainly attributable to the Company’s exposure to floating rates on its financial assets and short-term and long-term borrowings; and other comprehensive income before tax for the year ended December 31, 2012 would decrease/increase by $61 thousand, mainly as a result of the changes in the fair value of available-for-sale instruments with fixed rate.

 

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  3) Other price risks

The Company is exposed to equity price risks arising from equity investments. Equity investments are held for strategic rather than trading purposes. The management managed the risk through holding various risk portfolios. Further, the Company assigned finance and investment departments to monitor the price risk.

Equity price sensitivity analysis

The sensitivity analyses below have been determined based on the exposure to equity price risks of listed equity securities at the end of the reporting period.

If equity prices of listed equity securities had been 5% higher/lower:

Other comprehensive income before tax would increase/decrease by $152,712 thousand and $269,801 thousand as a result of the changes in fair value of available-for-sale assets for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

  b. Credit risk management

Credit risk refers to the risk that a counterparty would default on its contractual obligations resulting in financial loss to the Company. The maximum credit exposure of the aforementioned financial instruments is equal to their carrying amounts recognized in consolidated balance sheet as of the balance sheet date.

The Company serves a large consumer base, and the concentration of credit risk was limited.

 

  c. Liquidity risk management

The Company manages and contains sufficient cash and cash equivalent position to support the operations and reduce the impact on fluctuation of cash flow.

 

  1) Liquidity and interest risk tables

The following tables detailed the Company’s remaining contractual maturity for its non-derivative financial liabilities with agreed repayment periods. The tables have been drawn up based on the undiscounted cash flows of financial liabilities based on the earliest date on which the Company is required to pay.

 

    

Weighted

Average

Effective

Interest Rate

(%)

    Less Than 1
Month
     1-3 Months     

3 Months to

1 Year

     1-5 Years      Total  

December 31, 2013

                

Non-derivative financial liabilities

                

Non-interest bearing

     —        $ 41,957,323       $ —         $ 980,363       $ —         $ 42,937,686   

Floating interest rate instruments

     1.18     —           20,000         310,000         1,400,000         1,730,000   

Fixed interest rate instruments

     1.53     175,000         35,000         14,357         —           224,357   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     $ 42,132,323       $ 55,000       $ 1,304,720       $ 1,400,000       $ 44,892,043   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(Continued)

 

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Weighted

Average

Effective

Interest Rate

(%)

   

Less Than 1

Month

     1-3 Months     

3 Months to

1 Year

     1-5 Years      Total  

December 31, 2012

                

Non-derivative financial liabilities

                

Non-interest bearing

     —        $ 38,659,896       $ —         $ 1,792,651       $ —         $ 40,452,547   

Floating interest rate instruments

     1.32     4,000         —           —           2,050,000         2,054,000   

Fixed interest rate instruments

     1.75     48,372         —           67,473         —           115,845   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     $ 38,712,268       $ —         $ 1,860,124       $ 2,050,000       $ 42,622,392   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

January 1, 2012

                

Non-derivative financial liabilities

                

Non-interest bearing

     —        $ 39,008,999       $ —         $ 2,346,178       $ —         $ 41,355,177   

Floating interest rate instruments

     1.10     5,000         1,419         600,000         1,050,000         1,656,419   

Fixed interest rate instruments

     1.72     90,840         79,628         —           8,372         178,840   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     $ 39,104,839       $ 81,047       $ 2,946,178       $ 1,058,372       $ 43,190,436   
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(Concluded)

The following table detailed the Company’s liquidity analysis for its derivative financial instruments. The table has been drawn up based on the undiscounted contractual net cash inflows and outflows on derivative instruments that settle on a net basis and the undiscounted gross inflows and outflows on those derivatives that require gross settlement.

 

     Less Than 1
Month
    1-3 Months    

3 Months to

1 Year

     1-5 Years      Total  

December 31, 2013

            

Gross settled

            

Forward exchange contracts

            

Inflow

   $ 90,183      $ —        $ —         $ —         $ 90,183   

Outflow

     90,092        —          —           —           90,092   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 91      $ —        $ —         $ —         $ 91   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

December 31, 2012

            

Gross settled

            

Currency swap contracts

            

Inflow

   $ 726,370      $ 1,194,098      $ —         $ —         $ 1,920,468   

Outflow

     727,214        1,192,487        —           —           1,919,701   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ (844   $ 1,611      $ —         $ —         $ 767   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Forward exchange contracts

            

Inflow

   $ 154,572      $ —        $ —         $ —         $ 154,572   

Outflow

     154,304        —          —           —           154,304   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 268      $ —        $ —         $ —         $ 268   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

January 1, 2012

            

Net settled

            

Index future contracts

   $ 277      $ (526   $ —         $ —         $ (249
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(Continued)

 

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     Less Than 1
Month
    1-3 Months     

3 Months to

1 Year

     1-5 Years      Total  

Gross settled

             

Currency swap contracts

             

Inflow

   $ 940,676      $ 937,438       $ —         $ —         $ 1,878,114   

Outflow

     938,492        937,193         —           —           1,875,685   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,184      $ 245       $ —         $ —         $ 2,429   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Forward exchange contracts

             

Inflow

   $ 59,565      $ —         $ —         $ —         $ 59,565   

Outflow

     59,638        —           —           —           59,638   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ (73   $ —         $ —         $ —         $ (73
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(Concluded)

 

  2) Financing facilities

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
     January 1,
2012
 

Unsecured bank loan facility

        

Amount used

   $ 254,357       $ 511,473       $ 475,000   

Amount unused

     8,474,923         8,638,527         8,525,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 8,729,280       $ 9,150,000       $ 9,000,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Secured bank loan facility

        

Amount used

   $ 1,700,000       $ 2,050,000       $ 1,651,419   

Amount unused

     600,000         600,000         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,300,000       $ 2,650,000       $ 1,651,419   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

37. RELATED PARTIES TRANSACTIONS

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 collected by Chunghwa. Chunghwa believes that all revenues and costs of doing business are reflected in the consolidated financial statements.

 

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

 

Company

  

Relationship

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

  

Associate

So-net Entertainment Taiwan Co., Ltd. (“So-net”)

  

Associate

Skysoft Co., Ltd. (“SKYSOFT”)

  

Associate

KingWaytek Technology Co., Ltd. (“KWT”)

  

Associate

Dian Zuan Integrating Marketing Co., Ltd. (“DZIM”)

  

Associate

Viettel-CHT Co., Ltd. (“Viettel”)

  

Associate

 

(Continued)

 

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Company

  

Relationship

International Integrated System, Inc. (“IISI”)

  

Associate

Senao Networks, Inc. (“SNI”)

  

Associate of SENAO

HopeTech Technologies Limited (“HopeTech”)

  

Associate of SIS

ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte., Ltd. (“STS”)

  

Associate

Huada Digital Corporation (“HDD”)

  

Jointly controlled entity

Other related parties

  

Chunghwa Telecom Foundation (“CTF”)

  

A nonprofit organization of which the funds donated by Chunghwa exceeds one third of its total funds

Senao Technical and Cultural Foundation (“STCF”)

  

A nonprofit organization of which the funds donated by SENAO exceeds one third of its total funds

Sochamp Technology Co., Ltd. (“Sochamp”)

  

Investor of significant influence over CHST

United Daily News Co., Ltd. (“UDN)

  

Investor of significant influence over SFD

E-Life Mall Co., Ltd.

  

One of the directors of E-Life Mall and a director of SENAO are members of an immediate family

Cheng Fong Investment Co., Ltd.

  

The chairman of the board of directors of Cheng Fong is the general manager of SENAO.

(Concluded)

 

  b. Terms of the foregoing transactions with related parties were not significantly different from transactions with non-related parties. When no similar transactions with non-related parties can be referenced, terms were determined in accordance with mutual agreements. Details of transactions between the Company and related parties are disclosed below:

 

  1) Operating transactions

 

     Sales  
     Year Ended December 31  
     2013      2012  

Associates

   $ 366,802       $ 416,309   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Jointly controlled entities

   $ 3,981       $ 4,196   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Others

   $ 69,319       $ 4,318   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Purchases  
     Year Ended December 31  
     2013      2012  

Associates

   $ 1,485,632       $ 1,471,236   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Jointly controlled entities

   $ 571       $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Others

   $ 74,205       $ 64,920   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  2) Non-operating transactions

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013      2012  

Associates

   $ 32,623       $ 32,090   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Others

   $ 38       $ 58   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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  3) Receivables

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
     January 1,
2012
 

Associates

   $ 59,875       $ 43,822       $ 34,064   

Jointly controlled entities

     1         19         —     

Others

     9,428         96         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 69,304       $ 43,937       $ 34,064   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  4) Payables

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
     January 1,
2012
 

Associates

   $ 549,012       $ 832,957       $ 783,688   

Others

     7,797         4,373         4,459   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 556,809       $ 837,330       $ 788,147   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  5) Customers’ deposits

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
     January 1,
2012
 

Associates

   $ 994       $ 2,695       $ 2,005   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  6) Acquisition of property, plant and equipment

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013      2012  

Associates

   $ 1,269,730       $ 746,926   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The above amount is mainly attributable to telecommunications equipment bought from TISE.

 

  7) Prepayments

Chunghwa entered into a contract with ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte., Ltd. on March 12, 2010 to lease capacity on the ST-2 satellite. This lease term is for 15 years which should start from the official operation of ST-2 satellite and the total contract value is approximately $6,000,000 thousand (SG$260,723 thousand), including a prepayment of $3,067,711 thousand, and the rest of amount should be paid annually when ST-2 satellite starts its official operation. ST-2 satellite was launched in May 2011, and began its official operation in August 2011. The total rental expense for the year ended December 31, 2013 was $409,856 thousand, which consisted of an offsetting credit of the prepayment of $211,211 thousand and an additional accrual of $198,645 thousand. The prepayment was $2,566,722 thousand (classified as prepaid rents - current $204,395 thousand, and prepaid rents - noncurrent $2,362,377 thousand) as of December 31, 2013.

 

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  c. Compensation of key management personnel

The remuneration of directors and members of key management personnel for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013      2012  

Short-term benefits

   $ 256,818       $ 277,209   

Post-employment benefits

     10,049         9,004   

Share-based payment

     5,892         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 272,759       $ 286,213   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The remuneration of directors and key executives is determined by the compensation committee having regard to the performance of individual and market trends.

 

38. PLEDGED ASSETS

The following assets are pledged as collaterals for long-term bank loans and contract deposits.

 

     December 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
     January 1,
2012
 

Property, plant and equipment, net

   $ 2,668,409       $ 2,693,863       $ 2,736,212   

Land held under development and land held for development (included in inventories)

     1,998,733         1,998,733         —     

Restricted assets (included in other noncurrent assets - others)

     10,000         10,000         9,033   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 4,677,142       $ 4,702,596       $ 2,745,245   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

39. SIGNIFICANT CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND UNRECOGNIZED COMMITMENTS

At the balance sheet date, the Company’s remaining commitments under non-cancelable contracts with various parties, excluding those disclosed in other notes, were as follows:

 

  a. Acquisitions of land and buildings of $3,649,855 thousand as of December 31, 2013.

 

  b. Acquisitions of telecommunications equipment of $31,266,813 thousand as of December 31, 2013.

 

  c. Unused letters of credit of $202,156 thousand as of December 31, 2013.

 

  d. Contract to print billing, envelopes and marketing gifts of $28,587 thousand as of December 31, 2013.

 

  e. 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 other monetary assets - noncurrent). If the fund is not sufficient, Chunghwa will contribute the remaining $1,000,000 thousand upon notification from the Taipei City Government.

 

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40. EXCHANGE RATE INFORMATION OF FOREIGN FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

The significant information of foreign-currency financial assets and liabilities as below:

 

     December 31, 2013  
     Foreign
Currencies
(Thousands)
     Exchange Rate      New Taiwan
Dollars
(Thousands)
 

Financial assets

        

Monetary items

        

Cash

        

USD

   $ 6,446         29.805       $ 192,118   

EUR

     96         41.090         3,947   

JPY

     1,483         0.284         421   

SGD

     5,912         23.580         139,416   

Accounts receivable

        

USD

     135,595         29.805         4,041,407   

EUR

     35         41.090         1,419   

JPY

     5,012         0.284         1,423   

SGD

     102         23.580         2,416   

Non-monetary items

        

Available-for-sale financial assets

        

USD

     200         29.805         5,961   

Investments accounted for using equity method

        

USD

     854         29.805         25,563   

SGD

     22,046         23.580         519,839   

Financial liabilities

        

Monetary items

        

Accounts payable

        

USD

     121,194         29.805         3,612,179   

EUR

     31,580         41.090         1,297,617   

JPY

     39,738         0.284         11,286   

SGD

     22         23.580         519   

 

     December 31, 2012  
     Foreign
Currencies
(Thousands)
     Exchange Rate      New Taiwan
Dollars
(Thousands)
 

Financial assets

        

Monetary items

        

Cash

        

USD

   $ 9,675         29.04       $ 280,968   

EUR

     366         38.49         14,073   

JPY

     15,647         0.34         5,257   

SGD

     233         23.76         5,539   

Accounts receivable

        

USD

     136,702         29.04         3,969,830   

EUR

     133         38.49         5,133   

JPY

     2,170         0.34         729   

SGD

     12         23.76         282   

 

(Continued)

 

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     December 31, 2012  
     Foreign
Currencies
(Thousands)
     Exchange Rate      New Taiwan
Dollars
(Thousands)
 

Non-monetary items

        

Available-for-sale financial assets

        

USD

   $ 75,517         29.04       $ 2,193,024   

Investments accounted for using equity method

        

USD

     1,046         29.04         30,376   

SGD

     22,798         23.76         541,672   

Financial liabilities

        

Monetary items

        

Accounts payable

        

USD

     122,608         29.04         3,560,547   

EUR

     34,058         38.49         1,310,892   

JPY

     14,399         0.34         4,838   

SGD

     886         23.76         21,055   

(Concluded)

 

     January 1, 2012  
     Foreign
Currencies
(Thousands)
     Exchange Rate      New Taiwan
Dollars
(Thousands)
 

Financial assets

        

Monetary items

        

Cash

        

USD

   $ 12,156         30.28       $ 368,034   

EUR

     78         39.18         3,075   

JPY

     188         0.39         73   

SGD

     183         23.31         4,261   

Accounts receivable

        

USD

     163,696         30.28         4,955,896   

EUR

     89         39.18         3,491   

JPY

     3,518         0.39         1,375   

SGD

     4         23.31         104   

Non-monetary items

        

Available-for-sale financial assets

        

USD

     68,243         30.28         2,066,398   

Investments accounted for using equity method

        

USD

     710         30.28         21,668   

SGD

     19,827         23.31         462,161   

Financial liabilities

        

Monetary items

        

Accounts payable

        

USD

     133,808         30.28         4,051,055   

EUR

     28,037         39.18         1,098,504   

JPY

     13,186         0.39         5,156   

SGD

     3,579         23.31         83,416   

 

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41. ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES

Following are the additional disclosures required by the SFC for the Company:

 

  a. Financing provided: None.

 

  b. Endorsement/guarantee provided: Please see Table 1.

 

  c. Marketable securities held (excluding investments in subsidiaries and associates and jointly controlled entity): Please see Table 2.

 

  d. Marketable securities acquired and disposed of at costs or prices at least $300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please see Table 3.

 

  e. Acquisition of individual real estate at costs of at least $300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None.

 

  f. Disposal of individual real estate at prices of at least $300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None.

 

  g. Total purchases from or sales to related parties amounting to at least $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please see Table 4.

 

  h. Receivables from related parties amounting to $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please see Table 5.

 

  i. Names, locations, and other information of investees on which the Company exercises significant influence (excluding investment in Mainland China): Please see Table 6.

 

  j. Financial transactions: Please see Notes 7 and 36.

 

  k. Investment in Mainland China: Please see Table 7.

 

  l. Intercompany relationships and significant intercompany transaction: Please see Table 8.

 

42. SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company has five reportable segments that provide different products or services. Segment information is provided to the board of directors and CEO who allocate resources and assess segment performance. The Company’s reportable segments are as follows:

 

  a. Domestic fixed communications business - the provision of local telephone services, domestic long distance telephone services, broadband access, and related services;

 

  b. Mobile communications business - the provision of mobile services, sales of mobile handsets and data cards, and related services;

 

  c. Internet business - the provision of HiNet services and related services;

 

  d. International fixed communications business - the provision of international long distance telephone services and related services;

 

  e. Others - the provision of non-Telecom services, and the corporate related items not allocated to reportable segments.

 

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Segment Revenues and Operating Results

Analysis by reportable segment of revenue and operating results of continuing operations are as follows:

 

     Domestic Fixed
Communications
Business
     Mobile
Communications
Business
     Internet
Business
     International
Fixed
Communications
Business
     Others     Total  

Year ended December 31, 2013

                

Revenue

                

From external customers

   $ 73,502,031       $ 110,589,850       $ 25,446,792       $ 15,749,968       $ 2,692,666      $ 227,981,307   

Intersegment revenues

     18,446,818         5,702,284         4,354,398         2,107,016         1,231,254        31,841,770   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment revenues

   $ 91,948,849       $ 116,292,134       $ 29,801,190       $ 17,856,984       $ 3,923,920     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

Intersegment elimination

                   (31,841,770
                

 

 

 

Consolidated revenues

                 $ 227,981,307   
                

 

 

 

Segment income before income tax

   $ 17,338,606       $ 23,676,221       $ 9,432,414       $ 892,251       $ (2,229,119   $ 49,110,373   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2012

                

Revenue

                

From external customers

   $ 76,132,715       $ 100,793,986       $ 24,766,553       $ 15,318,567       $ 4,408,008      $ 221,419,829   

Intersegment revenues

     16,990,920         6,580,870         2,876,919         2,231,235         1,035,325        29,715,269   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment revenues

   $ 93,123,635       $ 107,374,856       $ 27,643,472       $ 17,549,802       $ 5,443,333     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

Intersegment elimination

                   (29,715,269
                

 

 

 

Consolidated revenues

                 $ 221,419,829   
                

 

 

 

Segment income before income tax

   $ 15,674,584       $ 25,827,362       $ 8,578,736       $ 1,316,427       $ (1,469,458   $ 49,927,651   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Segment Information

Other information reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker was as following:

 

     Domestic Fixed
Communications
Business
     Mobile
Communications
Business
     Internet
Business
     International
Fixed
Communications
Business
     Others      Total  

Year ended December 31, 2013

                 

Interest revenue

   $ 11,817       $ 9,265       $ 5,611       $ 2,185       $ 533,930       $ 562,808   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest expense

   $ 1,432       $ 9,308       $ 558       $ —         $ 25,114       $ 36,412   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

   $ 19,005,060       $ 8,147,299       $ 3,121,848       $ 1,548,609       $ 369,473       $ 32,192,289   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital expenditure

   $ 20,361,717       $ 9,245,371       $ 4,621,260       $ 1,559,415       $ 593,792       $ 36,381,555   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2012

                 

Interest revenue

   $ 6,045       $ 11,543       $ 2,056       $ 3,993       $ 718,300       $ 741,937   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest expense

   $ —         $ 44       $ 2,251       $ —         $ 19,738       $ 22,033   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

   $ 19,230,346       $ 8,477,857       $ 2,684,680       $ 1,433,960       $ 334,625       $ 32,161,468   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital expenditure

   $ 19,550,852       $ 7,232,110       $ 3,441,150       $ 2,379,225       $ 676,941       $ 33,280,278   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Main Products and Service Revenues from External Customer Information

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013      2012  

Mobile services revenue

   $ 76,708,830       $ 72,540,443   

Local telephone and domestic long distance telephone services revenue

     41,278,348         44,628,593   

Broadband access and domestic leased line services revenue

     24,183,252         24,605,902   

Internet services revenue

     17,191,163         16,938,046   

International network and leased telephone services revenue

     12,674,982         12,748,466   

Others

     55,944,732         49,958,379   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 227,981,307       $ 221,419,829   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Geographic Information

The users of the Company’s services are mainly from Taiwan, ROC. The revenues it derived outside Taiwan are mainly revenues from international long distance telephone and leased line services. The geographic information for revenues is as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31  
     2013      2012  

Taiwan, R.O.C.

   $ 217,986,355       $ 213,837,402   

Overseas

     9,994,952         7,582,427   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 227,981,307       $ 221,419,829   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company has long-lived assets in U.S., Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Vietnam, and Japan and except for $3,309,999 thousand and $1,415,148 thousand at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, in the aforementioned areas, the other long-lived assets are located in Taiwan, ROC.

Major Customers

For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company did not have any single customer whose revenue exceeded 10% of the total revenue.

 

43. DISCLOSURE FOR FIRST-TIME ADOPTION OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS

 

  a. Basis of the preparation of financial information under IFRSs

As the basis of the preparation, the Company complied with IFRS 1 “First-time adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards” in addition to the significant accounting policies stated in Note 3 to prepare the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

  b. Based on IFRS 1 “First-time adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards”, when the Company first adopts IFRSs, the Company should apply the IFRSs to establish its accounting policies, to prepare its financial statements and make required adjustments retroactively to the transition date (January 1, 2012). IFRS 1 provided several optional exemptions. The main exemptions adopted by the Company were discussed as follows:

 

  1) Business combination

The Company elected not to apply IFRS 3 retrospectively to business combinations which occurred on or before December 31, 2011.

 

  2) Share-based payment transactions

The Company elected not to apply IFRS 2 retrospectively to the share-based payment transactions which were granted and vested on or before December 31, 2011.

 

  3) Deemed costs

The Company elected to measure its revalued land at the date of transition to IFRSs at its revalued amount determined under ROC GAAP as its deemed cost. The other property, plant and equipment, investment properties and intangible assets were measured under a cost model under IFRSs.

 

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  4) Employee benefits

The Company elected to recognize all unrecognized cumulative actuarial gains and losses as retained earnings as of January 1, 2012.

The impacts of the aforementioned optional exemptions were included in the following part of “explanation for the adjustments of IFRSs transition”.

 

  c. Impacts after transition to IFRSs

The impacts on the consolidated balance sheet and the consolidated statements of comprehensive income after transition to IFRSs are as follows:

 

  1) Reconciliation of consolidated balance sheet as of January 1, 2012

 

      Adjustments      

ROC GAAP

   

Differences in

Recognitions and

    Differences in     IFRSs    
Items   Amount     Measurements     Presentations     Amount     Items   Notes

Current assets

  $ 106,538,985      ($ 349,790   ($ 804,720   $ 105,384,475     

Current assets

 

4), 9), 13)

Investments accounted for using equity method

    2,563,636        (7,619     —          2,556,017     

Investments accounted for using equity method

 

10)

Financial assets carried at cost

    2,760,225        —          (185,195     2,575,030     

Financial assets carried at cost

 

13)

Available-for-sale financial assets

    57,739        —          185,195        242,934     

Available-for-sale financial assets

 

13)

Held-to-maturity financial assets

    13,494,891        —          —          13,494,891     

Held-to-maturity financial assets

 

Other monetary assets

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

13)

Property, plant and equipment

    302,612,014        —          (7,580,183     295,031,831     

Property, plant and equipment

 

1), 2), 13)

      —          9,060,081        9,060,081     

Investment properties

 

1), 2)

Intangible assets

    6,330,253        (64,553     12,475        6,278,175     

Intangible assets

 

13)

Other assets

    7,562,539        581,747        328,726        8,473,012     

Other noncurrent assets

 

1), 2), 4), 5), 6), 13)

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Total

  $ 442,920,282      $ 159,785      $ 16,379      $ 443,096,446     

Total

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Current liabilities

  $ 59,280,808      $ 567,407      $ (568,688   $ 59,279,527     

Current liabilities

 

7), 8), 9)

Noncurrent liabilities

    10,501,840        2,783,363        680,053        13,965,256     

Noncurrent liabilities

 

4), 6), 7), 8)

Reserve for land value incremental tax

    94,986        —          (94,986     —         

4)

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Total liabilities

    69,877,634        3,350,770        16,379        73,244,783     

Total liabilities

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Common stock

    77,574,465        —          —          77,574,465     

Common stock

 

Additional paid-in capital

    169,536,289        20,621,248        —          190,157,537     

Additional paid-in capital

 

6), 12)

Retained earnings

    115,866,869        (18,052,348     —          97,814,521     

Retained earnings

 

3), 5), 6), 7), 8), 9) 10), 11), 12)

Other adjustments

    5,753,403        (5,724,647     —          28,756     

Other adjustments

 

3), 6), 10)

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Total equity attributable to stockholders of the parent

    368,731,026        (3,155,747     —          365,575,279     

Total equity attributable to shareholders of the parent

 

Minority interests in subsidiaries

    4,311,622        (35,238     —          4,276,384     

Noncontrolling interests

 

5), 6), 10), 11)

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Total stockholders’ equity

    373,042,648        (3,190,985     —          369,851,663     

Total shareholders’ equity

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Total

  $ 442,920,282      $ 159,785      $ 16,379      $ 443,096,446     

Total

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

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  2) Reconciliation of consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2012

 

      Adjustments      

ROC GAAP

   

Differences in

Recognitions and

    Differences in     IFRSs    
Items   Amount     Measurements     Presentations     Amount     Items   Notes

Current assets

  $ 100,995,487      $ —        $ (1,049,264   $ 99,946,223     

Current assets

 

4), 13)

Investments accounted for using equity method

    2,249,955        (9,663     —          2,240,292     

Investments accounted for using equity method

 

10), 12)

Financial assets carried at cost

    2,550,211        —          (82,350     2,467,861     

Financial assets carried at cost

 

13)

Available-for-sale financial assets

    3,195,965        —          82,350        3,278,315     

Available-for-sale financial assets

 

13)

Held-to-maturity financial assets

    11,796,144        —          —          11,796,144     

Held-to-maturity financial assets

 

Other monetary assets

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

13)

Property, plant and equipment

    303,650,145        —          (6,307,796     297,342,349     

Property, plant and equipment

 

1), 2), 13)

      —          7,788,898        7,788,898     

Investment properties

 

1), 2)

Intangible assets

    5,812,709        (64,553     33,647        5,781,803     

Intangible assets

 

13)

Other assets

    8,196,205        732,491        537,942        9,466,638     

Other noncurrent assets

 

1), 2), 4), 5), 6), 13)

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Total

  $ 439,446,821      $ 658,275      $ 3,427      $ 440,108,523     

Total

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Current liabilities

  $ 56,783,972      $ 64,503      $ (941,086   $ 55,907,389     

Current liabilities

 

7), 8)

Noncurrent liabilities

    12,657,649        3,175,450        1,039,499        16,872,598     

Noncurrent liabilities

 

4), 5), 6), 7), 8)

Reserve for land value incremental tax

    94,986        —          (94,986     —         

4)

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Total liabilities

    69,536,607        3,239,953        3,427        72,779,987     

Total liabilities

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Common stock

  $ 77,574,465      $ —        $ —        $ 77,574,465     

Common stock

 

Additional paid-in capital

    169,544,058        20,618,372        —          190,162,430     

Additional paid-in capital

 

6), 11), 12)

Retained earnings

    113,408,979        (18,420,248     —          94,988,731     

Retained earnings

 

3), 5), 6), 7), 8), 10), 11), 12)

Other adjustments

    4,914,892        (4,753,831     —          161,061     

Other adjustments

 

3), 6), 10)

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Total equity attributable to stockholders of the parent

    365,442,394        (2,555,707     —          362,886,687     

Total equity attributable to shareholders of the parent

 

Minority interests in subsidiaries

    4,467,820        (25,971     —          4,441,849     

Noncontrolling interests

 

5), 6), 10), 11)

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Total stockholders’ equity

    369,910,214        (2,581,678     —          367,328,536     

Total shareholders’ equity

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Total

  $ 439,446,821      $ 658,275      $ 3,427      $ 440,108,523     

Total

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

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  3) Reconciliation of consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2012

 

      Adjustments      

ROC GAAP

   

Differences in

Recognitions and

    Differences in     IFRSs    
Items   Amount     Measurements     Presentations     Amount     Items   Notes

Net revenues

  $ 220,130,888      $ 1,288,941      $ —        $ 221,419,829     

Revenues

 

7), 8), 9)

Operating costs

    (141,177,220     (334,456     (1,132     (141,512,808  

Operating costs

 

6), 7), 9), 14)

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Gross profits

    78,953,668        954,485        (1,132     79,907,021     

Gross profit

 

Operating expenses

    (30,040,263     39,568        35,195        (29,965,500  

Operating expenses

 

6), 7), 9), 11), 14)

    —          —          (1,569,217     (1,569,217  

Other income and expense

 

14)

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Income from operations

    48,913,405        994,053        (1,535,154     48,372,304     

Income from operations

 

Non-operating income and losses

    (17,242     3,221        1,569,368        1,555,347     

Non-operating income and expenses

 

3), 10), 12), 14)

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Income before income tax

    48,896,163        997,274        34,214        49,927,651     

Income before income tax

 

Income tax expense

    (7,858,421     (119,136     (34,214     (8,011,771  

Income tax expenses

 

5), 14)

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

Consolidated net income

  $ 41,037,742      $ 878,138      $ —          41,915,880     

Net income

 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     
          (57,959  

Exchange differences arising from the translation of the foreign operations

 
          192,114     

Unrealized gain on available-for-sale financial assets

 
          (1,496,742  

Actuarial loss arising from defined benefit plan

 

6)

          254,446     

Income tax relating to components of other comprehensive income

 

5)

          (26,373  

Share of other comprehensive income of associates and jointly controlled entities accounted for using equity method

 
       

 

 

     
          (1,134,514  

Total other comprehensive income

 
       

 

 

     
        $ 40,781,366     

Total comprehensive income

 
       

 

 

     

 

  d. Explanation for the adjustments of IFRSs transition:

 

  1) Classification of investment properties

Under ROC GAAP, properties for lease were classified as property, plant and equipment and other assets - idle assets; after transitions to IFRSs, owned-property for either rental revenue or capital appreciation should be classified as investment properties.

On January 1, 2012, the assets that met definitions of investment properties under IAS 40 “Investment Property” were reclassified from property, plant and equipment of $8,596,664 thousand, and other assets - idle assets of $463,417 thousand, to investment properties. The total amount of reclassification was $9,060,081 thousand.

On December 31, 2012, the assets that met definitions of investment properties under IAS 40 “Investment Property” were reclassified from property, plant and equipment of $7,329,796 thousand, and other assets - idle assets of $459,102 thousand, to investment properties. The total amount of reclassification was $7,788,898 thousand.

 

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  2) Classification of leased assets and idle assets

Under ROC GAAP, leased and idle assets were classified as other assets; after the transition to IFRSs, leased and idle assets were reclassified to property, plant and equipment or investment properties based on the nature of these assets.

The Company reclassified leased assets to property, plant and equipment and the amounts were $400,453 thousand and $389,521 thousand as of January 1 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Except for the abovementioned Item 1) which discussed the reclassification from idle assets to investment properties, the Company reclassified the remaining idle assets to property, plant and equipment amounting to $436,619 thousand and $415,479 thousand as of January 1 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

 

  3) Deemed costs of property, plant and equipment

The Company elected to apply the optional exemption in IFRS 1. The management measured land (classified as property, plant and equipment and investment properties under IFRSs) at its revalued amount, which was the carrying value under ROC GAAP, as deemed costs. As such, on January 1, 2012, the Company reclassified the unrealized revaluation increment (classified as stockholders’ equity) to retained earnings at the amount of $5,762,753 thousand. This reclassification did not affect total equity amount. The unrealized revaluation increment costs reclassified to retained earnings decreased by $350 thousand, due to the partial disposal on revalued land; and decreased by $2,054 thousand due to impairment loss for the year ended December 31, 2012. As a result, the revaluation increment was $5,760,349 thousand as of December 31, 2012. Gain on disposal decreased by $350 thousand, and impairment loss increased by $2,054 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

  4) Classification of deferred income tax asset and liability, and valuation allowance

Under ROC GAAP, a deferred income tax asset and liability should be classified as current and noncurrent in accordance with the classification of its related asset or liability. When a deferred income tax asset and liability does not relate to an asset or liability, then it is classified as either current or noncurrent based on the expected length of time before it is realized or settled. However, under IFRSs, a deferred income tax asset and liability should be classified as noncurrent, and could not be offset. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are offset on the balance sheet when the entity has the legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets against current tax liabilities and they are levied by the same taxation authority on the same entity.

Under ROC GAAP, if it is more likely than not that deferred income tax assets will not be realized, the valuation allowances are provided to the extent. However, under IFRSs, deferred income tax assets are only recognized when it is more likely than not to be realized, and the valuation allowance is not used under IFRSs.

Based on the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, the reserve for land value incremental tax caused by revaluation of land is classified as long-term liabilities. Under IFRSs, if the Company elects to apply the IFRS 1 exemption and measure the revalued land using the carrying amount determined under ROC GAAP as its deemed cost, the related reserve for land value incremental tax should be classified as deferred income tax liabilities.

The Company reclassified its deferred income tax assets - current to noncurrent assets and the amounts were $115,464 thousand and $142,929 thousand as of January 1 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Further, deferred income tax liabilities, which were netted with deferred income tax assets under ROC GAAP, were reversed. As a result of such reversal, deferred income tax liabilities - noncurrent and deferred income tax assets - noncurrent increased by $16,379 thousand and $3,427 thousand, respectively; reserve for land value incremental tax of $94,986 thousand was also reclassified as deferred income tax liabilities - noncurrent under IFRSs.

 

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  5) Income tax

Based on IAS 12 “Income Taxes”, the income tax adjustments as a result of the transition to IFRSs are as follows: Deferred income tax assets increased by $596,271 thousand and $731,560 thousand as of January 1 and December 31, 2012, respectively (including the tax adjustments arising from the actuarial gain on defined benefit plan of $254,446 thousand); retained earnings increased by $587,418 thousand and $719,807 thousand as of January 1 and December 31, 2012, respectively; noncontrolling interests increased by $8,853 thousand and $11,774 thousand as of January 1 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Deferred income tax liabilities decreased by $21 thousand as of December 31, 2012. For the year ended December 31, 2012, due to the adjustment of deferred income tax assets and deferred income tax liabilities (decreased by $119,157 thousand in deferred tax assets and decreased by $21 thousand in deferred income tax liabilities), income tax expense increased by $119,136 thousand and other comprehensive income-income tax relating to components of other comprehensive income increased by $254,446 thousand, respectively.

 

  6) Employee benefits

Under ROC GAAP, net transaction obligation that was resulted from the first time adoption of SFAS No. 18, “Pension” should be amortized on a straight-line basis over the average remaining service life of active plan participants and recognized as net periodic pension cost. After the transition to IFRSs, transitional rules in IAS 19, “Employee Benefits” was not applicable, thus the related amounts of net transaction obligation should be recognized at once and adjusted in retain earnings.

Under ROC GAAP, actuarial gains (losses) are recognized based on the corridor approach and the amounts are amortized over the average remaining service life of active plan participants. However, under IFRSs, the Company elected to recognize pension gains arising from defined benefit plans as other comprehensive income immediately and subsequent reclassification to earnings is not permitted.

As a result of the aforementioned adjustments, other liabilities increased by $1,549,205 thousand and $2,078,862 thousand as of January 1 and December 31, 2012, respectively; other noncurrent assets decreased by $14,524 thousand as of January 1, 2012 and increased by $931 thousand as of December 31, 2012, respectively; retained earnings decreased by $1,512,039 thousand and $2,990,802 thousand as of January 1 and December 31, 2012, respectively; unrecognized net losses of pension decreased by $215 thousand and $957,202 thousand as of January 1 and December 31, 2012, respectively; noncontrolling interests decreased by $51,905 thousand and $44,331 thousand as of January 1 and December 31, 2012, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2012, pension cost was decreased by $793 thousand which increased $169 thousand in operating costs and decreased $962 thousand in operating expenses and loss of other comprehensive income-actuarial benefits plan was of $1,496,742 thousand.

In addition, prior to Chunghwa’s privatization in 2005, the pension contributions were made according to the relevant regulations. After privatization, the pension obligations of retained employees that were civil employees and retired employees entitled to receive future monthly pension payments prior to privatization based on the “Labor Pension Act”, “Act of Privatization of Government-Owned Enterprises”, and “Enforcement Rules of Statute of Privatization of Government-Owned Enterprises” were borne by the government. The settlement impact upon privatization of $20,648,078 thousand derived according to the actuarial report under IAS 19 shall be retroactively adjusted from retained earnings to additional paid-in capital - privatization at the date of transition to IFRSs.

 

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  7) Award credits (often known as “points”)

Under ROC GAAP, there’s no relevant guidance regarding award credits. After the transition to IFRSs, Chunghwa applied IFRIC 13, “Customer Royalty Program” retroactively. The award credit should be measured at its fair value and defer the recognition of revenue. When the customers redeem the points, the related revenues and costs shall be recognized. Such guidance replaced Chunghwa’s accounting policy that Chunghwa used to accrue expenses when the award credits were granted.

Accrued award credits liabilities (classified as other current liabilities) decreased by $70,036 thousand and $120,863 thousand as of January 1 and December 31, 2012, respectively; deferred award credits revenue (classified as noncurrent liabilities - deferred revenue) increased by $24,242 thousand and $72,059 thousand as of January 1 and December 31, 2012, respectively; retained earnings increased by $45,794 thousand and $48,804 thousand as of January 1 and December 31, 2012, respectively. The revenue decreased by $47,817 thousand, the marketing expenses decreased by $80,105 thousand and the operating cost increased by $29,278 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2012, respectively.

 

  8) Recognition of revenue from providing fixed line connection service

Prior to privatization, Chunghwa was subject to the laws and regulations applicable to state-owned enterprises in Taiwan which differed from ROC GAAP as applicable to commercial companies. As such, the Company recorded revenue from providing fixed line connection service upon the receipt of connection fees. Under IFRSs, following the revenue recognition guidance, the above service revenue should be treated as deferred income and recognized over the time when the service is continuously provided.

Chunghwa retrospectively adjusted the deferred income of $1,925,816 thousand and $1,286,108 thousand as of January 1 and December 31, 2012, respectively, by decreasing retained earnings and increasing the deferred revenue from providing fixed line connection service ($639,708 thousand was classified as other current liabilities; $1,286,108 thousand was classified as noncurrent liabilities - deferred revenue as of January 1, 2012. $185,366 thousand was classified as other current liabilities; $1,100,742 thousand was classified as noncurrent liabilities - deferred revenue as of December 31, 2012). For the year ended December 31, 2012, revenue from providing fixed line connection service increased by $639,708 thousand.

 

  9) Recognition of construction contract revenue

The construction contracts did not meet the criteria in IFRIC 15 “Agreements for the Construction of Real Estate”; therefore IAS 11 “Construction Contracts” does not apply. The Company could only recognize the revenues when the projects are completed and sold out based on IAS 18, “Revenue”. Due to the reasons mentioned above, the Company reversed the revenue that was recognized based on percentage completion method, and recognize the related revenue, cost and expense when the project is completed in 2012.

Inventories decreased by $392,040 thousand as of January 1, 2012; deferred marketing expenses (classified as other current assets) increased by $42,250 thousand as of January 1, 2012; accrued expenses (classified as other current liabilities - accrued expense) decreased by $2,265 thousand as of January 1, 2012; retained earnings decreased by $347,525 thousand as of January 1, 2012.

The construction revenue increased by $697,050 thousand, the construction cost increased by $305,009 thousand and the marketing expenses increased by $44,516 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

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  10) Equity method investments

Associates and jointly controlled entities are accounted for using equity method upon the Company’s transition to IFRSs, the main adjustment includes employee benefit and share-based payments and the related effects of tax adjustment, etc. As a result, long-term investments decreased by $7,619 thousand and $9,394 thousand as of January 1 and December 31, 2012, respectively; retained earnings decreased by $40,028 thousand and $52,057 thousand as of January 1 and December 31, 2012, respectively; unrecognized net loss of pension decreased by $37,891 thousand and $49,316 thousand as of January 1 and December 31, 2012, respectively; noncontrolling interests decreased by $5,482 thousand and $6,653 thousand as of January 1 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Share of the profit of associates and jointly controlled entities that accounted for using equity method increased by $4,389 thousand and share of other comprehensive income of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method decreased by $17,589 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

  11) Share-based payment transactions

Part of the employee stock options granted by a subsidiary was not vested on the transition date. Therefore, the subsidiary should apply IFRS 2, “Share-based Payment” retroactively. Under IFRSs, paid-in capital - employee stock option recognized by subsidiary does not belong to the equity attributable to parent company, instead it should be accounted as noncontrolling interests.

Retained earnings decreased by $1,657 thousand and $229 thousand as of January 1 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Noncontrolling interests increased by $1,657 thousand and 1,600 thousand as of January 1 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Additional paid-in capital reported by equity-method investees decreased by $1,371 as of December 31, 2012. The compensation cost under general and administrative expense decreased by $3,017 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

  12) Subscription of associates/subsidiaries new shares and adjustments of paid-in capital reported related to equity-method investees

When an investee issues new shares and existing shareholders do not subscribe to the new shares at their respective proportion in share holdings, this would result in changes in the investor’s shareholdings of the equity method investee. According to SFAS No. 5 “Long-term Investments under Equity Method” under ROC GAAP, as there are changes in the net assets value of the equity method investee attributable to the investor, the investor shall reflect such changes by adjusting additional paid-in capital and long-term investments. However, under IFRSs, if the changes do not cause the investor to lose significant influence over associates, the change shall be treated as a deemed disposal with the related gain or loss recognized in earnings. If the changes do not cause the investor to lose control over subsidiaries, the change shall be treated as equity transactions. In addition, the Company complied with the IFRSs FAQs published by the Taiwan Stock Exchange, and reclassified the paid-in capital which did not meet the definitions under IFRSs or the Company Act and Regulations of Ministry of Economic Affairs to retained earnings. The Company reclassified such paid-in capital of $26,830 thousand to retained earnings as of January 1, 2012. The Company reclassified such paid-in capital of $28,335 thousand to retained earnings, retained earnings increased by $28,066 thousand and long-term investment decreased by $269 thousand as of December 31, 2012. Gain on disposal of financial instruments increased by $1,236 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

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  13) Presentation of consolidated balance sheets

 

  a) Piping fund

As part of the government’s effort to upgrade the existing telecommunications infrastructure project, Chunghwa and other public utility companies were required by the ROC government to contribute a total of $1,000,000 thousand to a Piping Fund administered by the Taipei City Government. Based on the terms of Construction Funding Agreement, if the Piping Fund 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. In order to conform to the presentation of the financial statements under IFRSs, the fund was reclassified as other noncurrent assets.

 

  b) Time deposits with maturities of more than three months

Under ROC GAAP, cash and cash equivalents includes time deposits that are cancellable but without any loss of principal. Under IFRSs, cash equivalents are short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value. Therefore, an investment normally qualifies as a cash equivalent only when it has a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition.

Time deposits and negotiable certificate of deposits with maturities of more than three months held by the Company were $40,982,360 thousand and $22,263,840 thousand as of January 1 and December 31, 2012, respectively. In order to conform to the presentation of the financial statements under IFRSs, such amounts were reclassified from cash to other monetary assets - current.

 

  c) Deferred expense

The deferred expense, which was classified as other assets under ROC GAAP, was reclassified based on its nature under IFRSs. Deferred expenses relating to prepaid expenses were reclassified of nil and $565 thousand as of January 1 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Deferred expenses relating to decoration construction projects and advertisement signboard, etc. were reclassified as property, plant and equipment of $157,529 thousand and $215,646 thousand as of January 1 and December 31, 2012. Deferred expenses relating to computer software were reclassified as intangible assets of $12,475 thousand and $33,647 thousand as of January 1 and December 31, 2012.

 

  d) Assets held of disposal

The property, plant and equipment classified as assets expected for disposal (included in other assets - others) under ROC GAAP, was reclassified based on its nature under IFRSs. Assets held for disposal were reclassified as property, plant and equipment of $21,880 and $1,354 thousand as of January 1 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

 

  e) Reclassification of financial assets carried at cost

Based on the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, stocks held by the Company which were not listed in Taiwan Stock Exchange or were not trading in the GreTai Securities Market and the Company did not have significant influence over these investees were classified as financial assets carried at cost. After transition to IFRSs, part of financial assets carried at cost were designated as available-for-sale financial assets. Financial assets carried at cost were reclassified as available-for-sale financial assets of $185,195 thousand and $82,350 thousand as of January 1 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

 

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  14) Presentation of consolidated statements of comprehensive income

After the transition to IFRSs, the consolidated statement of comprehensive income includes net income and other comprehensive income. Further, certain accounts were reclassified to conform to the presentation of the financial statements under IFRSs.

 

  15) Summary of material adjustments of cash flow statements

Under ROC GAAP, collection and payment of interest and collection of dividends were classified as operating activity; payment of dividends was classified as financing activity. Further, for cash flow statement prepared using the indirect method, cash payment of interest expense is required for supplemental disclosure. Based on IAS 7 “Cash Flow Statement”, collection and payment of interest and dividends were disclosed separately with consistency for each period and classified as operating activity, investing activity or financing activity.

 

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TABLE 1

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

ENDORSEMENTS/GUARANTEES PROVIDED

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

 

No.

 

Endorsement/
Guarantee Provider

 

Guaranteed Party

  Limits on
Endorsement/

Guarantee
Amount
Provided to
Each
Guaranteed
Party
    Maximum
Balance for
the Period
    Ending
Balance
    Actual
Borrowing
Amount
    Amount of
Endorsement/

Guarantee
Collateralized
by Properties
    Ratio of
Accumulated
Endorsement/

Guarantee to
Net Equity
Per Latest
Financial
Statements
    Maximum
Endorsement/

Guarantee
Amount
Allowable
   

Notes

   

Name

  Nature of
Relationship

(Note 2)
               
0  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

 

Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  b   $ 3,602,898      $ 1,350,000      $ 1,341,225      $ 42,585      $ —          0.37      $ 14,411,593      Notes 3 and 4
25  

Yao Yong Real Property Co., Ltd.

 

Light Era Development Co., Ltd.

  d     3,674,330        3,300,000        3,300,000        1,650,000        3,300,000        0.92        3,674,330      Note 5

 

Note 1: Significant transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries or among subsidiaries are numbered as follows:

 

  a. “0” for the Company.
  b. Subsidiaries are numbered from “1”.

 

Note 2: Relationships between the endorsement/guarantee provider and the guaranteed party:

 

  a. Trading partner.
  b. Majority owned subsidiary.
  c. The Company and subsidiary owns over 50% ownership of the investee company.
  d. A subsidiary jointly owned by the Company and the Company’s directly-owned subsidiary.
  e. Guaranteed by the Company according to the construction contract.
  f. An investee company. The guarantees were provided based on the Company’s proportionate share in the investee company.

 

Note 3: The limits on endorsement or guarantee amount provided to each guaranteed party is up to 1% of the total stockholders’ equity of the latest financial statements of Chunghwa.
Note 4: The total amount of endorsement or guarantee that the Company is allowed to provide shall not exceed 4% of the total stockholders’ equity of the latest financial statements of Chunghwa.
Note 5: The maximum amount of endorsement or guarantee is up to 200% of the asset value of the latest financial statements of Yao Yong Real Property Co., Ltd.

 

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TABLE 2

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

MARKETABLE SECURITIES HELD

DECEMBER 31, 2013

(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

   December 31, 2013      Note
               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand
Units)
     Carrying
Value

(Note 1)
     Percentage
of
Ownership
     Market
Value or
Net Asset
Value
    
0   

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Stocks

                    
     

Taipei Financial Center Corp.

     —        

Financial assets carried at cost - noncurrent

     172,927       $ 1,789,530         12       $ —         —  
     

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

     —        

Financial assets carried at cost - noncurrent

     16,200         162,000         17         —         —  
     

Innovation Works Development Fund, L.P.

     —        

Financial assets carried at cost - noncurrent

     —           168,605         4         —         —  
     

Global Mobile Corp.

     —        

Financial assets carried at cost - noncurrent

     7,617         77,018         3         —         —  
     

iD Branding Ventures

     —        

Financial assets carried at cost - noncurrent

     4,275         42,750         8         —         —  
     

Innovation Works Limited

     —        

Financial assets carried at cost - noncurrent

     1,000         31,390         2         —         —  
     

CQi Energy Infocom Inc.

     —        

Financial assets carried at cost - noncurrent

     2,000         —           18         —         —  
     

RPTI Intergroup International Ltd.

     —        

Financial assets carried at cost - noncurrent

     4,765         —           10         —         —  
     

Essence Technology Solution, Inc.

     —        

Financial assets carried at cost - noncurrent

     200         —           7         —         —  
     

Stocks

                    
     

China Airlines Ltd.

     —        

Available-for-sale financial assets - noncurrent

     263,622         2,886,662         5         2,886,662       Note 2

 

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Held Company Name

  

Marketable
Securities Type and
Name

   Relationship
with the
Company
    

Financial
Statement Account

   December 31, 2013      Note
               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand
Units)
     Carrying
Value

(Note 1)
     Percentage
of
Ownership
     Market
Value or
Net Asset
Value
    
     

Bond

                    
     

NAN YA Company 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds Issue in 2009

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           49,996         —           50,103       Note 3
     

NAN YA Company 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds Issue in 2009

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           150,167         —           150,308       Note 3
     

NAN YA Company 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-s Issue in 2009

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           100,120         —           100,205       Note 3
     

NAN YA Company 3rd Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2009

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           25,046         —           25,198       Note 3
     

NAN YA Company 3rd Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2009

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           100,079         —           100,792       Note 3
     

NAN YA Company 4th Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2009

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           150,474         —           151,334       Note 3
     

NAN YA Company 4th Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2009

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           99,950         —           100,889       Note 3
     

NAN YA Company 2nd Unsecured Corporate Bonds Issue in 2010

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           50,176         —           50,408       Note 3
     

Formosa Petrochemical Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds Issue in 2010

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           100,141         —           100,474       Note 3
     

Formosa Petrochemical Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds Issue in 2010

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           300,840         —           301,424       Note 3

 

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Held Company Name

  

Marketable
Securities Type and
Name

   Relationship
with the
Company
    

Financial
Statement Account

   December 31, 2013      Note
               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand
Units)
     Carrying
Value

(Note 1)
     Percentage
of
Ownership
     Market
Value or
Net Asset
Value
    
     

TSMC 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2011

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —         $ 299,834         —         $ 301,143       Note 3
     

TSMC 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2011

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           100,535         —           100,381       Note 3
     

TSMC 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           200,236         —           200,829       Note 3
     

TSMC 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           99,941         —           100,414       Note 3
     

TSMC 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           199,881         —           200,829       Note 3
     

TSMC 2nd Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           199,857         —           200,218       Note 3
     

TSMC 3rd Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           199,852         —           199,273       Note 3
     

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. First Debenture Issuing of 2009

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           87,776         —           88,246       Note 3
     

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. First Debenture Issuing of 2009

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           50,139         —           50,426       Note 3
     

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. First Debenture Issuing of 2009

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           50,166         —           50,426       Note 3
     

FCFC 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds Issue in 2009

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           125,224         —           126,088       Note 3
     

FCFC 2nd Unsecured Corporate Bonds Issue in 2010

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           200,355         —           201,102       Note 3

 

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Held Company Name

  

Marketable
Securities Type and
Name

   Relationship
with the
Company
    

Financial
Statement Account

   December 31, 2013      Note
               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand
Units)
     Carrying
Value

(Note 1)
     Percentage
of
Ownership
     Market
Value or
Net Asset
Value
    
     

FCFC 2nd Unsecured Corporate Bonds Issue in 2010

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           100,124         —           100,552       Note 3
     

FCFC 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds Issue in 2011

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           299,708         —           301,242       Note 3
     

Formosa Petrochemical Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds Issue in 2009

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           100,008         —           100,084       Note 3
     

Formosa Petrochemical Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds Issue in 2009

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           150,065         —           150,126       Note 3
     

Formosa Petrochemical Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds Issue in 2009

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           100,031         —           100,084       Note 3
     

Formosa Petrochemical Corporation 3rd Unsecured Corporate Bonds Issue in 2010

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           299,868         —           302,112       Note 3
     

Formosa Petrochemical Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds Issue in 2011

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           149,864         —           150,842       Note 3
     

Formosa Petrochemical Corporation 3rd Unsecured Corporate Bonds Issue in 2011

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           199,792         —           201,216       Note 3
     

Chinese Petroleum Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds-C Issue in 2006

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           204,956         —           205,434       Note 3
     

Chinese Petroleum Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds-C Issue in 2006

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           102,430         —           102,716       Note 3
     

Chinese Petroleum Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds-A Issue in 2009

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           200,200         —           201,458       Note 3

 

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Held Company Name

  

Marketable
Securities Type
and Name

   Relationship
with the
Company
    

Financial
Statement Account

   December 31, 2013      Note
               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand
Units)
     Carrying
Value

(Note 1)
     Percentage
of
Ownership
     Market
Value or
Net Asset
Value
    
     

Chinese Petroleum Corporation 2nd Unsecured Corporate Bonds-A Issue in 2012

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —         $ 199,853         —         $ 200,573       Note 3
     

China Steel Corporation 2nd Unsecured Corporate Bonds-B Issue in 2008

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           304,653         —           306,646       Note 3
     

China Steel Corporation 2nd Unsecured Corporate Bonds-B Issue in 2008

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           202,640         —           204,432       Note 3
     

China Steel Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds-A Issue in 2011

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           301,417         —           300,756       Note 3
     

China Steel Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds-A Issue in 2011

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           100,246         —           100,252       Note 3
     

Taiwan Power Co. 2nd Unsecured Bond-EB Issue in 2005

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           201,782         —           201,782       Note 3
     

Taiwan Power Co. 2nd Unsecured Bond-EB Issue in 2005

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           302,925         —           302,672       Note 3
     

Taiwan Power Co. 2nd Unsecured Corporate Bond-C Issue in 2006

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           205,931         —           207,425       Note 3
     

Taiwan Power Co. 3rd Unsecured Corporate Bond-C Issue in 2006

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           206,785         —           205,952       Note 3
     

Taiwan Power Co. 1st Secured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2009

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           20,039         —           20,064       Note 3
     

Taiwan Power Co. 1st Secured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2009

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           100,085         —           100,322       Note 3

 

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Held Company Name

  

Marketable
Securities Type and
Name

   Relationship
with the
Company
    

Financial
Statement Account

   December 31, 2013      Note
               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand
Units)
     Carrying
Value

(Note 1)
     Percentage
of
Ownership
     Market
Value or
Net Asset
Value
    
     

Taiwan Power Co. 2nd Secured Corporate Bond-B Issue in 2009

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           50,048         —           50,303       Note 3
     

Taiwan Power Company 4th Secured Corporate Bond-B Issue in 2009

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           174,830         —           176,066       Note 3
     

Taiwan Power Company 5th Secured Corporate Bond-B Issue in 2009

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           50,108         —           50,297       Note 3
     

Taiwan Power Company 2nd Secured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2010

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           100,070         —           100,733       Note 3
     

Taiwan Power Co 3rd Secured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2010

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           200,495         —           201,742       Note 3
     

Taiwan Power Co. 4th Secured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2010

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           99,975         —           100,916       Note 3
     

Taiwan Power Co. 4th Secured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2010

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           199,951         —           201,834       Note 3
     

Taiwan Power Co. 4th Secured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2010

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           300,229         —           302,750       Note 3
     

Taiwan Power Co. 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           39,974         —           39,733       Note 3
     

Taiwan Power Co. 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           99,934         —           99,332       Note 3
     

Taiwan Power Co. 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-2A Issue in 2012

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           99,931         —           99,960       Note 3
     

KGI Securities Co., Ltd. 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds in 2012

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           300,000         —           300,845       Note 3
     

MLPC 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds Issue in 2009

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           49,992         —           50,144       Note 3

 

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Held Company Name

  

Marketable
Securities Type and
Name

   Relationship
with the
Company
    

Financial
Statement Account

   December 31, 2013      Note
               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand
Units)
     Carrying
Value

(Note 1)
     Percentage
of
Ownership
     Market
Value or
Net Asset
Value
    
     

MLPC 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds Issue in 2009

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —         $ 49,992         —         $ 50,144       Note 3
     

MLPC 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond Issue in 2009

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           150,328         —           150,433       Note 3
     

China Development Holding Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2010

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           201,030         —           201,539       Note 3
     

China Development Holding Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           100,061         —           100,059       Note 3
     

China Development Holding Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           150,045         —           150,088       Note 3
     

China Development Holding Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           100,061         —           100,059       Note 3
     

Yuanta FHC 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds-A Issue in 2011

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           300,000         —           300,810       Note 3
     

Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd. 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond issued in 2011

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           100,392         —           101,941       Note 3
     

Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd. 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond issued in 2011

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           301,260         —           305,823       Note 3
     

Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd. 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           300,000         —           299,836       Note 3

 

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Held Company Name

  

Marketable
Securities Type and
Name

   Relationship
with the
Company
    

Financial
Statement Account

   December 31, 2013     Note
               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand
Units)
     Carrying
Value
(Note 1)
    Percentage
of
Ownership
     Market
Value or
Net Asset
Value
   
     

TaipeiFubon Bank 5th Financial Debentures-A Issue in 2010

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           200,676        —           201,265      Note 3
     

TaipeiFubon Bank 5th Financial Debentures-A Issue in 2010

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           100,269        —           100,633      Note 3
     

TaipeiFubon Bank 5th Financial Debentures-A Issue in 2010

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           301,425        —           301,898      Note 3
     

HSBC Bank (Taiwan) Limited 1st Financial Debenture-C Issue in 2011

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           200,584        —           201,900      Note 3
     

HSBC Bank (Taiwan) Limited 1st Financial Debenture-D Issue in 2011

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           300,000        —           300,000      Note 3
     

Eximbank 19-2nd Unsecured Financial Debentures

     —        

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     —           150,000        —           149,997      Note 3
1   

Senao International Co.

  

Stocks

                  
     

N.T.U. Innovation Incubation Corporation

     —        

Financial assets carried at cost - noncurrent

     1,200         12,000        9         —        —  
2   

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

  

Stocks

                  
     

3 Link Information Service Co., Ltd.

     —        

Financial assets carried at cost - noncurrent

     374         3,450        10         —        —  
     

21 Vianet Group. Inc.

     —        

Available-for-sale financial assets

     35         24,267        —           24,267      Note 2
                  (US$ 814      (US$ 814  

 

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Held Company Name

  

Marketable
Securities Type and
Name

   Relationship
with the
Company
    

Financial
Statement Account

   December 31, 2013      Note  
               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand
Units)
     Carrying
Value

(Note 1)
     Percentage
of
Ownership
     Market
Value or
Net Asset
Value
    
14   

Chunghwa Investment Co.

  

Stocks

                    
     

Tatung Technology Inc.

     —        

Financial assets carried at cost - noncurrent

     4,571       $ 73,964         11       $ —           —     
     

Digimax Inc.

     —        

Financial assets carried at cost - noncurrent

     1,203         2,641         3         —           —     
     

iD Branding Ventures

     —        

Financial assets carried at cost - noncurrent

     1,875         14,250         3         —           —     
     

Uni Display Inc.

     —        

Financial assets carried at cost - noncurrent

     2,445         4,867         1         —           —     
     

A2 peak Power Co., Ltd.

     —        

Financial assets carried at cost - noncurrent

     990         —           3         —           —     
     

VisEra Technologies Company Ltd.

     —        

Financial assets carried at cost - noncurrent

     649         29,371         —           —           —     
     

Ultra Fine Optical Technology Co., Ltd.

     —        

Financial assets carried at cost - noncurrent

     1,800         4,070         8         —           —     
     

Alder Optomechanical Corp.

     —        

Financial assets carried at cost - noncurrent

     666         7,326         1         —           —     
     

Aide Energy (Cayman) Holding Co., Ltd.

     —        

Financial assets carried at cost - noncurrent

     800         630         1         —           —     
     

Mediapro Technology Ltd.

     —        

Financial assets carried at cost - noncurrent

     55         230         —           —           —     
     

PChome Store Inc.

     —        

Available-for-sale financial assets - noncurrent

     1,350         16,200         2         16,200         —     
     

Procrystal Technology Co., Ltd.

     —        

Available-for-sale financial assets - noncurrent

     405         98,351         2         98,351         Note 2   
     

Tons Lightology Inc.

     —        

Available-for-sale financial assets - noncurrent

     1,242         44,969         3         44,969         Note 2   

 

Note 1: Showing at carrying amounts with adjustments for fair value and deducted accumulated amortization; otherwise, showing at their original carrying amounts on amortized cost deducted the accumulated amortization.
Note 2: Market value was based on the closing price of December 31, 2013.
Note 3: Market value of was based on the average trading price on December 31, 2013.

(Concluded)

 

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TABLE 3

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

MARKETABLE SECURITIES ACQUIRED AND DISPOSED OF AT COSTS OR PRICES OF AT LEAST NT$300 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013

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

 

 

No.

  

Company
Name

 

Marketable
Securities
Type and
Name

 

Financial
Statement
Account

  Counter-
party
  Nature of
Relation-

ship
  Beginning
Balance
    Acquisition     Disposal     Ending Balance  
             Shares
(Thou-

sands/
Thou-
sand
Units)
    Amount
(Note 1)
    Shares
(Thousands/

Thousand
Units)
    Amount     Shares
(Thou-

sands/
Thou-
sand
Units)
    Amount     Carrying
Value

(Note 1)
    Gain
(Loss)
on
Disposal
    Shares
(Thou-

sands/
Thou-
sand
Units)
    Amount
(Note 1)
 

0

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

 

Stock

                         
    

Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

 

Investments accounted for using equity method

  —     Subsidiary     305,090      $

 

1,168,032

(Note 3)

  

  

    97,500      $ 371,935        —        $ —        $ —        $ —          402,590      $

 

1,540,147

(Notes 3 and 4)

  

  

    

Beneficiary certificates (mutual fund)

          1,071        456,118        597        295,890        1,668        797,099        752,008        45,091        —          —     
    

PIMCO GIS plc Global Investment Grade Credit Fund Class H Institutional (Acc)

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

  —     —       770        534,453        —          —          770        579,586        534,453        45,133        —          —     
    

PIMCO GIS plc Total Return Bond Class H Institutional (Acc)

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

  —     —       671        230,472        318        116,280        989        372,472        346,752        25,720        —          —     
    

Janus Flexible Income Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

  —     —       984        347,452        1,443        618,189        2,427        984,598        965,641        18,957        —          —     
    

PIMCO GIS Diversified Income Fund Class H Institutional (Acc)

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

  —     —       778        297,283        —          —          778        314,074        297,283        16,791        —          —     

 

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Company
Name

 

Marketable
Securities
Type and
Name

 

Financial
Statement
Account

  Counter-
party
  Nature of
Relation-

ship
  Beginning Balance     Acquisition     Disposal     Ending Balance  
             Shares
(Thou-

sands/
Thou-
sand
Units)
    Amount
(Note 1)
    Shares
(Thou-

sands/
Thou-
sand
Units)
    Amount     Shares
(Thou-

sands/
Thou-
sand
Units)
    Amount     Carrying
Value

(Note 1)
    Gain
(Loss)
on
Disposal
    Shares
(Thou-

sands/
Thou-
sand
Units)
    Amount
(Note 1)
 
    

Fidelity Funds - US Dollar Bond Fund (Y-ACC-USD)

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

  —     —       433        149,190        426        145,298        859        303,961        294,488        9,473        —       
    

Eastpring Investments - US Corporation Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

  —     —                      
    

Bonds

                         
    

NAN YA Company 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2009

 

Held-to-maturity financial assets

  —     —       —         

 

600,000

(Note 2)

  

  

    —          —          —         

 

300,000

(Note 2)

  

  

   

 

300,000

(Note 2)

  

  

    —          —         

 

300,000

(Note 2)

  

  

    

Formosa Petrochemical Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds Issue in 2009

 

Held-to-maturity financial assets

  —     —       —         

 

700,000

(Note 2)

  

  

    —          —          —         

 

350,000

(Note 2)

  

  

   

 

350,000

(Note 2)

  

  

    —          —         

 

350,000

(Note 2)

  

  

    

Chinese Petroleum Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds-B Issue in 2006

 

Held-to-maturity financial assets

  —     —       —         

 

350,000

(Note 2)

  

  

    —          —          —         

 

350,000

(Note 2)

  

  

   

 

350,000

(Note 2)

  

  

    —          —       
    

Mega Securities Co., Ltd. 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond Issue in 2010

 

Held-to-maturity financial assets

  —     —       —         

 

300,000

(Note 2)

  

  

    —          —          —         

 

300,000

(Note 2

  

   

 

300,000

(Note 2)

  

  

    —          —       

1

  

Senao International Co., Ltd.

 

Stocks

                         
    

Senao International (Samoa) Holding Ltd.

 

Investments accounted for using equity method

  —     Subsidiary     33,475       

(US$

988,597

33,475

  

    25,700       

(US$

761,623

25,700

  

    —          —          —          —          59,175       

(US$

 

1,750,220

59,175

(Note 4)

  

  

 

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Company
Name

 

Marketable
Securities
Type and
Name

 

Financial
Statement
Account

  Counter-
party
  Nature of
Relation-

ship
  Beginning Balance     Acquisition     Disposal     Ending Balance  
             Shares
(Thou-

sands/
Thou-
sand
Units)
    Amount
(Note 1)
    Shares
(Thou-

sands/
Thou-
sand
Units)
    Amount     Shares
(Thou-

sands/
Thou-
sand
Units)
    Amount     Carrying
Value

(Note 1)
    Gain
(Loss)
on
Disposal
    Shares
(Thou-

sands/
Thou-
sand
Units)
    Amount
(Note 1)
 

22

  

Senao International (Samoa) Holding Ltd.

 

Stocks

                         
    

Senao International HK Limited

 

Investments accounted for using equity method

  —     Subsidiary     32,760       

(US$

966,186

32,760

  

    25,680       

(US$

761,035

25,680

  

    —          —          —          —          58,440       

(US$

 

1,727,221

58,440

(Note 4)

  

  

23

  

Senao International HK Limited

 

Stocks

                         
    

Senao Trading (Fujian) Co., Ltd.

 

Investments accounted for using equity method

  —     Subsidiary     —         

(US$

338,793

11,500

  

    —         

(US$

370,735

12,500

  

    —          —          —          —          —         

(US$

 

709,528

24,000

(Note 4)

  

  

    

Senao International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

 

Investments accounted for using equity method

  —     Subsidiary     —         

(US$

297,726

10,000

  

    —         

(US$

355,329

12,000

  

    —          —          —          —          —         

(US$

 

653,055

22,000)

(Note 4)

  

  

  

 

Note 1: Showing at their original carrying amounts without adjustments for fair values.
Note 2: Stated at its nominal amounts.
Note 3: The ending balance includes equity in earnings or losses of jointly controlled entities accounted for using equity method and exchange differences arising from the translation of the foreign operations adjustments.
Note 4: The amount was eliminated upon consolidation.

 

(Concluded)

 

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TABLE 4

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

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

 

No.

  

Company
Name

  

Related
Party

  

Nature of
Relationship

   Transaction Details    Abnormal
Transaction
(Note 4)
     Notes/Accounts Payable or
Receivable
 
            Purchase/Sale
(Note 1)
   Amount
(Note 2)
     % to
Total
     Payment
Terms
   Units
Price
     Payment
Terms
     Ending Balance
(Note 3)
    % to Total  
0   

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Senao International Co., Ltd.

  

Subsidiary

   Sales    $

 

361,000

(Note 5)

  

  

     —         30 days    $ —           —         $

 

35,389

(Note 5)

  

  

    —     
            Purchase     

 

12,394,511

(Note 5)

  

  

     11       30-90 days           

 

(1,402,499

(Note 5)


  

    (9
     

Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.

  

Subsidiary

   Purchase     

 

885,385

(Note 5)

  

  

     1       30 days      —           —          

 

(697,538

(Note 5)


  

    —     
     

ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte. Ltd.

  

Equity-method investee

   Purchase      409,856         —         30 days      —           —           (50,065     —     
     

Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.

  

Subsidiary

   Purchase     

 

369,340

(Note 5)

  

  

     —         90 days      —           —          

 

(79,043

(Note 5)


  

    —     
     

Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd.

  

Equity-method investee

   Purchase      541,058         —         30-90 days      —           —           (334,402     (2
     

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

  

Subsidiary

   Purchase     

 

254,306

(Note 5)

  

  

     —         60 days      —           —          

 

33,787

(Note 5)

  

  

    —     
            Sales     

 

317,519

(Note 5)

  

  

     —         30 days      —           —          

 

(44,469

(Note 5)


  

    —     
     

Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Subsidiary

   Sales     

 

143,465

(Note 5)

  

  

     —         30 days      —           —          

 

41,374

(Note 5)

  

  

    —     
     

Chunghwa Sochamp Technology Inc.

  

Subsidiary

   Purchase     

 

161,114

(Note 5)

  

  

     —         30 days      —           —          

 

(151,660

(Note 5)


  

    (1
     

So-net Entertainment Taiwan

  

Equity-method investee

   Sales      278,863         —         60 days      —           —           19,683        —     
     

Honghwa Human Resources Co., Ltd.

  

Subsidiary

   Purchase     

 

562,320

(Note 5)

  

  

     —         30 days      —           —          

 

(195,319

(Note 5)


  

    (1

 

(Continued)

 

- 109 -


No.

  

Company
Name

  

Related
Party

  

Nature of
Relationship

   Transaction Details    Abnormal
Transaction
(Note 4)
     Notes/Accounts Payable or
Receivable
 
            Purchase/Sale
(Note 1)
   Amount
(Note 2)
    % to
Total
     Payment
Terms
   Units
Price
     Payment
Terms
     Ending Balance
(Note 3)
    % to Total  
1   

Senao International Co., Ltd.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Parent company

   Sales     

 

12,416,976

(Note 5)

  

  

    29       30-90 days      —           —          

 

1,430,026

(Note 5)

  

  

    67   
            Purchase     

 

213,131

(Note 5)

  

  

    1       30 days      —           —          

 

(27,499

(Note 5)


  

    (1
     

Alliance Digital Tech Co., Ltd.

  

Equity-method investee

   Purchase      317,662        1       30 days      —           —           (30,468     (2
2   

CHIEF Telcom Inc.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Parent company

   Sales     

 

317,356

(Note 5)

  

  

    22       30 days      —           —          

 

44,469

(Note 5)

  

  

    32   
            Purchase     

 

254,306

(Note 5)

  

  

    23       60 days      —           —          

 

(33,787

(Note 5)


  

    (39
3   

Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Parent company

   Sales    $

 

2,448,695

(Note 5

 

    81       30 days    $ —           —         $

 

697,538

(Note 5

  

    96   
5   

Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Parent company

   Sales     

 

396,340

(Note 5

  

    2       90 days      —           —          

 

79,043

(Note 5

  

    66   
6   

Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Parent company

   Purchase     

 

143,465

(Note 5

  

    —         30 days      —           —          

 

(41,374

(Note 5


    (70
33   

Chunghwa Sochamp Technology Inc.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Parent company

   Sales     

 

204,476

(Note 5

  

    —         30 days      —           —          

 

161,377

(Note 5

  

    86   
36   

Honghwa Human Resources Co., Ltd.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Parent company

   Sales     

 

622,358

(Note 5

  

    —         30 days      —           —          

 

195,319

(Note 5

  

    100   

 

Note 1: Purchase included acquisition of services cost.
Note 2: The differences were because Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. and subsidiaries classified the amount as inventories, property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, and operating expenses.
Note 3: Notes and accounts receivable did not include the amount as amounts collected for others and other receivables.
Note 4: Transaction terms with the related parties were determined in accordance with mutual agreements when there were no similar transactions with third parties. Other transactions with related parties were not significantly different from those with third parties.
Note 5: The amount was eliminated upon consolidation.

 

(Concluded)

 

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TABLE 5

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

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

DECEMBER 31, 2013

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

 

No.

  

Company Name

  

Related Party

  

Nature of
Relationship

   Ending
Balance
     Turnover
Rate

(Note 1)
     Overdue      Amounts Received
in Subsequent
Period
     Allowance for
Bad Debts
 
                  Amounts      Action
Taken
       

0

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Senao International Co., Ltd.

  

Subsidiary

   $

 

488,533

(Note 2)

  

  

     14.68       $ —           —         $ 488,515       $ —     

1

  

Senao International Co., Ltd.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Parent company

    

 

2,042,565

(Note 2)

  

  

     9.01         —           —           1,377,853         —     

3

  

Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Parent company

    

 

697,538

(Note 2)

  

  

     3.08         —           —           570,082         —     

4

  

Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Parent company

    

 

110,581

(Note 2)

  

  

     7.77         —           —           92,178         —     

33

  

Chunghwa Sochamp Technology Inc.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Parent company

    

 

161,377

(Note 2)

  

  

     3.45         —           —           73,729         —     

36

  

Honghwa Human Resources Co., Ltd.

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Parent company

    

 

195,319

(Note 2)

  

  

     5.28         —           —           137,297         —     

 

Note 1: Payments and receipts collected in trust for others are excluded from the accounts receivable for calculating the turnover rate.
Note 2: The amount was eliminated upon consolidation.

 

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TABLE 6

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

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

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

 

No.

 

Investor
Company

 

Investee
Company

 

Location

 

Main

Businesses

and Products

  Original
Investment
Amount
    Balance as of
December 31, 2013
    Net
Income
(Loss)

of
the
Investee
    Recognized
Gain
(Loss)

(Notes 1
and 2)
   

Note

          December 31,
2013
    December 31,
2012
    Shares
(Thousands)
    Percentage
of
Ownership

(%)
    Carrying
Value
       
0  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

 

Senao International Co., Ltd.

  Taiwan  

Selling and maintaining mobile phones and its peripheral products

  $ 1,065,813      $ 1,065,813        71,773        28      $ 1,770,346      $ 1,429,968      $ 392,185     

Subsidiary (Note 5)

   

Light Era Development Co., Ltd.

  Taiwan  

Housing, office building development, rent and sale services

    3,000,000        3,000,000        300,000        100        3,802,394        16,932        17,084     

Subsidiary (Note 5)

   

Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  Hong Kong  

International telecommunications IP fictitious internet and internet transfer services

    1,567,453        1,195,518        402,590        100        1,540,147        (32,370     (32,370  

Subsidiary (Note 5)

   

Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd.

  Singapore  

International telecommunications IP fictitious internet and internet transfer services

    574,112        574,112        26,383        100        719,695        105,232        105,232     

Subsidiary (Note 5)

   

Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.

  Taiwan  

Providing communication and information aggregative services

    838,506        838,506        60,000        100        712,963        60,373        56,950     

Subsidiary (Note 5)

   

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

  Taiwan  

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

    482,165        482,165        37,942        69        621,027        173,107        122,631     

Subsidiary (Note 5)

   

Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.

  Taiwan  

Investment

    639,559        759,709        68,085        89        491,879        (20,261     (18,149  

Subsidiary (Note 5)

   

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

  British Virgin Islands  

Investment

    348,089        215,020        1        100        264,015        (34,433     (34,368  

Subsidiary (Note 5)

   

Honghwa Human Resources Co., Ltd.

  Taiwan  

Human Resources Service

    180,000        —          18,000        100        191,428        11,428        11,428     

Subsidiary (Note 5)

   

Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.

  Taiwan  

Yellow pages sales and advertisement services

    150,000        150,000        15,000        100        179,816        17,314        17,314     

Subsidiary (Note 5)

 

(Continued)

 

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No.

 

Investor

Company

 

Investee

Company

 

Location

 

Main

Businesses

and Products

  Original
Investment
Amount
    Balance as of
December 31, 2013
    Net
Income
(Loss)

of
the
Investee
    Recognized
Gain
(Loss)

(Notes 1
and 2)
   

Note

          December 31,
2013
    December 31,
2012
    Shares
(Thousands)
    Percentage
of
Ownership

(%)
    Carrying
Value
       
   

Spring House Entertainment Tech. Inc.

  Taiwan  

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

    62,209        62,209        7,015        56        126,748        64,835        37,353     

Subsidiary (Note 5)

   

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        115,051        13,273        15,528     

Subsidiary (Note 5)

   

Chunghwa Telecom Vietnam Co., Ltd.

  Vietnam  

Information and communications technology, international circuit, and intelligent energy network service

    103,027        73,157        —          100        85,224        420        420     

Subsidiary (Note 5)

   

Smartfun Digital Co., Ltd.

  Taiwan  

Software retail

    65,000        65,000        6,500        65        50,336        8,802        5,787     

Subsidiary (Note 5)

   

Chunghwa Telecom Japan Co., Ltd.

  Japan  

International
telecommunications IP fictitious internet and internet transfer services

    17,291        17,291        1        100        25,184        3,761        3,761     

Subsidiary (Note 5)

   

Chunghwa Sochamp Technology Inc.

  Taiwan  

License plate recognition system

    20,400        20,400        2,040        51        14,319        (10,466     (3,095  

Subsidiary (Note 5)

   

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

  British Virgin Islands  

Investment

    —          —          —          100        —          —          —       

Subsidiary (Notes 3 and 5)

   

International Integrated System, Inc.

  Taiwan  

IT solution provider, IT application consultation, system integration and package solution

    283,500        283,500        22,498        33        292,239        48,822        20,344     

Associate

   

Viettel-CHT Co., Ltd.

  Vietnam  

IDC services

    288,327        288,327        —          30        278,044        45,535        13,667     

Associate

 

(Continued)

 

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No.

 

Investor

Company

 

Investee

Company

 

Location

 

Main

Businesses

and Products

  Original
Investment
Amount
    Balance as of
December 31, 2013
    Net
Income
(Loss)

of
the
Investee
    Recognized
Gain
(Loss)

(Notes 1
and 2)
   

Note

          December 31,
2013
    December 31,
2012
    Shares
(Thousands)
    Percentage
of
Ownership

(%)
    Carrying
Value
       
   

Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd.

  Taiwan  

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

    164,000        164,000        1,760        40        214,201        947,038        306,554     

Associate

   

Skysoft Co., Ltd.

  Taiwan  

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

    67,025        67,025        4,438        30        158,218        235,117        67,766     

Associate

   

So-net Entertainment Taiwan

  Taiwan  

Online service and sale of computer hardware

    120,008        60,008        9,429        30        92,325        3,826        1,173     

Associate

   

KingWay Technology Co., Ltd.

  Taiwan  

Publishing books, data processing and software services

    71,770        71,770        2,879        33        74,838        22,272        7,243     

Associate

   

Alliance Digital Tech Co., Ltd.

  Taiwan  

Development of mobile payments and information processing service

    30,000        —          3,000        19        28,757        (6,464     (1,243  

Associate

 

(Continued)

 

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No.

 

Investor
Company

 

Investee
Company

  Location  

Main
Businesses
and Products

  Original Investment
Amount
    Balance as of
December 31, 2013
    Net
Income
(Loss)

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

Note

          December 31,
2013
    December 31,
2012
    Shares
(Thousands)
    Percentage
of
Ownership
(%)
    Carrying
Value
       
   

Dian Zuan Integrating Marketing Co., Ltd.

  Taiwan  

Information technology service and general advertisement service

  $ 48,113      $ 64,500        452        13      $ 1,838      $ (19,888   $ (4,292  

Associate

   

Huada Digital Corporation

  Taiwan  

Providing software service

    250,000        250,000        25,000        50        227,504        (27,609     (13,805  

Jointly controlled entity

1  

Senao International Co., Ltd.

 

Senao Networks, Inc.

  Taiwan  

Telecommunication facilities manufactures and sales

    202,758        206,190        16,579        34        642,671        421,792        172,102     

Associate

   

Senao International (Samoa) Holding Ltd.

  Samoa Islands  

International investment.

    1,750,220        988,597        59,175        100        840,520        (500,125     (502,006  

Subsidiary (Note 5)

2  

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

 

Unigate Telecom Inc.

  Taiwan  

Telecommunication and internet service.

    2,000        2,000        200        100        1,545        (124     (124  

Subsidiary (Note 5)

   

Chief International Corp.

  Samoa Islands  

Investment

    6,068        6,068        200        100        19,739        5,111        5,111     

Subsidiary (Note 5)

3  

Chunghwa System Integrated Co., Ltd.

 

Concord Technology Co., Ltd.

  Brunei  

Investment

    47,321        47,321        1,500        100        19,613        (536     (536  

Subsidiary (Note 5)

7  

Spring House Entertainment Tech. Inc.

 

Ceylon Innovation Co., Ltd.

  Taiwan  

International trading, general advertisement and book publishment service

    10,000        1,000        —          100        9,751        (161     (161  

Subsidiary (Note 5)

8  

Light Era Development Co., Ltd.

 

Yao Yong Real Property Co., Ltd.

  Taiwan  

Real estate trading and leasing business

    2,793,667        2,793,667        83,290        100        2,707,242        50,556        34,316     

Subsidiary (Note 5)

9  

Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd.

 

ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte., Ltd.

  Singapore  

Operation of ST-2 telecommunication satellite

    409,061        409,061        18,102        38        519,839        275,760        105,148     

Associate

14  

Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.

 

Chunghwa Precision Test Tech Co., Ltd.

  Taiwan  

Semiconductor testing components and printed circuit board industry production and marketing of electronic products

    91,875        91,875        10,936        51        159,159        55,951        28,696     

Subsidiary (Note 5)

   

Chunghwa Investment Holding Co., Ltd.

  Brunei  

Investment

    46,035        46,035        1,432        100        16,669        (2,870     (2,870  

Subsidiary (Note 5)

 

(Continued)

 

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No.

 

Investor
Company

 

Investee
Company

  Location  

Main Businesses
and Products

  Original Investment Amount     Balance as of
December 31, 2013
    Net Income
(Loss)

of
the
Investee
    Recognized
Gain
(Loss)

(Notes 1
and 2)
   

Note

          December 31,
2013
    December 31,
2012
    Shares
(Thousands)
    Percentage
of
Ownership
(%)
    Carrying
Value
       
   

Panda Monium Company Ltd.

  Cayman  

The production of animation

    20,000        20,000        602        43        —          —          —       

Associate

   

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

  Taiwan  

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

    20,000        20,000        2,000        4        29,719        173,107        6,289     

Associate (Note 5)

   

Senao International Co., Ltd.

  Taiwan  

Selling and maintaining mobile phones and its peripheral products

    49,731        49,731        1,001        —          47,793        1,429,968        4,353     

Associate (Note 5)

20  

Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. Co., Ltd.

 

Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. USA Corporation

  United States  

Semiconductor testing components and printed circuit board industry production and marketing of electronic products

    12,504        12,504        400        100        12,569        1,770        1,770     

Subsidiary (Note 5)

   

CHPT Japan Co., Ltd.

  Japan  

Sale and maintenance of electronic parts and machinery processed products, and design of printed circuit board

    2,008        —          600        100        1,742        42        42     

Subsidiary (Note 5)

   

Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. International Co., Ltd.

  Samoa Islands  

Wholesale electronic materials, electronic materials and general retail investment industry

    2,957        —          100        100        2,981        —          —       

Subsidiary (Note 5)

22  

Senao International (Samoa) Holding Ltd.

 

Senao International HK Limited.

  Hong Kong  

International investment.

    1,727,221        966,186        58,440        100        813,367        (505,074     (505,074  

Subsidiary (Note 5)

   

HopeTech Technologies Limited

  Hong Kong  

Information technology and telecommunication products sales.

    21,177        21,177        5,240        45        28,018        11,236        5,016     

Associate

24  

Chunghwa Investment Holding Co., Ltd.

 

CHI One Investment Co., Limited

  Hong Kong  

Investment

    26,035        26,035        6,520        100        9,496        (2,848)        (2,848)     

Subsidiary (Note 5)

27  

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

 

Chunghwa Hsingta Co., Ltd.

  Hong Kong  

Investment

    348,088        215,019        1        100        264,056        (34,432     (34,432  

Subsidiary (Note 5)

 

(Continued)

 

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Note 1: The equity in net income (loss) of investees was based on audited financial statements.
Note 2: The equity in net income (loss) of investees includes amortization of differences between the investment cost and net value and elimination of unrealized transactions.
Note 3: New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.) was incorporated in March 2006, but have not yet begun operation as of December 31, 2013.
Note 4: Investment in mainland China is included in Table 7.
Note 5: The amount was eliminated upon consolidation.
Note 6: The English name is the same as the above entity; however, the Chinese names included in the respective Articles of Incorporations are different.

 

(Concluded)

 

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TABLE 7

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

INVESTMENT IN MAINLAND CHINA

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

 

Investee

  Main Businesses  

Total
Amount
of Paid-

in

    Investment
Type
 

Accumulated
Outflow of
Investment
from Taiwan
as of

January 1,

    Investment
Flows
   

Accumulated
Outflow of
Investment
from

Taiwan as of

December 31,

   

Net
Income
(Loss)

of the

    %
Ownership
of Direct
or Indirect
   

Investment

Gain
(Loss)

   

Carrying
Value

as of

December 31,

    Accumulated
Inward
Remittance
of Earnings
as of
December 31,
   

Note

 

and Products

  Capital     (Note 1)   2013     Outflow     Inflow     2013     Investee     Investment     (Note 2)     2013     2013    

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

 

Providing advanced business solutions to telecommunications

  $ 47,321      2   $ 47,321      $ —        $ —        $ 47,321      $ (536     100      $ (536   $ 19,613      $ —        Note 7

Xiamen Sertec Business Technology Co., Ltd.

 

Customer services and platform rental activities

    51,552      2     25,414        —          —          25,414        (5,747     49        (2,816     6,255        —        Note 7

Senao Trading (Fujian) Co., Ltd.

 

Information technology services and sale of communication products

    709,528      2     338,793        370,735        —          709,528        (236,391     100        (236,391     333,213        —        Note 7

Senao International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (Note 8)

 

Information technology services and sale of communication products

    635,055      2     297,726        355,329        —          635,055        (202,899     100        (202,899     291,442        —        Note 7

Senao International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (Note 8)

 

Information technology services and sale of communication products

    87,540      2     57,860        29,680        —          87,540        (5,994     100        (5,994     80,309        —        Note 7

Senao International Trading (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.

 

Information technology services and sale of communication products

    263,736      2     263,736        —          —          263,736        (59,633     100        (59,633     103,762        —        Note 7

Chunghwa Telecom (China) Co., Ltd.

 

Energy conserving and providing installation, design and maintenance services

    177,176      2     177,176        —          —          177,176        (27,819     100        (27,819     100,738        —        Note 7

Jiangsu Zhenghua Information Technology Company, LLC

 

Intelligent energy serving and intelligent building services

    189,410      2     28,912        113,145        —          142,057        (5,104     75        (3,828     137,268        —        Note 7

Hua-Xiong Information Technology Co., Ltd.

 

Intelligent system and energy saving system services in buildings

    56,386      2     8,931        19,924        —          28,855        (5,461     51        (2,785     26,050        —        Note 7

 

(Continued)

 

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Investee

   Accumulated
Investment in

Mainland
China as of

December 31,
2013
     Investment
Amounts
Authorized by
Investment
Commission,
MOEA
     Upper Limit
on Investment
Stipulated by
Investment
Commission,
MOEA
 

Glory Network System Service (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (Note 3)

   $ 47,321       $ 47,321       $ 419,686   

Xiamen Sertec Business Technology Co., Ltd. (Note 4)

     25,414         79,882         476,101   

Senao International Trading Co., Ltd. (Note 5)

     1,713,859         2,431,971         —     

Chunghwa Telecom (China) Co., Ltd. (Note 6)

     177,176         177,176         219,206,493   

Jiangsu Zhenghua Information Technology Company, LLC (Note 6)

     142,057         142,057         219,206,493   

Hua-Xiong Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Note 6)

     28,855         44,653         219,206,493   

 

Note 1: Investments were through a holding company registered in a third region.
Note 2: Recognition of investment gains (losses) was calculated based on the investee’s audited financial statements.
Note 3: The amount was calculated based on the net assets value of Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.
Note 4: The amount was calculated based on the consolidated net assets value of Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.
Note 5: Based on “Principle of investment or Technical Cooperation in Mainland China”, Senao is not subjective to the limited amount due to the operating headquarters documents issued by Industrial Development Bureau.
Note 6: The amount was calculated based on the consolidated net assets value of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
Note 7: The amount was eliminated upon consolidation.
Note 8: The English name is the same as the above entity; however, the Chinese names included in the respective Articles of Incorporations are different.

 

(Concluded)

 

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TABLE 8

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

INTERCOMPANY RELATIONSHIPS AND SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

 

Year

   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)
 

2013

   0   

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Senao International Co., Ltd.

   1    Accounts receivable    $ 35,389         —           —     
               Accrued custodial receipts      453,145         —           —     
               Accounts payable      1,399,507         —           —     
               Amounts collected for others      643,288         —           —     
               Revenues      361,000         —           —     
               Non-operating income and gains      981         —           —     
               Operating costs and expenses      12,394,511         —           4   
               Non-operating expense and losses      10         —           —     
               Property, plant and equipment      14,019         —           —     
               Customer’s deposits      1,296         —           —     
        

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

   1    Accounts receivable      33,787         —           —     
               Accounts payable      44,469         —           —     
               Amounts collected for others      2,957         —           —     
               Revenues      254,306         —           —     
               Operating costs and expenses      317,356         —           —     
               Customer’s deposits      333         —           —     
        

Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. Co., Ltd.

   1    Accounts receivable      76         —           —     
               Advances from customers      1         —           —     
               Revenues      2,376         —           —     
               Non-operating income and gains      466         —           —     
        

Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.

   1    Accounts receivable      2,251         —           —     
               Amounts collected for others      5,562         —           —     
               Accounts payable      21,491         —           —     
               Amounts collected for others      90,560         —           —     
               Revenues      27,812         —           —     
               Non-operating income and gains      5         —           —     
               Operating costs and expenses      67,206         —           —     
        

Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.

   1    Accounts receivable      5,849         —           —     
               Accrued custodial receipts      3,951         —           —     
               Prepaid expenses      17,630         —           —     
               Accounts payable      692,548         —           —     
               Payables to contractors      4,990         —           —     
               Revenues      17,789         —           —     
               Non-operating income and gains      1,413         —           —     
               Operating costs and expenses      885,385         —           —     
               Property, plant and equipment      1,117,108         —           —     

 

(Continued)

 

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Year

   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)
 
               Office supplies    $ 272         —           —     
               Work in process      94,227         —           —     
               Spare parts      22,526         —           —     
               Intangible assets      371,704         —           —     
               Other deferred expenses      375         —           —     
               Customer’s deposits      39,798         —           —     
        

Chunghwa Telecom Global Inc.

   1    Accounts receivable      30,203         —           —     
               Prepaid expenses      673         —           —     
               Accounts payable      79,043         —           —     
               Advances from customers      32         —           —     
               Revenues      74,475         —           —     
               Operating costs and expenses      369,340         —           —     
               Property, plant and equipment      45,336         —           —     
               Customer’s deposits      14,622         —           —     
        

Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

   1    Accounts receivable      41,374         —           —     
               Accounts payable      21,208         —           —     
               Advances from customers      47,709         —           —     
               Revenues      143,465         —           —     
               Operating costs and expenses      93,589         —           —     
               Property, plant and equipment      37,793         —           —     
        

Spring House Entertainment Inc.

   1    Accounts receivable      4,924         —           —     
               Accounts payable      17,573         —           —     
               Amounts collected for others      25,314         —           —     
               Revenues      62,063         —           —     
               Operating costs and expenses      45,357         —           —     
               Intangible assets      3,238         —           —     
               Customer’s deposits      5         —           —     
        

Chunghwa Telecom Japan Co., Ltd.

   1    Accounts receivable      745         —           —     
               Prepaid expenses      619         —           —     
               Accounts payable      9,697         —           —     
               Revenues      19,051         —           —     
               Operating costs and expenses      68,423         —           —     
        

Light Era Development Co., Ltd.

   1    Accounts payable      1,299         —           —     
               Revenues      2,905         —           —     
               Operating costs and expenses      1,524         —           —     
               Work in process      3,235         —           —     
               Customer’s deposits      80         —           —     
        

Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd.

   1    Accounts receivable      4,129         —           —     
               Accounts payable      3,221         —           —     
               Advances from customers      46         —           —     
               Revenues      58,985         —           —     
               Operating costs and expenses      62,618         —           —     
        

Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.

   1    Revenues      2,052         —           —     
        

Chunghwa Telecom (China) Co., Ltd.

   1    Accounts receivable      150         —           —     
               Accounts payable      747         —           —     
               Revenues      150         —           —     
               Operating costs and expenses      9,333         —           —     

(Continued)

 

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Year

 

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)
 
     

Smartfun Digital Co., Ltd.

  1   Accounts receivable   $ 331        —          —     
          Accounts payable     754        —          —     
          Amounts collected for others     4,213        —          —     
          Revenues     2,972        —          —     
          Non-operating income and gains     459        —          —     
          Operating costs and expenses     7,220        —          —     
          Customer’s deposits     20        —          —     
     

Chunghwa Telecom Vietnam Co., Ltd.

  1   Accounts receivable     1        —          —     
          Accounts payable     151        —          —     
          Revenues     551        —          —     
          Operating costs and expenses     4,373        —          —     
     

Chunghwa Sochamp Technology Inc.

  1   Accounts payable     151,660        —          —     
          Revenues     373        —          —     
          Operating costs and expenses     161,114        —          —     
          Work in process     18,284        —          —     
          Spare parts     30,096        —          —     
          Customer’s deposits     95        —          —     
     

Chief International Corp

  1   Accounts receivable     6,357        —          —     
          Accounts payable     6,410        —          —     
     

Honghwa Human Resources Co., Ltd.

  1   Accounts payable     195,323        —          —     
          Revenues     1,560        —          —     
          Operating costs and expenses     37,076        —          —     
  1  

Senao International Co., Ltd.

 

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

  3   Revenues     297        —          —     
     

Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.

  3   Revenues     255        —          —     
     

Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.

  3   Revenues     57        —          —     
     

Spring House Entertainment Inc.

  3   Revenues     813        —          —     
     

Light Era Development Co., Ltd.

  3   Revenues     80        —          —     
     

Smartfun Digital Co., Ltd.

  3   Revenues     815        —          —     
  2  

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

 

Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.

  3   Accounts receivable     2        —          —     
        3   Revenues     60        —          —     
     

Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd.

  3   Accounts receivable     520        —          —     
          Revenues     11,559        —          —     
     

Spring House Entertainment Inc.

  3   Revenues     1,583        —          —     
     

Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  3   Accounts receivable     140        —          —     
          Revenues     794        —          —     

 

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Year

 

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)
 
  3  

Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.

 

Senao International Co., Ltd.

  3   Revenues     7,671        —          —     
     

Spring House Entertainment Inc.

  3   Accounts receivable     25        —          —     
          Revenues     1,074        —          —     
     

Light Era Development Co., Ltd.

  3   Revenues     347        —          —     
     

Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. Co., Ltd.

  3   Revenues     1,237        —          —     
     

Chunghwa Sochamp Technology Inc.

  3   Revenues     70        —          —     
     

Honghwa Human Resources Co., Ltd.

  3   Accounts receivable     143        —          —     
          Revenues     480        —          —     
     

Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.

  3   Revenues     860        —          —     
  4  

Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.

 

Senao International Co., Ltd.

  3   Revenues   $ 10        —          —     
     

Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.

  3   Accounts receivable     87        —          —     
          Revenues     161        —          —     
     

Light Era Development Co., Ltd.

  3   Revenues     433        —          —     
     

Chunghwa Telecom Japan Co., Ltd.

  3   Revenues     5        —          —     
     

Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.

  3   Revenues     184        —          —     
  5  

Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.

 

Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  3   Accounts receivable     283        —          —     
          Revenues     3,311        —          —     
     

Chunghwa Telecom Singapore

  3   Accounts receivable     39,640        —          —     
          Revenues     40,864        —          —     
     

Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. Co., Ltd.

  3   Accounts receivable     68        —          —     
          Amounts collected for others     996        —          —     
          Revenues     373        —          —     
  6  

Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

 

Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd.

  3   Prepaid expenses     21,686        —          —     
  9  

Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd.

 

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

  3   Accounts receivable     911        —          —     
          Revenues     15,835        —          —     
     

Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.

  3   Accounts receivable     30,891        —          —     
          Revenues     30,919        —          —     
     

Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  3   Accounts receivable     1,316        —          —     
          Revenues     14,688        —          —     
     

Chunghwa Telecom Japan Co., Ltd.

  3   Accounts receivable     1        —          —     
          Revenues     11,402        —          —     
  10  

Chunghwa Telecom Japan Co., Ltd.

 

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

  3   Revenues     414        —          —     
     

Chunghwa Telecom Singapore

  3   Revenues     2,017        —          —     
   

Yao Yong Real Property Co., Ltd.

 

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

  3   Revenues     86,667        —          —     

 

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Year

 

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)
 
  30  

Chunghwa Telecom (China) Co., Ltd.

 

Senao International Co., Ltd.

  3   Revenues     411        —          —     
  31  

Smartfun Digital Co., Ltd.

 

Spring House Entertainment Inc.

  3   Advances from customers     2,316        —          —     
          Revenues     12,729        —          —     
  33  

Chunghwa Sochamp Technology Inc.

 

Chunghwa Telecom (China) Co., Ltd.

  3   Accounts receivable     65        —          —     
          Revenues     130        —          —     

 

Note 1: Significant transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries or among 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: Transaction terms were determined in accordance with mutual agreements.
Note 4: For assets and liabilities, amount is shown as a percentage to consolidated total assets as of December 31, 2013, while revenues, costs and expenses are shown as a percentage to consolidated total operating revenues for the year ended December 31, 2013.
Note 5: The amount was eliminated upon consolidation.

 

(Concluded)

 

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