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  1. To establish ethical corporate management culture of the Bank, “Chang Hwa Bank Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles” (the "Principles") is adopted for compliance thereof. In order to fulfill the Bank’s commitment to ethical corporate management and ensure internal management and business activities are in line with the Bank’s philosophy of the ethical corporate management, board of directors and senior management of the Bank are asked to issue the “Statement of Compliance with the Ethical Management Policy,” the rest of the staff are asked to issue the “Commitment Letter of Ethic and Integrity.”
  2. The Committee for Sustainable Development (the “Committee”) affiliated to the Board of Directors is the ethical corporate management dedicated unit. The Committee is responsible for implementing ethical corporate management to immerse in business policies of the Bank, supervising and coordinating the establishment of ethical corporate management system of the Bank, supervising and viewing the execution and effectiveness of ethical corporate management of the Bank, and reviewing ethical corporate management related execution report regularly. The Committee designates Compliance Division to report to Sustainable Development Committee and the Board of Directors annually and shall responsible for the related matters as stated in the Principles.The latest report date to Sustainable Development Committee and the Board of Directors are February 14 and February 20, 2025. For more information, please refer to the "Chang Hwa Bank Implementation of Business Integrity" below.
  3. The Bank also has stipulated “Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles” and “Code of Conduct for Employees,” all of which contain the relevant provisions of “Prohibition of Insider Trading,” and internal staff is required to take periodic training.
  4. In 2024, the Bank conducted the "Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice and major Code of Conduct" training course (including “Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles,” “Code of Ethical Conduct,” “Code of Conduct for Employees,” “Internal Reporting Rules,” and “prohibition of insider trading”), 6,711 employees attended this course and adding up to 2,818 person-hours.

    1. Anti-Corruption and Anti-Bribery
  5. 1.Policy and Implementations
  6. The Bank adopts a zero-tolerance policy for violations of integrity(including anti-corruption and anti-bribery) management and regulations. If the Bank's personnel violate integrity(including anti-corruption and anti-bribery) behaviors, they will be punished in accordance with relevant laws and regulations or personnel management regulations in consideration of the seriousness of the circumstances, and will be included in the annual assessment of units and managers to determine if points will be deducted. In addition, if an employee has a reason for violating the relevant regulations, after the relevant unit mentions the specific reason and transfers it to the Personnel Review Committee of the Bank for deliberation; their bonus will be reduced according to the Employee Bonus Payment Regulations of the Bank.
  7. 2.Assessment Mechanism and Control Measures
  8. (1)The Bank conducts bank-wide unethical behavior(including corruption and bribery) risk assessment* regularly each year, analyzing and evaluating the unethical(including corruption and bribery) conduct risks of each business activity of all departments of the head office and overseas branches, including dishonesty and internal fraud; 100% of all units are covered in the evaluation. 
  9. (2)In 2024, the Banks was not involved in any corruption or bribery cases and was not subject to any enforcement actions related to corruption or bribery. 
  10. (3)The Bank has requested each department shall analyze business activities with a higher risk of unethical conduct within the scope of its responsibilities, review the adequacy and effectiveness of the relevant regulations and risk control supervision and balance mechanisms, formulate and strengthen plans to prevent unethical conduct, including operating procedures, code of conduct, and education and training, thereby establishing an effective accounting system and an internal control system.
  11. 3.Codes and Commitments
  12. In accordance with the “Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles for TWSE/TPEx Listed Companies” established by the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation, which was formulated with reference to the “Business Anti-Bribery Principles” developed by Transparency International and Accountability International and “Partnering Against Corruption-Principles for Countering Bribery” developed by World Economic Forum, the Bank has explicitly incorporated anti-corruption and anti-bribery into “Ethical Corporate Management Best Practice Principles” in 2025 to demonstrate compliance, and declare the its firm commitment to eradicating corruption and bribery.
  13. *Regarding "unethical behavior risk assessment", please refer to "section 2.2 Business Intergrity" of the Bank's 2024 ESG Report.
  14. Chang Hwa Bank Implementation of Business Integrity


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