Date of announcement 2024/10/18
Time of announcement  19:04:49
Date of events 2024/10/18
To which item it meets paragraph 20

1.Name and nature of the underlying assets (if preferred shares, the terms
and conditions of issuance shall also be indicated, e.g., dividend yield,
etc.):KGI Futures’ common shares
2.Date of occurrence of the event:2024/10/18
3.Amount, unit price, and total monetary amount of the transaction:
 (1) Amount: The total amount is estimated to be 11,206,575 shares
 (2) Unit price: The tentative issue price is NT$26.77 per share
 (3) Total monetary amount: The total amount is estimated to be
     NT$300,000,013.
4.Trading counterparty and its relationship with the Company (if the trading
counterparty is a natural person and furthermore is not a related party of
the Company, the name of the trading counterparty is not required to be
disclosed):
 (1) Trading counterparty: KGI Futures
 (2) Relationship with the Company: a subsidiary of KGI Securities
5.Where the trading counterparty is a related party, announcement shall also
be made of the reason for choosing the related party as trading counterparty
and the identity of the previous owner, its relationship with the Company
and the trading counterparty, and the previous date and monetary amount of
transfer:
 KGI Futures, a subsidiary of the Company, plans to increase capital in
 cash by issuing common shares, and therefore, the Company subscribes KGI
 Futures’ newly issued shares in proportion to its current shareholding.
 Should KGI Futures’ employees and other shareholders waive their
 subscription rights, the Company will also subscribe all the remaining
 new shares as a specific entity.
6.Where an owner of the underlying assets within the past five years has
been a related party of the Company, the announcement shall also include the
date and price of acquisition and disposal by the related party, and its
relationship with the Company at the time of the transaction:NA
7.Matters related to the current disposal of creditors' rights (including
types of collaterals of the disposed creditor’s rights; if creditor's
rights over a related party, announcement shall be made of the name of the
related party and the book amount of the creditor's rights, currently being
disposed of, over such related party):NA
8.Profit or loss from the disposal (not applicable in cases of acquisition
of securities) (those with deferral should provide a table explaining
recognition):NA
9.Terms of delivery or payment (including payment period and monetary
amount), restrictive covenants in the contract, and other important terms
and conditions:
 Subscription matters will be handled after KGI Futures obtains approval
 from the FSC for the cash capital increase by issuing new shares.
10.The manner of deciding on this transaction (such as invitation to tender,
price comparison, or price negotiation), the reference basis for the
decision on price, and the decision-making unit:
 (1) The manner of deciding on this transaction: Board of directors
 (2) The reference basis for the decision on price: The tentative price
     for KGI Futures’ newly issued shares is set at NT$26.77 per share,
     based on the book value per share as of August 31, 2024.
 (3) The decision-making unit : Board of directors. This proposal will be
     effective after the approval of the Board of directors of the parent
     company.
11.Net worth per share of the Company's underlying securities acquired or
disposed of:NT$25.27
12.Cumulative no.of shares held (including the current transaction), their
monetary amount, shareholding percentage, and status of any restriction of
rights (e.g., pledges), as of the present moment:
 (1) Cumulative no. of shares held:Estimated 179,112,439 shares
 (2) Monetary amount : Estimated NT$ 1,760,150,041
 (3) Shareholding percentage: 99.638%
 (4) Status of any restriction of rights : None
13.Current ratio of securities investment (including the current trade, as
listed in article 3 of Regulations Governing the Acquisition and Disposal of
Assets by Public Companies) to the total assets and equity attributable to
owners of the parent as shown in the most recent financial statement and
working capital as shown in the most recent financial statement as of the
present:
 (1)To the total assets: 31.52%
 (2) To the equity : 39.51%
 (3) Working capital as shown in the most recent financial statement : NA
14.Broker and broker's fee:None
15.Concrete purpose or use of the acquisition or disposal:
 To strengthen KGI Futures’ capital structure.
16.Any dissenting opinions of directors to the present transaction:No
17.Whether the counterparty of the current transaction is
a related party:Yes
18.Date of the board of directors resolution:2024/10/18
19.Date of ratification by supervisors or approval by
the Audit Committee:2024/10/18
20.Whether the CPA issued an unreasonable opinion regarding the current
transaction:No
21.Name of the CPA firm:FORTUNE & CO., CPAs
22.Name of the CPA:Kevin Tsai
23.Practice certificate number of the CPA:
 Taipei Certified Public Accountant Association Certificate No.2622
24.Whether the transaction involved in change of business model:No
25.Details on change of business model:NA
26.Details on transactions with the counterparty for the past year and the
expected coming year:NA
27.Source of funds:NA
28.Any other matters that need to be specified:None