Form 6-K

1934 Act Registration No. 1-31731


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 


FORM 6-K

 


REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

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

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Dated Mar 28, 2007

 


Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)

 


21-3 Hsinyi Road Sec. 1,

Taipei, Taiwan, 100 R.O.C.

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

 


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

Form 20-F      X            Form 40-F              

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

Yes                      No      X    

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

 



SIGNATURE

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

Date: 2007/03/28

 

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
By:  

/s/ Tan HoChen

Name:   Tan HoChen
Title:   Chairman & CEO


Exhibit

 

Exhibit  

Description

1.   Consolidated Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 and Independent Auditors’ Report
2.   Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 and Independent Auditors’ Report


Exhibit 1

 

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. and its Subsidiaries

 

Consolidated Financial Statements for the

Years Ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 and

Independent Auditors’ Report

  


REPRESENTATION LETTER

The entities included in the combined financial statements of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006, which were prepared in conformity with the Criteria Governing the Preparation of Affiliation Reports, Consolidated Business Reports and Consolidated Financial Statements of Affiliated Enterprises, are the same as the entities included in the consolidated financial statements prepared in conformity with the revised R.O.C. Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 7, “Consolidated Financial Statements”. In addition, the information needed to be disclosed in the combined financial statements is included in the consolidated financial statements. Thus, Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries did not prepare a separate set of combined financial statements.

 

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

/s/ TAN HO CHEN

TAN HO CHEN
Chairman

March 13, 2007

 

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statement of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended. 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 required that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatements. 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 first paragraph present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006, and the consolidated results of their operations and consolidated cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with relevant regulations governing the preparation of financial statements of public companies (applied before August 12, 2005), the Guidelines Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, requirements of the Business Accounting Law and Guidelines Governing Business Accounting relevant to financial accounting standards, and accounting principles generally accepted in the Republic of China.

As stated in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006 included the accounts for the period September 7, 2006 to December 31, 2006 of CHIEF Telecom, Inc. (“CHIEF”) and its subsidiaries since the equity interest of CHIEF owned by the Company was more than 50% of its outstanding common stock on September 7, 2006.

 

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As stated in Notes 2 and 4 to the financial statements, the Company completed its privatization on August 12, 2005 and the accounts before privatization were subject to examination by the Executive Yuan and by the Ministry of Audit of the Control Yuan. The accounts as of and for the year ended December 31, 2004 have been examined by these government agencies, and adjustments from this examinations have been recognized in the accompanying financial statements.

As stated in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, on January 1, 2006, Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries adopted the newly released Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 34, “Accounting for Financial Instruments” (“SFAS No. 34”), and No. 36, “Disclosure and Presentation for Financial Instruments” (“SFAS No. 36”), and related revisions of previously released standards.

March 13, 2007

Notice to Readers

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

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

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005

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

 

     2006    2005
     Amount     %    Amount     %

ASSETS

         

CURRENT ASSETS

         

Cash and cash equivalents (Notes 2 and 5)

   $ 70,672,974     15    $ 41,890,668     9

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (Notes 2, 3 and 6)

     59,119     —        35,000     —  

Available-for-sale financial assets (Notes 2, 3 and 7)

     6,950,716     2      14,067,017     3

Trade notes and accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,550,086 in 2006 and $3,604,604 in 2005 (Notes 2, 8 and 26)

     12,630,304     3      12,839,005     3

Other current monetary assets (Note 9)

     5,965,595     1      5,706,740     1

Inventories, net (Notes 2 and 10)

     2,182,583     1      2,120,472     1

Deferred income taxes (Notes 2 and 23)

     56,564     —        2,321,399     1

Pledged assets (Note 27)

     2,226     —        —       —  

Other current assets (Notes 11 and 25)

     1,019,633     —        1,247,036     —  
                         

Total current assets

     99,539,714     22      80,227,337     18
                         

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS

         

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

     1,751,570     —        1,524,938     —  

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (Notes 2, 3 and 6)

     —       —        500,000     —  

Financial assets carried at cost (Notes 2, 3 and 13)

     1,944,730     —        1,866,280     —  

Other monetary assets (Notes 3, 14 and 28)

     2,000,000     1      2,000,000     1
                         

Total investment

     5,696,300     1      5,891,218     1
                         

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Notes 2, 15 and 26)

         

Cost

         

Land

     100,937,183     22      101,784,869     22

Land improvements

     1,476,683     —        1,474,429     —  

Buildings

     59,011,713     13      57,451,040     13

Machinery and equipment

     21,388,089     5      21,753,818     5

Telecommunications network facilities

     636,486,870     138      627,609,240     137

Miscellaneous equipment

     1,949,504     —        2,046,160     —  
                         

Total cost

     821,250,042     178      812,119,556     177

Revaluation increment on land

     5,824,381     1      5,945,850     1
                         
     827,074,423     179      818,065,406     178

Less: Accumulated depreciation

     507,060,906     110      485,063,949     105
                         
     320,013,517     69      333,001,457     73

Construction in progress and advances related to acquisitions of equipment

     23,489,050     5      27,881,012     6
                         

Property, plant and equipment, net

     343,502,567     74      360,882,469     79
                         

INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Note 2)

         

3G concession

     8,983,306     2      9,731,914     2

Goodwill

     72,411     —        —       —  

Patents and computer software, net

     210,143     —        183,404     —  
                         

Total intangible assets

     9,265,860     2      9,915,318     2
                         

OTHER ASSETS

         

Idle assets (Note 2)

     970,266     —        —       —  

Refundable deposits

     1,545,800     1      1,577,167     —  

Deferred income taxes (Notes 2 and 23)

     557,185     —        85,866     —  

Other

     318,162     —        323,233     —  
                         

Total other assets

     3,391,413     1      1,986,266     —  
                         

TOTAL

   $ 461,395,854     100    $ 458,902,608     100
                         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY          

CURRENT LIABILITIES

         

Short-term loans (Notes 16 and 27)

   $ 126,000     —      $ —       —  

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss (Notes 2, 3 and 6)

     24,844     —        —       —  

Trade notes and accounts payable (Note 26)

     9,906,012     2      10,332,306     2

Income tax payable (Notes 2 and 23)

     8,527,540     2      16,550     —  

Accrued expenses (Notes 17 and 26)

     18,948,844     4      15,526,947     3

Current portion of long-term loans (Note 19)

     322,917     —        200,000     —  

Lease payable (Notes 2 and 15)

     1,138     —        —       —  

Other current liabilities (Note 18)

     13,895,611     3      17,605,916     4
                         

Total current liabilities

     51,752,906     11      43,681,719     9
                         

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

         

Long-term loans (Note 19)

     —       —        300,000     —  

Lease payable (Notes 2 and 15)

     441     —        —       —  

Deferred income

     955,419     —        318,528     —  
                         

Total long-term liabilities

     955,860     —        618,528     —  
                         

RESERVE FOR LAND VALUE INCREMENTAL TAX (Note 15)

     94,986     —        94,986     —  
                         

OTHER LIABILITIES

         

Accrued pension liabilities (Notes 2 and 25)

     1,263,423     —        —       —  

Customers’ deposits

     6,654,161     2      7,391,902     2

Other

     560,319     —        207,285     —  
                         

Total other liabilities

     8,477,903     2      7,599,187     2
                         

Total liabilities

     61,281,655     13      51,994,420     11
                         

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY OWNED BY THE PARENT COMPANY (Notes 2, 3, 15, 20 and 21)

         

Common capital stock - 10 par values;

         

Authorized: 12,000,000 thousand shares in 2006; 9,647,725 thousand shares in 2005

         

Issued: 9,667,845 thousand shares in 2006; 9,647,725 thousand shares in 2005

     96,678,451     21      96,477,249     21
                         

Preferred stock $10 par value

     —       —        —       —  
                         

Capital surplus:

         

Paid-in capital in excess of par value

     210,260,235     46      214,529,603     47

Donations

     13,170     —        13,170     —  

Equity in capital surplus reported by equity-method investees

     (69 )   —        —       —  
                         

Total capital surplus

     210,273,336     46      214,542,773     47
                         

Retained earnings:

         

Legal reserve

     44,037,765     9      39,272,477     9

Special reserve

     2,680,184     1      2,680,184     1

Unappropriated earnings

     39,984,454     9      48,087,583     10
                         

Total retained earnings

     86,702,403     19      90,040,244     20
                         

Other adjustments

         

Cumulative translation adjustments

     (3,304 )   —        (2,942 )   —  

Unrealized gain on financial instruments

     541,072     —        —       —  

Capital surplus from revaluation of land

     5,824,600     1      5,850,864     1
                         

Total other adjustments

     6,362,368     1      5,847,922     1
                         

Total stockholders’ equity owned by the parent company

     400,016,558     87      406,908,188     89

MINORITY INTEREST

     97,641     —        —       —  
                         

Total stockholders’ equity

     400,114,199     87      406,908,188     89
                         

TOTAL

   $ 461,395,854     100    $ 458,902,608     100
                         

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

(With Deloitte & Touche audit report dated March 13, 2007)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Basic Net Income Per Share Data)

 

     2006    2005
     Amount    %    Amount    %

REVENUES (Note 26)

   $ 184,527,634    100    $ 183,381,851    100

OPERATING COSTS (Note 26)

     94,417,172    51      93,941,491    51
                       

GROSS PROFIT

     90,110,462    49      89,440,360    49
                       

OPERATING EXPENSES

           

Marketing

     26,410,302    14      24,728,213    13

General and administrative

     3,207,461    2      2,982,882    2

Research and development

     3,309,201    2      3,164,981    2
                       

Total operating expenses

     32,926,964    18      30,876,076    17
                       

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS

     57,183,498    31      58,564,284    32
                       

OTHER INCOME

           

Penalties income

     1,648,871    1      1,266,469    1

Income from sale of scrap inventories

     846,881    1      477,948    —  

Interest

     803,975    —        451,457    —  

Gains on sale of fixed assets

     537,058    —        107,050    —  

Gains on sale of financial instruments, net

     135,242    —        162,660    —  

Equity in earnings of equity investees

     96,904    —        160,080    —  

Foreign exchange gain, net

     —      —        135,307    —  

Other

     502,563    —        999,451    1
                       

Total other income

     4,571,494    2      3,760,422    2
                       

OTHER EXPENSES

           

Special termination benefit under early retirement program

     2,305,508    1      —      —  

Losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment

     267,076    —        65,809    —  

Foreign exchange loss, net

     165,553    —        —      —  

Losses arising from natural calamities

     29,877    —        137,864    —  

Interest

     4,072    —        1,999    —  

Losses on inventory valuation

     1,365    —        —      —  

Realized losses on long-term investments (Note 13)

     —      —        739,676    —  

Impairment loss on long-lived assets (Notes 2 and 15)

     10,541    —        343,463    —  

Other

     1,340,927    1      1,433,044    1
                       

Total other expenses

     4,124,919    2      2,721,855    1
                       

(Continued)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Basic Net Income Per Share Data)

 

     2006    2005
     Amount     %    Amount    %

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX

   $ 57,630,073       31    $ 59,602,851      33

INCOME TAX (Notes 2 and 23)

     12,752,007       7      11,949,967      7
                            

CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME

   $ 44,878,066       24    $ 47,652,884      26
                            

ATTRIBUTED TO

          

Shareholders of the parent

   $ 44,891,337       24    $ 47,652,884      26

Minority interests

     (13,271 )     —        —        —  
                            
   $ 44,878,066       24    $ 47,652,884      26
                            
     2006    2005
    

Income

Before Income

Tax

    Net
Income
  

Income

Before Income

Tax

   Net
Income

CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS PER SHARE (Notes 2 and 24)

          

Basic net income per share

   $ 5.94     $ 4.63    $ 6.05    $ 4.83
                            

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

 

(With Deloitte & Touche audit report dated March 13, 2007)    (Concluded )

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005

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

 

                          Other Adjustments                    
    Common Capital Stock     Preferred Stock   Capital
Surplus
    Retained Earnings    

Cumulative

Translation
Adjustments

   

Unrealized

Gain on

Financial
Instruments

 

Capital

Surplus from

Revaluation
of Land

   

Treasury

Stock

    Minority
Interests
   

Total

Stockholders’
Equity

 
    Shares
(Thousands)
    Amount     Shares
(Thousands)
  Amount    

Legal

Reserve

  Special
Reserve
  Unappropriated
Earnings
             

BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 2005 (AS ADJUSTED, Note 4)

  9,647,725     $ 96,477,249     —     $ —     $ 214,551,767     $ 39,272,477   $ 2,680,184   $ 434,699     $ (4,765 )   $ —     $ 5,740,185     $ —       $ —       $ 359,151,796  

Reclassification of capital surplus from revaluation upon disposal of land to income

  —         —       —       —       —         —       —       —         —         —       (5,489 )     —         —         (5,489 )

Net transfer of property, plant and equipment to National Properties Bureau and other government agencies

  —         —       —       —       (8,994 )     —       —       —         —         —       (28 )     —         —         (9,022 )

Reclassification of the reserve for land value incremental tax to capital surplus

  —         —       —       —       —         —       —       —         —         —       116,196       —         —         116,196  

Net income in 2005

  —         —       —       —       —         —       —       47,652,884       —         —       —         —         —         47,652,884  

Cumulative translation adjustment for foreign-currency investments in unconsolidated companies

  —         —       —       —       —         —       —       —         1,823       —       —         —         —         1,823  
                                                                                                 

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2005

  9,647,725       96,477,249     —       —       214,542,773       39,272,477     2,680,184     48,087,583       (2,942 )     —       5,850,864       —         —         406,908,188  

Effect of adopting the SFAS No. 34

  —         —       —       —       —         —       —       —         —         51,675     —         —         —         51,675  

Issuance of preferred stock - 2 shares (Note 20)

  —         —       —       —       —         —       —       —         —         —       —         —         —         —    

Reclassification of capital surplus from revaluation upon disposal of land to income

  —         —       —       —       —         —       —       —         —         —       (26,264 )     —         —         (26,264 )

Appropriation of 2005 earnings

                           

Legal capital reserve

  —         —       —       —       —         4,765,288     —       (4,765,288 )     —         —       —         —         —         —    

Cash dividend - NT$4.3 per share

  —         —       —       —       —         —       —       (40,659,617 )     —         —       —         —         —         (40,659,617 )

Stock dividend - NT$0.2 per share

  189,114       1,891,145     —       —       —         —       —       (1,891,145 )     —         —       —         —         —         —    

Employees’ profit sharing - cash

  —         —       —       —       —         —       —       (230,057 )     —         —       —         —         —         (230,057 )

Employees’ profit sharing - dividends

  23,006       230,057     —       —       —         —       —       (230,057 )     —         —       —         —         —         —    

Remuneration to directors and supervisors

  —         —       —       —       —         —       —       (15,337 )     —         —       —         —         —         (15,337 )

Increase in minority interests

  —         —       —       —       —         —       —       —         —         —       —         —         110,912       110,912  

Consolidated net income in 2006

  —         —       —       —       —         —       —       44,891,337       —         —       —         —         (13,271 )     44,878,066  

Treasury stock repurchased by the Company - 192,000 thousand common shares (Note 21)

  —         —       —       —       —         —       —       —         —         —       —         (11,392,333 )     —         (11,392,333 )

Retirement treasury stock - 192,000 thousand common shares (Note 21)

  (192,000 )     (1,920,000 )   —       —       (4,269,368 )     —       —       (5,202,965 )     —         —       —         11,392,333       —         —    

Equity in the changes of unrealized gain on available-for-sale financial assets reported by equity investees

  —         —       —       —       —         —       —       —         —         18     —         —         —         18  

Equity in capital surplus reported by equity-method investees

  —         —       —       —       (69 )     —       —       —         —         —       —         —         —         (69 )

Cumulative translation adjustment for foreign-currency investments in unconsolidated companies

  —         —       —       —       —         —       —       —         (362 )     —       —         —         —         (362 )

Unrealized gain on financial instruments

  —         —       —       —       —         —       —       —         —         489,379     —         —         —         489,379  
                                                                                                 

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2006

  9,667,845     $ 96,678,451     —     $ —     $ 210,273,336     $ 44,037,765   $ 2,680,184   $ 39,984,454     $ (3,304 )   $ 541,072   $ 5,824,600     $ —       $ 97,641     $ 400,114,199  
                                                                                                 

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

(With Deloitte & Touche audit report dated March 13, 2007)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

     2006     2005  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    

Consolidated net income

   $ 44,878,066     $ 47,652,884  

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

    

Provision for doubtful accounts

     617,170       920,189  

Depreciation and amortization

     41,033,147       41,575,047  

Impairment loss on long-lived assets

     10,541       343,463  

Gain on sale of financial instruments, net

     (135,242 )     (162,660 )

Valuation loss (gain) on financial instruments, net

     20,582       (12,416 )

Losses on inventory valuation

     1,365       —    

Realized losses on long-term investments

     —         739,676  

Gain on sale of fixed assets, net

     (269,982 )     (41,241 )

Equity in earnings of equity investees

     (96,904 )     (160,080 )

Dividends received from equity investees

     42,331       66,000  

Deferred income taxes

     1,797,090       9,882,696  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Decrease (increase) in:

    

Financial assets held for trading

     (51,775 )     (35,000 )

Trade notes and accounts receivable

     (300,107 )     245,217  

Other current monetary assets

     (253,395 )     (4,204,578 )

Inventories

     579,316       (830,404 )

Other current assets

     265,206       (582,910 )

Increase (decrease) in:

    

Trade notes and accounts payable

     (1,164,777 )     (4,002,453 )

Income tax payable

     8,510,990       (5,013,108 )

Accrued expenses

     3,397,344       1,195,232  

Other current liabilities

     (32,977 )     645,274  

Deferred income

     636,891       (42,601 )

Accrued pension liabilities

     1,254,683       (773,465 )
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     100,739,563       87,404,762  
                

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    

Decrease (increase) of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     473,666       (500,000 )

Acquisition of available-for-sale financial assets

     (4,149,141 )     (31,080,687 )

Proceeds from disposal of available-for-sale financial assets

     12,000,064       26,303,259  

Acquisition of financial assets carried at cost

     (75,000 )     —    

Increase in long-term investment accounted for using equity method

     (172,409 )     —    

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

     778,842       374,163  

Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment

     (27,680,344 )     (22,930,075 )

Increase of intangible assets

     (170,564 )     (130,011 )

Increase in other assets

     189,091       (281,281 )
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (18,805,795 )     (28,244,632 )
                

(Continued)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

     2006     2005  

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Increase in short-term loans

     11,000       —    

Payment on principal of long-term loans

     (202,083 )     (200,000 )

Decrease in customers’ deposits

     (704,653 )     (1,011,952 )

Lease payable

     186       —    

Increase in other liabilities

     310,965       3,986  

Cash dividends paid

     (40,659,617 )     (45,344,307 )

Remuneration to directors and supervisors and bonus to employees paid

     (245,394 )     —    

Repurchase of treasury stock

     (11,392,333 )     —    
                

Net cash used in financing activities

     (52,881,929 )     (46,552,273 )
                

EFFECT OF FIRST INCLUSION FOR CONSOLIDATED OF CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES

     (269,533 )     —    
                

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     28,782,306       12,607,857  

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR

     41,890,668       29,282,811  
                

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR

   $ 70,672,974     $ 41,890,668  
                

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

    

Interest paid

   $ 6,508     $ 1,999  
                

Income tax paid

   $ 1,286,974     $ 11,418,858  
                

NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Current portion of long-term loans

   $ 322,917     $ 200,000  
                

Reclassification of reserve for land value incremental tax to capital surplus

   $ —       $ 116,196  
                

Acquiring subsidiaries, the consolidated assets and liabilities, based on their fair values are as follow:

 

     2006

Cash

   $ 41,224

Trade notes and accounts receivable

     113,940

Inventories

     3,330

Other current assets

     40,861

Long-term investment

     3,450

Property, plant, and equipment

     401,274

Identifiable intangible assets

     2,700

Other assets

     182,167

(Continued)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

     2006  

Short-term bank loan and long-term debt due within one year

   $ (115,000 )

Trade notes and accounts payable

     (99,062 )

Other current liabilities

     (100,708 )

Long-term loans

     (25,000 )

Other liabilities

     (108,834 )
        

Total

     340,342  

Percentage of ownership

     70 %
        
     238,240  

Goodwill

     72,412  
        

Total amount of acquiring subsidiary

   $ 310,652  
        

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

 

(With Deloitte & Touche audit report dated March 13, 2007)    (Concluded )

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005

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

 

1. GENERAL

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (“Chunghwa” or “the Company”) was incorporated on July 1, 1996 in the Republic of China (“ROC”) pursuant to the Telecommunications Act No. 30. The Company 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 form Chunghwa. The DGT continues to be the telecom industry regulator in the ROC.

As a telecommunications service provider of fixed-line and cellular telephone services, within the meaning of applicable telecommunications regulations of the ROC, the Company is subject to additional requirements imposed by the MOTC.

Effective August 12, 2005, the MOTC had completed the process of privatizing the Company by reducing the government ownership to below 50% in various stages. In July 2000, the Company received approval from the Securities and Futures Commission (the “SFC”) for a domestic initial public offering and its common shares were listed and traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (the “TSE”) on October 27, 2000. Certain of the Company’s common shares had been sold, in connection with the foregoing privatization plan, in domestic public offerings at various dates from August 2000 to July 2003. Certain of the Company’s common shares had also been sold in an international offering of securities in the form of American Depository Shares (“ADS”) on July 17, 2003 and were listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”). The MOTC sold 289,431 thousand common shares of the Company by auction in the ROC on August 9, 2005 and 1,350,682 thousand common shares of the Company on August 10, 2005 in an international offering. 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 the Company and completed the privatization plan.

CHIEF Telecom Inc. (“CHIEF”) was incorporated in 1991. CHIEF engages mainly in internet communication and internet date center (“IDC”) service. The Company has acquired 70% shares of CHIEF on September 7, 2006.

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

Unigate Telecom Inc. (“Unigate”) which is the subsidiary of CHIEF was incorporated in 1999. Unigate engages mainly in telecommunication and information software service.

CHIEF Telecom (Hong Kong) Limited which is the subsidiary of CHIEF was incorporated in 2003. CHIEF (HK) engages mainly in internet communication and internet data center (“IDC”) service.

As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company and its subsidiaries had 25,966 and 27,386 employees, respectively.

 

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The following diagram presents information regarding the relationship and ownership percentages between the Company and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006:

LOGO

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The accompanying consolidated financial statements were prepared in conformity with relevant regulations (applied before August 12, 2005), the Guidelines Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, Business Accounting Law, Guidelines Governing Business Accounting and accounting principles generally accepted in the ROC (“ROC GAAP”). The preparation of consolidated financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the recorded amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of the Group. The Group continually evaluates these estimates, including those related to allowances for doubtful accounts, valuation allowances on inventories, useful lives of long term assets, pension plans and income tax. The Group bases its estimates on historical experience and other assumptions, which it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The significant accounting policies are summarized as follows:

Basic of Consolidated Financial Statements

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated upon consolidation.

The consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006 include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries - New Prospect and Prime Asia. The Company has acquired 70% shares of CHIEF on September 7, 2006 and has a controlling power. The Company starts to consolidate the accounts on September 7, 2006 until December 31, 2006 of CHIEF and its subsidiaries - Unigate and CHIEF (HK).

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

 

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The entities in the “Consolidated Financial Statements of Chunghwa and Affiliates” are the same as those in the consolidated financial statements; thus, no consolidated financial statements of Chunghwa and affiliates will be compiled. The information needed in the consolidated financial statements of Chunghwa and affiliates is enclosed in the consolidated financial statements

Basis of Presentation

As a stated-owned company before August 12, 2005 (privatization date), the accounts of the Company are subject to annual examinations by the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (the “DGBAS”) of the Executive Yuan and by the Ministry of Auditing (“MOA”) (DGBAS and MOA are hereinafter referred to as “government agencies”). The objective of these examinations is to evaluate the Company’s performance against the budget approved by the Legislative Yuan. The accounts are considered final only after any adjustments based on the annual examinations are taken into account. The accounts for the year ended December 31, 2004 have been examined by these government agencies and resulting adjustments were recorded retroactively.

Current Assets and Liabilities

Current assets are commonly identified as those which are reasonably expected to be realized in cash, sold or consumed within one year. Current liabilities are obligations which mature within one year. Assets and liabilities that are not classified as current are noncurrent assets and liabilities.

Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents are commercial paper purchased with maturities of three months or less from the date of acquisition. The carrying amount approximates fair value.

Financial Assets and Liabilities at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss

Derivatives that do not meet the criteria for hedge accounting are initially recognized at fair value, with transaction costs expensed as incurred. The derivatives are remeasured at fair value subsequently with the changes in fair value recognized in earnings. Cash dividends received (including the year of investment) is recognized in earnings. For regular way purchase or sale of financial assets is accounted for using trade date accounting.

Fair value is estimated using valuation techniques incorporating estimates and assumptions that are consistent with prevailing market conditions. When the fair value is positive, the derivative is recognized as a financial asset; when the fair value is negative, the derivative is recognized as a financial liability.

Hybrid instruments are designated as financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss.

Available-for-sale Financial Assets

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

The basis for determining the fair value of financial instruments is as follows: List stocks, closing prices as of balance sheet date; open-end bond mutual funds, net assets value as of balance sheet date; bonds, quotes in the OTC market as of balance sheet date; financial instruments without active market, fair value are estimated using valuation techniques incorporating estimates and assumptions that are consistent with prevailing market conditions.

 

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Cash dividends are recognized as investment income upon the grant day but are accounted for as reductions to the original cost of investment if such dividends are declared on the earnings of the investees attributable to periods prior to the purchase of the investments. Stock dividends are recorded as an increase in the number of shares held and do not affect investment income. The cost per share is recalculated based on the new number of shares.

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

Revenue Recognition, Account Receivables and Allowance for Doubtful Receivables

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

Service revenue is based on the fair value of the sales price, after business discount and quantity discount, between the Group and customer. The sales price of service revenue is the amount which matures within one year. The difference between fair value and maturity value is not material and the transactions occur frequently so the interest factor is not included in calculating the fair value.

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

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

Allowance for doubtful receivables is provided on the basis of the aging of the receivables and estimated collectibility of individual receivables. The Group periodically evaluates the collectibility of receivables in consideration of client’s receivable aging analysis.

Inventories

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

Investments Accounted for Using Equity Method

Investments in shares of stock in companies where the Company exercises significant influence in their operating and financial policy decisions are accounted for using the equity method. Under the equity method, the investment is initially stated at cost and subsequently adjusted for its proportionate share in the net earnings of the investee companies. Any cash dividends received are recognized as a reduction in the carrying value of the investments. Unrealized profits arising from downstream transactions to equity investees are deferred in the Company’s portion of equity income or loss, depending on whether the investor has controlling power over investees or not. Unrealized profits and losses on sales to investees over which the Company has a controlling power are totally eliminated. Otherwise should be deferred in proportion to the Company’s ownership percentage. Profits and losses arising from equipment purchases from equity investees are eliminated and recognized over the estimated remaining useful life of the equipment.

 

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With respect to investment purchase or adoption of the equity method of accounting, effective on January 1, 2006, in accordance with the revised accounting pronouncement, goodwill is recognized by the difference that the cost of investment is exceeding the fair value of the acquisition. Goodwill can not be amortized, but is subject to a goodwill impairment test. If there is a triggering event or change in circumstance, the goodwill impairment test will be performed.

Financial Assets Carried at Cost

Investments that do not have a quoted market price in an active market and whose fair value cannot be reliably measured are carried at original cost, such as non-publicly traded stocks. If there is objective evidence that a financial asset is impaired, a loss is recognized. No recording of a subsequent recovery in fair value is allowed.

Property, Plant and Equipment

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

An impairment loss is recognized when the recoverable amount of an asset is less than its carrying amount. A reversal of the impairment loss is recognized if there is a subsequent recovery in the value of the asset. The recoverable amount cannot exceed the original cost less accumulated depreciation. An impairment loss on a revalued asset is recognized directly against capital surplus from revaluation for the asset to the extent that the impairment loss does not exceed the amount in the capital surplus from revaluation for that same asset. A reversal of an impairment loss on a revalued asset is credited directly to shareholder’s equity-other adjustments from revaluation under the heading shareholder’s equity-other adjustments from revaluation. However, to the extent that an impairment loss on the same revalued asset was previously recognized in profit or loss, a reversal of that impairment loss is also recognized in profit or loss.

Depreciation expense is determined based upon the asset’s estimated useful life using the straight-line method. The estimated useful lives are as follows: land improvements, 10 to 30 years; buildings, 10 to 60 years; machinery and equipment, 6 to 10 years; telecommunication network facilities, 5 to 30 years; and miscellaneous equipment, 3 to 10 years.

Upon sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any gain or loss is credited or charged to income.

Intangible Assets

The amount recorded for the 3G Concession is amortized upon the MOTC approval of using the straight-line method over the lower of the legal useful life or estimated useful life. Patents are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives ranging from 10 to 20 years. Computer software costs are capitalized and amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of three years. Amortization on goodwill is prohibited.

An impairment loss is recognized when the recoverable amount of an intangible asset other than goodwill is less than its carrying amount. A reversal of the impairment loss is recognized if there is a subsequent recovery in the value of the asset. The recoverable amount cannot exceed the original cost less accumulated amortization. Reversal of a previously recognized impairment loss on goodwill is prohibited.

Idle Assets

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

 

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Pension Costs

Pension costs subject to defined benefit plan are recognized according to the actuarial report. Pension costs subject to defined contribution plan are recognized according to the amount of contributions by the Company during the employees’ service period.

Expense Recognition

Expenses including commissions paid to agencies and incentives paid to a third party dealer that sells a handset to a customer who subscribes to the service, as an inducement to enter into a service contract, are charged to income as incurred.

Treasury Stock

Cost of treasury stock is shown as a deduction to stockholders’ equity. Treasury stock is recorded and is shown as a reduction to stockholders’ equity. Upon cancellation of treasury stock, the accounts of common stock and treasury stock are reversed out based on the number of shares registered to be cancelled. The account of additional paid-in capital is adjusted for the difference of the repurchase price and the par value of common stock. If capital surplus is not enough for debiting purposes, the difference is debited to unappropriated retained earnings.

Income Tax

The Company accounts for income tax using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred income tax is recognized for investment tax credits and tax consequences of differences between financial statement carrying amounts and their respective tax bases. A valuation allowance is recognized if, available evidence indicates it is “more likely than not” that a portion or the entire deferred tax asset will not be realized. A deferred tax asset or liability should be classified as current or non-current according to the classification of its related asset or liability. However, if a deferred asset or liability cannot be related to an asset or liability in the financial statements, it should be classified as current or noncurrent depending on the expected reversal date of the temporary difference.

Investment tax credits utilized are recognized as reduction of income tax expense.

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

Income taxes (10%) on undistributed earnings is recorded in the year when the stockholders have resolved that the earnings shall be retained.

Consolidated Earnings Per Share

Consolidated earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period.

Foreign-currency Transactions

The functional currency of the Company is the local currency, the New Taiwan dollar. Thus, the transactions of the Company that are denominated in currencies other than the New Taiwan dollars (the “foreign currency”) are recorded in New Taiwan dollars at the exchange rates prevailing on the transaction dates. Gains or losses realized upon the settlement of a foreign currency transaction is included in the period in which the transaction is settled. The balances, at the balance sheet dates, of the foreign currency assets and liabilities are adjusted to reflect the prevailing exchange rates, and the resulting differences are recorded as follows:

 

  a. Financial assets and liabilities - credited or charged to current income; and

 

  b. Long-term stock investments accounted for by the equity method - as cumulative translation adjustment under stockholders’ equity.

 

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3. REASON AND EFFECT OF THE CHANGES OF ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE

On January 1, 2006, the Group adopted the newly released Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 34, “Accounting for Financial Instruments,” (“SFAS No. 34”) and No. 36, “Disclosure and Presentation for Financial Instruments” (“SFAS No. 36”), and related revisions of previously released SFASs.

 

  a. Effect of adopting the newly released SFASs and related revisions of previously released SFASs

The Group had categorized its financial assets and liabilities upon initial adoption of the newly released SFASs. The adjustments made to the carrying amounts of the financial instruments categorized as available-for-sale financial assets as adjustments to stockholders’ equity were recognized.

The effect of adopting the newly released SFASs is summarized as follows:

 

    

Recognized as
a Separate
Component of
Stockholders’
Equity

(Net of Tax)

Available-for-sale financial assets

   $ 51,675
      

For the year ended December 31, 2006, the adoption of the newly released SFASs had no impact on consolidated net income before income tax, consolidated net income after income tax and basic consolidated earnings per share.

 

  b. Reclassifications

Upon the adoption of SFAS No. 34, certain accounts in the financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2005 were reclassified to conform to the financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006. The previous issued financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2005 are not required to be restated.

For accounting policies applied to financial instruments in 2006, refer to the Note 2 to the financial statements. Certain accounting policies prior to the adoption of the newly released SFASs are summarized as follows:

Short-term investments

Short-term investments are carried at the lower of cost or market value. An allowance for decline in value is provided when the aggregate carrying value of the investments exceeds the aggregate market value. A reversal of the allowance will result from a subsequent recovery of the carrying value.

The cost of short-term investments sold are determined using the moving weighted-average method.

 

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Certain accounts in the financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2005 have been reclassified to conform to the classifications prescribed by the newly released and revised SFASs. The reclassifications of the whole or a part of the account balances of certain accounts are summarized as follows:

 

     Before
Reclassification
    After
Reclassification
 

Balance sheets

    

Short-term investments

   $ 14,102,017     $ —    

Funds

     2,500,000       —    

Investments accounted for using the cost method

     1,866,280       —    

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - current

     —         35,000  

Available-for-sale financial assets - current

     —         14,067,017  

Financial assets carried at cost - noncurrent

     —         1,866,280  

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - noncurrent

     —         500,000  

Other monetary assets - noncurrent

     —         2,000,000  
                
   $ 18,468,297     $ 18,468,297  
                

Statements of operations

    

Reversal of allowance on short-term investments (included in “other income - other”)

   $ 12,416     $ —    

Valuation gain on financial instruments (included in “other income - other”)

     —         12,416  
                
   $ 12,416     $ 12,416  
                

Statements of cash flows

    

Cash flows from operating activities

    

Gain on sale of short-term investments

   $ (162,660 )   $ —    

Reversal of allowance on short-term investments

     (12,416 )     —    

Valuation gain on financial instruments, net

     —         (12,416 )

Gain on sale of financial instruments, net

     —         (162,660 )

Financial assets held for trading

     —         (35,000 )
                
     (175,076 )     (210,076 )
                

Cash flows from investing activities

    

Acquisition of short-term investment, net

     (4,812,428 )     —    

Acquisition of investments in unconsolidated companies

     (500,000 )     —    

Acquisition of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     —         (500,000 )

Acquisition of available-for-sale financial assets

     —         (31,080,687 )

Proceeds from disposal of available-for-sale financial assets

     —         26,303,259  
                
     (5,312,428 )     (5,277,428 )
                
   $ (5,487,504 )   $ (5,487,504 )
                

 

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4. ADJUSTMENTS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2004

The Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2004 have been examined by the Executive Yuan and the Ministry of Audit of the Control Yuan (government agencies), and the resulting adjustments have been recorded retroactively as of December 31, 2004. The adjustments made by the government agencies that decreased income before income tax of $9,351 thousand were due to the different bases of estimates used by the MOA in determining certain accruals. Increased current liabilities of $45,319,914 thousand and decreased total stockholders’ equity of $45,351,321 thousand on December 31, 2004 were due to the appropriations of 2004 earnings recorded by the MOA.

 

5. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

     December 31
     2006    2005

Cash

     

Cash on hand

   $ 106,397    $ 96,839

Cash in banks

     7,879,770      2,257,796

Negotiable Certificate of Deposit, annual yield rate - ranging from 1.26%-1.95% and 1.00%-1.92% for the year ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

     25,750,500      10,906,936
             
     33,736,667      13,261,571

Cash equivalents

     

Commercial paper, annual yield rate - ranging from 1.26%-1.33% and 1.27%-1.45% for the year ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

     36,936,307      28,629,097
             
   $ 70,672,974    $ 41,890,668
             

As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, foreign deposits in bank were as following:

 

     December 31
     2006    2005

United States of America - New York (US$21,378 thousand in 2006)

   $ 696,920    $ 18,823

Hong Kong (US$54,069 thousand, EUR10 thousand, JPY872 thousand, HK$390 thousand and GBP2 thousand)

     1,764,821      —  
             
   $ 2,461,741    $ 18,823
             

 

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

 

     December 31
     2006    2005

Current

     

Derivatives - financial assets

     

Forward exchange contracts

   $ 4,044    $ —  

Index future contracts

     55,075      —  

Credit linked investment

     —        35,000
             
   $ 59,119    $ 35,000
             

(Continued)

 

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     December 31
     2006    2005

Derivatives - financial liabilities

     

Forward exchange contracts

   $ 11,266    $ —  

Index future contracts

     13,578      —  
             
   $ 24,844    $ —  
             

Noncurrent

     

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - Yuanta Structured Principal Protected Private Placement

   $ —      $ 500,000
             

The Company entered into forward exchange contracts and index future contracts to reduce its exposure to foreign currency risk and variability in operating results due to fluctuations in exchange rates underlying the value of assets denominated in foreign currencies until such assets are received and fluctuations in stock prices. However, these financial assets and liabilities are not qualified for hedge accounting and categorized as trading financial assets and liabilities.

Yuanta Structured Principal Protected Private Placement is an open-end structured principal protected mutual fund. The maturity date is September 28, 2008. On June 28, 2006, the Company sold the contract to a third party and recognized an investment loss of $26,334 thousand.

Outstanding forward contracts held by the Company as of December 31, 2006:

 

     Currency    Maturity Date   

Contract

Amount

(in Thousands)

December 31, 2006

        

Sell

   JPY/USD    2006.11-2007.01    JPY 490,000
   EUR/USD    2006.11-2007.01    EUR  6,900
   GBP/USD    2006.11-2007.01    GBP 2,085

Outstanding index future contracts held by the Company as of December 31, 2006:

 

     Maturity Date    Units   

Contract
Amount

(in Thousands)

December 31, 2006

        

INDEX FUTURE CONTRACTS

        

AMSTERDAM IDX FUT

   2007.01    8    EUR 769

CAC40 10 EURO FUT

   2007.01    45    EUR 2,450

DAX INDEX FUTURE

   2007.03    11    EUR 1,795

IBEX 35 INDX FUTR

   2007.01    7    EUR 992

MINI S&P/MIB FUT

   2007.03    23    EUR 950

FTSE 100 IDX FUT

   2007.03    33    GBP 2,044

TOPIX INDEX FUTURE

   2007.03    32    JPY 512,595

S&P 500 FUTURE

   2007.03    23    USD 8,195

S&P 500 EMINI FUTURE

   2007.03    13    USD 927

As of December 31, 2006, the amount paid for future deposit was $54,857 thousand (classified as financial assets held for trading).

 

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Net losses arising from derivative financial instruments for the year ended December 31, 2006 were $52,370 thousand (including realized settlement losses of $31,788 thousand and valuation losses of $20,582 thousand).

The Company entered into investment management agreements with a well-known financial institutions (fund managers) to manage its investment portfolios in October 2006. As of December 31, 2006, the Company’s investment portfolios managed by these fund managers aggregated to an original amount of US$100,000 thousand. The investment portfolios included derivative instruments, listed stocks and mutual funds. Listed stocks and mutual funds were classified as available-for-sales financial assets.

 

7. AVAILABLE-FOR-SALES FINANCIAL ASSETS

 

     December 31
     2006    2005

Open-end mutual funds

   $ 5,788,419    $ 13,898,188

Foreign listed stocks

     885,797      —  

Real estate investment trust fund

     179,200      100,000

Listed stocks

     97,300      68,829
             
   $ 6,950,716    $ 14,067,017
             

 

8. ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS

 

     Years Ended December 31  
     2006     2005  

Balance, beginning of year

   $ 3,625,645     $ 4,473,433  

Provision for doubtful accounts

     623,559       906,148  

Accounts receivable written off

     (699,118 )     (1,774,977 )
                

Balance, end of year

   $ 3,550,086     $ 3,604,604  
                

 

9. OTHER CURRENT MONETARY ASSETS

 

     December 31
     2006    2005

Tax refund receivable

   $ 3,221,496    $ 4,338,479

Other receivable

     2,744,099      1,368,261
             
   $ 5,965,595    $ 5,706,740
             

 

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10. INVENTORIES, NET

 

     December 31
     2006    2005

Supplies

   $ 1,580,255    $ 1,276,160

Work in process

     73,497      19,856

Merchandise

     161,932      —  

Materials in transit

     368,264      824,456
             
     2,183,948      2,120,472

Less: Allowance for losses

     1,365      —  
             
   $ 2,182,583    $ 2,120,472
             

 

11. OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

 

     December 31
     2006    2005

Prepaid rents

   $ 581,541    $ 489,074

Prepaid expenses

     326,002      201,523

Prepaid pension costs

     —        458,052

Miscellaneous

     112,090      98,387
             
   $ 1,019,633    $ 1,247,036
             

 

12. INVESTMENTS ACCOUNTED FOR USING EQUITY METHOD

 

     December 31
     2006    2005
     Carrying
Value
   % of
Ownership
   Carrying
Value
   % of
Ownership

Equity investee:

           

Chunghwa Investment (“CHI”)

   $ 974,805    49    $ 950,054    49

Taiwan International Standard Electronics (“TISE”)

     609,004    40      574,884    40

Spring House Entertainment (“Spring House”)

     17,761    30      —      —  
                   
     1,601,570         1,524,938   

Prepayment for long-term investment - Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd. (“CIYP”)

     150,000    100      —      —  
                   
   $ 1,751,570       $ 1,524,938   
                   

The Company invested Spring House in October, 2006, for a purchase price of $22,409 thousand. Spring House engages mainly in network content manufacture broadcasts and information software.

The Company intended to acquire 100% shares of Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd. (“CIYP”) by prepaying $150,000 thousand in December, 2006. CIYP engages mainly in yellow pages sales and advertisement service. CIYP finished registration on January 2, 2007.

The carrying values of the equity investees and the equity in their net loss and net income are based on audited financial statements.

 

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13. FINANCIAL ASSETS CARRIED AT COST

 

     December 31
     2006    2005
     Carrying
Value
   % of
Ownership
   Carrying
Value
   % of
Ownership

Cost investees:

           

Taipei Financial Center (“TFC”)

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

iD Branding Ventures (“iDBV”)

     75,000    8      —      —  

RPTI International (“RPTI”)

     71,500    12      71,500    12

Siemens Telecommunication Systems (“Siemens”)

     5,250    15      5,250    15

3 Link Information Service Co., Ltd. (“3 Link”)

     3,450    12      —     

eASPNet Taiwan Inc. (“eASPNet”)

     —      2      —     

Purple Communication Ltd. (“PCL”)

     —      —        
                   
   $ 1,944,730       $ 1,866,280   
                   

The Company invested iDBV on November 13, 2006, for a purchase price of $75,000 thousand. iDBV engages mainly in investment company.

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

After evaluating the carrying value of the investment in TFC, the Company concluded that a permanent impairment loss had occurred and recognized a loss of $739,676 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

14. OTHER NONCURRENT MONETARY ASSETS

 

     December 31
     2006    2005

Fixed-Line Fund

   $ 1,000,000    $ 1,000,000

Piping Fund

     1,000,000      1,000,000
             
   $ 2,000,000    $ 2,000,000
             

As part of the government’s effort to upgrade the existing telecommunications infrastructure, the Company and other public utility companies were required by the ROC government to contribute a total of $2,000,000 thousand to a Fixed-Line Fund managed by the Ministry of Interior Affairs and a Piping Fund administered by the Taipei City Government. These funds will be used to finance various telecommunications infrastructure projects. Upon completion of the construction projects, the funds will be proportionally allocated their assets to their contributors. If the balance of the Fixed-Line Fund is not sufficient for its operation, the above three parties will determine when to raise additional funds and the contribution amounts from each party.

 

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15. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

     December 31
     2006    2005

Cost

     

Land

   $ 100,937,183    $ 101,784,869

Land improvements

     1,476,683      1,474,429

Buildings

     59,011,713      57,451,040

Machinery and equipment

     21,388,089      21,753,818

Telecommunications network facilities

     636,486,870      627,609,240

Miscellaneous equipment

     1,949,504      2,046,160
             

Total cost

     821,250,042      812,119,556

Revaluation increment on land

     5,824,381      5,945,850
             
     827,074,423      818,065,406
             

Accumulated depreciation

     

Land improvements

     807,767      753,224

Buildings

     14,230,739      13,246,759

Machinery and equipment

     16,378,560      15,869,654

Telecommunications network facilities

     473,954,933      453,438,139

Miscellaneous equipment

     1,688,907      1,756,173
             
     507,060,906      485,063,949
             

Construction in progress and advances related to acquisition of equipment

     23,489,050      27,881,012
             

Property, plant and equipment, net

   $ 343,502,567    $ 360,882,469
             

Pursuant to the related regulation, the Company revalued its land owned as of April 30, 2000 based on the publicly announced value on July 1, 1999. These revaluations which have been approved by the MOA resulted in increases in the carrying values of property, plant and equipment of $5,986,074 thousand, liabilities for land value incremental tax of $211,182 thousand, and capital surplus of $5,774,892 thousand.

The amendment to the Land Tax Act, relating to the article to permanently lower land value incremental tax, went into effect on February 1, 2005. In accordance with the lowered tax rates, the Company recomputed its land value incremental tax, and reclassified the reserve for land value incremental tax of $116,196 thousand to stockholders’ equity - other adjustments.

Because of the improvements on telecommunication technology and changes of the market, the recoverable amount of telecommunications network facilities of paging division is less than its carrying value. Therefore, an impairment loss amounted to $343,463 thousand was recognized for the year ended December 31, 2005.

Depreciation on property, plant and equipment for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 amounted to $40,070,620 thousand and $40,870,177 thousand, respectively. No interest expense was capitalized for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005.

CHIEF rents machinery equipments for a half and one years to four years under a capital lease agreement, which provides CHIEF having the ownership at the expiration of the lease term. The total lease payments were $263 thousand in the year ended December 31, 2006.

 

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Lease payable was as follow:

 

     December 31,
2006

Lease payable

   $ 1,647

Less: Unamortization interest

     68
      

Lease payable, net

     1,579

Less: Current portion

     1,138
      

Noncurrent portion of lease payable

   $ 441
      

 

16. SHORT-TERM LOANS

 

     December 31
     2006    2005

Unsecured loans - annual yield rate - 2.955%

   $ 126,000    $ —  
             

 

17. ACCRUED EXPENSES

 

     December 31
     2006    2005

Accrued salary and compensation

   $ 12,007,101    $ 9,863,026

Accrued franchise fees

     2,413,579      2,539,494

Accrued advertisement expenses

     960,327      751,039

Other accrued expenses

     3,567,837      2,373,388
             
   $ 18,948,844    $ 15,526,947
             

 

18. OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

     December 31
     2006    2005

Advances from subscribers

   $ 4,539,933    $ 4,749,623

Amounts collected in trust for others

     4,014,709      3,323,278

Payables to equipment suppliers

     1,661,128      4,142,230

Payables to constructors

     1,073,285      2,405,748

Refundable customers’ deposits

     949,776      858,351

Miscellaneous

     1,656,780      2,126,686
             
   $ 13,895,611    $ 17,605,916
             

 

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

 

     December 31
     2006    2005

Loan from the Fixed-Line Fund

   $ 300,000    $ 500,000

Secured loans - annual yield rate - 3.05% for the year ended December 31, 2006

     22,917      —  
             
     322,917      500,000

Less: Current portion of long-term loans

     322,917      200,000
             
   $ —      $ 300,000
             

The loan amount of $0.7 billion from the Fixed-Line Fund was obtained pursuant to a long-term loan agreement with the Fixed-Line Fund managed by Ministry of Interior that allows the Company to obtain unsecured interest-free credit of $1 billion until March 12, 2007, with a restricted lending term of five years. The outstanding principal was payable in three annual installments ($0.2 billion, $0.2 billion and $0.3 billion) starting on March 12, 2005.

CHIEF obtained a secured loan from Chinatrust Commercial Bank. The loan is repayable monthly at equal installments, with final payment due on November 18, 2007.

 

20. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Under the revised Company’s Articles of Incorporation dated May 30, 2006, the Company’s authorized capital is $120,000,000,020, which is divided into 12,000,000,000 common shares (at $10 par value per share), which are issued and outstanding 9,667,845,093 shares, and 2 preferred shares (at $10 par value per share), which are issued and approved by the board of directors on March 28, 2006, and the MOTC purchased 2 preferred shares at par value on April 4, 2006.

For the purpose of privatizing the company, the MOTC sold 1,109,750 thousand common shares of the Company 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 the company, in the form of ADS totally amounting to 56,435 thousand units on September 29, 2006. As of September 30, 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, 2006, the outstanding ADSs were 307,399 thousand units, which equaled approximately 3,073,988 thousand common shares and represented 31.8% of the Company’s total outstanding common shares.

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

 

  a. Exercise their voting rights,

 

  b. Sell their ADSs, and

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

Under the ROC Company Law, capital surplus can only be utilized to offset deficits or be declared as stock dividends. Also, such capital surplus and donations can only be declared as a stock dividend by the Company at an amount calculated in accordance with the provisions of existing regulations.

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

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

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

 

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The appropriations and distributions of the 2005 earnings of the Company have been approved and resolved by the stockholders on May 30, 2006 as follows:

 

     Appropriation and
Distribution
     Amount    Dividend
Per
Share

Legal reserve

   $ 4,765,288    $ —  

Cash dividends

     40,659,617      4.3

Stock dividends

     1,891,145      0.2

Employee bonus - cash

     230,057      —  

Employee bonus - stock

     230,057      —  

Remuneration to board of directors and supervisors

     15,337      —  
             
   $ 47,791,501    $ 4.5
             

The appropriation and distributions of the 2004 earnings of the Company have been approved and resolved by the stockholders on June 21, 2005, for special reserve of $4,243 thousand, 10% legal reserve of $4,987,031 thousand and cash dividends of $45,344,307 thousand ($4.7 per share). After examination by the MOA, 10% legal reserve was decreased $701 thousand, from $4,987,031 thousand to $4,986,330 thousand. The appropriation and distributions adjustments have been recorded retroactively as of December 31, 2004 in accordance with the applicable government regulations (See Note 4).

The appropriation of earnings in 2005 approved by the stockholders in their meeting was as follows:

 

    

Actual

Distribution
Approved by
Stockholders

   Proposed
Distribution
Approved by
Board of Directors
   Difference

Appropriation of earnings

        

Employee bonus - cash

   $ 230,057    $ 230,057    —  

Employee bonus - stock

     230,057      230,057    —  

Remuneration to board of directors and

supervisors

     15,337      15,337    —  

Earnings per share

        

Basic earnings per share

     4.94      4.94    —  

Imputed earnings per share

     4.89      4.89    —  

The appropriation of the Company’s 2006 earnings had not been proposed by the board of directors as of March 13, 2007, the independent auditors’ report date. Information on the appropriation of 2006 earnings proposed by the board of directors and resolved by the shareholders can be accessed through the Market Observation Post System on the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation’s website.

Under the Integrated Income Tax System that became effective on July 1, 1998, non-corporate stockholders are allowed a tax credit for the income tax paid by the Company on earnings generated in 1999 and onwards. An Imputation Credit Account (“ICA”) is maintained by the Company for such income tax and the tax credit is allocated to each stockholder.

 

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

 

     Years Ended
December 31
     2006    2005

As of January 1, 2006

   —      —  

Increase

   192,000    —  

Decrease

   192,000    —  
         

As of December 31, 2006

   —      —  
         

According to the Securities and Exchange Law of the ROC, total shares of treasury stock shall not exceed 10% of the Company’s stock issued. The total amount of the shares bought back shall not be more than the amount of retained earnings, premium on capital stock and realized capital reserve.

The shares bought back by the Company in accordance with Securities and Exchange Law of the ROC shall not be pledged. Before transfer, the shareholder’s rights shall not be enjoyed.

In order to maintain its credit and shareholders’ equity by repurchasing treasury stock 192,000 thousand shares, from February 10, 2006 to April 7, 2006, for $11,392,333 thousand. On June 30, 2006, the company cancelled the treasury stock by reducing common stock of $1,920,000 thousand, capital surplus of $4,269,368 thousand and retained earnings of $5,202,965 thousand.

 

22. COMPENSATION, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2006
     Cost of
Services
   Operating
Expenses
   Total

Compensation expense

        

Salaries

   $ 13,268,739    $ 8,385,674    $ 21,654,413

Insurance

     702,827      453,414      1,156,241

Pension

     1,923,560      1,256,036      3,179,596

Other compensation

     8,072,628      5,091,557      13,164,185
                    
     23,967,754      15,186,681      39,154,435

Depreciation expense

     37,865,973      2,204,647      40,070,620

Amortization expense

     857,851      102,643      960,494
                    
   $ 62,691,578    $ 17,493,971    $ 80,185,549
                    

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2005
     Cost of
Services
   Operating
Expenses
   Total

Compensation expense

        

Salaries

   $ 15,058,999    $ 9,183,602    $ 24,242,601

Insurance

     672,367      428,995      1,101,362

Pension

     1,288,393      829,690      2,118,083

Other compensation

     6,671,240      4,036,292      10,707,532
                    
     23,690,999      14,478,579      38,169,578

Depreciation expense

     38,606,346      2,263,831      40,870,177

Amortization expense

     577,544      109,837      687,381
                    
   $ 62,874,889    $ 16,852,247    $ 79,727,136
                    

 

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23. INCOME TAX

The Income Basic Tax Act (the “IBT Act”), which took effect on January 1, 2006, requires that the income basic tax should be 10% of the sum of the taxable income as calculated in accordance with the Income Tax Act plus tax benefit regulated by the Income Tax Act or other laws. The tax payable of the current year would be the higher of the income basic tax and income tax payable calculated in accordance with the Income Tax Act. The Group has considered the impact of the IBT Act in the determination of the current year’s income tax expense.

 

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

 

     Years Ended December 31  
     2006     2005  

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

   $ 14,390,404     $ 14,900,703  

Add (deduct) tax effects of:

    

Permanent differences

     (359,307 )     (38,069 )

Temporary differences

     (1,298,563 )     (10,887,822 )

Additional tax at 10% on undistributed earnings

     182       —    

Investment tax credits

     (3,092,983 )     (1,987,406 )

Loss carryforward

     21,979       —    
                

Income tax payable

   $ 9,661,712     $ 1,987,406  
                

 

  b. Income tax expense consisted of the following:

 

     Years Ended December 31  
     2006    2005  

Income tax payable

   $ 9,661,712    $ 1,987,406  

Income tax - separated

     135,631      84,615  

Income tax - deferred

     2,845,672      9,882,696  

Adjustments of prior years’ income tax

     108,410      (4,750 )

Other

     582      —    
               
   $ 12,752,007    $ 11,949,967  
               

The balance of income tax payable as of December 31, 2006 was shown net of prepaid income tax. Tax refund receivable as of December 31, 2005 was shown net of income tax payable (classified as other current monetary assets). The balance of income tax payable as of December 31, 2005 was derived from the adjustment of the government agencies in examining the accounts for the year ended December 31, 2004.

 

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

 

     December 31  
     2006     2005  

Current

    

Deferred income tax assets:

    

Provision for doubtful accounts

   $ 221,523     $ 233,638  

Unrealized foreign exchange loss

     39,361       —    

Accrued pension cost

     —         1,772,248  

Investment tax credits

     —         553,924  

Loss carryforward

     38,881       —    

Other

     17,879       48,931  
                
     317,644       2,608,741  

Valuation allowance

     (261,080 )     (233,638 )
                
     56,564       2,375,103  

Deferred income tax liability:

    

Unrealized foreign exchange gain

     —         (53,704 )
                

Net deferred income tax assets

   $ 56,564     $ 2,321,399  
                

Noncurrent

    

Deferred income tax assets

    

Accrued pension cost

   $ 429,500     $ —    

Loss carryforward

     98,059       —    

Losses on impairment

     88,501       85,866  

Other

     11,507       —    
                
     627,567       85,866  

Valuation allowance

     (70,382 )     —    
                
   $ 557,185     $ 85,866  
                

 

  d. As of December 31, 2006, CHIEF’s loss carryforward consisted of the following:

 

Regulation

   Total
Creditable
Amounts
   Remaining
Creditable
Amounts
   Expiry
Year

Loss carryforward

   $ 38,881    $ 38,881    2007

Loss carryforward

     28,261      28,261    2008

Loss carryforward

     22,427      22,427    2009

Loss carryforward

     25,392      25,392    2010

Loss carryforward

     21,979      21,979    2011
                
   $ 136,940    $ 136,940   
                

 

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

 

     December 31
     2006    2005

Balance of Imputation Credit Account (“ICA”)

     

Chunghwa

   $ 1,116,033    $ 2,115,000
             

CHIEF

   $ 10,435    $ —  
             

 

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The estimated ICA rate for the 2006 earnings as of December 31, 2006 and the actual ICA rate for the 2005 earnings were 24.51% and 6.97%, respectively. The credit of the Company available for allocation to the stockholders is calculated on the basis of the balance of ICA on the date of distribution of dividends. Accordingly, the estimated rate as of December 31, 2006 may differ from the actual rate determined based on the balance of the ICA on the dividend distribution date.

 

  f. Undistributed earnings information

As of December 31, 2006, the Company’s undistributed earnings generated in June 30, 1998 and onward was zero.

As of December 31, 2006, there were no earnings of CHIEF available for distributed.

Income tax returns of the Group through the year ended December 31, 2004 have been examined by the ROC tax authorities.

 

24. BASIC NET INCOME PER SHARE

 

     Amount (Numerator)   

Shares
(Denominator)
(Thousands)

   Net Income Per
Share (Dollars)
    

Income

Before

Income

Tax

  

Net

Income

      Income
Before
Income
Tax
   Net
Income

Year ended December 31, 2006

              

Consolidated net income

   $ 57,630,073    $ 44,891,337    9,704,136      
                        

Basic net income per share

            $ 5.94    $ 4.63
                      

Year ended December 31, 2005

              

Net income

   $ 59,602,851    $ 47,652,884         
                      

Basic net income per share

         9,859,845    $ 6.05    $ 4.83
                        

The impact of stock dividends was considered in calculating basic net income per share for 2005. The basic EPS before income tax and the basic EPS after income tax in 2005 are restated from $6.18 to $6.05 and from $4.94 to $4.83, respectively.

 

25. PENSION PLAN

The Company had different pension plans for its employees depending on their classifications before privatization. In general, the employees’ pension entitlement was based on MOTC regulations, Labor Law and/or the private pension plan of the Company.

Before privatization, the funding of the pension plan for employees classified as staff was based on the budget approved by the Legislative Yuan and a supplementary budget approved by the Executive Yuan. The staff pension fund was administered by a pension fund committee and deposited in its name in a commercial bank. The pension plan for employees classified as workers is funded monthly at 15% or less of their wages and is also administered by a pension committee and deposited in its name in the Central Trust of China Company.

 

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The Company completed privatization plans on August 12, 2005. The Company 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 (the “Privatization Fund”). After paying all pension obligations for privatization, the plan assets of the Company should be transferred to the Fund for Privatization of Government-owned Enterprises under the Executive Yuan. However, according to the instructions of MOTC, the Company would, on behalf of the MOTC 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. As of December 31, 2006, the remaining balance of funds to be disbursed to employees has totally transferred to Privatization Fund. On March 27, 2006 and August 7, 2006, the Company transferred $5,088,879 thousand and the remaining balance of $542,579 thousand, respectively, from the pension plan to the Privatization Fund.

The Labor Pension Act of ROC is effective beginning July 1, 2005 and this pension mechanism is considered as a defined contribution plan. The employees who were subject to the Labor Standards Law prior to the enforcement of this Act may choose to be subject to the pension mechanism under this Act or continue to remain to be subject to the pension mechanism under the Labor Standards Law. For those employees who were subject to the Labor Standards Law prior to July 1, 2005 and still work for the same company after July 1, 2005 and choose to be subject to the pension mechanism under this Act, their seniority as of July 1, 2005 shall be maintained. The rate of contribution by an employer to the Labor Pension Fund per month shall not be less than 6% of each employee’s monthly salary or wage. The Company, CHIEF and Unigate contribute 6% of each employee’s monthly salary per month beginning July 1, 2005.

After privatization, the Company’s pension plan in accordance with the Labor Standards Law is considered as a defined benefit plan. The payments of pension are subject to the service periods and average salaries of six months of employees prior to retirement. The pension assets of the Group is funded monthly at 15% or less of their wages and is also administered by a pension committee and deposited in its name in the Central Trust of China Company.

Pension costs of the Company, CHIEF and Unigate amounted to $3,324,019 thousand ($3,256,681 thousand subject to defined benefit plan and $67,338 thousand subject to defined contribution plan) and $2,300,790 thousand ($2,285,275 thousand subject to defined benefit plan and $15,515 thousand subject to defined contributed plan) for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Pension information of the Company and CHIEF of the defined benefit plan is summarized as follows:

 

  a. Components of net periodic pension cost for the year

 

     2006     2005 (After
Privatization)
 

Service costs

   $ 3,072,678     $ 1,191,790  

Interest costs

     58,697       —    

Projected return on plan assets

     (65,867 )     (14,253 )

Amortization

     46,748       —    

Effect of curtailment or settlement

     144,425       —    
                
   $ 3,256,681     $ 1,177,537  
                

 

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  b. Reconciliation between the fund status and accrued pension cost (prepaid pension cost), vested benefit, actuarial assumptions and contributions and payments of the fund is summarized as follows:

 

 

1)      Reconciliation between the fund status and accrued pension cost is summarized as follows:

        

     Years Ended December 31  
     2006     2005  

Benefit obligation

    

Vested benefit obligation

   $ (2,308,643 )   $ (995,410 )

Non-vested benefit obligation

     (1,535,267 )     (406,068 )
                

Accumulated benefit obligation

     (3,843,910 )     (1,401,478 )

Additional benefit obligation

     (689,587 )     (281,909 )
                

Projected benefit obligation

     (4,533,497 )     (1,683,387 )

Fair values of plan assets

     2,921,811       1,637,730  
                

Funded status

     (1,611,686 )     (45,657 )

Unrecognized net transition obligation

     7,844       —    

Actuarial gain or loss

     (9,448 )     —    

Unrecognized net loss

     349,867       503,709  
                

(Accrued pension liabilities) prepaid pension cost (recognized as other current assets)

   $ (1,263,423 )   $ 458,052  
                

2)      Vested benefit

   $ 3,174,285     $ 1,226,327  
                

3)      Actuarial assumptions

    

Chunghwa

    

Discount rate used in determining present value

     2.00 %     2.25 %

Rate of compensation increase

     1.50 %     2.00 %

Rate of return on plan assets

     3.00 %     3.00 %

CHIEF

    

Discount rate used in determining present value

     2.75 %     —    

Rate of compensation increase

     3.00 %     —    

Rate of return on plan assets

     2.75 %     —    

4)      Contributions and payments of the Fund

    
     December 31  
     2006     2005  

Chunghwa

    

Contributions

   $ 1,543,744     $ 585,560  
                

Payments

   $ 6,869     $ 9,918  
                

CHIEF

    

Contributions

   $ 710     $ —    
                

Payments

   $ —       $ —    
                

 

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26. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

As the Company was a state-owned enterprise, the ROC Government is one of the Company’s customers. The Company provides fixed-line services, wireless services, Internet and data and other services to the various departments and agencies 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 users were not maintained by the Company. The Company believes that all costs of doing business are reflected in the financial statements and that no additional expenditures would be incurred as a result of the privatization being completed.

 

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

 

Company

  

Relationship

Taiwan International Standard Electronics Ltd. (“TISE”)    Equity investee
Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd. (“CSI”)    Subsidiary of CHI
Chunghwa Precision Test Technical Co., Ltd. (“CHPT”)    Subsidiary of CHI
Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc. (“CHTG”)    Subsidiary of CHI

Tai Zhong He

  

Former chairman of CHIEF (resigned on September 6, 2006); as a current member of the board of directors of CHIEF.

 

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

 

     December 31
     2006    2005
     Amount    %    Amount    %

1)      Receivables

           

Trade notes and accounts receivable

           

CHTG

   $ 43,999    —      $ 49,436    —  

CHPT

     —      —        20,724    —  
                       
   $ 43,999    —      $ 70,160    —  
                       

2)      Payables

           

Trade notes and accounts payable

           

TISE

   $ 202,205    2    $ 41,058    —  

CSI

     191,662    2      54,832    1

CHTG

     18,211    —        27,718    —  
                       
   $ 412,078    4    $ 123,608    1
                       

Accrued expenses

           

TISE

   $ 92,156    —      $ 48,852    —  

CHTG

     18,632    —        11,119    —  

CSI

     1,517    —        26,567    —  
                       
   $ 112,305    —      $ 86,538    —  
                       

 

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     December 31
     2006    2005
     Amount    %    Amount    %

Payable to construction supplier (included in “other current liabilities”)

           

TISE

   $ 345,246    3    $ 318,653    2

CSI

     13,331    —        22,227    —  
                       
   $ 358,577    3    $ 340,880    2
                       

Other payables

           

Tai Zhong He

   $ 20,056    —      $ —      —  
                       
In 2005, CHIEF agreed to provide compensation to Tai Zhong He for assets that were pledged as collateral in connection with a financing arrangement during the period from 2002 to 2005. According to the number of days for which the pledged assets were used by CHIEF and an annual interest rate not to exceed 5%, the compensation is calculated to be a total amount of NT$20,056 thousand as of December 31, 2006.
     Years Ended December 31
     2006    2005
     Amount    %    Amount    %

3)      Revenues

           

CHTG

   $ 95,127    —      $ 101,086    —  

CHPT

     13,774    —        24,492    —  
                       
   $ 108,901    —      $ 125,578    —  
                       

4)      Operating costs and expenses

           
           

TISE

   $ 374,209    —      $ 135,268    —  

CSI

     306,075    —        89,137    —  

CHTG

     101,059    —        80,360    —  
                       
   $ 781,343    —      $ 304,765    —  
                       

5)      Acquisition of properties

           

TISE

   $ 920,236    3    $ 477,988    2

CSI

     283,309    1      315,830    1

CHTG

     864    —        12,992    —  
                       
   $ 1,204,409    4    $ 806,810    3
                       

The foregoing terms were conducted as arm’s length transactions except for other payable to Tai, Zhong-He.

 

27. PLEDGED ASSETS

The assets had been pledged as collaterals for contract security deposits and short-term bank loans by CHIEF.

 

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28. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

As of December 31, 2006, the Company’s remaining commitments under non-cancelable contracts with various parties were as follows:

 

  a. Acquisitions of buildings of $1,575,422 thousand.

 

  b. Acquisitions of telecommunications equipment of $15,479,152 thousand.

 

  c. Unused letters of credit of approximately $1,364,451 thousand.

 

  d. Contract to print billing, envelopes and telephone directories of approximately $346,414 thousand.

 

  e. The Group also has non-cancelable operating leases covering certain buildings, computers, computer peripheral equipment and operation system software under contracts that expire in various years. Minimum rental commitments under those leases are as follows:

 

Year

   Rental Amount

2007

   $ 1,233,801

2008

     869,720

2009

     610,670

2010

     276,119

2011 and thereafter

     131,184

 

  f. A commitment to contribute $2,500,000 thousand to a Fixed-Line Fund administered by the Ministry of Interior Affairs and Taiwan Power Company, of which $1,000,000 thousand has been contributed by the Company on June 30, 1995. If the balance of the Fixed-Line Fund is not sufficient for its purpose, the above three parties will determine when to raise additional funds and the contribution amounts from each party.

 

  g. 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 the Company on August 15, 1996. When the fund is not sufficient, the Company will contribute the remaining $1,000,000 thousand after getting the notification from the Taipei City Government.

 

  h. A portion of the land used by the Company during the period July 1, 1996 to December 31, 2004 was co-owned by the Company and Taiwan Post Co., Ltd. (the former Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd. directorate General of Postal Service). In accordance with the claims process in Taiwan, on July 12, 2005, the Taiwan Taipei District Court sent a claim notice to the Company to reimburse Taiwan Post Co., Ltd. in the amount of $767,852 thousand for land usage compensation due to the portion of land usage area in excess of the Company’s ownership and along with interest calculated at 5% interest rate from June 30, 2005 to the payment date. However, the Company believes that the computation used to derive the land usage compensation amount is inaccurate because most of the compensation amount has expired as result of the expiration clause. Therefore, the Company has filed an appeal at the Taiwan Taipei District Court. As of March 13, 2007, the case is still in the procedure of the first instance at the Taiwan Taipei District Court.

 

29. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Company has acquired 31.5% shares of SENAO International Co., Ltd. (“SENAO”) amounted 70,373 thousand common shares by public tender on January 8, 2007, for purchase price of $15.1 each share, totally $1,062,632 thousand. SENAO engages in communication machine sales and software service.

 

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30. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

  a. Fair value of financial instruments were as follows:

 

     December 31
     2006    2005
     Carrying
Amount
   Fair Value    Carrying
Amount
   Fair Value

Assets

           

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 70,672,974    $ 70,672,974    $ 41,890,668    $ 41,890,668

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - current

     59,119      59,119      35,000      34,986

Available-for-sale financial assets

     6,950,716      6,950,716      14,067,017      14,136,195

Trade notes and accounts receivable, net

     12,630,304      12,630,304      12,839,005      12,839,005

Other current monetary assets

     5,965,595      5,965,595      5,706,740      5,706,740

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - noncurrent

     —        —        500,000      481,410

Investments accounted for using equity method

     1,751,570      1,907,144      1,524,938      1,763,711

Financial assets carried at cost

     1,944,730      1,944,730      1,866,280      1,866,280

Other noncurrent monetary assets

     2,000,000      2,000,000      2,000,000      2,000,000

Refundable deposits

     1,545,800      1,545,800      1,577,167      1,577,167

Liabilities

           

Short-term loans

     126,000      126,000      —        —  

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     24,844      24,844      —        —  

Trade notes and accounts payable

     9,906,012      9,906,012      10,332,306      10,332,306

Accrued expenses

     18,948,844      18,948,844      15,526,947      15,526,947

Current portion of long-term loans

     322,917      322,917      200,000      200,000

Long-term loans

     —        —        300,000      300,000

Customers’ deposits

     6,654,161      6,654,161      7,391,902      7,391,902

On January 1, 2006, the Group adopted the newly released Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 34, “Accounting for Financial Instruments” (“SFAS No. 34”), and the related information refers to the Note 3 to the financial statements.

 

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

 

  1) The fair values of certain financial instruments recognized in the balance sheet generally correspond to the market prices of the financial assets. Because of the short maturities of these instruments, the carrying value represents a reasonable basis to estimate fair values. This method does not apply to the financial instruments discussed in notes 2, 3, and 4 below.

 

  2) If the financial assets/liabilities at fair value through profit or loss and the available-for-sale financial assets have quoted market prices in an active market, the quoted market prices are viewed as fair values. If the market price of the available-for-sale financial assets are not immediately available, they must be calculated using standard valuation models on the basis of current market parameters. The Group adopt fair value of accounting for estimates and assumptions for derivatives; these estimates and assumptions are used consistently by the investors in the market and can be obtained by the Group.

 

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

 

  4) The fair value of long-term loans (including current portion) is discounted value based on projected cash flow. The projected cash flows were discounted using the maturity dates of long-term loans.

 

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  c. Fair value of financial instruments were as follow:

 

     Amount Based on Quoted
Market Price
   Amount Determined Using
Valuation Techniques
     December 31    December 31
     2006    2005    2006    2005

Assets

           

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - current

   $ 59,119    $ 34,986    $ —      $ —  

Available-for-sale financial assets

     6,950,716      14,136,195      —        —  

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - noncurrent

     —        —        —        481,410

Liabilities

           

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     24,844      —        —        —  

 

  d. Information about financial risks

 

  1) Market risk

The foreign exchange rate fluctuations would result in the Company’s foreign-currency-dominated assets and liabilities and open forward exchange contracts exposed to fair value risk and cash flow risk.

The fluctuations of market price would result in the index future contracts exposed to fair value risk and cash flow risk.

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

 

  2) Credit risk

Credit risk represents the potential loss that would be incurred by the Group if the counter-parties or third-parties breached contracts. Financial instruments with positive fair values at the balance sheet date are evaluated for credit risk. The counter-parties or third-parties to the foregoing financial instruments are reputable financial institutions and business organizations. Management believes that the Group’s exposure to default by those parties is low.

 

  3) Liquidation risk

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

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

 

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31. ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES

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

 

  a. Financing provided: Please see Table 1.

 

  b. Endorsement/guarantee provided: None.

 

  c. Marketable securities held: Please see Table 2.

 

  d. Marketable securities acquired and disposed of at costs or prices at least $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please see Table 3.

 

  e. Acquisition of individual real estate at costs of at least $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please see Table 4.

 

  f. Disposal of individual real estate at prices of at least $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please see Table 5.

 

  g. Total purchase from or sale to related parties amounting to at least $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None.

 

  h. Receivables from related parties amounting to $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None.

 

  i. Names, locations, and other information of investees on which the Company exercises significant influence: Please see Table 6.

 

  j. Financial transaction: Please see Notes 6 and 30.

 

  k. Investment in Mainland China: None.

 

  l. Intercompany relationships and significant intercompany transaction: Please see Table 8.

 

32. SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

  a. Industry

The financial information of the Group by industry: Please see Table 7.

 

  b. Geographic

As of December 31, 2006, the Group had established a foreign operation in Hong Kong, but not on operating stage yet.

 

  c. Foreign revenue

The foreign revenue of the Group is less than 10% of total sales.

 

  d. Major customers

No single customer accounts for the Group more than 10% of total revenues.

 

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TABLE 1

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

FINANCING PROVIDED

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

No.

  Financing Name  

Counter-party

 

Financial
Statement
Account

  Maximum
Balance for
the Period
  Ending
Balance
    Interest
Rate
   

Type of
Financing

  Transaction
Amounts
 

Reasons for
Short-term
Financing

  Allowance for
Doubtful
Accounts
  Collateral   Financing
Limit for
Each
Borrowing
Company
    Financing
Company’s
Financing
Amount
Limits
 
                      Item   Value            

1

  CHIEF Telecom  

CHIEF Telecom (Hong

Kong) Limited

 

Other receivable - related party

  $ 879   $
 
 
—  
(Note
1
 
 
)
  —      

Necessary for short-term financing.

  $ —     For revolving fund   $ —     —     $ —     $
 
—  
(Note 3
 
)
  $
 
274,069
(Note 4
 
)

2

  Unigate Telecom Inc.  

CHIEF Telecom

 

Other receivable - related party

    9,877    
 
 
—  
(Note
2
 
 
)
  4 %  

Necessary for short-term financing.

    —     For revolving fund     —     —       —      
 
813,696
(Note 3
 
)
   
 
274,069
(Note 4
 
)

Note 1: CHIEF Telecom receive the payment on October 27, 2006.

 

Note 2: CHIEF Telecom repaid the payment on October 20, 2006.

 

Note 3: According to CHIEF Telecom’s “Operational Procedures for Loaning Funds to Others”, the amount shall not exceed 2.5 times of the lender’s net worth.

 

Note 4: According to CHIEF Telecom’s “Operational Procedures for Loaning Funds to Others”, the amount shall not exceed 50% of CHIEF Telecom’s paid-up capital.

 

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TABLE 2

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

MARKETABLE SECURITIES HELD

DECEMBER 31, 2006

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

No.

 

Held Company Name

 

Marketable Securities Type and Name

  Relationship with the
Company
 

Financial Statement Account

  December 31, 2006     Note
         

Shares

(Thousands/

Thousand
Units)

 

Carrying
Value

(Note 6)

    Percentage of
Ownership
  Market
Value or Net
Asset Value
   

0

 

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

 

Common stock

             
   

Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.

  Equity-accounted investee  

Investments accounted for using equity method

  98,000   $ 974,805     49   $ 974,805     Note 1
   

Taiwan International Standard Electronics

  Equity-accounted investee  

Investments accounted for using equity method

  1,760     609,004     40     780,282     Note 1
   

Spring House Entertainment Inc.

  Equity-accounted investee  

Investments accounted for using equity method

  2,016     17,761     30     2,027     Note 1
   

CHIEF Telecom

  Subsidiary  

Investments accounted for using equity method

  38,370    
 
273,411
(Note 8
 
)
  70     227,837     Note 1
   

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

  Subsidiary  

Investments accounted for using equity method

  —      
US$
—  
(1
 
)
  100    
US$
—  
(1
 
)
  Note 3
   

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

  Subsidiary  

Investments accounted for using equity method

  —      
US$
 
—  
(1
(Note 8
 
)
)
  100    
US$
—  
(1
 
)
  Note 3

.

   

Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd

  Subsidiary  

Prepayment for long-term investment

  15,000     150,000     100     150,000     Note 7
   

Taipei Financial Center

   

Financial assets carried at cost

  288,211     1,789,530     12     1,577,472     Note 2
   

RPTI International

   

Financial assets carried at cost

  9,234     71,500     12     108,804     Note 2
   

iD Branding Ventures

   

Financial assets carried at cost

  7,500     75,000     8     74,856     Note 2
   

Siemens Telecommunication Systems

   

Financial assets carried at cost

  75     5,250     15     218,250     Note 2
   

Formosa Chemicals & Fiber Corporation

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  90     4,548     —       4,905     Note 5
   

Fu Sheng Group

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  240     7,201     —       7,656     Note 5
   

Oriental Union Chemical Corporation

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  320     6,521     —       6,976     Note 5
   

China Motor Corporation

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  417     12,149     —       12,512     Note 5
   

Lite-On Technology Corporation

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  150     5,994     —       6,608     Note 5
   

D-Link Corporation

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  258     8,216     —       11,025     Note 5
   

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  21     668     —       1,178     Note 5
   

Sinoking Technology Development Ltd.

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  250     7,351     —       7,738     Note 5
   

ZyXEL Communications Corp.

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  268     10,742     —       10,880     Note 5
   

Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc.

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  160     5,160     —       6,360     Note 5
   

Taiwan Life Insurance

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  142     5,587     —       6,234     Note 5
   

Lite-On IT Corporation

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  350     9,429     —       10,938     Note 5
   

Norm Pacific Automation Corp.

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  130     3,739     —       4,290     Note 5
   

Stock

             
   

Acerinox Sa EUR0.25

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  10     7,014     —       9,683     Note 5
   

Agf - Assur Gen De France

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     7,156     —       8,071     Note 5
   

Air France-Klm EUR8.50

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  7     6,943     —       9,404     Note 5
   

Alleanza Assicurazioni EUR 0.5

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  18     6,834     —       7,709     Note 5

(Continued)

 

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No.  

Held Company Name

 

Marketable Securities Type and Name

  Relationship with the
Company
  Financial Statement Account   December 31, 2006   Note
         

Shares

(Thousands/

Thousand Units)

 

Carrying Value

(Note 6)

  Percentage of
Ownership
  Market Value or
Net Asset Value
 
   

Allianz Se-Reg Cmzb 10 1/2 05/31/07

    Available-for-sale financial assets   1   $ 6,899   —     $ 7,979   Note 5
   

Alstom

    Available-for-sale financial assets   2     6,884   —       8,588   Note 5
   

Anglo Irish Bank Corp Plc EUR0.16

    Available-for-sale financial assets   13     6,996   —       8,510   Note 5
   

Asml Holding Nv Ord

    Available-for-sale financial assets   9     6,839   —       7,276   Note 5
   

Assicurazioni Generali EUR1

    Available-for-sale financial assets   6     6,848   —       7,904   Note 5
   

Banco Popolare Di Verona E N EUR3.6

    Available-for-sale financial assets   7     6,769   —       6,950   Note 5
   

Banco Santander Central Hisp EUR0.50

    Available-for-sale financial assets   13     6,835   —       8,019   Note 5
   

Bnp Paribas Ord Shs

    Available-for-sale financial assets   2     6,930   —       6,901   Note 5
   

Continental Ag Ord Npv

    Available-for-sale financial assets   2     6,869   —       6,845   Note 5
   

Credit Agricole Sa EUR3

    Available-for-sale financial assets   5     6,865   —       6,445   Note 5
   

Crh Plc Ord EUR0.32

    Available-for-sale financial assets   6     6,912   —       8,284   Note 5
   

Enel

    Available-for-sale financial assets   23     6,799   —       7,636   Note 5
   

Eni Spa EUR1

    Available-for-sale financial assets   7     6,766   —       7,733   Note 5
   

Fomento De Construc Y Contra

    Available-for-sale financial assets   2     6,988   —       8,222   Note 5
   

Fugro Nv-Cva EUR0.05

    Available-for-sale financial assets   5     6,643   —       7,829   Note 5
   

Heineken Nv Ord Nr

    Available-for-sale financial assets   5     6,789   —       7,090   Note 5
   

Inbev Nv Npv

    Available-for-sale financial assets   4     6,789   —       8,134   Note 5
   

Inditex Reg Shs

    Available-for-sale financial assets   4     6,827   —       7,873   Note 5
   

Kon Kpv Nv Shs

    Available-for-sale financial assets   16     6,795   —       7,516   Note 5
   

L’oreal EUR0.20

    Available-for-sale financial assets   2     6,874   —       6,741   Note 5
   

M.A.N Ag Ord

    Available-for-sale financial assets   2     6,266   —       6,495   Note 5
   

Muenchener Rueckver Ag-Reg Npv (Regd)

    Available-for-sale financial assets   1     6,806   —       7,290   Note 5
   

Neopost Sa EUR1

    Available-for-sale financial assets   2     7,147   —       7,103   Note 5
   

Randstad Holding Nv EUR0.10

    Available-for-sale financial assets   3     7,042   —       7,504   Note 5
   

Royal Dutch Shell Plc-A Shs ‘A’shs EUR0.07

    Available-for-sale financial assets   6     6,727   —       7,316   Note 5
   

Ryanair Holdings Plc Ord EUR0.0127

    Available-for-sale financial assets   17     7,007   —       7,575   Note 5
   

Saipem EUR1

    Available-for-sale financial assets   10     6,681   —       8,331   Note 5
   

Sbm Offshore Nv EUR0.25 (Post Subdivision)

    Available-for-sale financial assets   8     6,797   —       8,671   Note 5
   

Schneider Electric Sa EUR8

    Available-for-sale financial assets   2     6,852   —       6,657   Note 5
   

Societe Generale EUR1.25

    Available-for-sale financial assets   1     6,937   —       7,342   Note 5
   

Solvay Sa Npv Npv

    Available-for-sale financial assets   2     6,708   —       7,632   Note 5
   

Telekom Austria Ag Ord Shs

    Available-for-sale financial assets   9     7,061   —       7,818   Note 5
   

Thyssenkrupp Ag Npv Npv

    Available-for-sale financial assets   6     6,788   —       9,567   Note 5
   

Umicore Act

    Available-for-sale financial assets   1     6,780   —       7,819   Note 5
   

Vallourec EUR4 (Post Subdivision)

    Available-for-sale financial assets   1     6,659   —       8,445   Note 5
   

Vinci Sa EUR5

    Available-for-sale financial assets   2     6,812   —       7,792   Note 5
   

Aegis Group Plc Gbp0.05

    Available-for-sale financial assets   58     4,847   —       5,214   Note 5
   

Aggreko Plc Ord

    Available-for-sale financial assets   21     4,805   —       5,920   Note 5
   

Anglo American Plc Ord USD0.50

    Available-for-sale financial assets   3     4,745   —       5,014   Note 5
   

Arm Holdings Plc Ord GBP0.0005

    Available-for-sale financial assets   65     4,728   —       5,201   Note 5
   

Astrazeneca Plc Ord USD0.25

    Available-for-sale financial assets   2     4,811   —       4,231   Note 5
   

Aviva Plc Ordinary 25p Shares

    Available-for-sale financial assets   10     4,683   —       5,141   Note 5
   

Bae Systems Ord 2.5p

    Available-for-sale financial assets   18     4,624   —       4,974   Note 5
   

Balfour Beatty Plc GBP0.50

    Available-for-sale financial assets   19     4,712   —       5,362   Note 5
   

Barclays Ord GBP0.25

    Available-for-sale financial assets   11     4,694   —       5,029   Note 5
   

Barratt Developments Plc Ord

    Available-for-sale financial assets   7     4,763   —       5,735   Note 5
   

Bhp Billiton Plc US$0.50

    Available-for-sale financial assets   7     4,693   —       4,384   Note 5

(Continued)

 

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No.  

Held Company Name

 

Marketable Securities Type and Name

  Relationship with the
Company
 

Financial Statement Account

  December 31, 2006   Note
         

Shares

(Thousands/

Thousand
Units)

 

Carrying
Value

(Note 6)

  Percentage of
Ownership
  Market Value or
Net Asset Value
 
   

Bp Plc Ord US$0.25

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  16   $ 5,967   —     $ 5,922   Note 5
   

Bt Group Ord GBP0.05

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  27     4,785   —       5,280   Note 5
   

Burberry Group Plc Ord GBP0.0005

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  14     4,776   —       5,607   Note 5
   

Cable & Wireless Plc Ord GBP0.25

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  52     4,714   —       5,242   Note 5
   

De La Rue Ord GBP0.2777

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  12     4,750   —       5,064   Note 5
   

Firstgroup Plc

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  14     4,765   —       5,243   Note 5
   

Glaxosmithkline Plc Ord GBP0.25

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  3     2,697   —       2,629   Note 5
   

Imi Plc Ord GBP0.25

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  14     4,721   —       4,647   Note 5
   

Intercontinental Hotels Grou Ord GBP0.114285

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  8     4,713   —       6,091   Note 5
   

Marks & Spencer Group Plc Ord GBP0.25

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  12     4,763   —       5,328   Note 5
   

Morrison <Wm.> Supermarkets Ord GBP0.10

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  29     4,752   —       4,776   Note 5
   

Reckitt Benckiser Ord GBP0.105263 Ord GBP0.105263

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  3     4,785   —       4,964   Note 5
   

Royal Dutch Shell Plc-A Shs ‘A’shs EUR0.07

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  1     1,408   —       1,438   Note 5
   

Scot + Sthn Energy Ord GBP0.50

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  6     4,771   —       5,713   Note 5
   

Scot Power Plc Ord GBP0.42

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  12     4,717   —       5,512   Note 5
   

Tate & Lyle Plc Ord GBP0.25

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  9     4,296   —       4,283   Note 5
   

Vodafone Group Plc Ord USD0.11428571

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  20     1,675   —       1,794   Note 5
   

Xstrata Plc Ord USD0.50

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  3     4,693   —       5,325   Note 5
   

Asahi Kasei Corp Ord

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  17     3,431   —       3,629   Note 5
   

Canon Inc Ord

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     3,334   —       3,672   Note 5
   

Dainippon Ink & Chemicals

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  28     3,440   —       3,560   Note 5
   

Eisai Co Ltd

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     3,446   —       3,584   Note 5
   

Elpida Memory Inc Npv

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     3,414   —       4,122   Note 5
   

Familymart Co Ltd Familymart Co Ltd

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  4     3,256   —       3,463   Note 5
   

Fanuc Ltd

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  1     3,535   —       3,854   Note 5
   

Glory Ltd Npv

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  6     3,500   —       3,420   Note 5
   

Hankyu Department Stores

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  13     3,410   —       3,534   Note 5
   

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp Npv

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     3,284   —       3,122   Note 5
   

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd Npv

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  16     3,562   —       4,082   Note 5
   

Konica Corp Shs

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  7     3,292   —       3,223   Note 5
   

Kyocera Corp Ord

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  1     3,384   —       3,690   Note 5
   

Mitsubishi Corp Ord

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  6     3,407   —       3,683   Note 5
   

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Gro Npv

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  —       3,441   —       3,625   Note 5
   

Mitsui Fudosan Co Ltd

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  5     3,633   —       3,980   Note 5
   

Nichirei Corp Npv

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  19     3,488   —       3,473   Note 5
   

Nikon Corp

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  5     3,268   —       3,576   Note 5
   

Nintendo Corp Ltd

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  1     3,670   —       4,234   Note 5
   

Nippon Electric Glass Co Ltd

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  5     3,465   —       3,425   Note 5
   

Nippon Mining Holdings Inc Npv

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  16     3,477   —       3,636   Note 5
   

Nippon Steel Corp

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  25     3,402   —       4,686   Note 5
   

Nissan Motor Co Ltd

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  9     3,348   —       3,377   Note 5
   

Nsk Limited

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  12     3,373   —       3,857   Note 5
   

Olympus Corp Shs Jpy

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  3     3,019   —       3,075   Note 5
   

Sekisui Chemical Co

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  13     3,475   —       3,381   Note 5
   

Shin Etsu Chemical Co Ltd JPY50

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     3,288   —       3,494   Note 5
   

Stanley Electric Co Ltd

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  5     3,484   —       3,529   Note 5

(Continued)

 

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No.  

Held Company Name

 

Marketable Securities Type and Name

  Relationship
with the
Company
 

Financial Statement Account

  December 31, 2006   Note
         

Shares

(Thousands/

Thousand Units)

 

Carrying Value

(Note 6)

  Percentage of
Ownership
  Market Value or
Net Asset Value
 
   

Sumitomo Corporation

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  8   $ 3,436   —     $ 3,904   Note 5
   

Sumitomo Heavy Ind Npv

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  11     3,392   —       3,768   Note 5
   

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  9     3,580   —       3,766   Note 5
   

Sumitomo Rubber Industries

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  9     3,491   —       3,622   Note 5
   

Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co Npv

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  10     3,224   —       3,420   Note 5
   

Taiheiyo Cement Corporation

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  27     3,347   —       3,448   Note 5
   

Taiyo Yuden Co Ltd

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  7     3,690   —       4,028   Note 5
   

Teijin Ltd Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  17     3,345   —       3,415   Note 5
   

Terumo Corporation

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  3     3,362   —       3,334   Note 5
   

Tokyo Electron Ltd Shs

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  1     3,511   —       3,599   Note 5
   

Toto Limited Ord

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  11     3,457   —       3,593   Note 5
   

Toyota Mtr Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     3,245   —       3,708   Note 5
   

Abbott Laboratories Com Npv

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  4     5,380   —       5,559   Note 5
   

Allstate Corp Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  3     5,453   —       5,641   Note 5
   

American International Group Com USD2.50

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     5,470   —       5,837   Note 5
   

Archer Daniels Midland Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  5     5,439   —       4,691   Note 5
   

Baker Hughes Inc Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  3     5,590   —       6,140   Note 5
   

Bear Stearns Companies Inc Com USD1

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  1     5,490   —       6,049   Note 5
   

Becton Dickinson & Co Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     5,710   —       5,586   Note 5
   

Bmc Software Inc Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  5     5,576   —       5,579   Note 5
   

Caremark Rx Inc Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  3     5,566   —       5,618   Note 5
   

Carnival Corp Com USD0.01 Paired Stock

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  4     5,492   —       5,617   Note 5
   

Chevrontexaco Corp Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  3     5,499   —       6,347   Note 5
   

Citrix Systems Inc Com Stk USD0.001

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  5     5,570   —       4,356   Note 5
   

Cooper Inds Ltd Cl A

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     5,525   —       5,766   Note 5
   

Csx Corp Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  5     5,521   —       5,630   Note 5
   

Emerson Electric Co Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  4     5,480   —       5,700   Note 5
   

Freeport-Mcmoran Coppe Cl B

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  3     5,383   —       6,116   Note 5
   

General Mills Inc General Mills Inc

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  3     5,467   —       5,614   Note 5
   

Gilead Sciences Inc Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  3     5,633   —       5,687   Note 5
   

Goldman Sachs Group In Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  1     5,508   —       6,219   Note 5
   

Google Inc-Cl A Cl A

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  —       5,597   —       6,199   Note 5
   

Heinz H J Co Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  4     5,488   —       5,880   Note 5
   

Hilton Hotels Corp Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  6     5,458   —       6,852   Note 5
   

Intl Game Tech Com USD0.000625

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  4     5,516   —       6,090   Note 5
   

Intuit Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  5     5,674   —       5,049   Note 5
   

Johnson & Johnson Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     4,883   —       4,887   Note 5
   

Kohls Corp Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     5,563   —       5,505   Note 5
   

Lehman Bros Hldgs Inc Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     5,465   —       5,617   Note 5
   

Limited Brands Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  6     5,500   —       5,686   Note 5
   

Lockheed Martin Corp Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     5,500   —       5,762   Note 5
   

Marriott International-Cl A Com USD0.01 Class ‘A’

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  4     5,535   —       6,465   Note 5
   

Mcdonald’s Corp Com USD0.01

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  4     5,477   —       6,069   Note 5
   

Metlife Inc Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  3     5,541   —       5,701   Note 5
   

Molex Inc Com USD0.05

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  4     5,462   —       4,442   Note 5
   

Newell Rubbermaid Inc Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  6     5,467   —       5,433   Note 5

(Continued)

 

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No.  

Held Company Name

 

Marketable Securities Type and Name

  Relationship with the
Company
 

Financial Statement Account

  December 31, 2006   Note
         

Shares

(Thousands/

Thousand Units)

 

Carrying Value

(Note 6)

  Percentage of
Ownership
  Market Value or
Net Asset Value
 
   

Nordstrom Inc Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  4   $ 5,576   —     $ 6,087   Note 5
   

Novellus Sys Inc Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  6     5,621   —       6,792   Note 5
   

Nucor Corp Com Stk USD0.40

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  3     5,478   —       6,142   Note 5
   

Office Depot Inc Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  4     5,479   —       5,121   Note 5
   

Omnicom Group Inc Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  1     4,903   —       5,023   Note 5
   

Oracle Corp Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  9     5,524   —       5,202   Note 5
   

Pactiv Corp Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  6     5,500   —       6,839   Note 5
   

Principal Financial Group Com USD0.01

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  3     5,475   —       5,897   Note 5
   

Quest Diagnostics Inc Com USD0.01

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  3     5,460   —       5,758   Note 5
   

Robert Half Intl Inc Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  5     5,844   —       5,956   Note 5
   

Rockwell Collins Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  3     5,527   —       6,177   Note 5
   

Schlumberger Ltd Com USD0.01

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  3     5,505   —       5,882   Note 5
   

United States Steel Corp Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  3     5,522   —       7,217   Note 5
   

V F Corp Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     5,440   —       5,964   Note 5
   

Waste Mgmt Inc Del Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  5     5,434   —       5,468   Note 5
   

Wellpoint Inc Common

    Available-for-sale financial assets   2     5,464   —       5,530   Note 5
   

Beneficiary certificates (mutual fund)

             
   

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

    Available-for-sale financial assets   —       618,324   —       629,135   Note 4
   

Fuh Hwa Heirloon No. 2 Balanced Fund

    Available-for-sale financial assets   17,750     250,000   —       257,245   Note 4
   

HSBC Taiwan Safe & Rich Fund

    Available-for-sale financial assets   4,827     80,000   —       91,572   Note 4
   

HSBC Global Balanced Select Fund

    Available-for-sale financial assets   5,284     60,000   —       65,801   Note 4
   

AIG Flagship Global Balanced Fund of Funds

    Available-for-sale financial assets   4,274     50,000   —       54,487   Note 4
   

ING CHB Tri-Gold Balanced Portfolio

    Available-for-sale financial assets   8,143     100,000   —       108,062   Note 4
   

Fubon Global Reit Fund

    Available-for-sale financial assets   11,000     110,000   —       131,670   Note 4
   

Jih Sun Navigation No. 1 Fund

    Available-for-sale financial assets   5,000     50,050   —       54,050   Note 4
   

HSBC Trinity Balanced Fund

    Available-for-sale financial assets   8,000     80,000   —       86,375   Note 4
   

JF (Taiwan) Pacific Balanced Fund

    Available-for-sale financial assets   10,000     100,000   —       106,921   Note 4
   

Polaris Global Reits Fund

    Available-for-sale financial assets   16,018     200,000   —       221,848   Note 4
   

JF (Taiwan) Global Balance Fund

    Available-for-sale financial assets   13,331     150,000   —       167,070   Note 4
   

JF (Taiwan) Wealth Management Fund

    Available-for-sale financial assets   7,362     78,636   —       85,552   Note 4
   

Shinkong Strategy Balanced Fund

    Available-for-sale financial assets   18,348     199,108   —       208,235   Note 4
   

Fuh-Hua Home Run Fund

    Available-for-sale financial assets   9,977     100,000   —       101,702   Note 4
   

Fuh-Hua Total Return Fund

    Available-for-sale financial assets   9,872     100,000   —       104,936   Note 4
   

Fuh-Hua Elite Angel Fund

    Available-for-sale financial assets   947     10,000   —       10,294   Note 4
   

JF (Taiwan) Balanced Fund

    Available-for-sale financial assets   2,875     50,000   —       51,179   Note 4
   

Primasia S&P Global Fixed Income Fund

    Available-for-sale financial assets   4,673     50,000   —       50,657   Note 4
   

Franklin Templeton Global Bond Fund of Funds

    Available-for-sale financial assets   9,196     100,000   —       100,513   Note 4
   

HSBC European Stars Fund

    Available-for-sale financial assets   2,844     50,000   —       52,663   Note 4
   

Fuh-Hwa Olympic Global Fund

    Available-for-sale financial assets   8,993     100,000   —       100,899   Note 4
   

PCA Quality-Quantity Fund

    Available-for-sale financial assets   4,514     50,000   —       52,682   Note 4
   

Capital Asset Allocation

    Available-for-sale financial assets   7,753     100,000   —       108,951   Note 4
   

Fubon No. 1 Fund

    Available-for-sale financial assets   10,000     100,000   —       121,500   Note 4
   

Cathay No. 2 REIT

    Available-for-sale financial assets   5,000     50,000   —       57,700   Note 4
   

Fiedelity Euro Bond Fund

    Available-for-sale financial assets   695     334,593   —       349,133   Note 4
   

Credit Suisse BF (Lux) Euro Bond Fund

    Available-for-sale financial assets   16     236,233   —       255,317   Note 4

(Continued)

 

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No.  

Held Company Name

 

Marketable Securities Type and Name

 

Relationship with the

Company

 

Financial Statement Account

  December 31, 2006   Note
         

Shares

(Thousands/

Thousand Units)

 

Carrying Value

(Note 6)

    Percentage of
Ownership
  Market Value or
Net Asset Value
 
   

Fidelity European Highyield Fund

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  1,443   $ 541,806     —     $ 598,907   Note 4
   

Parvest European Convertible Bond Fund

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  65     324,708     —       374,366   Note 4
   

MFS Emerging Market Debt Fund

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  622     354,450     —       406,744   Note 4
   

GAM USD Special Bond Fund

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  25     353,540     —       394,927   Note 4
   

Fidelity US High Yield Fund

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  458     172,709     —       175,823   Note 4
   

Fidelity Euro Balanced Fund

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  379     203,104     —       230,629   Note 4
1   CHIEF Telecom Inc.  

Unigate Telecom Inc.

  Subsidiary  

Investments accounted for using equity method

  1,000    
 
10,159
(Note 8
 
)
  100     10,159   Note 1
   

CHIEF Telecom (Hong Kong) Limited

  Subsidiary  

Investments accounted for using equity method

  10    
 
1,373
(Note 8
 
)
  99     1,373   Note 1
   

eASPNet Inc.

   

Financial assets carried at cost

  1,000     —       2     —     Note 2
   

3 Link Information Service Co., Ltd.

   

Financial assets carried at cost

  374     3,450     12     6,217   Note 2
   

Purple Communications Ltd.

   

Financial assets carried at cost

  857     —       —       —     Note 2
   

Truswell Pegasus Fund

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  6     95     —       74   Note 4

Note 1: The net asset values of unconsolidated companies were based on audited financial statements.

 

Note 2: The net asset values of unconsolidated companies were based on unaudited financial statements.

 

Note 3: New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I) and Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I) were incorporated in March 2006, but not on operating stage yet.

 

Note 4: The net asset values of beneficiary certification (mutual fund) were based on the net asset values as of December 31, 2006.

 

Note 5: Market value was based on the closing price of December 31, 2006.

 

Note 6: Available-for-sale financial assets and financial assets at fair value through profit and loss were showed at their original carrying amounts without the adjustments of fair values.

 

Note 7: The Company has acquired 100% shares of Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd. (“CIYP”) by prepaying $150,000 thousand in December, 2006. CIYP finished registration on January 2, 2007.

 

Note 8:The amount are eliminated upon consolidation.

(Concluded)

 

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TABLE 3

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

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

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

No.  

Company Name

 

Marketable
Securities
Type and
Name

 

Financial
Statement
Account

  Counter-party   Nature of
Relationship
  Beginning Balance   Acquisition   Disposal     Ending Balance
           

Shares
(Thousands/

Thousand
Units)

 

Amount

(Note 1)

 

Shares
(Thousands/

Thousand
Units)

  Amount  

Shares
(Thousands/

Thousand
Units)

  Amount  

Carrying
Value

(Note 1)

  Gain
(Loss)
on
Disposal
   

Shares
(Thousands/

Thousand
Units)

 

Amount

(Note 1)

0  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

 

Beneficiary certificates (mutual fund)

                         
   

ADAM Global Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      9,286   $ 100,000   —     $ —     9,286   $ 98,888   $ 100,000   $ (1,112 )   —     $ —  
   

NITC Taiwan Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      —       —     14,385     200,000   14,385     202,532     200,000     2,532     —       —  
   

Prudential Financial Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      —       —     13,867     200,000   13,867     202,538     200,000     2,538     —       —  
   

Jih Sun Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      —       —     14,847     200,000   14,847     202,448     200,000     2,448     —       —  
   

INVESTCO ROC Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      45,998     675,000   —       —     45,998     679,933     675,000     4,933     —       —  
   

Barits Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      40,857     490,000   —       —     40,857     494,147     490,000     4,147     —       —  
   

FUBON Ju-I III Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      41,413     500,000   —       —     41,413     504,046     500,000     4,046     —       —  
   

Fuhwa APEX Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      25,752     300,000   —       —     25,752     302,629     300,000     2,629     —       —  
   

Fuh-Hwa Albatross Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      11,679     130,000   —       —     11,679     131,218     130,000     1,218     —       —  
   

Shinkong Chi-Shin Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      77,829     1,100,000   —       —     77,829     1,113,221     1,100,000     13,221     —       —  
   

TIIM High Yield Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      42,545     519,555   4,907     60,000   47,452     588,374     579,555     8,819     —       —  
   

Fuh-Hwa YouLi Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      —       —     16,345     200,000   16,345     202,664     200,000     2,664     —       —  
   

MFS Emerging Market Debt Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      351     192,600   271     161,850   —       —       —       —       622     354,450
   

GAM USD Special Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      14     191,520   11     162,020   —       —       —       —       25     353,540
   

Fidelity US High Yield Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      —       —     458     172,709   —       —       —       —       458     172,709
   

JF (Taiwan) First Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      72,139     1,000,000   —       —     72,139     1,013,310     1,000,000     13,310     —       —  
   

JF (Taiwan) Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      66,450     1,000,000   —       —     66,450     1,013,423     1,000,000     13,423     —       —  
   

Dresdner Bond DAM

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      70,008     800,000   —       —     70,008     810,886     800,000     10,886     —       —  
   

ABN AMRO Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      60,579     900,000   —       —     60,579     912,552     900,000     12,552     —       —  
   

ABN AMRO Select Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      89,476     1,000,000   —       —     89,476     1,013,726     1,000,000     13,726     —       —  
   

HSBC Taiwan Dragon

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      13,147     200,000   —       —     13,147     202,523     200,000     2,523     —       —  
   

NITC Bond

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      12,326     2,000,000   —       —     12,326     2,027,524     2,000,000     27,524     —       —  
   

Tasihin Lucky Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      9,881     100,000   —       —     9,881     101,272     100,000     1,272     —       —  
   

Fuh-Hwa Heirloom No. 2 Balance Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      —       —     28,051     390,000   10,301     148,452     140,000     8,452     17,750     250,000
   

Capital Asset Allocation

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      —       —     7,753     100,000   —       —       —       —       7,753     100,000
   

Polaris Global Reits Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      10,000     100,000   21,018     252,250   15,000     171,649     152,250     19,399     16,018     200,000
   

HSBC Taiwan Safe & Rich Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      —       —     6,637     110,000   1,810     31,878     30,000     1,878     4,827     80,000
   

ING CHB Tri-Gold Balanced

Portfolio

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      —       —     8,143     100,000   —       —       —       —       8,143     100,000
   

HSBC Trinity Balanced Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      25,000     250,000   —       —     17,000     176,117     170,000     6,117     8,000     80,000
   

Franklin Templeton Global Bond Fund of Funds

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      —       —     9,196     100,000   —       —       —       —       9,196     100,000
   

SKIT Strategy Balanced Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      9,396     100,000   13,641     150,000   4,689     52,251     50,892     1,359     18,348     199,108
   

Fuh-Hwa Olympic Global Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      —       —     8,993     100,000   —       —       —       —       8,993     100,000
   

Fiedelity Euro Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      1,256     604,960   26     12,427   587     280,897     282,794     (1,897 )   695     334,593
   

Credit Suisse BF (Lux) Euro Bond

Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      41     601,003   —       —     25     365,907     364,770     1,137     16     236,233
   

Fidelity European Highyield Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      539     193,500   904     348,306   —       —       —       —       1,443     541,806
   

Pervext European Convertible

Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      —       —     65     324,708   —       —       —       —       65     324,708
   

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

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      —       —     —       618,324   —       —       —       —       —       618,324
   

Fidelity Euro Balanced Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      —       —     379     203,104   —       —       —       —       379     203,104
   

Yuanta Structured Principal

Protected Private Placement

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

- noncurrent

      50,000     500,000   —       —     50,000     473,666     500,000     (26,334 )   —       —  

Note 1: Available-for-sale financial assets and financial assets at fair value through profit and loss are showed at their original carrying amounts without the adjustments of fair values.

 

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TABLE 4

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

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

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

Company Name

  Property   Transaction
Date
  Transaction
Amount
  Payment
Term
 

Counter-party

  Nature of
Relationship
  Prior Transactions with Related
Counter-party
  Price
Reference
  Purpose of
Acquisition
  Other Terms
              Owner   Relationship   Transfer
Date
  Amount      

Chunghwa Telecom. Co., Ltd.

  Building   2006.2.17   $ 754,444   Paid  

Steve Lin Architect and Associates

  None   —     —     —     $ —     Bidding   New office   None
  Building   2006.3.13     178,880   Paid  

Taiwan Bank

  None   —     —     —       —     Bidding   New office   None
  Building   2006.9.25     191,996   Paid  

Joe-Team Machinery Engineering Co., Ltd., etc.

  None   —     —     —       —     Bidding   Operating purpose   None

 

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TABLE 5

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

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

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

Company Name

 

Property

  Date of
Disposal
 

Date of
Obtained

  Carrying
Amount
  Transaction
Amount
 

Receipt
Condition

  Disposed
Gain(Loss)
 

Parties
Involved

  Relation
with the
Corporation
 

Purpose

 

Reference
for Price
Settlement

  Other
Limitation

Chunghwa Telecom. Co., Ltd.

 

Land and building (No. 23 and 26, Jing Ping Duan, Zhong He City)

  2006.12.28  

Acquired from October 1965 to June 2000

  $229,600   $764,436   Received   $534,836  

Kindom Construction Corp.

  —    

Revitalized assets

 

According to appraisal report: Negotiated price

  —  

 

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TABLE 6

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

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

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006

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

 

Investor
Company

 

Investee
Company

 

Location

 

Main Businesses
and Products

  Original Investment
Amount
  Balance as of December 31, 2006     Net Income
(Loss) of the
Investee
    Recognized
Gain (Loss)
   

Note

        December 31,
2006
    December 31,
2005
  Shares
(Thousands)
  Percentage of
Ownership (%)
  Carrying Value        

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

 

Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.

 

24F, No. 456, Hsinyi Rd., Sec. 4, Taipei

 

Investment

  $ 980,000     $ 980,000   98,000   49   $ 974,805     $ 51,269     $
 
25,122
(Note 1
 
)
 

Equity-accounted investee

 

Taiwan International Standard Electronics

 

No. 4, Min Sheng St., Tu-Chen Taipei Hsien

 

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

    164,000       164,000   1,760   40     609,004       22,877      
 
76,451
(Note 2
 
)
 

Equity-accounted investee

 

CHIEF Telecom

 

1F., No. 250, Yang Guang Street, Nei Hu District, Taipei

 

Network communication and engine room hiring

    310,652       —     38,370   70    
 
273,411
(Note 5
 
)
    (44,239 )    
 
(37,178
(Notes 3 and 5
)
)
 

Subsidiary

 

Spring House Entertainment Inc.

 

3F-3, NO.3-2, Li Yuan District, San Zhong, Nan Gang District Street, Taipei

 

Network content manufacture broadcasts and information software

    22,409       —     2,016   30     17,761       (15,564 )    
 
(4,669
(Note 1
)
)
 

Equity-accounted investee

 

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

 

British Virgin Islands

 

Investment

   
US$
 
—  
(1
(Note 4
 
)
)
    —     —     100    
US$
 
—  
( 1
(Notes 4 and 5
 
)
)
    —        
 
—  
(Notes 1 and 5
 
)
 

Subsidiary

 

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

 

British Virgin Islands

 

Investment

   
US$
 
—  
(1
(Note 4
 
)
)
    —     —     100    
US$
 
—  
( 1
(Notes 4 and 5
 
)
)
    —        
 
—  
(Notes 1 and 5
 
)
 

Subsidiary

CHIEF Telecom

 

Unigate Telecom Inc.

 

1F,No.250,Yang Guang Street, Nei Hu District, Taipei

 

Network communication and engine room hiring.

    10,000       10,000   1,000   100    
 
10,159
(Note 5
 
)
    121      
 
121
(Notes 1 and 5
 
)
 

Subsidiary

 

CHIET Telecom (Hong Kong) Limited

 

Hong Kong

 

Telecom and internet service

    44       44   10   99    
 
1,373
(Note 5
 
)
    (78 )    
 
(78
(Notes 1 and 5
)
)
 

Subsidiary


Note 1: The equity in net income (net loss) of unconsolidated companies was based on audited financial statements.

 

Note 2: The equity in net gain of an unconsolidated company amounted to $9,151 thousand was calculated from audited financial statements plus a gain on realized upstream transactions of $114,481 thousand less a gain on unrealized upstream transactions of $47,181 thousand.

 

Note 3: The equity in net loss of an unconsolidated Company amounted to $30,967 thousand was calculated from audited financial statements less amortization between the investment cost and net value $6,211 thousand.

 

Note 4: New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I) and Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I) were incorporated in March, 2006 but not on operating stage yet.

 

Note 5: The amount are eliminated upon consolidation.

 

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TABLE 7

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

INDUSTRY FINANCIAL INFORMATION

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006

(Amount in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

    Local
Telephone
Service
  Domestic
Long
Distance
Call
Service
  International
Long
Distance
Call Service
  Cellular
Service
  Paging
Service
    Internet
and Data
Service
(Note 6)
  All Other     Adjustment     Total  

Year ended December 31, 2006

                 

Service revenues from external customers

  $ 37,364,097   $ 9,824,358   $ 13,977,600   $ 72,976,557   $ 67,891     $ 46,326,083   $ 3,991,048     $ —       $ 184,527,634  

Intersegment service revenues (Note 2)

    18,789,602     2,528,553     883     3,201,930     820       14,562,054     164,527       (39,248,369 )     —    
                                                             

Total service revenues

  $ 56,153,699   $ 12,352,911   $ 13,978,483   $ 76,178,487   $ 68,711     $ 60,888,137   $ 4,155,575     $ (39,248,369 )   $ 184,527,634  
                                                             

Segment income before income tax (Note 3)

  $ 1,390,422   $ 6,861,933   $ 2,861,437   $ 29,824,367   $ (34,422 )   $ 20,708,774   $ (286,274 )   $ —       $ 61,326,237  
                                                       

Interest income

                    803,975  

Equity in net gain of unconsolidated companies

                    96,904  

Other income

                    3,670,615  

Interest expense

                    (4,072 )

General expense (Note 4)

                    (4,143,467 )

Other expense

                    (4,120,119 )
                       

Income before tax

                  $ 57,630,073  
                       

Reportable assets (Note 5)

  $ 180,609,843   $ 5,078,010   $ 9,860,159   $ 59,829,886   $ 281,589     $ 91,717,821   $ 23,391,302     $ —       $ 370,768,610  
                                                       

Investment in unconsolidated companies and funds

                    5,696,300  

Other assets

                    84,930,944  
                       

Total assets

                  $ 461,395,854  
                       

Depreciation expenses

  $ 18,131,845   $ 662,368   $ 549,986   $ 7,516,539   $ 3,911     $ 12,402,506   $ 685,403      
                                                 

Expenditures for segment assets

  $ 5,066,412   $ —     $ 349,797   $ 9,405,460   $ —       $ 12,481,839   $ 359,593      
                                                 

Year ended December 31, 2005

                 

Service revenues from external customers

  $ 39,817,093   $ 10,867,980   $ 14,480,885   $ 72,770,629   $ 133,981     $ 42,144,613   $ 3,166,670     $ —       $ 183,381,851  

Intersegment service revenues (Note 2)

    17,358,793     2,400,164     753     1,167,342     956       14,806,290     15,788       (35,750,086 )     —    
                                                             

Total service revenues

  $ 57,175,886   $ 13,268,144   $ 14,481,638   $ 73,937,971   $ 134,937     $ 56,950,903   $ 3,182,458     $ (35,750,086 )   $ 183,381,851  
                                                             

Segment income before income tax (Note 3)

  $ 3,504,990   $ 7,786,794   $ 3,320,315   $ 31,068,922   $ (242,698 )   $ 17,532,971   $ (302,810 )   $ —       $ 62,668,484  
                                                       

Interest income

                    451,457  

Equity in net gain of unconsolidated companies

                    160,080  

Other income

                    3,148,885  

Interest expense

                    (1,999 )

General expense (Note 4)

                    (4,121,689 )

Other expense

                    (2,702,367 )
                       

Income before tax

                  $ 59,602,851  
                       

(Continued)

 

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    Local
Telephone
Service
  Domestic
Long
Distance
Call
Service
  International
Long
Distance
Call Service
  Cellular
Service
  Paging
Service
  Internet
and Data
Service
(Note 6)
  All Other   Adjustment   Total

Reportable assets (Note 5)

  $ 192,305,526   $ 6,340,943   $ 11,778,224   $ 61,981,515   $ 244,828   $ 98,536,543   $ 17,392,229   $ —     $ 388,579,808
                                                 

Investment in unconsolidated companies and funds

                    5,891,218

Other assets

                    64,431,582
                     

Total assets

                  $ 458,902,608
                     

Depreciation expenses

  $ 19,202,843   $ 727,827   $ 661,089   $ 6,979,627   $ 214,353   $ 12,370,013   $ 578,434    
                                             

Expenditures for segment assets

  $ 4,895,549   $ 301,447   $ 228,810   $ 4,481,786   $ —     $ 12,388,182   $ 618,653    
                                             

Note 1: The major business segments operated by the Group are local telephone service, domestic long distance call service, international long distance call service, cellular service, paging service, Internet and data service and other service.

 

Note 2: Inter-division revenue from goods and services.

 

Note 3: Represents revenue minus costs and operating expenses. Operating expenses include costs and expenses directly pertaining to an industry segment, i.e., excluding general and interest expense.

 

Note 4: Represents general expense that cannot be allocated to each division.

 

Note 5: Represents tangible assets used by the industry segment, excluding:

 

  a. Assets maintained for general corporate purposes.

 

  b. Advances or loans to another industry segment.

 

  c. Long-term investments accounted for using equity method.

 

Note 6:Service revenues of internet and data service and electronic rent are included.

(Concluded)

 

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TABLE 8

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

INTERCOMPANY RELATIONSHIPS AND SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006

(Amount in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

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)

0  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

 

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

  a   Accounts receivable   $ 3,769   —     —  
        Operating revenues     33,667   —     —  
1  

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

 

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  b   Accounts payable -related parties     3,766   —     —  
        Accrued expenses -related parties     3   —     —  
        Operating costs     33,504   —     —  
        Operating expenses     163    
   

Unigate Telecom Inc.

  c   Estimated accounts payable     143   —     —  
        Operating revenues     34   —     —  
        Operating costs     3,132   —     —  
2  

Unigate Telecom Inc.

 

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

  c   Estimated accounts receivable     143   —     —  
        Operating revenues     3,132   —     —  
        Operating costs     34   —     —  

Note 1: Significant transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries or amount subsidiaries are numbered as follows:

 

  a. “0” for the Company.

 

  b. Subsidiaries are numbered from “1”.

 

Note 2: Related party transactions are divided into three categories as follows:

 

  a. The Company to subsidiaries.

 

  b. Subsidiaries to the Company.

 

  c. Subsidiaries to subsidiaries.

 

Note 3: The related transaction prices are 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, 2006; while revenues, costs and expenses are shown as a percentage to consolidated total operating revenues for the year ended December 31, 2006.

 

Note 5: The amount are eliminated upon consolidation.

 

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Exhibit 2

 

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

 

Financial Statements for the

Years Ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 and

Independent Auditors’ Report

  


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended, all expressed in New Taiwan dollars. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these 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 required that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to first paragraph present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with relevant regulations (applied before August 12, 2005), the Guidelines Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, requirements of the Business Accounting Law and Guidelines Governing Business Accounting relevant to financial accounting standards, and accounting principles generally accepted in the Republic of China.

As stated in Notes 2 and 4 to the financial statements, the Company completed its privatization on August 12, 2005 and the accounts before privatization were subject to examination by the Executive Yuan and by the Ministry of Audit of the Control Yuan. The accounts as of and for the year ended December 31, 2004 have been examined by these government agencies, and adjustments from this examinations have been recognized in the accompanying financial statements.

As stated in Note 3 to the financial statements, on January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the newly released Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 34, “Accounting for Financial Instruments” (“SFAS No. 34”), and No. 36, “Disclosure and Presentation for Financial Instruments” (“SFAS No. 36”), and related revisions of previously released standards.

 

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We have also audited the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006, and have expressed an modified unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

March 13, 2007

Notice to Readers

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

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

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

BALANCE SHEETS

DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005

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

 

     2006    2005
     Amount     %    Amount     %

ASSETS

         

CURRENT ASSETS

         

Cash and cash equivalents (Notes 2 and 5)

   $ 70,639,453     15    $ 41,890,668     9

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (Notes 2, 3 and 6)

     59,119     —        35,000     —  

Available-for-sale financial assets (Notes 2, 3 and 7)

     6,950,642     2      14,067,017     3

Trade notes and accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,535,141 in 2006 and $3,604,604 in 2005 (Notes 2, 8 and 25)

     12,586,976     3      12,839,005     3

Other current monetary assets (Note 9)

     5,963,897     1      5,706,740     1

Inventories, net (Notes 2 and 10)

     2,180,570     1      2,120,472     1

Deferred income taxes (Notes 2 and 22)

     56,564     —        2,321,399     1

Other current assets (Note 11 and 24)

     1,015,180     —        1,247,036     —  
                         

Total current assets

     99,452,401     22      80,227,337     18
                         

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS

         

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

     2,024,981     1      1,524,938     —  

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (Notes 2, 3 and 6)

     —       —        500,000     —  

Financial assets carried at cost (Notes 2, 3 and 13)

     1,941,280     —        1,866,280     —  

Other monetary assets (Notes 3, 14 and 26)

     2,000,000     —        2,000,000     1
                         

Total investment

     5,966,261     1      5,891,218     1
                         

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Notes 2, 15 and 25)

         

Cost

         

Land

     100,937,183     22      101,784,869     22

Land improvements

     1,476,683     —        1,474,429     —  

Buildings

     59,011,713     13      57,451,040     13

Machinery and equipment

     21,388,089     5      21,753,818     5

Telecommunications network facilities

     635,784,491     138      627,609,240     137

Miscellaneous equipment

     1,921,847     —        2,046,160     —  
                         

Total cost

     820,520,006     178      812,119,556     177

Revaluation increment on land

     5,824,381     1      5,945,850     1
                         
     826,344,387     179      818,065,406     178

Less: Accumulated depreciation

     506,729,726     110      485,063,949     105
                         
     319,614,661     69      333,001,457     73

Construction in progress and advances related to acquisitions of equipment

     23,488,441     5      27,881,012     6
                         

Property, plant and equipment, net

     343,103,102     74      360,882,469     79
                         

INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Note 2)

         

3G concession

     8,983,306     2      9,731,914     2

Patents and computer software, net

     208,849     —        183,404     —  
                         

Total intangible assets

     9,192,155     2      9,915,318     2
                         

OTHER ASSETS

         

Idle assets (Note 2)

     928,820     —        —       —  

Refundable deposits

     1,510,435     1      1,577,167     —  

Deferred income taxes (Notes 2 and 22)

     514,019     —        85,866     —  

Other

     316,159     —        323,233     —  
                         

Total other assets

     3,269,433     1      1,986,266     —  
                         

TOTAL

   $ 460,983,352     100    $ 458,902,608     100
                         

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES

         

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss (Notes 2, 3 and 6)

     24,844     —        —       —  

Trade notes and accounts payable (Note 25)

     9,859,679     2      10,332,306     2

Income tax payable (Notes 2 and 22)

     8,527,540     2      16,550     —  

Accrued expenses (Notes 16 and 25)

     18,909,126     4      15,526,947     3

Current portion of long-term loans (Note 18)

     300,000     —        200,000     —  

Other current liabilities (Note 17)

     13,884,177     3      17,605,916     4
                         

Total current liabilities

     51,505,366     11      43,681,719     9
                         

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

         

Long-term loans (Note 18)

     —       —        300,000     —  

Deferred income

     955,419     —        318,528     —  
                         

Total long-term liabilities

     955,419     —        618,528     —  
                         

RESERVE FOR LAND VALUE INCREMENTAL TAX (Note 15)

     94,986     —        94,986     —  
                         

OTHER LIABILITIES

         

Accrued pension liabilities (Notes 2 and 24)

     1,253,701     —        —       —  

Customers’ deposits

     6,597,003     2      7,391,902     2

Other

     560,319     —        207,285     —  
                         

Total other liabilities

     8,411,023     2      7,599,187     2
                         

Total liabilities

     60,966,794     13      51,994,420     11
                         

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Notes 2, 3, 15, 19 and 20)

         

Common capital stock - 10 par values;

         

Authorized: 12,000,000 thousand shares in 2006; 9,647,725 thousand shares in 2005

         

Issued: 9,667,845 thousand shares in 2006; 9,647,725 thousand shares in 2005

     96,678,451     21      96,477,249     21
                         

Preferred stock $10 par value

     —       —        —       —  
                         

Capital surplus:

         

Paid-in capital in excess of par value

     210,260,235     46      214,529,603     47

Donations

     13,170     —        13,170     —  

Equity in capital surplus reported by equity-method investees

     (69 )   —        —       —  
                         

Total capital surplus

     210,273,336     46      214,542,773     47
                         

Retained earnings:

         

Legal reserve

     44,037,765     9      39,272,477     9

Special reserve

     2,680,184     1      2,680,184     1

Unappropriated earnings

     39,984,454     9      48,087,583     10
                         

Total retained earnings

     86,702,403     19      90,040,244     20
                         

Other adjustments

         

Cumulative translation adjustments

     (3,304 )   —        (2,942 )   —  

Unrealized gain on financial instruments

     541,072     —        —       —  

Capital surplus from revaluation of land

     5,824,600     1      5,850,864     1
                         

Total other adjustments

     6,362,368     1      5,847,922     1
                         

Total stockholders’ equity

     400,016,558     87      406,908,188     89
                         

TOTAL

   $ 460,983,352     100    $ 458,902,608     100
                         

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

(With Deloitte & Touche audit report dated March 13, 2007)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Basic Net Income Per Share Data)

 

     2006    2005
     Amount    %    Amount    %

REVENUES (Note 25)

   $ 184,386,978    100    $ 183,381,851    100

OPERATING COSTS (Note 25)

     94,268,549    51      93,941,491    51
                       

GROSS PROFIT

     90,118,429    49      89,440,360    49
                       

OPERATING EXPENSES

           

Marketing

     26,395,635    14      24,728,213    13

General and administrative

     3,195,867    2      2,982,882    2

Research and development

     3,306,784    2      3,164,981    2
                       

Total operating expenses

     32,898,286    18      30,876,076    17
                       

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS

     57,220,143    31      58,564,284    32
                       

OTHER INCOME

           

Penalties income

     1,648,871    1      1,266,469    1

Income from sale of scrap inventories

     846,881    1      477,948    —  

Interest

     803,642    —        451,457    —  

Gains on sale of fixed assets

     537,058    —        107,050    —  

Gains on sale of financial instruments, net

     135,242    —        162,660    —  

Equity in earnings of equity investees

     59,726    —        160,080    —  

Foreign exchange gain, net

     —      —        135,307    —  

Other

     501,988    —        999,451    1
                       

Total other income

     4,533,408    2      3,760,422    2
                       

OTHER EXPENSES

           

Special termination benefit under early retirement program

     2,305,508    1      —      —  

Losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment

     267,076    —        65,809    —  

Foreign exchange loss, net

     165,288    —        —      —  

Losses arising from natural calamities

     29,877    —        137,864    —  

Interest

     4,072    —        1,999    —  

Realized losses on long-term investments (Note 13)

     —      —        739,676    —  

Impairment loss on long-lived assets (Notes 2 and 15)

     —      —        343,463    —  

Other

     1,338,414    1      1,433,044    1
                       

Total other expenses

     4,110,235    2      2,721,855    1
                       

(Continued)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Basic Net Income Per Share Data)

 

     2006    2005
     Amount    %    Amount    %

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX

   $ 57,643,316      31    $ 59,602,851      33

INCOME TAX (Notes 2 and 22)

     12,751,979      7      11,949,967      7
                           

NET INCOME

   $ 44,891,337      24    $ 47,652,884      26
                           
     2006    2005
    

Income

Before

Income

Tax

   Net
Income
  

Income

Before

Income

Tax

   Net
Income

EARNINGS PER SHARE

           

Basic net income per share (Notes 2 and 23)

   $ 5.94    $ 4.63    $ 6.05    $ 4.83
                           

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

 

(With Deloitte & Touche audit report dated March 13, 2007)    (Concluded)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005

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

 

                                                 Other Adjustments    

Treasury

Stock

   

Total

Stockholders’
Equity

 
                                                

Cumulative

Translation
Adjustments

   

Unrealized

Gain on

Financial
Instruments

  

Capital Surplus

from

Revaluation

of Land

     
     Common Capital Stock     Preferred Stock          Retained Earnings             
     Shares
(Thousands)
    Amount     Shares
(Thousands)
   Amount    Capital Surplus     Legal
Reserve
   Special
Reserve
   Unappropriated
Earnings
            

BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 2005 (AS ADJUSTED, Note 4)

   9,647,725     $ 96,477,249     —      $ —      $ 214,551,767     $ 39,272,477    $ 2,680,184    $ 434,699     $ (4,765 )   $ —      $ 5,740,185     $ —       $ 359,151,796  

Reclassification of capital surplus from revaluation upon disposal of land to income

   —         —       —        —        —         —        —        —         —         —        (5,489 )     —         (5,489 )

Net transfer of property, plant and equipment to National Properties Bureau and other government agencies

   —         —       —        —        (8,994 )     —        —        —         —         —        (28 )     —         (9,022 )

Reclassification of the reserve for land value incremental tax to capital surplus

   —         —       —        —        —         —        —        —         —         —        116,196       —         116,196  

Net income in 2005

   —         —       —        —        —         —        —        47,652,884       —         —        —         —         47,652,884  

Cumulative translation adjustment for foreign-currency investments in unconsolidated companies

   —         —       —        —        —         —        —        —         1,823       —        —         —         1,823  
                                                                                               

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2005

   9,647,725       96,477,249     —        —        214,542,773       39,272,477      2,680,184      48,087,583       (2,942 )     —        5,850,864       —         406,908,188  

Effect of adopting the SFAS No. 34

   —         —       —        —        —         —        —        —         —         51,675      —         —         51,675  

Issuance of preferred stock - 2 shares (Note 19)

   —         —       —        —        —         —        —        —         —         —        —         —         —    

Reclassification of capital surplus from revaluation upon disposal of land to income

   —         —       —        —        —         —        —        —         —         —        (26,264 )     —         (26,264 )

Appropriation of 2005 earnings

                               

Legal capital reserve

   —         —       —        —        —         4,765,288      —        (4,765,288 )     —         —        —         —         —    

Cash dividend - NT$4.3 per share

   —         —       —        —        —         —        —        (40,659,617 )     —         —        —         —         (40,659,617 )

Stock dividend - NT$0.2 per share

   189,114       1,891,145     —        —        —         —        —        (1,891,145 )     —         —        —         —         —    

Employees’ bonus - cash

   —         —       —        —        —         —        —        (230,057 )     —         —        —         —         (230,057 )

Employees’ bonus - dividends

   23,006       230,057     —        —        —         —        —        (230,057 )     —         —        —         —         —    

Remuneration to directors and supervisors

   —         —       —        —        —         —        —        (15,337 )     —         —        —         —         (15,337 )

Net income in 2006

   —         —       —        —        —         —        —        44,891,337       —         —        —         —         44,891,337  

Treasury stock repurchased by the Company - 192,000 thousand common shares (Note 20)

   —         —       —        —        —         —        —        —         —         —        —         (11,392,333 )     (11,392,333 )

Cancellation treasury stock - 192,000 thousand common shares (Note 20)

   (192,000 )     (1,920,000 )   —        —        (4,269,368 )     —        —        (5,202,965 )     —         —        —         11,392,333       —    

Equity in the changes of unrealized gain on available-for- sale financial assets reported by equity investees

   —         —       —        —        —         —        —        —         —         18      —         —         18  

Equity in capital surplus reported by equity-method investees

   —         —       —        —        (69 )     —        —        —         —         —        —         —         (69 )

Cumulative translation adjustment for foreign-currency investments in unconsolidated companies

   —         —       —        —        —         —        —        —         (362 )     —        —         —         (362 )

Unrealized gain on financial instruments

   —         —       —        —        —         —        —        —         —         489,379      —         —         489,379  
                                                                                               

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2006

   9,667,845     $ 96,678,451     —      $ —      $ 210,273,336     $ 44,037,765    $ 2,680,184    $ 39,984,454     $ (3,304 )   $ 541,072    $ 5,824,600     $ —       $ 400,016,558  
                                                                                               

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

(With Deloitte & Touche audit report dated March 13, 2007)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

     2006     2005  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    

Net income

   $ 44,891,337     $ 47,652,884  

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

    

Provision for doubtful accounts

     616,760       920,189  

Depreciation and amortization

     41,009,679       41,575,047  

Impairment loss on long-lived assets

     —         343,463  

Gain on sale of financial instruments, net

     (135,242 )     (162,660 )

Valuation loss (gain) on financial instruments, net

     20,582       (12,416 )

Losses on inventory valuation

     501       —    

Realized losses on long-term investments

     —         739,676  

Gains on sale of property, plant and equipment, net

     (269,982 )     (41,241 )

Equity in earnings of equity investees

     (59,726 )     (160,080 )

Dividends received from equity investees

     42,331       66,000  

Deferred income taxes

     1,836,682       9,882,696  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Decrease (increase) in:

    

Financial assets held for trading

     (51,775 )     (35,000 )

Trade notes and accounts receivable

     (370,191 )     245,217  

Other current monetary assets

     (251,697 )     (4,204,578 )

Inventories

     578,822       (830,404 )

Other current assets

     231,856       (582,910 )

Increase (decrease) in:

    

Trade notes and accounts payable

     (1,112,048 )     (4,002,453 )

Income tax payable

     8,510,990       (5,013,108 )

Accrued expenses

     3,382,179       1,195,232  

Other current liabilities

     33,173       645,274  

Deferred income

     636,891       (42,601 )

Accrued pension liabilities

     1,253,701       (773,465 )
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     100,794,823       87,404,762  
                

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    

Decrease (increase) of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     473,666       (500,000 )

Acquisition of available-for-sale financial assets

     (4,149,141 )     (31,080,687 )

Proceeds from disposal of available-for-sale financial assets

     12,000,064       26,303,259  

Acquisitions of financial assets carried at cost

     (75,000 )     —    

Increase in long-term investment accounted for using equity method

     (483,061 )     —    

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

     778,842       374,163  

Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment

     (27,675,950 )     (22,930,075 )

Increase of intangible assets

     (170,564 )     (130,011 )

Increase in other assets

     102,890       (281,281 )
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (19,198,254 )     (28,244,632 )
                

(Continued)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

     2006     2005  

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Payment on principal of long-term loans

   $ (200,000 )   $ (200,000 )

Decrease in customers’ deposits

     (703,474 )     (1,011,952 )

Increase in other liabilities

     353,034       3,986  

Cash dividends paid

     (40,659,617 )     (45,344,307 )

Remuneration to directors and supervisors and bonus to employees paid

     (245,394 )     —    

Repurchase of treasury stock

     (11,392,333 )     —    
                

Net cash used in financing activities

     (52,847,784 )     (46,552,273 )
                

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     28,748,785       12,607,857  

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR

     41,890,668       29,282,811  
                

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR

   $ 70,639,453     $ 41,890,668  
                

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

    

Interest paid

   $ 4,072     $ 1,999  
                

Income tax paid

   $ 1,286,964     $ 11,418,858  
                

NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Current portion of long-term loans

   $ 300,000     $ 200,000  
                

Reclassification of reserve for land value incremental tax to capital surplus

   $ —       $ 116,196  
                

Acquired subsidiary, based on their fair values are as follow:

 

     2006  

Cash

   $ 40,191  

Trade notes and accounts receivable

     64,077  

Inventories

     2,505  

Other current assets

     22,811  

Long-term investment

     16,256  

Property, plant, and equipment

     454,165  

Identifiable intangible assets

     2,700  

Other assets

     88,195  

Short-term loan and long-term loan due within one year

     (133,750 )

Trade notes and accounts payable

     (80,529 )

Other current liabilities

     (62,291 )

(Continued)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

     2006  

Long-term liabilities

   $ (6,250 )

Other liabilities

     (67,738 )
        

Total

     340,342  

Percentage of ownership

     70 %
        
     238,240  

Goodwill

     72,412  
        

Total amount of acquiring subsidiary

   $ 310,652  
        

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

 

(With Deloitte & Touche audit report dated March 13, 2007)

   (Concluded )

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005

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

 

1. GENERAL

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (“Chunghwa” or “the Company”) was incorporated on July 1, 1996 in the Republic of China (“ROC”) pursuant to the Telecommunications Act No. 30. The Company 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 Chunghwa. The DGT continues to be the telecom industry regulator in the ROC.

As a telecommunications service provider of fixed-line and cellular telephone services, within the meaning of applicable telecommunications regulations of the ROC, the Company is subject to additional requirements imposed by the MOTC.

Effective August 12, 2005, the MOTC had completed the process of privatizing the Company by reducing the government ownership to below 50% in various stages. In July 2000, the Company received approval from the Securities and Futures Commission (the “SFC”) for a domestic initial public offering and its common shares were listed and traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (the “TSE”) on October 27, 2000. Certain of the Company’s common shares had been sold, in connection with the foregoing privatization plan, in domestic public offerings at various dates from August 2000 to July 2003. Certain of the Company’s common shares had also been sold in an international offering of securities in the form of American Depository Shares (“ADS”) on July 17, 2003 and were listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”). The MOTC sold 289,431 thousand common shares of the Company by auction in the ROC on August 9, 2005 and 1,350,682 thousand common shares of the Company on August 10, 2005 in an international offering. 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 the Company and completed the privatization plan.

The numbers of employees as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 are 25,873 and 27,386, respectively.

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements were prepared in conformity with relevant regulations (applied before August 12, 2005), the Guidelines Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, requirements of the Business Accounting Law, Guidelines Governing Business Accounting, and accounting principles generally accepted in the ROC (“ROC GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the recorded amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of the Company. The Company continually evaluates these estimates, including those related to allowances for doubtful accounts, valuation allowances on inventories, useful lives of long term assets, pension plans and income tax. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and other assumptions, which it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The significant accounting policies are summarized as follows:

 

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Basis of Presentation

As a stated-owned company before August 12, 2005 (privatization date), the accounts of the Company are subject to annual examinations by the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (the “DGBAS”) of the Executive Yuan and by the Ministry of Auditing (“MOA”) (DGBAS and MOA are hereinafter referred to as “government agencies”). The objective of these examinations is to evaluate the Company’s performance against the budget approved by the Legislative Yuan. The accounts are considered final only after any adjustments based on the annual examinations are taken into account. The accounts for the year ended December 31, 2004 have been examined by these government agencies and resulting adjustments were recorded retroactively.

Current Assets and Liabilities

Current assets are commonly identified as those which are reasonably expected to be realized in cash, sold or consumed within one year. Current liabilities are obligations which mature within one year. Assets and liabilities that are not classified as current are noncurrent assets and liabilities, respectively.

Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents are commercial paper purchased with maturities of three months or less from the date of acquisition. The carrying amount approximates fair value.

Financial Assets and Liabilities at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss

Derivatives that do not meet the criteria for hedge accounting are initially recognized at fair value, with transaction costs expensed as incurred. The derivatives are remeasured at fair value subsequently with the changes in fair value recognized in earnings. Cash dividends received (including the year of investment) is recognized in earnings. For regular way purchase or sale of financial assets is accounted for using trade date accounting.

Fair value is estimated using valuation techniques incorporating estimates and assumptions that are consistent with prevailing market conditions. When the fair value is positive, the derivative is recognized as a financial asset; when the fair value is negative, the derivative is recognized as a financial liability.

Hybrid instruments are designated as financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss.

Available-for-sale Financial Assets

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

The basis for determining the fair value of financial instruments is as follows: List stocks, closing prices as of balance sheet date; open-end bond mutual funds, net assets value as of balance sheet date; bonds, quotes in the OTC market as of balance sheet date; financial instruments without active market, fair value are estimated using valuation techniques incorporating estimates and assumptions that are consistent with prevailing market conditions.

 

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Cash dividends are recognized as investment income upon the grant day but are accounted for as reductions to the original cost of investment if such dividends are declared on the earnings of the investees attributable to periods prior to the purchase of the investments. Stock dividends are recorded as an increase in the number of shares held and do not affect investment income. The cost per share is recalculated based on the new number of shares.

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

Revenue Recognition, Account Receivables and Allowance for Doubtful Receivables

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

Service revenue is based on the fair value of the sales price, after business discount and quantity discount, between the Company and customer. The sales price of service revenue is the amount which matures within one year. The difference between fair value and maturity value is not material and the transactions occur frequently so the interest factor is not included in calculating the fair value.

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

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

Allowance for doubtful receivables is provided on the basis of the aging of the receivables and estimated collectibility of individual receivables. The Company periodically evaluates the collectibility of receivables in consideration of client’s receivable aging analysis.

Inventories

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

Investments Accounted for Using Equity Method

Investments in shares of stock in companies where the Company exercises significant influence in their operating and financial policy decisions are accounted for using the equity method. Under the equity method, the investment is initially stated at cost and subsequently adjusted for its proportionate share in the net earnings of the investee companies. Any cash dividends received are recognized as a reduction in the carrying value of the investments. Unrealized profits arising from downstream transactions to equity investees are deferred in the Company’s portion of equity income or loss, depending on whether the investor has controlling power over investees or not. Unrealized profits and losses on sales to investees over which the Company has a controlling power are totally eliminated. Otherwise should be deferred in proportion to the Company’s ownership percentage. Profits and losses arising from equipment purchases from equity investees are eliminated and recognized over the estimated remaining useful life of the equipment.

 

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With respect to investment purchase or adoption of the equity method of accounting, effective on January 1, 2006, in accordance with the revised accounting pronouncement, goodwill is recognized by the difference that the cost of investment is exceeding the fair value of the acquisition. Goodwill can not be amortized, but is subject to a goodwill impairment test. If there is a triggering event or change in circumstance, the goodwill impairment test will be performed.

Financial Assets Carried at Cost

Investments that do not have a quoted market price in an active market and whose fair value cannot be reliably measured are carried at original cost, such as non-publicly traded stocks. If there is objective evidence that a financial asset is impaired, a loss is recognized. No recording of a subsequent recovery in fair value is allowed.

Property, Plant and Equipment

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

An impairment loss is recognized when the recoverable amount of an asset is less than its carrying amount. A reversal of the impairment loss is recognized if there is a subsequent recovery in the value of the asset. The recoverable amount cannot exceed the original cost less accumulated depreciation. An impairment loss on a revalued asset is recognized directly against capital surplus from revaluation for the asset to the extent that the impairment loss does not exceed the amount in the capital surplus from revaluation for that same asset. A reversal of an impairment loss on a revalued asset is credited directly to shareholder’s equity-other adjustments from revaluation under the heading shareholder’s equity-other adjustments from revaluation. However, to the extent that an impairment loss on the same revalued asset was previously recognized in profit or loss, a reversal of that impairment loss is also recognized in profit or loss.

Depreciation expense is determined based upon the asset’s estimated useful life using the straight-line method. The estimated useful lives are as follows: land improvements, 10 to 30 years; buildings, 10 to 60 years; machinery and equipment, 6 to 10 years; telecommunication network facilities, 6 to 15 years; and miscellaneous equipment, 3 to 10 years.

Upon sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any gain or loss is credited or charged to income.

Intangible Assets

The amount recorded for the 3G Concession is amortized upon the MOTC approval of using the straight-line method over the lower of the legal useful life or estimated useful life. Patents are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives ranging from 10 to 20 years. Computer software costs are capitalized and amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of three years.

An impairment loss is recognized when the recoverable amount of an intangible asset other than goodwill is less than its carrying amount. A reversal of the impairment loss is recognized if there is a subsequent recovery in the value of the asset. The recoverable amount cannot exceed the original cost less accumulated amortization.

Idle Assets

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

 

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Pension Costs

Pension costs subject to defined benefit plan are recognized according to the actuarial report. Pension costs subject to defined contribution plan are recognized according to the amount of contributions by the Company during the employees’ service period.

Expense Recognition

Expenses including commissions paid to agencies and incentives paid to a third party dealer that sells a handset to a customer who subscribes to the service, as an inducement to enter into a service contract, are charged to income as incurred.

Treasury Stock

Cost of treasury stock is shown as a deduction to stockholders’ equity. Treasury stock is recorded and is shown as a reduction to stockholders’ equity. Upon cancellation of treasury stock, the accounts of common stock and treasury stock are reversed out based on the number of shares registered to be cancelled. The account of additional paid-in capital is adjusted for the difference of the repurchase price and the par value of common stock. If capital surplus is not enough for debiting purposes, the difference is debited to unappropriated retained earnings.

Income Tax

The Company accounts for income tax using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred income tax is recognized for investment tax credits and tax consequences of differences between financial statement carrying amounts and their respective tax bases. A valuation allowance is recognized if, available evidence indicates it is “more likely than not” that a portion or the entire deferred tax asset will not be realized. A deferred tax asset or liability should be classified as current or non-current according to the classification of its related asset or liability. However, if a deferred asset or liability cannot be related to an asset or liability in the financial statements, it should be classified as current or noncurrent depending on the expected reversal date of the temporary difference.

Investment tax credits utilized are recognized as reduction of income tax expense.

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

Income taxes (10%) on undistributed earnings is recorded in the year when the stockholders have resolved that the earnings shall be retained.

Earnings Per Share

Earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period.

Foreign-currency Transactions

The functional currency of the Company is the local currency, the New Taiwan dollar. Thus, the transactions of the Company that are denominated in currencies other than the New Taiwan dollars (the “foreign currency”) are recorded in New Taiwan dollars at the exchange rates prevailing on the transaction dates. Gains or losses realized upon the settlement of a foreign currency transaction is included in the period in which the transaction is settled. The balances, at the balance sheet dates, of the foreign currency assets and liabilities are adjusted to reflect the prevailing exchange rates, and the resulting differences are recorded as follows:

 

  a. Financial assets and liabilities - credited or charged to current income; and

 

  b. Long-term stock investments accounted for by the equity method - as cumulative translation adjustment under stockholders’ equity.

 

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3. REASON AND EFFECT OF THE CHANGES OF ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE

On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the newly released Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 34, “Accounting for Financial Instruments,” (“SFAS No. 34”) and No. 36, “Disclosure and Presentation for Financial Instruments” (“SFAS No. 36”), and related revisions of previously released SFASs.

 

  a. Effect of adopting the newly released SFASs and related revisions of previously released SFASs

The Company had categorized its financial assets and liabilities upon initial adoption of the newly released SFASs. The adjustments made to the carrying amounts of the financial instruments categorized as available-for-sale financial assets as adjustments to stockholders’ equity were recognized.

The effect of adopting the newly released SFASs is summarized as follows:

 

    

Recognized as
a Separate
Component of
Stockholders’
Equity

(Net of Tax)

Available-for-sale financial assets

   $ 51,675
      

For the year ended December 31, 2006, the adoption of the newly released SFASs had no impact on net income before income tax, net income after income tax and basic earnings per share.

 

  b. Reclassifications

Upon the adoption of SFAS No. 34, certain accounts in the financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2005 were reclassified to conform to the financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006. The previous issued financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2005 are not required to be restated.

For accounting policies applied to financial instruments in 2006, refer to the Note 2 to the financial statements. Certain accounting policies prior to the adoption of the newly released SFASs are summarized as follows:

Short-term investments

Short-term investments are carried at the lower of cost or market value. An allowance for decline in value is provided when the aggregate carrying value of the investments exceeds the aggregate market value. A reversal of the allowance will result from a subsequent recovery of the carrying value.

The cost of short-term investments sold are determined using the moving weighted-average method.

 

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Certain accounts in the financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2005 have been reclassified to conform to the classifications prescribed by the newly released and revised SFASs. The reclassifications of the whole or a part of the account balances of certain accounts are summarized as follows:

 

     Before
Reclassification
    After
Reclassification
 

Balance sheets

    

Short-term investments

   $ 14,102,017     $ —    

Funds

     2,500,000       —    

Investments accounted for using the cost method

     1,866,280       —    

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - current

     —         35,000  

Available-for-sale financial assets - current

     —         14,067,017  

Financial assets carried at cost - noncurrent

     —         1,866,280  

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - noncurrent

     —         500,000  

Other monetary assets - noncurrent

     —         2,000,000  
                
   $ 18,468,297     $ 18,468,297  
                

Statements of operations

    

Reversal of allowance on short-term investments (included in “other income - other”)

   $ 12,416     $ —    

Gain on sale of short-term investments

     162,660       —    

Valuation gain on financial instruments (included in “other income - other”)

     —         12,416  

Gain on sale of financial instruments, net

     —         162,660  
                
   $ 175,076     $ 175,076  
                

Statements of cash flows

    

Cash flows from operating activities

    

Gain on sale of short-term investments

   $ (162,660 )   $ —    

Reversal of allowance on short-term investments

     (12,416 )     —    

Valuation gain on financial instruments, net

     —         (12,416 )

Gain on sale of financial instruments, net

     —         (162,660 )

Financial assets held for trading

     —         (35,000 )
                
     (175,076 )     (210,076 )
                

Cash flows from investing activities

    

Acquisition of short-term investment, net

     (4,812,428 )     —    

Acquisition of investments in unconsolidated companies

     (500,000 )     —    

Acquisition of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     —         (500,000 )

Acquisition of available-for-sale financial assets

     —         (31,080,687 )

Proceeds from disposal of available-for-sale financial assets

     —         26,303,259  
                
     (5,312,428 )     (5,277,428 )
                
   $ (5,487,504 )   $ (5,487,504 )
                

 

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4. ADJUSTMENTS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2004

The Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2004 have been examined by the Executive Yuan and the Ministry of Audit of the Control Yuan (government agencies), and the resulting adjustments have been recorded retroactively as of December 31, 2004. The adjustments made by the government agencies that decreased income before income tax of $9,351 thousand were due to the different bases of estimates used by the MOA in determining certain accruals. Increased current liabilities of $45,319,914 thousand and decreased total stockholders’ equity of $45,351,321 thousand on December 31, 2004 were due to the appropriations of 2004 earnings recorded by the MOA.

 

5. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

     December 31
     2006    2005

Cash

     

Cash on hand

   $ 106,314    $ 96,839

Cash in banks

     7,846,332      2,257,796

Negotiable certificate of deposit, annual yield rate - ranging from 1.26-1.95% and 1.00-1.92% for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively

     25,750,500      10,906,936
             
     33,703,146      13,261,571

Cash equivalents

     

Commercial paper, annual yield rate - ranging from 1.26-1.33% and 1.27-1.45% for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively

     36,936,307      28,629,097
             
   $ 70,639,453    $ 41,890,668
             

As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, foreign deposits in bank were as following:

 

     December 31
     2006    2005

United States of America - New York (US$21,378 thousand and US$573 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively)

   $ 696,920    $ 18,823

Hong Kong (US$54,051 thousand, EUR10 thousand, JPY872 thousand and GBP2 thousand)

     1,762,601      —  
             
   $ 2,459,521    $ 18,823
             

 

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

 

     December 31
     2006    2005

Current

     

Derivatives - financial assets

     

Forward exchange contracts

   $ 4,044    $ —  

Index future contracts

     55,075      —  

Credit linked investment

     —        35,000
             
   $ 59,119    $ 35,000
             

Derivatives - financial liabilities

     

Forward exchange contracts

   $ 11,266    $ —  

Index future contracts

     13,578      —  
             
   $ 24,844    $ —  
             

Noncurrent

     

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - Yuanta Structured Principal Protected Private Placement

   $ —      $ 500,000
             

The Company entered into forward exchange contracts and index future contracts to reduce its exposure to foreign currency risk and variability in operating results due to fluctuations in exchange rates underlying the value of assets denominated in foreign currencies until such assets are received and fluctuations in stock prices. However, these financial assets and liabilities are not qualified for hedge accounting and categorized as trading financial assets and liabilities.

Yuanta Structured Principal Protected Private Placement is an open-end structured principal protected mutual fund. The maturity date is September 28, 2008. On June 28, 2006, the Company sold the contract to a third party and recognized an investment loss of $26,334 thousand.

Outstanding forward exchange contracts as of December 31, 2006:

 

     Currency    Maturity Date   

Contract
Amount

(in Thousands)

December 31, 2006

        

Sell

   JPY/USD    2006.11-2007.01    JPY 490,000
   EUR/USD    2006.11-2007.01    EUR 6,900
   GBP/USD    2006.11-2007.01    GBP 2,085

 

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Outstanding index future contracts as of December 31, 2006:

 

     Maturity Date    Units   

Contract
Amount

(in Thousands)

December 31, 2006

        

Index future contracts

        

AMSTERDAM IDX FUT

   2007.01    8    EUR  769

CAC40 10 EURO FUT

   2007.01    45    EUR 2,450

DAX INDEX FUTURE

   2007.03    11    EUR 1,795

IBEX 35 INDEX FUTR

   2007.01    7    EUR 992

MINI S&P/MIB FUT

   2007.03    23    EUR 950

FTSE 100 IDX FUT

   2007.03    33    GBP 2,044

TOPIX INDEX FUTURE

   2007.03    32    JPY 512,595

S&P 500 FUTURE

   2007.03    23    USD 8,195

S&P 500 EMINI FUTURE

   2007.03    13    USD 927

As of December 31, 2006, the amount paid for future deposit was $54,857 thousand (classified as financial assets held for trading).

Net losses arising from derivative financial instruments for the year ended December 31, 2006 were $52,370 thousand (including realized settlement losses of $31,788 thousand and valuation losses of $20,582 thousand).

The Company entered into investment management agreements with a well-known financial institutions (fund managers) to manage its investment portfolios in 2006. As of December 31, 2006, the Company’s investment portfolios managed by these fund managers aggregated to an original amount of US$100,000 thousand. The investment portfolios included derivative instruments, listed stocks and mutual funds. Listed stocks and mutual funds were classified as available-for-sales financial assets.

 

7. AVAILABLE-FOR-SALES FINANCIAL ASSETS

 

     December 31
     2006    2005

Current

     

Open-end mutual funds

   $ 5,788,345    $ 13,898,188

Foreign listed stocks

     885,797      —  

Real estate investment trust fund

     179,200      100,000

Listed stocks

     97,300      68,829
             
   $ 6,950,642    $ 14,067,017
             

 

8. ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS

 

     Years Ended December 31  
     2006     2005  

Balance, beginning of year

   $ 3,604,604     $ 4,473,433  

Provision for doubtful accounts

     622,220       906,148  

Accounts receivable written off

     (691,683 )     (1,774,977 )
                

Balance, end of year

   $ 3,535,141     $ 3,604,604  
                

 

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9. OTHER CURRENT MONETARY ASSETS

 

     December 31
     2006    2005

Tax refund receivable

   $ 3,221,136    $ 4,338,479

Other receivable

     2,742,761      1,368,261
             
   $ 5,963,897    $ 5,706,740
             

 

10. INVENTORIES, NET

 

     December 31
     2006    2005

Supplies

   $ 1,580,255    $ 1,276,160

Work in process

     73,497      19,856

Merchandise

     159,055      —  

Materials in transit

     368,264      824,456
             
     2,181,071      2,120,472

Less: Allowance for losses

     501      —  
             
   $ 2,180,570    $ 2,120,472
             

 

11. OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

 

     December 31
     2006    2005

Prepaid rents

   $ 581,541    $ 489,074

Prepaid expenses

     323,412      201,523

Prepaid pension costs

     —        458,052

Miscellaneous

     110,227      98,387
             
   $ 1,015,180    $ 1,247,036
             

 

12. INVESTMENTS ACCOUNTED FOR USING EQUITY METHOD

 

     December 31
     2006    2005
     Carrying
Value
   % of
Owner-
ship
   Carrying
Value
   % of
Owner-
Ship

Equity investee:

           

Chunghwa Investment (“CHI”)

   $ 974,805    49    $ 950,054    49

Taiwan International Standard Electronics (“TISE”)

     609,004    40      574,884    40

CHIEF Telecom (“CHIEF”)

     273,411    70      —      —  

Spring House Entertainment (“Spring House”)

     17,761    30      —      —  

(Continued)

 

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     December 31
     2006    2005
     Carrying
Value
   % of
Owner-
ship
   Carrying
Value
   % of
Owner-
Ship

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

   $ —      100    $ —      —  

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

     —      100      —      —  
                   
     1,874,981         1,524,938   

Prepayment for long-term investment - Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd. (“CIYP”)

     150,000    100      —      —  
                   
   $ 2,024,981       $ 1,524,938   
                   

(Concluded)

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

The Company invested CHIEF Telecom in September 2006, for a purchase price of $310,652 thousand. CFIEF engages mainly in internet communication and internet data center (“IDC”) service.

The Company invested Spring House in October 2006, for a purchase price of $22,409 thousand. Spring House engages mainly in network content manufacture broadcasts and information software.

The Company intended to acquire 100% shares of Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd. (“CIYP”) by prepaying $150,000 thousand in December 2006. CIYP engages mainly in yellow pages sales and advertisement service. CIYP finished registration on January 2, 2007.

The carrying values of the equity investees and the equity in their net loss and net income are based on audited financial statements.

All accounts of the Company’s subsidiaries, CHIEF, NPIH and PAIG were included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

13. FINANCIAL ASSETS CARRIED AT COST

 

     December 31
     2006    2005
     Carrying
Value
   % of
Owner-
ship
   Carrying
Value
   % of
Owner-
ship

Cost investees:

           

Taipei Financial Center (“TFC”)

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

iD Branding Ventures (“iDBV”)

     75,000    8      —      —  

RPTI International (“RPTI”)

     71,500    12      71,500    12

Siemens Telecommunication Systems (“Siemens”)

     5,250    15      5,250    15
                   
   $ 1,941,280       $ 1,866,280   
                   

The Company invested iDBV on November 13, 2006, for a purchase price of $75,000 thousand. iDBV engages mainly in investment.

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

 

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After evaluating the carrying value of the investment in TFC, the Company concluded that a permanent impairment loss had occurred and recognized a loss of $739,676 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

14. OTHER NONCURRENT MONETARY ASSETS

 

     December 31
     2006    2005

Fixed-Line Fund

   $ 1,000,000    $ 1,000,000

Piping Fund

     1,000,000      1,000,000
             
   $ 2,000,000    $ 2,000,000
             

As part of the government’s effort to upgrade the existing telecommunications infrastructure, the Company and other public utility companies were required by the ROC government to contribute a total of $2,000,000 thousand to a Fixed-Line Fund managed by the Ministry of Interior Affairs and a Piping Fund administered by the Taipei City Government. These funds will be used to finance various telecommunications infrastructure projects. Upon completion of the construction projects, the funds will be proportionally allocated their assets to their contributors. If the balance of the Fixed-Line Fund is not sufficient for its operation, the above three parties will determine when to raise additional funds and the contribution amounts from each party.

 

15. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

     December 31
     2006    2005

Cost

     

Land

   $ 100,937,183    $ 101,784,869

Land improvements

     1,476,683      1,474,429

Buildings

     59,011,713      57,451,040

Machinery and equipment

     21,388,089      21,753,818

Telecommunications network facilities

     635,784,491      627,609,240

Miscellaneous equipment

     1,921,847      2,046,160
             

Total cost

     820,520,006      812,119,556

Revaluation increment on land

     5,824,381      5,945,850
             
     826,344,387      818,065,406
             

Accumulated depreciation

     

Land improvements

     807,767      753,224

Buildings

     14,230,739      13,246,759

Machinery and equipment

     16,378,560      15,869,654

Telecommunications network facilities

     473,644,304      453,438,139

Miscellaneous equipment

     1,668,356      1,756,173
             
     506,729,726      485,063,949
             

Construction in progress and advances related to acquisition of equipment

     23,488,441      27,881,012
             

Property, plant and equipment, net

   $ 343,103,102    $ 360,882,469
             

Pursuant to the related regulation, the Company revalued its land owned as of April 30, 2000 based on the publicly announced value on July 1, 1999. These revaluations which have been approved by the MOA resulted in increases in the carrying values of property, plant and equipment of $5,986,074 thousand, liabilities for land value incremental tax of $211,182 thousand, and capital surplus of $5,774,892 thousand.

 

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The amendment to the Land Tax Act, relating to the article to permanently lower land value incremental tax, went into effect on February 1, 2005. In accordance with the lowered tax rates, the Company recomputed its land value incremental tax, and reclassified the reserve for land value incremental tax of $116,196 thousand to stockholders’ equity - other adjustments.

Because of the improvements on telecommunication technology and changes of the market, the recoverable amount of telecommunications network facilities of paging division is less than its carrying value. Therefore, an impairment loss amounted to $343,463 thousand was recognized for the year ended December 31, 2005.

Depreciation on property, plant and equipment for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 amounted to $40,049,605 thousand and $40,870,177 thousand, respectively. No interest expense was capitalized for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005.

 

16. ACCRUED EXPENSES

 

     December 31
     2006    2005

Accrued salary and compensation

   $ 11,996,686    $ 9,863,026

Accrued franchise fees

     2,413,579      2,539,494

Accrued advertisement expenses

     960,327      751,039

Other accrued expenses

     3,538,534      2,373,388
             
   $ 18,909,126    $ 15,526,947
             

 

17. OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

     December 31
     2006    2005

Advances from subscribers

   $ 4,532,128    $ 4,749,623

Amounts collected in trust for others

     4,013,654      3,323,278

Payables to equipment suppliers

     1,659,700      4,142,230

Payables to constructors

     1,073,285      2,405,748

Refundable customers’ deposits

     949,776      858,351

Miscellaneous

     1,655,634      2,126,686
             
   $ 13,884,177    $ 17,605,916
             

 

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

 

     December 31
     2006    2005

Loan from the Fixed-line Fund

   $ 300,000    $ 500,000

Less: Current portion of long-term loans

     300,000      200,000
             
   $ —      $ 300,000
             

 

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The loan amount of $0.7 billion from the Fixed-Line Fund was obtained pursuant to a long-term loan agreement with the Fixed-Line Fund managed by Ministry of Interior that allows the Company to obtain unsecured interest-free credit of $1 billion until March 12, 2007, with a restricted lending term of five years. The outstanding principal was payable in three annual installments ($0.2 billion, $0.2 billion and $0.3 billion) starting on March 12, 2005.

 

19. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Under the revised Company’s Articles of Incorporation dated May 30, 2006, the Company’s authorized capital is $120,000,000,020, which is divided into 12,000,000,000 common shares (at $10 par value per share), which are issued and outstanding 9,667,845,093 shares, and 2 preferred shares (at $10 par value per share), which are issued and approved by the board of directors on March 28, 2006, and the MOTC purchased 2 preferred shares at par value on April 4, 2006.

For the purpose of privatizing the company, the MOTC sold 1,109,750 thousand common shares of the Company 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 the company, respectively, in the form of ADS totally amounting to 56,435 thousand units on September 29, 2006. As of December 31, 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, 2006, the outstanding ADSs were 307,399 thousand units, which equaled approximately 3,073,988 thousand common shares and represented 31.8% of the Company’s total outstanding common shares.

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

 

  a. Exercise their voting rights,

 

  b. Sell their ADSs, and

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

Under the ROC Company Law, capital surplus can only be utilized to offset deficits or be declared as stock dividends. Also, such capital surplus and donations can only be declared as a stock dividend by the Company at an amount calculated in accordance with the provisions of existing regulations.

 

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

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

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

The appropriations and distributions of the 2005 earnings of the company have been approved and resolved by the stockholders on May 30, 2006 as follows:

 

     Appropriation and
Distribution
     Amount    Dividend
Per Share

Legal reserve

   $ 4,765,288    $ —  

Cash dividends

     40,659,617      4.3

Stock dividends

     1,891,145      0.2

Employee bonus - cash

     230,057      —  

Employee bonus - stock

     230,057      —  

Remuneration to board of directors and supervisors

     15,337      —  
             
   $ 47,791,501    $ 4.5
             

The appropriation and distributions of the 2004 earnings of the Company have been approved and resolved by the stockholders on June 21, 2005, for special reserve of $4,243 thousand, 10% legal reserve of $4,987,031 thousand and cash dividends of $45,344,307 thousand ($4.7 per share). After examination by the MOA, 10% legal reserve was decreased $701 thousand, from $4,987,031 thousand to $4,986,330 thousand. The appropriation and distributions adjustments have been recorded retroactively as of December 31, 2004 in accordance with the applicable government regulations (see Note 4).

 

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The appropriation of earnings in 2005 approved by the stockholders in their meeting was as follows:

 

     Actual
Distribution
Approved by
Stockholders
   Proposed
Distribution
Approved by
Board of Directors
   Difference

Appropriation of earnings

        

Employee bonus - cash

   $ 230,057    $ 230,057    —  

Employee bonus - stock

     230,057      230,057    —  

Remuneration to board of directors and supervisors

     15,337      15,337    —  

Earnings per share

        

Basic earnings per share

     4.94      4.94    —  

Imputed earnings per share

     4.89      4.89    —  

The appropriation of the Company’s 2006 earnings had not been proposed by the board of directors as of March 13, 2007, the independent auditors’ report date. Information on the appropriation of 2006 earnings proposed by the board of directors and resolved by the shareholders can be accessed through the Market Observation Post System on the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation’s website.

Under the Integrated Income Tax System that became effective on July 1, 1998, non-corporate stockholders are allowed a tax credit for the income tax paid by the Company on earnings generated in 1999 and onwards. An Imputation Credit Account (“ICA”) is maintained by the Company for such income tax and the tax credit is allocated to each stockholder.

 

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

 

     Years Ended December 31
     2006    2005

As of January 1, 2006

   —      —  

Increase

   192,000    —  

Decrease

   192,000    —  
         

As of December 31, 2006

   —      —  
         

According to the Securities and Exchange Law of the ROC, total shares of treasury stock shall not exceed 10% of the Company’s stock issued. The total amount of the shares bought back shall not be more than the amount of retained earnings, premium on capital stock and realized capital reserve.

The shares bought back by the Company in accordance with Securities and Exchange Law of the ROC shall not be pledged. Before transfer, the shareholder’s rights shall not be enjoyed.

In order to maintain its credit and shareholders’ equity by repurchasing treasury stock 192,000 thousand shares, from February 10, 2006 to April 7, 2006, for $11,392,333 thousand. On June 30, 2006, the company cancelled the treasury stock by reducing common stock of $1,920,000 thousand, capital surplus of $4,269,368 thousand and retained earnings of $5,202,965 thousand.

 

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21. COMPENSATION, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2006
     Cost of
Services
   Operating
Expenses
   Total

Compensation expense

        

Salaries

   $ 13,266,008    $ 8,365,679    $ 21,631,687

Insurance

     702,646      452,043      1,154,689

Pension

     1,923,416      1,254,946      3,178,362

Other compensation

     8,072,509      5,090,964      13,163,473
                    
     23,964,579      15,163,632      39,128,211

Depreciation expense

     37,845,485      2,204,120      40,049,605

Amortization expense

     857,544      101,803      959,347
                    
   $ 62,667,608    $ 17,469,555    $ 80,137,163
                    

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2005
     Cost of
Services
   Operating
Expenses
   Total

Compensation expense

        

Salaries

   $ 15,058,999    $ 9,183,602    $ 24,242,601

Insurance

     672,367      428,995      1,101,362

Pension

     1,288,393      829,690      2,118,083

Other compensation

     6,671,240      4,036,292      10,707,532
                    
     23,690,999      14,478,579      38,169,578

Depreciation expense

     38,606,346      2,263,831      40,870,177

Amortization expense

     577,544      109,837      687,381
                    
   $ 62,874,889    $ 16,852,247    $ 79,727,136
                    

 

22. INCOME TAX

The Income Basic Tax Act (the “IBT Act”), which took effect on January 1, 2006, requires that the income basic tax should be 10% of the sum of the taxable income as calculated in accordance with the Income Tax Act plus tax benefit regulated by the Income Tax Act or other laws. The tax payable of the current year would be the higher of the income basic tax and income tax payable calculated in accordance with the Income Tax Act. The Company has considered the impact of the IBT Act in the determination of the current year’s income tax expense.

 

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

 

     Years Ended December 31  
     2006     2005  

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

   $ 14,410,819     $ 14,900,703  

Deduct tax effects of:

    

Permanent differences

     (360,032 )     (38,069 )

Temporary differences

     (1,296,301 )     (10,887,822 )

Additional tax at 10% on undistributed earnings

     182       —    

Investment tax credits

     (3,092,983 )     (1,987,406 )
                

Income tax payable

   $ 9,661,685     $ 1,987,406  
                

 

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  b. Income tax expense consists of the following:

 

     Years Ended December 31  
     2006    2005  

Income tax payable

   $ 9,661,685    $ 1,987,406  

Income tax - separated

     135,631      84,615  

Income tax - deferred

     2,845,671      9,882,696  

Adjustments of prior years’ income tax

     108,410      (4,750 )

Other

     582      —    
               
   $ 12,751,979    $ 11,949,967  
               

The balance of income tax payable as of December 31, 2006 was shown net of prepaid income tax. Tax refund receivable as of December 31, 2005 was shown net of income tax payable (classified as other current monetary assets). The balance of income tax payable as of December 31, 2005 was derived from the adjustment of the government agencies in examining the accounts for the year ended December 31, 2004.

 

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

 

     December 31  
     2006     2005  

Current

    

Deferred income tax assets:

    

Provision for doubtful accounts

   $ 217,942     $ 233,638  

Unrealized foreign exchange loss

     38,901       —    

Accrued pension cost

     —         1,772,248  

Investment tax credits

     —         553,924  

Other

     17,663       48,931  
                
     274,506       2,608,741  

Less: Valuation allowance

     (217,942 )     (233,638 )
                
     56,564       2,375,103  

Deferred income tax liability:

    

Unrealized foreign exchange gain

     —         (53,704 )
                

Net deferred income tax assets

   $ 56,564     $ 2,321,399  
                

Noncurrent deferred income tax assets:

    

Accrued pension cost

   $ 428,153     $ —    

Losses on impairment

     85,866       85,866  
                
   $ 514,019     $ 85,866  
                

 

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

 

     December 31
     2006    2005

Balance of Imputation Credit Account (“ICA”)

   $ 1,116,033    $ 2,115,000
             

The estimated ICA rate for the 2006 earnings as of December 31, 2006 and the actual ICA rate for the 2005 earnings were 24.12% and 6.97%, respectively. The credit available for allocation to the stockholders is calculated on the basis of the balance of ICA on the date of distribution of dividends. Accordingly, the estimated rate as of December 31, 2006 may differ from the actual rate determined based on the balance of the ICA on the dividend distribution date.

 

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  e. Undistributed earnings information

As of December 31, 2006, the Company’s undistributed earnings generated in June 30, 1998 and onward was zero.

Income tax returns through the year ended December 31, 2004 had been examined by the tax authorities.

 

23. EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

    

Amount (Numerator)

  

Weighted-
average
Number of

Common

Shares
Outstanding
(Denominator)

  

Net Income

Per Share
(Dollars)

    

Income

Before

Income Tax

  

Net Income

     

Income

Before
Income
Tax

  

Net
Income

              

Year ended December 31, 2006

              

Net income

   $ 57,643,316    $ 44,891,337         
                      

Basic net income per share

         9,704,136    $ 5.94    $ 4.63
                        

Year ended December 31, 2005

              

Net income

   $ 59,602,851    $ 47,652,884         
                      

Basic net income per share

         9,859,845    $ 6.05    $ 4.83
                        

The impact of stock dividends was considered in calculating basic net income per share for 2005. The basic EPS before income tax and the basic EPS after income tax in 2005 are restated from $6.18 to $6.05 and from $4.94 to $4.83, respectively.

 

24. PENSION PLAN

The Company had different pension plans for its employees depending on their classifications before privatization. In general, the employees’ pension entitlement was based on MOTC regulations, Labor Law and/ or the private pension plan of the Company.

Before privatization, the funding of the pension plan for employees classified as staff was based on the budget approved by the Legislative Yuan and a supplementary budget approved by the Executive Yuan. The staff pension fund was administered by a pension fund committee and deposited in its name in a commercial bank. The pension plan for employees classified as workers is funded monthly at 15% or less of their wages and is also administered by a pension committee and deposited in its name in the Central Trust of China Company.

 

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The Company completed privatization plans on August 12, 2005. The Company 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 (the “Privatization Fund”). After paying all pension obligations for privatization, the plan assets of the Company should be transferred to the Fund for Privatization of Government-owned Enterprises under the Executive Yuan. However, according to the instructions of MOTC, the Company would, on behalf of the MOTC 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. As of December 31, 2006, the remaining balance of funds to be disbursed to employees has totally transferred to Privatization Fund. On March 27, 2006 and August 7, 2006, the Company transferred $5,088,879 thousand and the remaining balance of $542,579 thousand, respectively, from the pension plan to the Privatization Fund.

The Labor Pension Act of ROC is effective beginning July 1, 2005 and this pension mechanism is considered as a defined contribution plan. The employees who were subject to the Labor Standards Law prior to the enforcement of this Act may choose to be subject to the pension mechanism under this Act or continue to remain to be subject to the pension mechanism under the Labor Standards Law. For those employees who were subject to the Labor Standards Law prior to July 1, 2005 and still work for the same company after July 1, 2005 and choose to be subject to the pension mechanism under this Act, their seniority as of July 1, 2005 shall be maintained. The rate of contribution by an employer to the Labor Pension Fund per month shall not be less than 6% of each employee’s monthly salary or wage. The Company contributes 6% of each employee’s monthly salary per month beginning July 1, 2005.

After privatization, the pension plan in accordance with the Labor Standards Law is considered as a defined benefit plan. The payments of pension are subject to the service periods and average salaries of six months of employees prior to retirement. The pension assets is funded monthly at 15% or less of their wages and is also administered by a pension committee and deposited in its name in the Central Trust of China Company.

Pension costs amounted to $3,320,263 thousand ($3,256,357 thousand subject to defined benefit plan and $63,906 thousand subject to defined contribution plan) and $2,300,790 thousand ($2,285,275 thousand subject to defined benefit plan and $15,515 thousand subject to defined contributed plan) for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.

Pension information of the defined benefit plan is summarized as follows:

 

  a. Components of net periodic pension cost for the year

 

     2006     2005 (After
Privatization)
 

Service costs

   $ 3,072,678     $ 1,191,790  

Interest costs

     58,200       —    

Projected return on plan assets

     (65,636 )     (14,253 )

Amortization

     46,690       —    

Effect of curtailment or settlement

     144,425       —    
                
   $ 3,256,357     $ 1,177,537  
                

 

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  b. Reconciliation between the funded status of the plan and accrued pension cost is summarized as follows:

 

     December 31  
     2006     2005  

Benefit obligation

    

Vested benefit obligation

   $ (2,308,643 )   $ (995,410 )

Non-vested benefit obligation

     (1,526,250 )     (406,068 )
                

Accumulated benefit obligation

     (3,834,893 )     (1,401,478 )

Additional benefit obligation

     (683,674 )     (281,909 )
                

Projected benefit obligation

     (4,518,567 )     (1,683,387 )

Fair values of plan assets

     2,914,999       1,637,730  
                

Funded status

     (1,603,568 )     (45,657 )

Unrecognized net loss

     349,867       503,709  
                

(Accrued pension liabilities)/prepaid pension cost (recognized as other current assets)

   $ (1,253,701 )   $ 458,052  
                

c.      Vested benefit

   $ 3,174,285     $ 1,226,327  
                

d.      Actuarial assumptions

    

Discount rate used in determining present value

     2.00 %     2.25 %

Rate of compensation increase

     1.50 %     2.0 %

Rate of return on plan assets

     3.00 %     3.0 %

e.      Contributions and payments of the Fund

    
     2006     2005 (After
Privatization)
 

Contributions

   $ 1,543,744     $ 585,560  
                

Payments

   $ 6,869     $ 9,918  
                

 

25. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

As the Company was a state-owned enterprise, the ROC Government is one of the Company’s customers. The Company provides fixed-line services, wireless services, Internet and data and other services to the various departments and agencies 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 users were not maintained by the Company. The Company believes that all costs of doing business are reflected in the financial statements and that no additional expenditures would be incurred as a result of the privatization being completed.

 

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

 

Company

  

Relationship

CHIEF Telecom, Inc. (“CHIEF”)    Subsidiary
New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.)    Subsidiary
Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.)    Subsidiary
Taiwan International Standard Electronics Ltd. (“TISE”)    Equity-accounted investee
Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd. (“CSI”)    Subsidiary of equity - accounted investee
Chunghwa Precision Test Technical Co., Ltd. (“CHPT”)    Subsidiary of equity - accounted investee
Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc. (“CHTG”)    Subsidiary of equity - accounted investee

 

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

 

     December 31
     2006    2005
     Amount    %    Amount    %

1)      Receivables

           

Trade notes and accounts receivable

           

CHTG

   $ 43,999    —      $ 49,436    —  

CHIEF

     3,769    —        —      —  

CHPT

     —           20,724    —  
                       
   $ 47,768    —      $ 70,160    —  
                       

2)      Payables

           

Trade notes and accounts payable

           

TISE

   $ 202,205    2    $ 41,058    —  

CSI

     191,662    2      54,832    1

CHTG

     18,211    —        27,718    —  
                       
   $ 412,078    4    $ 123,608    1
                       

Accrued expenses

           

TISE

   $ 92,156    —      $ 48,852    —  

CHTG

     18,632    —        11,119    —  

CSI

     1,517    —        26,567    —  
                       
   $ 112,305    —      $ 86,538    —  
                       

Payable to construction supplier (included in “other current liabilities”)

           

TISE

   $ 345,246    3    $ 318,653    2

CSI

     13,331    —        22,227    —  
                       
   $ 358,577    3    $ 340,880    2
                       

3)      Revenues

           

CHTG

   $ 95,127    —      $ 101,086    —  

CHIEF

     33,667    —        —      —  

CHPT

     13,774    —        24,492    —  
                       
   $ 142,568    —      $ 125,578    —  
                       

4)      Operating costs and expenses

           

TISE

   $ 374,209    —      $ 135,268    —  

CSI

     306,075    —        89,137    —  

CHTG

     101,059    —        80,360    —  
                       
   $ 781,343    —      $ 304,765    —  
                       

(Continued)

 

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     December 31
     2006    2005
     Amount    %    Amount    %

5)      Acquisition of properties

           

TISE

   $ 920,236    3    $ 477,988    2

CSI

     283,309    1      315,830    1

CHTG

     864    —        12,992    —  
                       
   $ 1,204,409    4    $ 806,810    3
                       

(Concluded)

The foregoing transactions with related parties were conducted under normal commercial terms.

 

26. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

As of December 31, 2006, the Company’s remaining commitments under non-cancelable contracts with various parties were as follows:

 

  a. Acquisitions of buildings of $1,575,422 thousand.

 

  b. Acquisitions of telecommunications equipment of $15,479,152 thousand.

 

  c. Unused letters of credit of approximately $1,364,451 thousand.

 

  d. Contract to print billing, envelopes and telephone directories of approximately $346,414 thousand.

 

  e. The Company also has non-cancelable operating leases covering certain buildings, computers, computer peripheral equipment and operation system software under contracts that expire in various years. Minimum rental commitments under those leases are as follows:

 

Year

   Rental Amount

2007

   $ 1,094,372

2008

     730,291

2009

     471,241

2010

     264,500

2011 and thereafter

     131,184

 

  f. A commitment to contribute $2,500,000 thousand to a Fixed-Line Fund administered by the Ministry of Interior Affairs and Taiwan Power Company, of which $1,000,000 thousand has been contributed by the Company on June 30, 1995. If the balance of the Fixed-Line Fund is not sufficient for its purpose, the above three parties will determine when to raise additional funds and the contribution amounts from each party.

 

  g. 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 the Company on August 15, 1996. When the fund is not sufficient, the Company will contribute the remaining $1,000,000 thousand after getting the notification from the Taipei City Government.

 

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  h. A portion of the land used by the Company during the period July 1, 1996 to December 31, 2004 was co-owned by the Company and Taiwan Post Co., Ltd. (the former Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd. directorate General of Postal Service). In accordance with the claims process in Taiwan, on July 12, 2005, the Taiwan Taipei District Court sent a claim notice to the Company to reimburse Taiwan Post Co., Ltd. in the amount of $767,852 thousand for land usage compensation due to the portion of land usage area in excess of the Company’s ownership and along with interest calculated at 5% interest rate from June 30, 2005 to the payment date. However, the Company believes that the computation used to derive the land usage compensation amount is inaccurate because most of the compensation amount has expired as result of the expiration clause. Therefore, the Company has filed an appeal at the Taiwan Taipei District Court. As of March 13, 2007, the case is still in the procedure of the first instance at the Taiwan Taipei District Court.

 

27. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Company has acquired 31.5% shares of SENAO International Co., Ltd. (“SENAO”) amounted 70,373 thousand common shares by public tender on January 8, 2007, for purchasing price of $15.1 each share, totally $1,062,632 thousand. SENAO engages in communication machine sales and software service.

 

28. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

  a. Fair value of financial instruments were as follows:

 

     December 31
     2006    2005
     Carrying
Amount
   Fair Value    Carrying
Amount
   Fair Value

Assets

           

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 70,639,453    $ 70,639,453    $ 41,890,668    $ 41,890,668

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - current

     59,119      59,119      35,000      34,986

Available-for-sale financial assets

     6,950,642      6,950,642      14,067,017      14,136,195

Trade notes and accounts receivable, net

     12,586,976      12,586,976      12,839,005      12,839,005

Other current monetary assets

     5,963,897      5,963,897      5,706,740      5,706,740

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - noncurrent

     —        —        500,000      481,410

Investments accounted for using equity method

     2,024,981      2,134,951      1,524,938      1,763,711

Financial assets carried at cost

     1,941,280      1,941,280      1,866,280      1,866,280

Other noncurrent monetary assets

     2,000,000      2,000,000      2,000,000      2,000,000

Refundable deposits

     1,510,435      1,510,435      1,577,167      1,577,167

Liabilities

           

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     24,844      24,844      —        —  

Trade notes and accounts payable

     9,859,679      9,859,679      10,332,306      10,332,306

Accrued expenses

     18,909,126      18,909,126      15,526,947      15,526,947

Current portion of long-term loans

     300,000      300,000      200,000      200,000

Long-term loans

     —        —        300,000      300,000

Customers’ deposits

     6,597,003      6,597,003      7,391,902      7,391,902

On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the newly released Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 34, “Accounting for Financial Instruments” (“SFAS No. 34”), and the related information refers to the Note 3 to the financial statements.

 

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

 

  1) The fair values of certain financial instruments recognized in the balance sheet generally correspond to the market prices of the financial assets. Because of the short maturities of these instruments, the carrying value represents a reasonable basis to estimate fair values. This method does not apply to the financial instruments discussed in notes 2, 3, and 4 below.

 

  2) If the financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss and the available-for-sale financial assets have quoted market prices in an active market, the quoted market prices are viewed as fair values. If the market price of the available-for-sale financial assets are not immediately available, they must be calculated using standard valuation models on the basis of current market parameters. The Company adopt fair value of accounting for estimates and assumptions for derivatives; these estimates and assumptions are used consistently by the investors in the market and can be obtained by the Company.

 

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

 

  4) The fair value of long-term loans (including current portion) is discounted value based on projected cash flow. The projected cash flows were discounted using the maturity dates of long-term loans.

 

  c. Fair value of financial instruments were as follow:

 

    

Amount Based on Quoted
Market Price

December 31

   Amount Determined Using
Valuation Techniques
December 31
     2006    2005    2006    2005

Assets

           

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss- current

   $ 59,119    $ 34,986    $ —      $ —  

Available-for-sale financial assets

     6,950,642      14,136,195      —        —  

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss- noncurrent

     —        —        —        481,410

Liabilities

           

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     24,844      —        —        —  

 

  d. Information about financial risks

 

  1) Market risk

The foreign exchange rate fluctuations would result in the Company’s foreign-currency-dominated assets and liabilities and open forward exchange contracts exposed to fair value risk and cash flow risk.

The fluctuations of market price would result in the index future contracts exposed to fair value risk and cash flow risk.

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

 

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  2) Credit risk

Credit risk represents the potential loss that would be incurred by the Company if the counter-parties or third-parties breached contracts. Financial instruments with positive fair values at the balance sheet date are evaluated for credit risk. The counter-parties or third-parties to the foregoing financial instruments are reputable financial institutions and business organizations. Management believes that the Company’s exposure to default by those parties is low.

 

  3) Liquidation risk

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

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

 

29. ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES

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

 

  a. Financing provided: Please see Table 1.

 

  b. Endorsement/guarantee provided: None.

 

  c. Marketable securities held: Please see Table 2.

 

  d. Marketable securities acquired and disposed of at costs or prices at least $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please see Table 3.

 

  e. Acquisition of individual real estate at costs of at least $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please see Table 4.

 

  f. Disposal of individual real estate at prices of at least $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please see Table 5.

 

  g. Total purchase from or sale to related parties amounting to at least $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None.

 

  h. Receivables from related parties amounting to $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None.

 

  i. Names, locations, and other information of investees on which the Company exercises significant influence: Please see Table 6.

 

  j. Financial transaction: Please see Notes 6 and 28.

 

  k. Investment in Mainland China: None.

 

30. SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

  a. Industry

The financial information of the Company by industry: Please see Table 7.

 

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  b. Geographic

As of December 31, 2006, the Company had established a foreign operation in Hong Kong, but not on operating stage yet.

 

  c. Foreign revenue

The foreign revenue of the Company is less than 10% of total sales.

 

  d. Major customers

No single customer accounts for more than 10% of total revenues.

 

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TABLE 1

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

FINANCING PROVIDED

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

No.

 

Financing Name

 

Counter-
party

 

Financial
Statement
Account

  Maximum
Balance for
the Period
  Ending
Balance
    Interest
Rate
   

Type of
Financing

  Transaction
Amounts
 

Reasons for
Short-term
Financing

  Allowance for
Doubtful
Accounts
  Collateral   Financing
Limit for
Each
Borrowing
Company
    Financing
Company’s
Financing
Amount
Limits
 
                      Item   Value    

1

 

CHIEF Telecom

 

CHIEF Telecom (Hong Kong) Limited

 

Other receivable - related party

  $ 879   $
 
—  
(Note 1
 
)
  —      

Necessary for short-term financing.

  $ —    

For revolving fund

  $ —     —     $ —     $
 
 —  
(Note 3
 
)
  $
 
 274,069
(Note 4
 
)

2

 

Unigate Telecom Inc.

 

CHIEF Telecom

 

Other receivable - related party

  9,877    
 
—  
(Note 2
 
)
  4 %  

Necessary for short-term financing.

    —    

For revolving fund

    —     —       —      
 
813,696
(Note 3
 
)
   
 
274,069
(Note 4
 
)

Note 1: CHIEF Telecom received the payment on October 27, 2006.

 

Note 2: CHIEF Telecom repaid the payment on October 20, 2006.

 

Note 3: According to CHIEF Telecom’s “Operational Procedures for Loaning Funds to Others”, the amount shall not exceed 2.5 times of the lender’s net worth.

 

Note 4: According to CHIEF Telecom’s “Operational Procedures for Loaning Funds to Others”, the amount shall not exceed 50% of CHIEF Telecom’s paid-up capital.

 

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TABLE 2

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

MARKETABLE SECURITIES HELD

DECEMBER 31, 2006

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

No.

  

Held Company Name

  

Marketable Securities Type and Name

   Relationship with the
Company
  

Financial Statement Account

   December 31, 2006    

Note

              

Shares

(Thousands/

Thousand Units)

  

Carrying Value

(Note 6)

    Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
   

0

  

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

   Common stock                   
     

Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.

   Equity-accounted investee   

Investments accounted for using equity method

   98,000    $ 974,805     49    $ 974,805     Note 1
     

Taiwan International Standard Electronics

   Equity-accounted
investee
  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   1,760      609,004     40      780,282     Note 1
     

Spring House Entertainment Inc.

   Equity-accounted
investee
  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   2,016      17,761     30      2,027     Note 1
     

CHIEF Telecom

   Subsidiary   

Investments accounted for using equity method

   38,370      273,411     70      227,837     Note 1
     

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

   Subsidiary   

Investments accounted for using equity method

   —       
US$
—  
 
 
(1)
  100     
US$
—  
( 1
 
)
  Note 3
     

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

   Subsidiary   

Investments accounted for using equity method

   —       
US$
—  
( 1
 
)
  100     
US$
—  
( 1
 
)
  Note 3

.

     

Chunghwa International

Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.

   Subsidiary   

Prepayment for long-term investment

   15,000      150,000     100      150,000     Note 7
     

Taipei Financial Center

     

Financial assets carried at cost

   288,211      1,789,530     12      1,577,472     Note 2
     

RPTI International

     

Financial assets carried at cost

   9,234      71,500     12      108,804     Note 2
     

iD Branding Ventures

     

Financial assets carried at cost

   7,500      75,000     8      74,856     Note 2
     

Siemens Telecommunication Systems

     

Financial assets carried at cost

   75      5,250     15      218,250     Note 2
     

Formosa Chemicals & Fiber Corporation

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   90      4,548     —        4,905     Note 5
     

Fu Sheng Group

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   240      7,201     —        7,656     Note 5
     

Oriental Union Chemical Corporation

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   320      6,521     —        6,976     Note 5
     

China Motor Corporation

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   417      12,149     —        12,513     Note 5
     

Lite-On Technology Corporation

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   150      5,994     —        6,608     Note 5
     

D-Link Corporation

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   258      8,216     —        11,025     Note 5
     

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   21      668     —        1,178     Note 5
     

Sinoking Technology Development Ltd.

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   250      7,351     —        7,738     Note 5
     

ZyXEL Communications Corp.

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   268      10,742     —        10,881     Note 5
     

Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc.

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   160      5,160     —        6,360     Note 5
     

Taiwan Life Insurance

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   142      5,587     —        6,234     Note 5
     

Lite-On IT Corporation

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   350      9,429     —        10,938     Note 5
     

Norm Pacific Automation Corp.

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   130      3,739     —        4,290     Note 5
     

Stock

                  
     

Acerinox Sa EUR0.25

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   10      7,014     —        9,683     Note 5
     

Agf - Assur Gen De France

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      7,156     —        8,071     Note 5
     

Air France-Klm EUR8.50

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   7      6,943     —        9,404     Note 5

(Continued)

 

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No.  

Held Company Name

 

Marketable Securities Type and Name

  Relationship with the
Company
 

Financial Statement Account

  December 31, 2006   Note
         

Shares

(Thousands/

Thousand Units)

 

Carrying Value

(Note 6)

  Percentage of
Ownership
  Market Value or
Net Asset Value
 
   

Alleanza Assicurazioni EUR0.5

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  18   $ 6,834     $ 7,709   Note 5
   

Allianz Se-Reg Cmzb 10 1/2 05/31/07

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  1     6,899       7,979   Note 5
   

Alstom

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     6,884       8,588   Note 5
   

Anglo Irish Bank Corp Plc EUR0.16

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  13     6,996       8,510   Note 5
   

Asml Holding Nv Ord

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  9     6,839       7,276   Note 5
   

Assicurazioni Generali EUR1

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  6     6,848       7,904   Note 5
   

Banco Popolare Di Verona E N EUR3.6

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  7     6,769       6,950   Note 5
   

Banco Santander Central Hisp EUR0.50

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  13     6,835       8,019   Note 5
   

Bnp Paribas Ord Shs

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     6,930       6,901   Note 5
   

Continental Ag Ord Npv

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     6,869       6,845   Note 5
   

Credit Agricole Sa EUR3

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  5     6,865       6,445   Note 5
   

Crh Plc Ord EUR0.32

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  6     6,912       8,284   Note 5
   

Enel

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  23     6,799       7,636   Note 5
   

Eni Spa EUR1

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  7     6,766       7,733   Note 5
   

Fomento De Construc Y Contra

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     6,988       8,222   Note 5
   

Fugro Nv-Cva EUR0.05

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  5     6,643       7,829   Note 5
   

Heineken Nv Ord Nr

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  5     6,789       7,090   Note 5
   

Inbev Nv Npv

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  4     6,789       8,134   Note 5
   

Inditex Reg Shs

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  4     6,827       7,873   Note 5
   

Kon Kpv Nv Shs

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  16     6,795       7,516   Note 5
   

L’oreal EUR0.20

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     6,874       6,741   Note 5
   

M.A.N Ag Ord

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     6,266       6,495   Note 5
   

Muenchener Rueckver Ag-Reg Npv (Regd)

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  1     6,806       7,290   Note 5
   

Neopost Sa EUR1

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     7,147       7,103   Note 5
   

Randstad Holding Nv EUR0.10

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  3     7,042       7,504   Note 5
   

Royal Dutch Shell Plc-A Shs ‘A’shs EUR0.07

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  6     6,727       7,316   Note 5
   

Ryanair Holdings Plc Ord EUR0.0127

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  17     7,007       7,575   Note 5
   

Saipem EUR1

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  10     6,681       8,331   Note 5
   

Sbm Offshore Nv EUR0.25 (Post Subdivision)

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  8     6,797       8,671   Note 5
   

Schneider Electric Sa EUR8

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     6,852       6,657   Note 5
   

SOCIETE GENERALE EUR1.25

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  1     6,937       7,342   Note 5
   

Solvay Sa Npv Npv

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     6,708       7,632   Note 5
   

Telekom Austria Ag Ord Shs

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  9     7,061       7,818   Note 5
   

Thyssenkrupp Ag Npv Npv

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  6     6,788       9,567   Note 5
   

Umicore Act

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  1     6,780       7,819   Note 5
   

Vallourec EUR4 (Post Subdivision)

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  1     6,659       8,445   Note 5
   

Vinci Sa EUR5

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     6,812       7,792   Note 5
   

Aegis Group Plc GBP0.05

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  58     4,847       5,214   Note 5
   

Aggreko Plc Ord

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  21     4,805       5,920   Note 5
   

Anglo American Plc Ord USD0.50

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  3     4,745       5,014   Note 5
   

Arm Holdings Plc Ord GBP0.0005

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  65     4,728       5,201   Note 5
   

Astrazeneca Plc Ord USD0.25

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     4,811       4,231   Note 5
   

Aviva Plc Ordinary 25p Shares

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  10     4,683       5,141   Note 5
   

Bae Systems Ord 2.5p

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  18     4,624       4,974   Note 5
   

Balfour Beatty Plc GBP0.50

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  19     4,712       5,362   Note 5
   

Barclays Ord GBP0.25

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  11     4,694       5,029   Note 5
   

Barratt Developments Plc Ord

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  7     4,763       5,735   Note 5

(Continued)

 

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No.    Held Company Name   

Marketable Securities Type and Name

   Relationship with the
Company
  

Financial Statement Account

   December 31, 2006    Note
              

Shares

(Thousands/

Thousand
Units)

  

Carrying Value

(Note 6)

   Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
  
     

Bhp Billiton Plc USD0.50

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   7    $ 4,693       $ 4,384    Note 5
     

Bp Plc Ord USD0.25

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   16      5,967         5,922    Note 5
     

Bt Group Ord GBP0.05

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   27      4,785         5,280    Note 5
     

Burberry Group Plc Ord GBP0.0005

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   14      4,776         5,607    Note 5
     

Cable & Wireless Plc Ord GBP0.25

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   52      4,714         5,242    Note 5
     

De La Rue Ord GBP0.2777

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   12      4,750         5,064    Note 5
     

Firstgroup Plc

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   14      4,765         5,243    Note 5
     

Glaxosmithkline Plc Ord GBP0.25

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      2,697         2,629    Note 5
     

Imi Plc Ord GBP0.25

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   14      4,721         4,647    Note 5
     

Intercontinental Hotels Grou Ord GBP0.114285

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   8      4,713         6,091    Note 5
     

Marks & Spencer Group Plc Ord GBP0.25

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   12      4,763         5,328    Note 5
     

Morrison <Wm.> Supermarkets Ord GBP0.10

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   29      4,752         4,776    Note 5
     

Reckitt Benckiser Ord GBP0.105263 Ord

GBP0.105263

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      4,785         4,964    Note 5
     

Royal Dutch Shell Plc-A Shs ‘A’shs EUR0.07

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1      1,408         1,438    Note 5
     

Scot + Sthn Energy Ord GBP0.50

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   6      4,771         5,713    Note 5
     

Scot Power Plc Ord GBP0.42

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   12      4,717         5,512    Note 5
     

Tate & Lyle Plc Ord GBP0.25

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   9      4,296         4,283    Note 5
     

Vodafone Group Plc Ord USD0.11428571

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   20      1,675         1,794    Note 5
     

Xstrata Plc Ord USD0.50

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      4,693         5,325    Note 5
     

Asahi Kasei Corp Ord

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   17      3,431         3,629    Note 5
     

Canon Inc Ord

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      3,334         3,672    Note 5
     

Dainippon Ink & Chemicals

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   28      3,440         3,560    Note 5
     

Eisai Co Ltd.

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      3,446         3,584    Note 5
     

Elpida Memory Inc Npv

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      3,414         4,122    Note 5
     

Familymart Co Ltd. Familymart Co Ltd.

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      3,256         3,463    Note 5
     

Fanuc Ltd.

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1      3,535         3,854    Note 5
     

Glory Ltd. Npv

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   6      3,500         3,420    Note 5
     

Hankyu Department Stores

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   13      3,410         3,534    Note 5
     

Itochu Techno-Solutions Corp Npv

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      3,284         3,122    Note 5
     

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. Npv

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   16      3,562         4,082    Note 5
     

Konica Corp Shs

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   7      3,292         3,223    Note 5
     

Kyocera Corp Ord

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1      3,384         3,690    Note 5
     

Mitsubishi Corp Ord

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   6      3,407         3,683    Note 5
     

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Gro Npv

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   —        3,441         3,625    Note 5
     

Mitsui Fudosan Co Ltd.

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   5      3,633         3,980    Note 5
     

Nichirei Corp Npv

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   19      3,488         3,473    Note 5
     

Nikon Corp

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   5      3,268         3,576    Note 5
     

Nintendo Corp Ltd.

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   1      3,670         4,234    Note 5
     

Nippon Electric Glass Co Ltd.

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   5      3,465         3,425    Note 5
     

Nippon Mining Holdings Inc Npv

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   16      3,477         3,636    Note 5
     

Nippon Steel Corp

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   25      3,402         4,686    Note 5
     

Nissan Motor Co Ltd.

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   9      3,348         3,377    Note 5
     

Nsk Limited

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   12      3,373         3,857    Note 5
     

Olympus Corp Shs Jpy

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   3      3,019         3,075    Note 5
     

Sekisui Chemical Co

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   13      3,475         3,381    Note 5
     

Shin Etsu Chemical Co Ltd. JPY50

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      3,288         3,494    Note 5

(Continued)

 

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No.  

Held Company Name

 

Marketable Securities Type and Name

  Relationship with the
Company
 

Financial Statement Account

  December 31, 2006   Note
         

Shares

(Thousands/

Thousand
Units)

 

Carrying Value

(Note 6)

  Percentage of
Ownership
  Market Value or
Net Asset Value
 
   

Stanley Electric Co Ltd.

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  5   $ 3,484     $ 3,529   Note 5
   

Sumitomo Corporation

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  8     3,436       3,904   Note 5
   

Sumitomo Heavy Ind Npv

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  11     3,392       3,768   Note 5
   

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd.

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  9     3,580       3,766   Note 5
   

Sumitomo Rubber Industries

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  9     3,491       3,622   Note 5
   

Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co Npv

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  10     3,224       3,420   Note 5
   

Taiheiyo Cement Corporation

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  27     3,347       3,448   Note 5
   

Taiyo Yuden Co Ltd.

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  7     3,690       4,028   Note 5
   

Teijin Ltd. Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  17     3,345       3,415   Note 5
   

Terumo Corporation

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  3     3,362       3,334   Note 5
   

Tokyo Electron Ltd. Shs

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  1     3,511       3,599   Note 5
   

Toto Limited Ord

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  11     3,457       3,593   Note 5
   

Toyota Mtr Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     3,245       3,708   Note 5
   

Abbott Laboratories Com Npv

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  4     5,380       5,559   Note 5
   

Allstate Corp Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  3     5,453       5,641   Note 5
   

American International Group Com USD2.50

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     5,470       5,837   Note 5
   

Archer Daniels Midland Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  5     5,439       4,691   Note 5
   

Baker Hughes Inc Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  3     5,590       6,140   Note 5
   

Bear Stearns Companies Inc Com USD1

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  1     5,490       6,049   Note 5
   

Becton Dickinson & Co Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     5,710       5,586   Note 5
   

Bmc Software Inc Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  5     5,576       5,579   Note 5
   

Caremark Rx Inc Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  3     5,566       5,618   Note 5
   

Carnival Corp Com USD0.01 Paired Stock

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  4     5,492       5,617   Note 5
   

Chevrontexaco Corp Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  3     5,499       6,347   Note 5
   

Citrix Systems Inc Com Stk USD0.001

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  5     5,570       4,356   Note 5
   

Cooper Inds Ltd. Cl A

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     5,525       5,766   Note 5
   

Csx Corp Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  5     5,521       5,630   Note 5
   

Emerson Electric Co Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  4     5,480       5,700   Note 5
   

Freeport-Mcmoran Coppe Cl B

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  3     5,383       6,116   Note 5
   

General Mills Inc General Mills Inc

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  3     5,467       5,614   Note 5
   

Gilead Sciences Inc Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  3     5,633       5,687   Note 5
   

Goldman Sachs Group In Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  1     5,508       6,219   Note 5
   

Google Inc-Cl A Cl A

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  —       5,597       6,199   Note 5
   

Heinz H J Co Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  4     5,488       5,880   Note 5
   

Hilton Hotels Corp Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  6     5,458       6,852   Note 5
   

Intl Game Tech Com USD0.000625

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  4     5,516       6,090   Note 5
   

Intuit Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  5     5,674       5,049   Note 5
   

Johnson & Johnson Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     4,883       4,887   Note 5
   

Kohls Corp Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     5,563       5,505   Note 5
   

Lehman Bros Hldgs Inc Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     5,465       5,617   Note 5
   

Limited Brands Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  6     5,500       5,686   Note 5
   

Lockheed Martin Corp Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  2     5,500       5,762   Note 5
   

Marriott International-Cl A Com USD0.01 Class

‘A’

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  4     5,535       6,465   Note 5
   

Mcdonald’s Corp Com USD0.01

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  4     5,477       6,069   Note 5
   

Metlife Inc Com

   

Available-for-sale financial assets

  3     5,541       5,701   Note 5

(Continued)

 

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No.

   Held Company Name   

Marketable Securities Type and Name

   Relationship with the
Company
  

Financial Statement Account

   December 31, 2006   

Note

              

Shares

(Thousands/

Thousand Units)

  

Carrying Value

(Note 6)

   Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
  
     

Molex Inc Com USD0.05

      Available-for-sale financial assets    4    $ 5,462    —      $ 4,442    Note 5
     

Newell Rubbermaid Inc Com

      Available-for-sale financial assets    6      5,467    —        5,433    Note 5
     

Nordstrom Inc Com

      Available-for-sale financial assets    4      5,576    —        6,087    Note 5
     

Novellus Sys Inc Com

      Available-for-sale financial assets    6      5,621    —        6,792    Note 5
     

Nucor Corp Com Stk USD0.40

      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      5,478    —        6,142    Note 5
     

Office Depot Inc Com

      Available-for-sale financial assets    4      5,479    —        5,121    Note 5
     

Omnicom Group Inc Com

      Available-for-sale financial assets    1      4,903    —        5,023    Note 5
     

Oracle Corp Com

      Available-for-sale financial assets    9      5,524    —        5,202    Note 5
     

Pactiv Corp Com

      Available-for-sale financial assets    6      5,500    —        6,839    Note 5
     

Principal Financial Group Com USD0.01

      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      5,475    —        5,897    Note 5
     

Quest Diagnostics Inc Com USD0.01

      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      5,460    —        5,758    Note 5
     

Robert Half Intl Inc Com

      Available-for-sale financial assets    5      5,844    —        5,956    Note 5
     

Rockwell Collins Com

      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      5,527    —        6,177    Note 5
     

Schlumberger Ltd. Com USD0.01

      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      5,505    —        5,882    Note 5
     

United States Steel Corp Com

      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      5,522    —        7,217    Note 5
     

V F Corp Com

      Available-for-sale financial assets    2      5,440    —        5,964    Note 5
     

Waste Mgmt Inc Del Com

      Available-for-sale financial assets    5      5,434    —        5,468    Note 5
     

Wellpoint Inc Common

      Available-for-sale financial assets    2      5,464    —        5,530    Note 5
     

Beneficiary certificates (mutual fund)

                    
     

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

      Available-for-sale financial assets    —        618,324    —        629,135    Note 4
     

Fuh Hwa Heirloon No. 2 Balanced Fund

      Available-for-sale financial assets    17,750      250,000    —        257,245    Note 4
     

HSBC Taiwan Safe & Rich Fund

      Available-for-sale financial assets    4,827      80,000    —        91,572    Note 4
     

HSBC Global Balanced Select Fund

      Available-for-sale financial assets    5,284      60,000    —        65,801    Note 4
     

AIG Flagship Global Balanced Fund of Funds

      Available-for-sale financial assets    4,274      50,000    —        54,487    Note 4
     

ING CHB Tri-Gold Balanced Portfolio

      Available-for-sale financial assets    8,143      100,000    —        108,062    Note 4
     

Fubon Global Reit Fund

      Available-for-sale financial assets    11,000      110,000    —        131,670    Note 4
     

Jih Sun Navigation No. 1 Fund

      Available-for-sale financial assets    5,000      50,050    —        54,050    Note 4
     

HSBC Trinity Balanced Fund

      Available-for-sale financial assets    8,000      80,000    —        86,375    Note 4
     

JF (Taiwan) Pacific Balanced Fund

      Available-for-sale financial assets    10,000      100,000    —        106,921    Note 4
     

Polaris Global Reits Fund

      Available-for-sale financial assets    16,018      200,000    —        221,848    Note 4
     

JF (Taiwan) Global Balance Fund

      Available-for-sale financial assets    13,331      150,000    —        167,070    Note 4
     

JF (Taiwan) Wealth Management Fund

      Available-for-sale financial assets    7,362      78,636    —        85,552    Note 4
     

Shinkong Strategy Balanced Fund

      Available-for-sale financial assets    18,348      199,108    —        208,235    Note 4
     

Fuh-Hua Home Run Fund

      Available-for-sale financial assets    9,977      100,000    —        101,702    Note 4
     

Fuh-Hua Total Return Fund

      Available-for-sale financial assets    9,872      100,000    —        104,936    Note 4
     

Fuh-Hua Elite Angel Fund

      Available-for-sale financial assets    947      10,000    —        10,294    Note 4
     

JF (Taiwan) Balanced Fund

      Available-for-sale financial assets    2,875      50,000    —        51,179    Note 4
     

Primasia S&P Global Fixed Income Fund

      Available-for-sale financial assets    4,673      50,000    —        50,657    Note 4
     

Franklin Templeton Global Bond Fund of Funds

      Available-for-sale financial assets    9,196      100,000    —        100,513    Note 4
     

HSBC European Stars Fund

      Available-for-sale financial assets    2,844      50,000    —        52,663    Note 4
     

Fuh-Hwa Olympic Global Fund

      Available-for-sale financial assets    8,993      100,000    —        100,899    Note 4
     

PCA Quality-Quantity Fund

      Available-for-sale financial assets    4,514      50,000    —        52,682    Note 4
     

Capital Asset Allocation

      Available-for-sale financial assets    7,753      100,000    —        108,951    Note 4
     

Fubon No. 1 Fund

      Available-for-sale financial assets    10,000      100,000    —        121,500    Note 4
     

Cathay No. 2 REIT

      Available-for-sale financial assets    5,000      50,000    —        57,700    Note 4

(Continued)

 

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No.   

Held Company Name

  

Marketable Securities Type
and Name

   Relationship with the
Company
  

Financial Statement Account

   December 31, 2006    Note
              

Shares

(Thousands/

Thousand Units)

  

Carrying Value

(Note 6)

   Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
  
      Fiedelity Euro Bond Fund       Available-for-sale financial assets    695    $ 334,593    —      $ 349,133    Note 4
      Credit Suisse BF (Lux) Euro Bond Fund       Available-for-sale financial assets    16      236,233    —        255,317    Note 4
      Fidelity European Highyield Fund       Available-for-sale financial assets    1,443      541,806    —        598,907    Note 4
      Parvest European Convertible Bond Fund       Available-for-sale financial assets    65      324,708    —        374,366    Note 4
      MFS Emerging Market Debt Fund       Available-for-sale financial assets    622      354,450    —        406,744    Note 4
      GAM USD Special Bond Fund       Available-for-sale financial assets    25      353,540    —        394,927    Note 4
      Fidelity US High Yield Fund       Available-for-sale financial assets    458      172,709    —        175,823    Note 4
      Fidelity Euro Balanced Fund       Available-for-sale financial assets    379      203,104    —        230,629    Note 4
1    CHIEF Telecom Inc.    Unigate Telecom Inc.    Subsidiary    Investments accounted for using equity method    1,000      10,159    100      10,159    Note 1
      CHIEF Telecom (Hong Kong) Limited    Subsidiary    Investments accounted for using equity method    10      1,373    99      1,373    Note 1
      eASPNet Inc.       Financial assets carried at cost    1,000      —      2      —      Note 2
      3 Link Information Service Co., Ltd.       Financial assets carried at cost    374      3,450    12      6,217    Note 2
      Purple Communications Ltd.       Financial assets carried at cost    857      —      —        —      Note 2
      Truswell Pegasus Fund       Available-for-sale financial assets    6      95    —        74    Note 4

Note 1:   The net asset values of unconsolidated companies were based on audited financial statements.   
Note 2:   The net asset values of unconsolidated companies were based on unaudited financial statements.   
Note 3:   New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.) and Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.) were incorporated in March 2006, but not on operating stage yet.   
Note 4:   The net asset values of beneficiary certification (mutual fund) were based on the net asset values as of December 31, 2006.   
Note 5:   Market value was based on the closing price of December 31, 2006.   
Note 6:   Available-for-sale financial assets and financial assets at fair value through profit and loss were showed at their original carrying amounts without the adjustments of fair values.   
Note 7:   The Company has acquired 100% shares of Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd. (“CIYP”) by prepaying $150,000 thousand in December 2006. CIYP finished registration on January 2, 2007.    (Concluded )

 

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TABLE 3

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

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

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

No.

 

Company
Name

 

Marketable Securities
Type and Name

 

Financial
Statement
Account

  Counter-
party
  Nature of
Relationship
  Beginning Balance   Acquisition   Disposal     Ending Balance
           

Shares
(Thousands/

Thousand
Units)

 

Amount

(Note 1)

 

Shares
(Thousands/

Thousand
Units)

  Amount  

Shares
(Thousands/

Thousand
Units)

  Amount  

Carrying
Value

(Note 1)

  Gain (Loss)
on Disposal
   

Shares
(Thousands/

Thousand
Units)

 

Amount

(Note 1)

0

  Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.   Beneficiary certificates (mutual fund)                          
   

ADAM Global Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      9,286   $ 100,000   —     $ —     9,286   $ 98,888   $ 100,000   $ (1,112 )   —     $ —  
   

NITC Taiwan Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      —       —     14,385     200,000   14,385     202,532     200,000     2,532     —       —  
   

Prudential Financial Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      —       —     13,867     200,000   13,867     202,538     200,000     2,538     —       —  
   

Jih Sun Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      —       —     14,847     200,000   14,847     202,448     200,000     2,448     —       —  
   

INVESTCO ROC Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      45,998     675,000   —       —     45,998     679,933     675,000     4,933     —       —  
   

Barits Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      40,857     490,000   —       —     40,857     494,147     490,000     4,147     —       —  
   

FUBON Ju-I III Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      41,413     500,000   —       —     41,413     504,046     500,000     4,046     —       —  
   

Fuhwa APEX Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      25,752     300,000   —       —     25,752     302,629     300,000     2,629     —       —  
   

Fuh-Hwa Albatross Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      11,679     130,000   —       —     11,679     131,218     130,000     1,218     —       —  
   

Shinkong Chi-Shin Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      77,829     1,100,000   —       —     77,829     1,113,221     1,100,000     13,221     —       —  
   

TIIM High Yield Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      42,545     519,555   4,907     60,000   47,452     588,374     579,555     8,819     —       —  
   

Fuh-Hwa YouLi Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      —       —     16,345     200,000   16,345     202,664     200,000     2,664     —       —  
   

MFS Emerging Market Debt Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      351     192,600   271     161,850   —       —       —       —       622     354,450
   

GAM USD Special Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      14     191,520   11     162,020   —       —       —       —       25     353,540
   

Fidelity US High Yield Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      —       —     458     172,709   —       —       —       —       458     172,709
   

JF (Taiwan) First Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      72,139     1,000,000   —       —     72,139     1,013,310     1,000,000     13,310     —       —  
   

JF (Taiwan) Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      66,450     1,000,000   —       —     66,450     1,013,423     1,000,000     13,423     —       —  
   

Dresdner Bond DAM

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      70,008     800,000   —       —     70,008     810,886     800,000     10,886     —       —  
   

ABN AMRO Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      60,579     900,000   —       —     60,579     912,552     900,000     12,552     —       —  
   

ABN AMRO Select Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      89,476     1,000,000   —       —     89,476     1,013,726     1,000,000     13,726     —       —  
   

HSBC Taiwan Dragon

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      13,147     200,000   —       —     13,147     202,523     200,000     2,523     —       —  
   

NITC Bond

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      12,326     2,000,000   —       —     12,326     2,027,524     2,000,000     27,524     —       —  
   

Tasihin Lucky Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      9,881     100,000   —       —     9,881     101,272     100,000     1,272     —       —  
   

Fuh-Hwa Heirloom No. 2 Balance

Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      —       —     28,051     390,000   10,301     148,452     140,000     8,452     17,750     250,000
   

Capital Asset Allocation

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      —       —     7,753     100,000   —       —       —       —       7,753     100,000
   

Polaris Global Reits Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      10,000     100,000   21,018     252,250   15,000     171,649     152,250     19,399     16,018     200,000
   

HSBC Taiwan Safe & Rich Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      —       —     6,637     110,000   1,810     31,878     30,000     1,878     4,827     80,000
   

ING CHB Tri-Gold Balanced

Portfolio

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      —       —     8,143     100,000   —       —       —       —       8,143     100,000
   

HSBC Trinity Balanced Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      25,000     250,000   —       —     17,000     176,117     170,000     6,117     8,000     80,000
   

Franklin Templeton Global Bond Fund of Funds

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      —       —     9,196     100,000   —       —       —       —       9,196     100,000
   

SKIT Strategy Balanced Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      9,396     100,000   13,641     150,000   4,689     52,251     50,892     1,359     18,348     199,108
   

Fuh-Hwa Olympic Global Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      —       —     8,993     100,000   —       —       —       —       8,993     100,000
   

Fiedelity Euro Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      1,256     604,960   26     12,427   587     280,897     282,794     (1,897 )   695     334,593
   

Credit Suisse BF (Lux) Euro Bond

Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      41     601,003   —       —     25     365,907     364,770     1,137     16     236,233
   

Fidelity European Highyield Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      539     193,500   904     348,306   —       —       —       —       1,443     541,806
   

Pervext European Convertible

Bond Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      —       —     65     324,708   —       —       —       —       65     324,708
   

Sinopia Alt-Gl Bd M/N 600 $I

Gbl Bd Mkt Neutr 600 USD I

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      —       —     —       618,324   —       —       —       —       —       618,324
   

Fidelity Euro Balanced Fund

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

      —       —     379     203,104   —       —       —       —       379     203,104
   

Yuanta Structured Principal

Protected Private Placement

 

Available-for-sale financial assets

- noncurrent

      50,000     500,000   —       —     50,000     473,666     500,000     (26,334 )   —       —  

Note 1: Available-for-sale financial assets and financial assets at fair value through profit and loss are showed at their original carrying amounts without the adjustments of fair values.

 

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TABLE 4

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

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

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

Company Name

   Property    Transaction
Date
   Transaction
Amount
   Payment
Term
  

Counter-party

   Nature of
Relationship
   Prior Transactions with Related Counter-party    Price
Reference
   Purpose of
Acquisition
   Other
Terms
                     Owner    Relationship    Transfer
Date
   Amount         

Chunghwa Telecom. Co., Ltd.

   Building    2006.2.17    $ 754,444    Paid   

Steve Lin Architect and Associates

   None    —      —      —      $ —      Bidding    New office    None
   Building    2006.3.13      178,880    Paid   

Bank of Taiwan

   None    —      —      —        —      Bidding    New office    None
   Building    2006.9.25      191,996    Paid   

Joe-Team Machinery Engineering Co., Ltd., etc.

   None    —      —      —        —      Bidding    Operating purpose    None

 

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TABLE 5

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

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

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

Company Name

 

Property

 

Date of
Disposal

 

Date of
Obtained

  Carrying
Amount
  Transaction
Amount
  Receipt
Condition
  Disposed
Gain
(Loss)
  Parties
Involved
  Relation
with the
Corporation
  Purpose   Reference for
Price
Settlement
  Other
Limitation

Chunghwa Telecom. Co., Ltd.

 

Land and building (No. 23 and 26, Jing Ping Duan, Zhong He City)

 

2006.12.28

 

Acquired from

October 1965 to June 2000

  $ 229,600   $ 764,436   Received   $ 534,836   Kindom
Construction
Corp.
  —     Revitalized
assets
  According to
appraisal
report:
negotiated price
 

 

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TABLE 6

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

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

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006

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

 

Investor
Company

  

Investee
Company

  

Location

  

Main
Businesses and
Products

   Original Investment Amount    Balance as of December 31, 2006     Net
Income
(Loss)
of the
Investee
    Recognized
Gain
(Loss)
    Note
            December 31,
2006
    December 31,
2005
   Shares
(Thousands)
   Percentage
of
Ownership
(%)
   Carrying
Value
       

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  

Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.

  

24F, No. 456, Hsinyi Rd., Sec. 4, Taipei

  

Investment

   $ 980,000     $ 980,000    98,000    49    $ 974,805     $ 51,269     $
 
25,122
(Note 1
 
)
  Equity-
accounted
investee
  

Taiwan International Standard Electronics

  

7F., No.409, Sec. 2, Tiding Blvd., Nei Hu District, Taipei

  

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

     164,000       164,000    1,760    40      609,004       22,877      
 
76,451
(Note 2
 
)
  Equity-
accounted
investee
  

CHIEF Telecom

  

1F., No. 250, Yang Guang Street, Nei Hu District, Taipei

  

Network communication and engine room hiring

     310,652       —      38,370    70      273,411       (44,239 )    
 
(37,178
(Note 3
)
)
  Subsidiary
  

Spring House Entertainment Inc.

  

3F-3, NO.3-2, Li Yuan District, San Zhong, Nan Gang District Street, Taipei

  

Network content manufacture broadcasts and information software

     22,409       —      2,016    30      17,761       (15,564 )    
 
(4,669
(Note 1
)
)
  Equity-
accounted
investee
  

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

  

British Virgin Islands

  

Investment

    
US$
 
—  
(1
(Note 4
 
)
)
    —      —      100     
US$
 
—  
( 1
(Note 4
 
)
)
    —        
 
—  
(Note 1
 
)
  Subsidiary
  

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

  

British Virgin Islands

  

Investment

    
US$
 
—  
(1
(Note 4
 
)
)
    —      —      100     
US$
 
—  
( 1
(Note 4
 
)
)
    —        
 
—  
(Note 1
 
)
  Subsidiary

CHIEF Telecom

  

Unigate Telecom Inc.

  

1F., No. 250, Yang Guang Street, Nei Hu District, Taipei

  

Network communication and engine room hiring.

     10,000       10,000    1,000    100      10,159       121      
 
121
(Note 1
 
)
  Subsidiary
  

CHIET Telecom (Hong Kong) Limited

  

Hong Kong

  

Telecom and Internet Service

     44       44    10    99      1,373       (78 )    
 
(78
(Note 1
)
)
  Subsidiary

Note 1: The equity in net income (net loss) of unconsolidated companies was based on audited financial statements.

 

Note 2: The equity in net gain of an unconsolidated company amounted to $9,151 thousand was calculated from audited financial statements plus a gain on realized upstream transactions of $114,481 thousand less a gain on unrealized upstream transactions of $47,181 thousand.

 

Note 3: The equity in net loss of an unconsolidated Company amounted to $30,967 thousand was calculated from audited financial statements less amortization between the investment cost and net value $6,211 thousand.

 

Note 4: New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.) and Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.) were incorporated in March, 2006 but not on operating stage yet.

 

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TABLE 6

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

INDUSTRY FINANCIAL INFORMATION

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005

(Amount in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

     Local
Telephone
Service
   Domestic Long
Distance Call
Service
   International
Long Distance
Call Service
   Cellular
Service
   Paging
Service
    Internet and
Data Service
(Note 6)
   All Other     Adjustment    

Total

 
                       

Year ended December 31, 2006

                       

Service revenues from external customers

   $ 37,364,097    $ 9,824,358    $ 13,977,600    $ 72,976,557    $ 67,891     $ 46,185,427    $ 3,991,048     $ —       $ 184,386,978  

Intersegment service revenues (Note 2)

     18,789,602      2,528,553      883      3,201,930      820       14,562,054      164,527       (39,248,369 )     —    
                                                                   

Total service revenues

   $ 56,153,699    $ 12,352,911    $ 13,978,483    $ 76,178,487    $ 68,711     $ 60,747,481    $ 4,155,575     $ (39,248,369 )   $ 184,386,978  
                                                                   

Segment income before income tax (Note 3)

   $ 1,390,422    $ 6,861,933    $ 2,861,437    $ 29,824,367    $ (34,422 )   $ 20,745,419    $ (286,274 )   $ —       $ 61,362,882  
                                                             

Interest income

                          803,642  

Equity in net gain of unconsolidated companies

                          59,726  

Other income

                          3,670,040  

Interest expense

                          (4,072 )

General expense (Note 4)

                          (4,143,467 )

Other expense

                          (4,105,435 )
                             

Income before tax

                        $ 57,643,316  
                             

Reportable assets (Note 5)

   $ 180,609,843    $ 5,078,010    $ 9,860,159    $ 59,829,886    $ 281,589     $ 91,005,358    $ 23,391,302     $ —       $ 370,056,147  
                                                             

Investment in unconsolidated companies and funds

                          5,996,261  

Other assets

                          84,930,944  
                             

Total assets

                       
                        $ 460,983,352  
                             

Depreciation expenses

   $ 18,131,845    $ 662,368    $ 549,986    $ 7,516,539    $ 3,911     $ 12,381,491    $ 685,403      
                                                       

Expenditures for segment assets

   $ 5,066,412    $ —      $ 349,797    $ 9,405,460    $ —       $ 12,477,445    $ 359,593      
                                                       

(Continued)

 

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     Local
Telephone
Service
   Domestic Long
Distance Call
Service
   International
Long Distance
Call Service
   Cellular
Service
   Paging
Service
    Internet and
Data Service
(Note 6)
   All Other     Adjustment    

Total

 
                       

Year ended December 31, 2005

                       

Service revenues from external customers

   $ 39,817,093    $ 10,867,980    $ 14,480,885    $ 72,770,629    $ 133,981     $ 42,144,613    $ 3,166,670     $ —       $ 183,381,851  

Intersegment service revenues (Note 2)

     17,358,793      2,400,164      753      1,167,342      956       14,806,290      15,788       (35,750,086 )     —    
                                                                   

Total service revenues

   $ 57,175,886    $ 13,268,144    $ 14,481,638    $ 73,937,971    $ 134,937     $ 56,950,903    $ 3,182,458     $ (35,750,086 )   $ 183,381,851  
                                                                   

Segment income before income tax (Note 3)

   $ 3,504,990    $ 7,786,794    $ 3,320,315    $ 31,068,922    $ (242,698 )   $ 17,532,971    $ (302,810 )   $ —       $ 62,668,484  
                                                             

Interest income

                          451,457  

Equity in net gain of unconsolidated companies

                          160,080  

Other income

                          3,148,885  

Interest expense

                          (1,999 )

General expense (Note 4)

                          (4,121,689 )

Other expense

                          (2,702,367 )
                             

Income before tax

                       
                        $ 59,602,851  
                             

Reportable assets (Note 5)

   $ 192,305,526    $ 6,340,943    $ 11,778,224    $ 61,981,515    $ 244,828     $ 98,536,543    $ 17,392,229     $ —       $ 388,579,808  
                                                             

Investment in unconsolidated companies and funds

                          5,891,218  

Other assets

                          64,431,582  
                             

Total assets

                       
                        $ 458,902,608  
                             

Depreciation expenses

   $ 19,202,843    $ 727,827    $ 661,089    $ 6,979,627    $ 214,353     $ 12,370,013    $ 578,434      
                                                       

Expenditures for segment assets

   $ 4,895,549    $ 301,447    $ 228,810    $ 4,481,786    $ —       $ 12,388,182    $ 618,653      
                                                       

Note 1: The major business segments operated by the Group are local telephone service, domestic long distance call service, international long distance call service, cellular service, paging service, internet and data service and other service.

 

Note 2: Inter-division revenue from goods and services.

 

Note 3: Represents revenue minus costs and operating expenses. Operating expenses include costs and expenses directly pertaining to an industry segment, i.e., excluding general and interest expense.

 

Note 4: Represents general expense that cannot be allocated to each division.

 

Note 5: Represents tangible assets used by the industry segment, excluding:

 

  a. Assets maintained for general corporate purposes.

 

  b. Advances or loans to another industry segment.

 

  c. Long-term investments accounted for using equity method.

 

Note 6:Service revenues of internet and data service and electronic rent are included.

(Concluded)

 

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