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 April 30, 2008

 

 

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)

 

 

21-3 Hsinyi Road Sec. 1,

Taipei, Taiwan, 100 R.O.C.

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

 

 

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

Form 20-F      x            Form 40-F              

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

Yes                      No      x    

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

 

 

 


SIGNATURE

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

Date: 2008/04/30

 

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
By:  

/s/ Joseph C.P. Shieh

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


Exhibit

 

Exhibit

 

Description

1   Press Release to Report Operating Results for the First Quarter of 2008
2   Financial Statements for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 and Independent Accountants’ Review Report (Stand alone)
3   Consolidated Financial Statements for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 and Independent Accountants’ Review Report
4   GAAP Reconciliations of Consolidated Financial Statements for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 and 2008


LOGO

Chunghwa Telecom Reports it Operating Results for the First Quarter of 2008

Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. – April 29, 2008 - Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd (TAIEX: 2412, NYSE: CHT) (“Chunghwa” or “the Company”), today reported its operating results for the first quarter of 2008. All figures are presented on consolidated basis and prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the Republic of China (“ROC GAAP”).

Beginning in 2008, the Company reports its financial results in ROC GAAP only and provides reconciliations between ROC GAAP and generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“US GAAP”) of net income and stockholders’ equity to holders of American Depositary Shares (the “ADSs”) listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). The consolidated financial statements under ROC GAAP will be prepared every quarter, and the Company plans to publish reconciliation information every quarter in the year of 2008. For more information on the Company’s change of the reporting principles from US GAAP to ROC GAAP, please refer to the Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States (the “SEC”) on April 25, 2008 (File No. 001-31731).

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

Financial Highlights for 1Q08:

 

  - Total revenue increased by 12.1% to NT$51.0 billion

 

  - Internet and data revenue grew 2.9% to NT$12.5 billion; ADSL & FTTB revenue increased by 2.3% to NT$5.1 billion

 

  - Mobile revenue grew 0.3% to NT$18.1 billion; Mobile VAS revenue increased by 35.3%

 

  - Net income totaled NT$10.7 billion, representing a decrease of 11.4%

 

  - Earnings per share (“EPS”) decreased by 1.8% to NT$1.12

Revenue

Chunghwa’s total revenue for the first quarter of 2008 increased by 12.1%, as compared with the first quarter of 2007, to NT$51.0 billion, of which 28.3% was from fixed-line services, 35.6% was from mobile services, 24.6% was from Internet and data services, and the remainder was mainly from handset sales from our subsidiary SENAO on a consolidated basis.


Chunghwa’s strong operating results in the first quarter of 2008 were primarily driven by the consolidation of revenue from the Company’s acquisition of SENAO, as well as continued growth in the Internet and data and mobile businesses. Chunghwa’s Internet and data business achieved revenue of NT$12.5 billion in the first quarter of 2008, representing a 2.9% increase, as compared with the first quarter of 2007. This was primarily driven by the continued total broadband subscriber growth and broadband speed upgrades. Mobile revenue increased by 0.3% in the first quarter of 2008 to NT$18.1 billion, mainly due to growing mobile subscriber numbers and significant mobile VAS revenue growth. Fixed-line revenue remained flat year-over-year at NT$14.4 billion for the first quarter of 2008. Among this, local revenue and domestic long distance revenue decreased 1.3% and 4.4%, respectively. The Company attributes these decreases to sustained mobile and VOIP substitution. The decrease of local and domestic long distance revenue was partially offset by the increase in international long distance revenue of 6.4%, which resulted from the growth of the Company’s wholesale business and settlement income.

Costs and expenses

For the first quarter of 2008, total operating cost and expense increased year-over-year by 13.6% to NT$34.5 billion, primarily due to NT$3.7 billion in subsidiary operating costs and expenses. The increase of operating costs of the Company on a stand-alone basis was relatively smaller, mainly consisting of the increases of maintenance fee, telecom material expense, interconnection fee.

Income tax

The Company’s income tax for the first quarter of 2008 was NT$3.5 billion, representing a 5.9% increase compared to NT$3.3 billion for the first quarter of 2007. This was due to a decrease in tax credit of NT$0.3 billion.

EBITDA and net income

EBITDA for the first quarter of 2008 increased by 4.4% year-over-year to NT$26.1 billion, resulting in an EBITDA margin of 51.3%, down from 55.1% for the first quarter of 2007. The EBITDA margin declined because of the lower EBITDA margin of our subsidiaries. EBITDA margin of the Company on a stand-alone basis has maintained at the same level year-over-year. Net income for the first quarter of 2008 was NT$10.7 billion, representing a decrease of 11.4%. This decrease in net income was primarily attributable to the mark-to-market unrealized loss of foreign derivative contract.

Capex

Capital expenditures totaled NT$5.5 billon for the first quarter of 2008, of which 71% was


for wire line (including fixed-line and internet and data), 5.8% was for mobile equipment, and the remainder 23.3% was for other investments, including purchases of state-owned land where one of our outlets locates.

Cash Flows

Net cash flow from operations increased by 19.5% in the first quarter of 2008 to NT$18.6 billion, as compared to NT$15.6 billion in the first quarter of 2007. This was primarily due to the increase in accounts payable. As of March 31, 2008, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents totaled NT$75.9 billion.

Business Performance Highlights:

Internet and Data Services

 

n  

Total HiNet subscribers decreased 5.8% year-over-year due to the separation of 350,000 Prepaid Card subscribers from the total HiNet subscriber base in May 2007. This decline was partially offset by the strong HiNet FTTB subscription growth, with 385,000 net additions over past twelve months bringing the total HiNet FTTB subscriber number to 622,000 as of March 31, 2008.

 

n  

Overall, the Company had 4.28 million broadband subscribers (including ADSL and FTTB) at the end of the first quarter of 2008, representing a 4.1% increase in total broadband subscribers compared to the end of the first quarter of 2007. By the end of the first quarter of 2008, the number of ADSL and FTTB subscriptions with a service speed greater than 8 Mbps reached 1.28 million, representing a 29.9% increase of the total broadband subscribers.

 

n  

As of the end of the first quarter of 2008, Chunghwa had 435,000 MOD subscribers, a 52.7% year-over-year increase, with the addition of 41,000 new subscribers during the first quarter of 2008 alone.

 

n  

Internet and data revenue was NT$12.5 billion in the first quarter of 2008, representing a 2.9% increase compared to the first quarter of 2007. This was primarily attributable to continued revenue growth from internet revenue and ADSL and FTTB access revenue along with the growth of our broadband business.

Mobile Services

 

n  

As of March 31, 2008, Chunghwa had 8.72 million mobile subscribers, up by 2.0% compared to 8.70 million as of the first quarter of 2007.

 

n  

Chunghwa remained the leading mobile operator in Taiwan. According to statistics published by the ROC National Communications Commission, the Company’s total subscriber market share (including 2G, 3G and PHS) was 35.7%, while the Company’s mobile revenue share was 34.2% as of the end of February 2008.

 

n  

As of March 31, 2008, Chunghwa had 2.59 million 3G subscribers, a 12.9% increase as compared to that of the end of 2007. At the end of the first quarter of 2008, 3G ARPU was 61% higher than that of 2G.


n  

Mobile VAS revenue for the first quarter of 2008 was NT$1.7 billion, posting a 35.3% increase year-over-year, with SMS revenue up 32.8% and mobile internet revenue up 54.7% year-over-year, respectively.

Fixed-line Services

 

n  

As of the end of the first quarter of 2008, the Company maintained its leading fixed-line market position, with fixed-line subscribers totaling 12.91 million.

Forecast for fiscal year 2008 (for the Company on a stand-alone basis only)

 

  - Total revenue to be NT$185.0 billion

 

  - Operating costs and expenses to be NT$128.2 billion

 

  - Income before income tax to be NT$56.62 billion

 

  - Net income to be NT$ 43.60 billion

Financial Statements

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


Note Concerning Forward-looking Statements

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

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

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

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

In managing our business we rely on EBITDA as a means of assessing our operating performance. We believe that EBITDA can be useful to facilitate comparisons of operating


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

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

About Chunghwa Telecom

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

If you have any questions in connection with the change of accounting policy, please contact the following person:

 

Contact name:     Ms. Fu-fu Shen   
Phone:     +886 2 2344 5488   
Fax:     +886 2 3393 8188   
Email:     ffshen@cht.com.tw   


Address:               CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.   
              21-3 Hsinyi Road, Section 1,   
              Taipei, Taiwan,   
              Republic of China   


Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

Financial Statements for the

Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 and

Independent Accountants’ Review Report


INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS’ REVIEW REPORT

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

We have reviewed the accompanying balance sheets of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. as of March 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related statements of income and cash flows for the three months then ended, all expressed in New Taiwan dollars. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to issue a report on these financial statements based on our review.

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

As stated in Note 12 to the financial statements, we did not review the financial statements of equity-accounted investments, the investments in which are reflected in the accompanying financial statements using the equity method of accounting. The aggregate carrying values of the equity method investees were NT$6,169,658 thousand and NT$3,077,587 thousand as of March 31, 2008 and 2007 and the equity in their net losses were NT$31,680 thousand and NT$8,750 thousand for the three months then ended.

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

 

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As stated in Note 3 to the financial statements, on January 1, 2008, the Company adopted Interpretation 2007-052 issued by the Accounting and Research Development Foundation of the Republic of China that requires companies to record bonuses paid to employees, directors and supervisors as an expense rather than an appropriation of earnings.

We have also reviewed the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2008, and have issued a reserve review report.

April 19, 2008

Notice to Readers

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

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

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

BALANCE SHEETS

MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007

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

(Reviewed, Not Audited)

 

     2008    2007
     Amount     %    Amount     %

ASSETS

         
CURRENT ASSETS          

Cash and cash equivalents (Notes 2 and 4)

   $ 71,229,520     16    $ 78,902,427     17

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

     417,396     —        87,123     —  

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

     19,728,932     4      8,234,556     2

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

     653,460     —        —       —  

Trade notes and accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,218,245 in 2008 and $3,522,352 in 2007 (Notes 2 and 8)

     9,500,820     2      10,732,784     2

Receivables from related parties (Note 24)

     236,656     —        72,103     —  

Other current monetary assets (Notes 5 and 9)

     5,956,766     1      5,758,962     1

Inventories, net (Notes 2 and 10)

     2,756,191     1      2,622,593     1

Deferred income taxes (Notes 2 and 21)

     923,308     —        21,947     —  

Other current assets (Note 11)

     4,348,738     1      3,885,349     1
                         

Total current assets

     115,751,787     25      110,317,844     24
                         
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS          

Investments accounted for by the equity method (Notes 2 and 12)

     7,529,636     2      3,077,587     1

Financial assets carried at cost (Notes 2 and 13)

     2,261,048     —        1,941,280     —  

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

     766,285     —        —       —  

Other monetary assets (Notes 14 and 25)

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

Total investments

     11,556,969     2      7,018,867     1
                         
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Notes 2, 15 and 24)          

Cost

         

Land

     102,536,500     22      100,929,302     22

Land improvements

     1,475,644     —        1,477,705     —  

Buildings

     62,212,666     13      59,069,045     13

Computer equipment

     15,255,556     3      15,847,042     3

Telecommunications equipment

     639,985,191     138      631,549,115     135

Transportation equipment

     2,773,701     1      3,282,702     1

Miscellaneous equipment

     7,571,465     2      8,078,325     2
                         

Total cost

     831,810,723     179      820,233,236     176

Revaluation increment on land

     5,822,981     2      5,824,220     1
                         
     837,633,704     181      826,057,456     177

Less: Accumulated depreciation

     528,325,861     114      511,187,144     110
                         
     309,307,843     67      314,870,312     67

Construction in progress and advances related to acquisitions of equipment

     15,430,445     3      22,237,788     5
                         

Property, plant and equipment, net

     324,738,288     70      337,108,100     72
                         
INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Note 2)          

3G concession

     8,047,545     2      8,796,153     2

Other

     313,561     —        194,756     —  
                         

Total intangible assets

     8,361,106     2      8,990,909     2
                         
OTHER ASSETS          

Idle assets (Note 2)

     927,731     —        928,602     —  

Refundable deposits

     1,273,418     —        1,436,854     1

Deferred income taxes (Notes 2 and 21)

     1,335,679     1      676,949     —  

Other

     480,933     —        322,324     —  
                         

Total other assets

     4,017,761     1      3,364,729     1
                         
TOTAL    $ 464,425,911     100    $ 466,800,449     100
                         

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

         
CURRENT LIABILITIES          

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

   $ 3,097,198     1    $ 34,415     —  

Trade notes and accounts payable

     6,323,587     1      7,116,844     2

Payables to related parties (Note 24)

     1,390,136     —        2,036,285     —  

Income tax payable (Notes 2 and 21)

     11,096,011     2      11,888,153     3

Accrued expenses (Notes 3 and 16)

     11,227,587     3      10,707,354     2

Other current liabilities (Note 17)

     13,536,001     3      12,728,022     3
                         

Total current liabilities

     46,670,520     10      44,511,073     10
                         
DEFERRED INCOME      1,608,903     —        1,058,822     —  
                         
RESERVE FOR LAND VALUE INCREMENTAL TAX (Note 15)      94,986     —        94,986     —  
                         
OTHER LIABILITIES          

Accrued pension liabilities (Notes 2 and 23)

     4,508,849     1      1,905,424     1

Customers’ deposits

     6,218,730     2      6,442,452     1

Other

     480,082     —        503,934     —  
                         

Total other liabilities

     11,207,661     3      8,851,810     2
                         

Total liabilities

     59,582,070     13      54,516,691     12
                         
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Notes 2, 15, 18 and 19)          

Common capital stock - $10 par value;

         

Authorized: 12,000,000 thousand shares

         

Issued: 9,557,777 thousand shares in 2008; 9,667,845 thousand shares in 2007

     95,577,769     20      96,678,451     21
                         

Preferred stock $10 par value

     —       —        —       —  
                         

Additional paid-in capital

         

Capital surplus

     198,308,651     43      210,260,235     45

Donated capital

     13,170     —        13,170     —  

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

     3     —        3,465     —  
                         

Total additional paid-in capital

     198,321,824     43      210,276,870     45
                         

Retained earnings:

         

Legal reserve

     48,036,210     10      44,037,765     9

Special reserve

     2,678,723     1      2,680,184     1

Unappropriated earnings

     55,291,784     12      52,068,006     11
                         

Total retained earnings

     106,006,717     23      98,785,955     21
                         

Other adjustments

         

Cumulative translation adjustments

     (8,015 )   —        (3,304 )   —  

Unrecognized net loss of pension

     (88 )   —        —       —  

Unrealized gain (loss) on financial instruments

     (877,566 )   —        721,348     —  

Unrealized revaluation increment

     5,823,200     1      5,824,438     1
                         

Total other adjustments

     4,937,531     1      6,542,482     1
                         

Total stockholders’ equity

     404,843,841     87      412,283,758     88
                         
TOTAL    $ 464,425,911     100    $ 466,800,449     100
                         

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

(With Deloitte & Touche review report dated April 19, 2008)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF INCOME

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007

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

(Reviewed, Not Audited)

 

     2008    2007
     Amount    %    Amount    %

NET REVENUES (Note 24)

   $ 46,726,020    100    $ 45,317,935    100

OPERATING COSTS (Note 24)

     23,231,728    50      22,739,393    50
                       

GROSS PROFIT

     23,494,292    50      22,578,542    50
                       

OPERATING EXPENSES (Note 24)

           

Marketing

     5,898,913    13      6,002,384    13

General and administrative

     817,123    2      731,153    2

Research and development

     729,245    1      785,388    2
                       

Total operating expenses

     7,445,281    16      7,518,925    17
                       

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS

     16,049,011    34      15,059,617    33
                       

NON-OPERATING INCOME AND GAINS

           

Gain on disposal of financial instruments, net

     497,810    1      45,524    —  

Interest income

     376,856    1      305,421    1

Equity in earnings of equity investees, net

     60,641    —        —      —  

Other

     48,895    —        115,901    —  
                       

Total non-operating income and gains

     984,202    2      466,846    1
                       

NON-OPERATING EXPENSES AND LOSSES

           

Valuation loss on financial instruments, net

     2,180,749    5      13,208    —  

Foreign exchange loss, net

     713,755    1      16,842    —  

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

     19,833    —        7,238    —  

Valuation loss on inventory

     6,492    —        30    —  

Interest expenses

     45    —        117    —  

Equity in losses of equity investees, net

     —      —        8,750    —  

Other

     20,176    —        103,083    —  
                       

Total non-operating expenses and losses

     2,941,050    6      149,268    —  
                       

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX

     14,092,163    30      15,377,195    34

INCOME TAX (Notes 2 and 21)

     3,376,055    7      3,285,648    7
                       

NET INCOME

   $ 10,716,108    23    $ 12,091,547    27
                       

(Continued)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF INCOME

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007

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

(Reviewed, Not Audited)

 

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

EARNINGS PER SHARE (Note 22)

           

Basic earnings per share

   $ 1.47    $ 1.12    $ 1.45    $ 1.14
                           

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 1.47    $ 1.12      
                   

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

 

(With Deloitte & Touche review report dated April 19, 2008)   (Concluded)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

(Reviewed, Not Audited)

 

     2008     2007  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    

Net income

   $ 10,716,108     $ 12,091,547  

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

    

Provision for doubtful accounts

     198,132       164,745  

Depreciation and amortization

     9,653,193       9,991,326  

Amortization of discount of financial assets

     (594 )     —    

Valuation loss on financial instruments, net

     2,180,749       13,208  

Gain on disposal of financial instruments, net

     (497,810 )     (45,524 )

Valuation loss on inventory

     6,492       30  

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment, net

     19,469       1,477  

Equity in losses (earnings) of equity investees, net

     (60,641 )     8,750  

Deferred income taxes

     (886,062 )     (128,313 )

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Decrease (increase) in:

    

Financial assets held for trading

     266,216       (29,905 )

Trade notes and accounts receivable

     773,232       1,642,096  

Receivables from related parties

     (25,030 )     (24,335 )

Other current monetary assets

     1,225,284       204,518  

Inventories

     (175,434 )     (611,825 )

Other current assets

     (3,133,622 )     (2,870,169 )

Increase (decrease) in:

    

Trade notes and accounts payable

     (3,348,765 )     (1,802,408 )

Payables to related parties

     (180,727 )     1,153,325  

Income tax payable

     4,135,507       3,360,613  

Accrued expenses

     (3,729,494 )     (8,089,467 )

Other current liabilities

     255,520       (379,167 )

Deferred income

     103,753       103,403  

Accrued pension liabilities

     596,885       651,723  
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     18,092,361       15,405,648  
                

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    

Acquisition of available-for-sale financial assets

     (4,725,000 )     (1,730,312 )

Proceeds from disposal of available-for-sale financial assets

     1,684,806       670,458  

Acquisition of held-to-maturity financial assets

     (300,000 )     —    

Proceeds from disposal of held-to-maturity financial assets

     30,298       —    

Acquisition of investments accounted for using equity method

     (3,111,570 )     (1,065,813 )

Acquisition of financial assets carried at cost

     (200,000 )     —    

Proceeds from disposal of financial assets carried at cost

     354,933       —    

Acquisition of property, plant and equipment

     (5,408,107 )     (4,554,320 )

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

     2,050       10,691  

(Continued)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

(Reviewed, Not Audited)

 

     2008     2007  

Increase in intangible assets

   $ (21,846 )   $ (19,506 )

Decrease (increase) in other assets

     (27,004 )     55,200  
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (11,721,440 )     (6,633,602 )
                

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Repayment of long-term loans

     —         (300,000 )

Decrease in customers’ deposits

     (83,559 )     (152,687 )

Decrease in other liabilities

     (252,629 )     (56,385 )

Decrease in due to stockholders for capital reduction

     (9,557,777 )     —    
                

Net cash used in financing activities

     (9,893,965 )     (509,072 )
                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     (3,523,044 )     8,262,974  

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

     74,752,564       70,639,453  
                

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

   $ 71,229,520     $ 78,902,427  
                

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

    

Interest paid

   $ 45     $ 117  
                

Income tax paid

   $ 126,611     $ 53,349  
                

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

 

(With Deloitte & Touche review report dated April 19, 2008)   (Concluded)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007

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

(Reviewed, Not Audited)

 

1. GENERAL

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

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

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

The number of employees as of March 31, 2008 and 2007 are 24,423 and 25,838, respectively.

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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

 

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Classification of Current and Noncurrent Assets and Liabilities

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

Cash Equivalents

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

Financial Assets and Liabilities at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss

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

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

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

Available-for-sale Financial Assets

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

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

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

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

 

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

Held-to-maturity Financial Assets

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

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

Revenue Recognition, Account Receivables and Allowance for Doubtful Receivables

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

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

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

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

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

Inventories

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

Investments Accounted for using Equity Method

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

 

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

Effective January 1, 2006, pursuant to the revised Statement of Financial Accounting Standards, the cost of an investment shall be analyzed and the difference between the cost of investment and the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired, representing goodwill, shall not be amortize and instead shall be tested for impairment annually. When an indication of impairment is identified, the goodwill shall be tested for impairment as well.

If the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired exceeds the cost of investment, the excess shall be allocated as pro rata reduction of noncurrent assets except (a) financial assets other than investments accounted for by the equity method, (b) assets to be disposed of by sale (c) deferred tax assets, and (d) prepaid assets relating to pension or other postretirement benefit plans. If any excess remains after reducing the aforementioned items, the remaining excess shall be recognized as an extraordinary gain.

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

Financial Assets Carried at Cost

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

Property, Plant and Equipment

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

When an indication of impairment is identified, any excess of the carrying amount of an asset over its recoverable amount is recognized as a loss. If the recoverable amount increases in a subsequent period, the amount previously recognized as impairment would be reversed and recognized as a gain. However, the adjusted amount may not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depreciation, as if no impairment loss had been recognized. Significant additions, renewals and betterments incurred during the construction period are capitalized. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred.

An impairment loss on a revalued asset is charged to “unrealized revaluation increment” under equity to the extent available, with the balance recognized as a loss.

If the recoverable amount increases in a subsequent period, the amount previously recognized as impairment could be reversed and recognized as a gain, with the remaining credited to “unrealized revaluation increment”.

 

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

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

Intangible Assets

3G Concession is amortized upon the MOTC granted the license of using the straight-line method over the shorter of the legal useful life or estimated useful life. Computer software costs and patents are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of 3-20 years.

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

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

Idle Assets

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

Pension Costs

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

Expense Recognition

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

Treasury Stock

Cost of treasury stock is shown as a deduction to stockholders’ equity. Treasury stock is recorded at cost and 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.

 

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Income Tax

Chunghwa applies intra-period and inter-period allocations for its income tax, whereby (1) a portion of current income tax expense is allocated to the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles; and (2) deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the tax effects of temporary differences and unused tax credits. Valuation allowances are provided to the extent, if any, that it is more likely than not that deferred income tax assets will not be realized. A deferred tax asset or liability is classified as current or noncurrent in accordance with the classification of its related asset or liability. However, if a deferred tax asset or liability does not relate to an asset or liability in the financial statements, then it is classified as either current or noncurrent based on the expected length of time before it is realized or settled.

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

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

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

Foreign-currency Transactions

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

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

Hedge Accounting

Hedged items are recognized as follows:

 

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

 

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

Reclassifications

Certain accounts in the financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2007 have been reclassified to conform to the presentation of the financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2008.

 

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3. REASON AND EFFECT OF THE CHANGES OF ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE

In March 2007, the ARDF issued an Interpretation 96-052 that requires companies to recognize bonuses paid to employees, directors and supervisors as an expense rather than an appropriation of earnings beginning January 1, 2008. These bonuses were previously recorded as appropriations from earnings. The adoption of this interpretation resulted in a decrease of NT$282,233 thousand (including NT$274,027 thousand recorded by Chunghwa and NT$8,206 thousand recorded by its equity-accounted investees) in net income which was attributed to shareholders of the parent and a decrease in basic earnings per share (after income tax) of NT$0.03 for the three months ended March 31, 2008.

 

4. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

     March 31
     2008    2007

Cash

     

Cash on hand

   $ 84,432    $ 96,921

Bank deposits

     13,564,111      6,760,300

Negotiable certificate of deposit, annual yield rate - ranging from 2.050%-4.544% and 1.650%-5.383% for 2008 and 2007, respectively

     37,146,452      33,520,010
             
     50,794,995      40,377,231

Cash equivalents

     

Commercial paper, annual yield rate - ranging from 1.98%-2.00% and 1.660%-5.343% for 2008 and 2007, respectively

     20,434,525      38,525,196
             
   $ 71,229,520    $ 78,902,427
             

 

As of March 31, 2008 and 2007, foreign deposits in bank were as follows:

 

     March 31
     2008    2007

United States of America - New York (US$327,024 thousand and US$26,454 thousand for 2008 and 2007, respectively)

   $ 9,943,154    $ 875,347

Hong Kong (US$36,885 thousand, EUR519 thousand, JPY23,249 thousand and GBP204 thousand for 2008; US$33,214 thousand, EUR260 thousand, JPY34,236 thousand and GBP161 thousand for 2007)

     1,165,853      1,130,493
             
   $ 11,109,007    $ 2,005,840
             

 

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

 

     March 31
             2008                    2007        

Derivatives - financial assets

     

Forward exchange contracts

   $ 330,922    $ 619

Index future contracts

     86,474      86,504
             
   $ 417,396    $ 87,123
             

Derivatives - financial liabilities

     

Currency option contracts

   $ 3,075,125    $ —  

Forward exchange contracts

     12,602      10,349

Index future contracts

     9,471      24,066
             
   $ 3,097,198    $ 34,415
             

 

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Chunghwa entered into investment management agreements with a well-known financial institution (fund managers) to manage its investment portfolios in 2006. As of March 31, 2008, Chunghwa’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.

Chunghwa entered into forward exchange contracts and index future contracts to reduce its exposure to foreign currency risk and variability in operating results due to fluctuations in exchange rates and stock prices. However, these financial assets and liabilities are not qualified for hedge accounting and categorized as trading financial assets and liabilities.

Outstanding forward exchange contracts as of March 31, 2008 and 2007 were as follows:

 

     Currency    Maturity Period    Contract
Amount

(in Thousands)

March 31, 2008

        

Sell

   EUR/USD    2008.05    EUR 17,800
   GBP/USD    2008.05    GBP 2,070
   JPY/USD    2008.05    JPY  444,000
   USD/NTD    2008.04-2008.06    USD  320,000

March 31, 2007

        

Sell

   JPY/USD    2007.04    JPY 562,300
   EUR/USD    2007.04    EUR 7,500
   GBP/USD    2007.04    GBP 2,450
   USD/EUR    2007.04    USD 267
   USD/JPY    2007.04    USD 147
Outstanding index future contracts as of March 31, 2008 and 2007 were as follows:
     Maturity Period    Units    Contract
Amount

(in Thousands)

March 31, 2008

        

AMSTERDAM IDX FUT

   2008.04    13    EUR  1,088

CAC40 10 EURO FUT

   2008.04    4    EUR 178

IBEX 35 INDX FUTR

   2008.04    7    EUR 893

MINI S&P/MIB FUT

   2008.06    34    EUR 1,037

FTSE 100 IDX FUT

   2008.06    17    GBP 936

TOPIX INDEX FUTURE

   2008.06    24    JPY  290,400

S&P 500 FUTURE

   2008.06    16    USD 5,260

S&P 500 EMINI FUTURE

   2008.06    47    USD 3,090

March 31, 2007

        

AMSTERDAM IDX FUT

   2007.04    9    EUR 883

CAC40 10 EURO FUT

   2007.04    46    EUR 2,526

DAX INDEX FUTURE

   2007.06    11    EUR 1,808

IBEX 35 INDEX FUTR

   2007.04    7    EUR 983

MINI S&P/MIB FUT

   2007.06    24    EUR 957

FTSE 100 IDX FUT

   2007.06    37    GBP 2,304

TOPIX INDEX FUTURE

   2007.06    32    JPY 529,440

S&P 500 FUTURE

   2007.06    23    USD 8,151

S&P 500 EMINI FUTURE

   2007.06    13    USD 905

 

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As of March 31, 2008 and 2007, the amount paid for future deposit were $86,474 thousand and $86,498 thousand, respectively.

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

In accordance with the terms of the contract, Chunghwa deposited US$3 million with Goldman (included in “other current assets”) with annual yield rate of 8%. As of March 31, 2008, there are 247 outstanding valuation periods.

Net losses arising from financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 were $1,879,511 thousand (including realized settlement gains of $271,175 thousand and valuation losses of $2,150,686 thousand) and $11,472 thousand (including realized settlement gains of $1,736 thousand and valuation losses of $13,208 thousand), respectively.

 

6. AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE FINANCIAL ASSETS

 

     March 31
     2008    2007

Current

     

Open-end mutual funds

   $ 18,692,548    $ 6,814,486

Foreign listed stocks

     796,445      927,018

Listed stocks

     —        303,552

Real estate investment trust fund

     239,939      189,500
             
   $ 19,728,932    $ 8,234,556
             

 

7. HELD-TO-MATURITY FINANCIAL ASSETS

 

     March 31,
2008

Corporate bonds

   $ 1,349,078

Collateralized loan obligation

     70,667
      
     1,419,745

Less: Current portion

     653,460
      
   $ 766,285
      

 

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8. ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31
 
     2008     2007  

Balance, beginning of period

   $ 3,290,123     $ 3,535,141  

Provision for doubtful accounts

     196,750       164,328  

Accounts receivable written off

     (268,628 )     (177,117 )
                

Balance, end of period

   $ 3,218,245     $ 3,522,352  
                

 

9. OTHER CURRENT MONETARY ASSETS

 

                     March 31                
     2008         2007

Tax refund receivable

   $ 3,221,136       $ 3,221,136

Accrued custodial receipts from other telecom

     596,452         695,899

Other

     2,139,178         1,841,927
                
   $ 5,956,766       $ 5,758,962
                

 

10. INVENTORIES, NET

 

                     March 31                
     2008         2007

Supplies

   $ 1,493,816       $ 1,754,707

Work in process

     219,505         121,617

Merchandise

     448,813         108,970

Materials in transit

     620,215         637,830
                
     2,782,349         2,623,124

Less: Valuation allowance

     26,158         531
                
   $ 2,756,191       $ 2,622,593
                

 

11. OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

 

                     March 31                
     2008         2007

Prepaid expenses

   $ 3,563,039       $ 2,753,619

Prepaid rents

     650,542         618,630

Miscellaneous

     135,357         513,100
                
   $ 4,348,738       $ 3,885,349
                

 

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12. INVESTMENTS ACCOUNTED FOR BY THE EQUITY METHOD

 

     March 31
     2008    2007
     Carrying
Value
   % of
Owner-
ship
   Carrying
Value
   % of
Owner-
ship

Listed

           

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

   $ 1,359,978    31    $ 1,102,775    31
                   

Non-Listed

           

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

     2,995,448    100      —      —  

Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd. (“CHI”)

     949,253    49      981,494    49

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

     830,403    100      —      —  

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

     594,782    40      579,050    40

CHIEF Telecom Inc. (“CHIEF”)

     425,998    69      256,557    70

KingWay Technology Co., Ltd. (“KWT”)

     71,452    33      —      —  

Skysoft Co., Ltd. (“SKYSOFT”)

     71,223    30      —      —  

Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc. (“CHTG”)

     68,391    100      —      —  

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

     64,108    100      142,438    100

ELTA Technology Co., Ltd. (“ELTA”)

     42,800    32      —      —  

Spring House Entertainment Inc. (“SHE”)

     40,262    56      15,273    30

Donghwa Technology Co., Ltd. (“DHT”)

     15,538    100      —      —  

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

     —      100      —      100

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

     —      100      —      100
                   
     6,169,658         1,974,812   
                   
   $ 7,529,636       $ 3,077,587   
                   

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

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

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

Chunghwa invested CHIEF Telecom Inc. in October 2007 and September 2006, for a purchase price of $171,513 thousand and $310,652 thousand, respectively. CHIEF engages mainly in internet communication and internet data center (“IDC”) service.

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

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

 

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

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

Chunghwa invested ELTA Technology Co., Ltd. (“ELTA”) in April and October 2007, for a purchase price of $27,455 thousand and $16,768 thousand, respectively. ELTA engages mainly in professional on-line and mobile value-added content aggregative services.

Chunghwa acquired 26% shares of Spring House Entertainment Inc. (“SHE”) in January 2008, for a purchase price of $39,800 thousand. Due to this acquisition, Chunghwa increased its ownership of SHE from 30% to 56% and SHE becomes a subsidiary of Chunghwa.

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

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

The equity in earnings (losses) of equity investees for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, which were $60,641 thousand and $(8,750) thousand, respectively, are based on unreviewed financial statements except the equity in earnings of SENAO.

The aggregate carrying values of the unreviewed equity-accounted investments were $6,169,658 thousand and $3,077,587 thousand as of March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The equity in their net losses were $31,680 thousand and $8,750 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 

13. FINANCIAL ASSETS CARRIED AT COST

 

     March 31
     2008    2007
     Carrying
Value
   % of
Owner-
ship
   Carrying
Value
   % of
Owner-
ship

Cost investees:

           

Taipei Financial Center (“TFC”)

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

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

     200,000    17      —      —  

Global Mobile Corp. (“GMC”)

     127,018    11      —      —  

iD Branding Ventures (“iDBV”)

     75,000    8      75,000    8

RPTI International (“RPTI”)

     49,500    12      71,500    12

Essence Technology Solution, Inc. (“ETS”)

     20,000    9      —      —  

Siemens Telecommunication Systems (“Siemens”)

     —      —        5,250    15
                   
   $ 2,261,048       $ 1,941,280   
                   

Chunghwa invested IBT II by prepaying $200,000 thousand in January 2008. IBT II completed its incorporation on February 13, 2008. IBT II engages mainly in investment.

 

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Chunghwa invested GMC in December 2007, for a purchase price of $168,038 thousand. GMC engages mainly in computer software wholesales and circuit engineering and wire communication services. The National Communications Commission (“NCC”) replied the Company with the Communication Letter (#0974102087) on April 1, 2008 to override the investment in GMC. The Company has disposed of some stocks of GMC and will dispose the rest on a suitable time in the future.

After evaluating the investment in RPTI, Chunghwa determined the investment in RPTI was impaired and recognized a impairment loss of $22,000 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Chunghwa invested ETS in December 2007, for a purchase price of $20,000 thousand. ETS engages mainly in electronic facilities and equipments sales.

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

 

14. OTHER NONCURRENT MONETARY ASSETS

 

     March 31
     2008    2007

Piping Fund

   $ 1,000,000    $ 1,000,000

Fixed-Line Fund

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

As part of the government’s effort to upgrade the existing telecommunications infrastructure, Chunghwa and other public utility companies were required by the ROC government to contribute a total of $2,000,000 thousand to a Fixed-Line Fund managed by the Ministry of the Interior 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 parties using the infrastructure shall reimburse the money to the contributors. According to the communication letter (#0960004447) dated August 6, 2007, the Executive Yuan ratified that the Ministry of the Interior (the “Interior”) can dissolve the Fixed-Line Fund and dispose relative assets and liabilities effective from January 1, 2008. Chunghwa received the full amount of its original contribution of $1,000,000 thousand on January 11, 2008.

 

15. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

     March 31
     2008    2007

Cost

     

Land

   $ 102,536,500    $ 100,929,302

Land improvements

     1,475,644      1,477,705

Buildings

     62,212,666      59,069,045

Computer equipment

     15,255,556      15,847,042

Telecommunications equipment

     639,985,191      631,549,115

Transportation equipment

     2,773,701      3,282,702

Miscellaneous equipment

     7,571,465      8,078,325
             

Total cost

     831,810,723      820,233,236

Revaluation increment on land

     5,822,981      5,824,220
             
     837,633,704      826,057,456
             

(Continued)

 

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     March 31
     2008    2007

Accumulated depreciation

     

Land improvements

   $ 857,843    $ 821,712

Buildings

     15,445,037      14,492,808

Computer equipment

     11,537,907      11,785,206

Telecommunications equipment

     491,378,309      474,015,160

Transportation equipment

     2,610,545      3,191,393

Miscellaneous equipment

     6,496,220      6,880,865
             
     528,325,861      511,187,144
             

Construction in progress and advances related to acquisitions of equipment

     15,430,445      22,237,788
             

Property, plant and equipment, net

   $ 324,738,288    $ 337,108,100
             

(Concluded)

Pursuant to the related regulation, Chunghwa revalued its land owned as of April 30, 2000 based on the publicly announced value on July 1, 1999. These revaluations which have been approved by the 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 stockholders’ equity - other adjustments of $5,774,892 thousand.

The amendment to the Land Tax Act, relating to the article to permanently lower land value incremental tax, went into effect on February 1, 2005. In accordance with the lowered tax rates, Chunghwa recomputed its land value incremental tax, and reclassified the reserve for land value incremental tax of $116,196 thousand to stockholders’ equity - other adjustments. As of March 31, 2008, the unrealized revaluation increment was decreased to $5,823,200 thousand by disposal revaluation assets.

Depreciation on property, plant and equipment for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 amounted to $9,404,591 thousand and $9,753,769 thousand, respectively. No interest expense was capitalized for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007.

 

16. ACCRUED EXPENSES

 

     March 31
     2008    2007

Accrued salary and compensation

   $ 6,184,744    $ 5,928,846

Accrued franchise fees

     2,775,888      2,991,940

Other accrued expenses

     2,266,955      1,786,568
             
   $ 11,227,587    $ 10,707,354
             

 

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17. OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

     March 31
     2008    2007

Advances from subscribers

   $ 5,268,143    $ 4,661,944

Amounts collected in trust for others

     2,376,548      2,803,199

Payables to equipment suppliers

     1,489,220      1,532,560

Refundable customers’ deposits

     937,671      951,639

Payables to constructors

     781,358      425,943

Miscellaneous

     2,683,061      2,352,737
             
   $ 13,536,001    $ 12,728,022
             

 

18. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

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

For the purpose of privatizing Chunghwa, the MOTC sold 1,109,750 thousand common shares of Chunghwa in an international offering of securities in the form of American Depositary Shares (“ADS”) amounting to 110,975 thousand units (one ADS represents ten common shares) on the New York Stock Exchange on July 17, 2003. Afterwards, the MOTC sold 1,350,682 thousand common shares in the form of ADS amounting to 135,068 thousand units on August 10, 2005. Subsequently, the MOTC and Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd. sold 505,389 thousand and 58,959 thousand common shares of Chunghwa, respectively, in the form of ADS totally amounting to 56,435 thousand units on September 29, 2006. 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 March 31, 2008, the outstanding ADSs were 211,622 thousand units, which equaled approximately 2,116,218 thousand common shares (including distributed earnings and issuanced of common stock from capital surplus) and represented 22.14% of Chunghwa’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 Chunghwa’s Articles of Incorporation as follows:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

Under the ROC Company Law, additional paid-in capital may only be utilized to offset deficits. For those companies having no deficits, additional paid-in capital arising from capital surplus can be used to increase capital stock and distribute to stockholders in proportion to their ownership at the ex-dividend date. Also, such amounts can only be declared as a stock dividend by Chunghwa at an amount calculated in accordance with the provisions of existing regulations.

In addition, before distributing a dividend or making any other distribution to stockholders, Chunghwa must pay all outstanding taxes, recover any past losses and set aside a legal reserve equal to 10% of its net income, and depending on its business needs or requirements, may also set aside a special reserve. In accordance with the Articles of Incorporation, no less than 50% of the remaining earnings comprising remaining balance of net income, if any, plus cumulative undistributed earnings shall be distributed in the following order: (a) from 2% to 5% of distributable earnings shall be distributed to employees as employee bonus 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. The remaining distributable earnings can be distributed to the stockholders based on the resolution of stockholders’ 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.

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

The appropriation for legal capital reserve shall be made until the reserve equals Chunghwa’s paid-in capital. The reserve may be used to offset a deficit. The Company Law also prescribes that, when the reserve has reached 50% of Chunghwa’s paid-in capital, up to 50% of the reserve may be transferred to capital.

The appropriations and distributions of the 2006 and 2005 earnings of Chunghwa have been approved and resolved by the stockholders on June 15, 2007 and May 30, 2006 as follows:

 

     Appropriation and
Distribution
   Dividend Per Share
     2006    2005    2006    2005

Legal reserve

   $ 3,998,445    $ 4,765,288    $ —      $ —  

Special reserve

     1,461      —        —        —  

Cash dividends

     34,610,885      40,659,617      3.58      4.30

Stock dividends

     —        1,891,145      —        0.20

Employee bonus - cash

     1,256,619      230,057      —        —  

Employee bonus - stock

     —        230,057      —        —  

Remuneration to board of directors and supervisors

     35,904      15,337      —        —  

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

The above proposals for the fiscal year of 2006 have had an effective registration with the Securities and Futures Bureau of Financial Supervisory Commission, Executive Yuan (“SFC”). The board of directors resolved the ex-dividend date of aforementioned proposals as August 1, 2007.

 

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

The appropriation of Chunghwa’s 2007 earnings have not been resolved by the board of directors as of April 19, 2008, the independent auditors’ review report date. Information on the appropriation of 2007 earnings proposed by the board of directors and resolved by the stockholders is available at the Market Observation Post System website.

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

 

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

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31
     2008    2007

As of January 1, 2008

   110,068    —  

Decrease

   110,068    —  
         

As of March 31, 2008

   —     
         

According to the Securities and Exchange Law of the ROC, total shares of treasury stock shall not exceed 10% of Chunghwa’s stock issued. The total amount of the shares bought back shall not be more than the amount of retained earnings, capital surplus and realized additional paid-in capital.

The shares bought back by Chunghwa shall not be pledged in accordance with Securities and Exchange Law of the ROC. The holders of treasury stocks are not entitled to vote in stockholder’s meetings.

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

 

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20. COMPENSATION, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES

 

     Three Months Ended March 31, 2008
     Cost of
Services
   Operating
Expenses
   Total

Compensation expense

        

Salaries

   $ 2,994,385    $ 2,046,055    $ 5,040,440

Insurance

     166,352      118,570      284,922

Pension

     400,701      283,401      684,102

Other compensation

     1,868,699      1,277,889      3,146,588
                    
   $ 5,430,137    $ 3,725,915    $ 9,156,052
                    

Depreciation expense

   $ 8,891,688    $ 512,903    $ 9,404,591
                    

Amortization expense

   $ 213,757    $ 34,629    $ 248,385
                    
     Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
     Cost of
Services
   Operating
Expenses
   Total

Compensation expense

        

Salaries

   $ 3,239,022    $ 2,054,077    $ 5,293,099

Insurance

     164,771      107,862      272,633

Pension

     442,823      287,264      730,087

Other compensation

     2,398,849      1,533,337      3,932,186
                    
   $ 6,245,465    $ 3,982,540    $ 10,228,005
                    

Depreciation expense

   $ 9,225,957    $ 527,812    $ 9,753,769
                    

Amortization expense

   $ 214,602    $ 22,737    $ 237,339
                    

 

21. INCOME TAX

The Alternative Minimum Tax (the “AMT”), effective from January 1, 2006, requires companies to pay AMT if their tax payable under this revised calculation at the AMT rate of 10% exceeds the tax which would otherwise have been payable under the ordinary taxable income calculation. Chunghwa has considered the impact of the AMT Act in the calculation of the current period’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:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31
 
     2008     2007  

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

   $ 3,523,031     $ 3,844,289  

Deduct tax effects of:

    

Permanent differences

     (135,079 )     (81,935 )

Temporary differences

     1,099,566       294,592  

Investment tax credits

     (351,684 )     (696,064 )
                

Income tax payable

   $ 4,135,834     $ 3,360,882  
                

 

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  b. Income tax expense consisted of the following:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31
 
     2008     2007  
Income tax payable    $ 4,135,834     $ 3,360,882  
Income tax - separated      126,283       53,079  
Income tax - deferred      (886,062 )     (128,313 )
                
   $ 3,376,055     $ 3,285,648  
                

 

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

 

     March 31  
     2008     2007  

Current

    

Deferred income tax assets:

    

Provision for doubtful accounts

   $ 544,832     $ 389,365  

Valuation loss on financial instruments, net

     696,545       —    

Unrealized foreign exchange loss

     199,401       —    

Other

     27,362       26,039  
                
     1,468,140       415,404  

Valuation allowance

     (544,832 )     (389,365 )
                
     923,308       26,039  

Deferred income tax liability:

    

Unrealized foreign exchange gain

     —         (4,092 )
                

Net deferred income tax assets

   $ 923,308     $ 21,947  
                

Noncurrent deferred income tax assets:

    

Accrued pension cost

   $ 1,242,199     $ 591,083  

Impairment loss

     80,510       85,866  

Losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment

     12,970       —    
                
   $ 1,335,679     $ 676,949  
                

 

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

 

     March 31
     2008    2007
Balance of Imputation Credit Account (“ICA”)    $ 6,601,656    $ 1,088,668
             

The estimated and the actual creditable ratios distribution of Chunghwa’s of 2007 and 2006 for earnings as of December 31, 2007 and the actual ICA rate for the 2006 earnings were 27.88% and 24.42%, respectively. The imputation credit allocated to stockholders is based on its balance as of the date of dividend distribution. The estimated creditable ratio may change when the actual distribution of imputation credit is made.

 

  e. Undistributed earnings information

As of March 31, 2008 and 2007, there is no earnings generated prior to June 30, 1998 in Chunghwa’s undistributed earnings.

 

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

 

22. EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

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

Three months ended March 31, 2008

              

EPS was calculated as follows:

              

Basic earnings per share

   $ 14,092,163    $ 10,716,108    9,557,777    $ 1.47    $ 1.12
                                

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 14,090,107    $ 10,714,052    9,557,777    $ 1.47    $ 1.15
                                

Three months ended March 31, 2007

              

EPS was calculated as follows:

              

Basic earnings per share

   $ 15,377,195    $ 12,091,547    10,634,630    $ 1.45    $ 1.14
                                

The diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was due to issuing employee stock options by SENAO.

The impact of transferring to common capital stock out of capital surplus was considered in calculating basic earnings per share for 2007. The basic EPS before income tax and the basic EPS after income tax in 2007 are restated from $1.59 to $1.45 and from $1.25 to $1.14, respectively.

 

23. PENSION PLAN

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

 

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

Chunghwa’s pension plan is considered as a defined benefit plan under the Labor Standards Law that provide benefits based on an employee’s length of service and average six-month salary prior to retirement at retirement. Chunghwa contributes an amount at 15% or less of salaries paid each month to their respective pension funds (the Funds), which are administered by the Labor Pension Fund Supervisory Committee (the Committee) and deposited in the names of the Committees in the Bank of Taiwan (originally) the Central Trust of China, which was merged into the Bank of Taiwan on July 1, 2007.

The balance of Chunghwa’s plan assets subject to defined benefit plan were $2,879,206 thousand and $2,983,955 thousand as of March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Pension costs of the Company were $700,303 thousand ($687,018 thousand subject to defined benefit plan and $13,285 thousand subject to defined contribution plan) and $758,302 thousand ($748,104 thousand subject to defined benefit plan and $10,198 thousand subject to defined contribution plan) for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 

24. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

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

 

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

 

Company

  

Relationship

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

  

Subsidiary (it was the subsidiary of equity- accounted investee, it becomes to Chunghwa’s subsidiary since April 2007)

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

  

Subsidiary

CHIEF Telecom, Inc. (“CHIEF”)

  

Subsidiary

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

  

Subsidiary

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

  

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

(Continued)

 

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Company

  

Relationship

Spring House Entertainment Inc. (“SHE”)

  

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

Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc. (“CHTG”)

  

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

Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (“DHT”)

  

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

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

  

Subsidiary

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

  

Subsidiary

Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd. (“CHI”)

  

Equity-accounted investee

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

  

Equity-accounted investee

ELTA Technology Co., Ltd. (“ELTA”)

  

Equity-accounted investee

Skysoft Co., Ltd. (“SKYSOFT”)

  

Equity-accounted investee

KingWay Technology Co., Ltd. (“KWT”)

  

Equity-accounted investee

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

  

Subsidiary of equity-accounted investee

Chunghwa Investment Holding Company (“CIHC”)

  

Subsidiary of equity-accounted investee

(Concluded)

 

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

 

     March 31
     2008    2007
     Amount    %    Amount    %

1)      Receivables from related parties

           

Trade notes and accounts receivable

           

SENAO

   $ 156,628    66    $ 40,504    56

CHTG

     56,807    24      26,043    36

CHIEF

     12,472    5      3,857    5

CIYP

     6,773    3      —      —  

Other

     3,976    2      1,699    3
                       
   $ 236,656    100    $ 72,103    100
                       

2)      Payables to related parties

           

Trade notes payable, accounts payable, and accrued expenses

           

SENAO

   $ 662,131    48    $ 1,134,027    56

CHSI

     124,609    9      79,731    4

TISE

     79,194    6      147,793    7

CHIEF

     18,106    1      651    —  

CHTG

     16,166    1      23,227    1

SHE

     7,351    1      638    —  

Other

     5,987    —        —      —  
                       
     913,544    66      1,386,067    68
                       

 

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     March 31
     2008    2007
     Amount    %    Amount    %

Payable to construction supplier

           

TISE

   $ 37,996    3    $ 249,953    12

CHSI

     18,180    1      —      —  

SENAO

     13    —        —      —  
                       
     56,189    4      249,953    12
                       

Amounts collected in trust for others

           

SENAO

     411,631    29      396,545    20

CHTG

     8,345    1      3,720    —  

Others

     427    —        —      —  
                       
     420,403    30      400,265    20
                       
   $ 1,390,136    100    $ 2,036,285    100
                       
     Three Months Ended March 31
     2008    2007
     Amount    %    Amount    %

3)      Revenues

           

SENAO

   $ 609,801    1    $ 20,002    —  

CHIEF

     43,468    —        25,208    —  

CHTG

     40,552    —        15,112    —  

CIYP

     20,544    —        —      —  

SKYSOFT

     6,705    —        —      —  

Others

     8,422    —        5,769    —  
                       
   $ 729,492    1    $ 66,091    —  
                       

4)      Operating costs and expenses

           

SENAO

   $ 1,635,051    6    $ 980,481    4

TISE

     105,860    —        61,003    —  

CHSI

     56,891    —        84,905    —  

CHIEF

     42,886    —        —      —  

ELTA

     37,028    —        —      —  

CIYP

     11,698    —        —      —  

CHTG

     11,532    —        18,996    —  

SHE

     7,001    —        —      —  

Other

     4,182    —        1,324    —  
                       
   $ 1,912,129    6    $ 1,146,709    4
                       

5)      Acquisition of property, plant and equipment

           

CHSI

   $ 120,164    2    $ 47,551    1

TISE

     47,647    1      308,465    7
                       
   $ 167,811    3    $ 356,016    8
                       

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

 

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25. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

As of March 31, 2008, Chunghwa’s remaining commitments under non-cancellable contracts with various parties were as follows:

 

  a. Acquisitions of land and buildings of $1,192,652 thousand.

 

  b. Acquisitions of telecommunications equipment of $14,679,758 thousand.

 

  c. Unused letters of credit of approximately $1,146,583 thousand.

 

  d. Contracts to print billing, envelopes and selling gifts of $196,874 thousand.

 

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

 

Year

   Amount

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

   $ 1,013,072

2009

     995,349

2010

     690,262

2011

     427,285

2012 and thereafter

     366,113

 

  f. A commitment to contribute $2,000,000 thousand to a Piping Fund administered by the Taipei City Government, of which $1,000,000 thousand was contributed by Chunghwa on August 15, 1996 (classified as long-term investment - other monetary assets). When the fund is not sufficient, Chunghwa will contribute the remaining $1,000,000 thousand after getting the notification from the Taipei City Government.

 

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

 

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26. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

  a. Fair value of financial instruments were as follows:

 

     March 31
     2008    2007
     Carrying
Amount
   Fair Value    Carrying
Amount
   Fair Value

Assets

           

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 71,229,520    $ 71,229,520    $ 78,902,427    $ 78,902,427

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     417,396      417,396      87,123      87,123

Available-for-sale financial assets

     19,728,932      19,728,932      8,234,556      8,234,556

Held-to-maturity financial assets

     653,460      653,460      —        —  

Trade notes and accounts receivable, net

     9,500,820      9,500,820      10,732,784      10,732,784

Receivable from related parties

     236,656      236,656      72,103      72,103

Other current monetary assets

     5,956,766      5,956,766      5,758,962      5,758,962

Investments accounted for by the equity method

     7,529,636      9,922,307      3,077,587      5,532,616

Financial assets carried at cost

     2,261,048      2,261,048      1,941,280      1,941,280

Held-to-maturity financial assets - noncurrent

     766,285      766,285      —        —  

Other noncurrent monetary assets

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

Refundable deposits

     1,273,418      1,273,418      1,436,854      1,436,854

Liabilities

           

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     3,097,198      3,097,198      34,415      34,415

Trade notes and accounts payable

     6,323,587      6,323,587      7,116,844      7,116,844

Payables to related parties

     1,390,136      1,390,136      2,036,285      2,036,285

Accrued expenses

     11,227,587      11,227,587      10,707,354      10,707,354

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

     2,376,548      2,376,548      2,803,199      2,803,199

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

     1,489,220      1,489,220      1,532,560      1,532,560

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

     937,671      937,671      951,639      951,639

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

     781,358      781,358      425,943      425,943

Customers’ deposits

     6,218,730      6,218,730      6,442,452      6,442,452

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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  c. Fair value of financial instruments were as follow:

 

     Amount Based on Quoted
Market Price
March 31
   Amount Determined Using
Valuation Techniques
March 31
     2008    2007    2008    2007

Assets

           

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - current

   $ 417,396    $ 87,123    $ —      $ —  

Available-for-sale financial assets

     19,728,932      8,234,556      —        —  

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

     21,679      —        —        —  

Liabilities

           

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     22,073      34,415      3,075,125      —  

Hedging derivative financial liabilities (classified as other current liabilities)

     13,000      —        —        —  

 

  d. Information about financial risks

 

  1) Market risk

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

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

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

 

  2) Credit risk

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

 

  3) Liquidation risk

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

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

 

  4) Cash flow interest rate risk

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

 

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

 

  e. Fair value hedge

Chunghwa entered into forward exchange contracts is mainly to hedge the fluctuation in exchange rates of beneficiary certificate denominated in foreign currency, which is fair value hedge. The transaction was assessed as highly effective for the three months ended March 31, 2008. Chunghwa did not into any hedging forward exchange contracts in 2007.

Outstanding forward exchange contracts for hedge as of March 31, 2008:

 

     Currency    Maturity Period    Contract
Amount
(in Thousands)

Sell

   USD/NTD    2008.06    USD 65,000
   EUR/NTD    2008.05    EUR 25,000

As of March 31, 2008, the forward exchange contract was measured at fair value of $21,679 thousand (classified as other current monetary assets) and $13,000 thousand (classified as other current liabilities).

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

 

  1) Holding period and contract amounts

SENAO entered into a forward exchange contract for the three months ended March 31, 2008 to reduce the exposure to foreign currency risk.

Outstanding forward exchange contracts as of March 31, 2008:

 

     Currency    Maturity Period    Contract
Amount
(in Thousands)

Buy

   NTD/USD    2008.04    NTD279,695

 

  2) Market risk

SENAO uses forward contracts to hedge the fluctuations of adverse exchange rate on foreign currency assets and liabilities. The gain and loss from the fluctuation of exchange rate under forward contracts was offset by that of the hedged assets or liabilities. Therefore, the market risk was not significant.

 

  3) Credit risk

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

 

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  4) Liquidation risk

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

 

27. ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES

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

 

  a. Financing provided: None.

 

  b. Endorsement/guarantee provided: None.

 

  c. Marketable securities held: Please see Table 1.

 

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

 

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

 

  f. Disposal of individual real estate at prices of at least $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None.

 

  g. Total purchase from or sale to related parties amounting to at least $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please see Table 4.

 

  h. Receivables from related parties amounting to $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please see Table 5.

 

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

 

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

 

  k. Investment in Mainland China: Please see Table 7.

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

MARKETABLE SECURITIES HELD

MARCH 31, 2008

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

No.

  Held Company Name  

Marketable Securities Type and
Name

 

Relationship with
the Company

 

Financial
Statement Account

  March 31, 2008   Note
          Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
  Carrying Value
(Note 5)
  Percentage of
Ownership
  Market Value or
Net Asset Value
 

0

  Chunghwa Telecom Co.,
Ltd.
  Common stock              
    Senao International Co., Ltd.   Subsidiary   Investments accounted for using equity method   71,074   $ 1,359,978   31   $ 3,766,931   Note 4
    Light Era Development Co., Ltd.   Subsidiary   Investments accounted for using equity method   300,000     2,995,448   100     2,995,448   Note 1
    Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.   Equity-accounted investee   Investments accounted for using equity method   98,000     949,253   49     949,253   Note 1
    Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.   Subsidiary   Investments accounted for using equity method   60,000     830,403   100     667,225   Note 1
    Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd.   Equity-accounted investee   Investments accounted for using equity method   1,760     594,782   40     825,350   Note 1
    CHIEF Telecom Inc.   Subsidiary   Investments accounted for using equity method   37,942     425,998   69     379,026   Note 1
    Skysoft Co., Ltd.   Equity-accounted investee   Investments accounted for using equity method   4,438     71,223   30     71,223   Note 1
    KingWay Technology Co., Ltd.   Equity-accounted investee   Investments accounted for using equity method   1,002     71,452   33     63,866   Note 1
    Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.   Subsidiary   Investments accounted for using equity method   6,000     68,391   100     60,373   Note 1
    Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.   Subsidiary   Investments accounted for using equity method   15,000     64,108   100     64,108   Note 1
    ELTA Technology Co., Ltd.   Equity-accounted investee   Investments accounted for using equity method   3,886     42,800   32     38,523   Note 1
    Spring House Entertainment Inc.   Subsidiary   Investments accounted for using equity method   5,996     40,262   56     25,443   Note 1
    Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.   Subsidiary   Investments accounted for using equity method   4,590     15,538   100     15,538   Note 1
    New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.)   Subsidiary   Investments accounted for using equity method   —       —     100     —     Note 2
    Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.)   Subsidiary   Investments accounted for using equity method   —       —     100     —     Note 2
    Taipei Financial Center   —     Financial assets carried at cost   288,211     1,789,530   12     1,460,723   Note 1
    Industrial Bank of Taiwan II Venture Capital Co., Ltd.   —     Financial assets carried at cost   20,000     200,000   17     202,814   Note 1
    Global Mobile Corp.   —     Financial assets carried at cost   12,696     127,018   11     123,187   Note 1
    iD Branding Ventures   —     Financial assets carried at cost   7,500     75,000   8     77,128   Note 1
    RPTI International   —     Financial assets carried at cost   9,234     49,500   12     45,239   Note 1
    Essence Technology Solution, Inc.   —     Financial assets carried at cost   2,000     20,000   9     13,817   Note 1

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No.

  

Held Company Name

  

Marketable Securities Type and Name

  

Relationship with the

Company

  

Financial Statement Account

   March 31, 2008    Note
               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
   Carrying Value
(Note 5)
   Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
  
      ACS ACTIVIDADES CONS Y SERV EUR0.50    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    5    $ 7,866    —      $ 8,254    Note 4
      ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM NPV    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    4      5,018    —        5,870    Note 4
      AGGREKO PLC ORD    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    15      3,109    —        5,741    Note 4
      AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC COM    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2      5,345    —        6,554    Note 4
      AISIN SEIKI CO LTD    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      3,393    —        3,643    Note 4
      ALPHA BANK A.E ORD SHS    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    7      7,484    —        7,163    Note 4
      ALSTOM    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    1      4,137    —        8,280    Note 4
      ALTRIA GROUP INC    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      1,819    —        1,812    Note 4
      AMADA CO LTD    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    15      4,501    —        3,461    Note 4
      APACHE CORP COM    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2      5,934    —        6,634    Note 4
      APPLE COMPUTER INC COM STK NPV    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    1      2,647    —        4,559    Note 4
      APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS GROUP-APP COM APP BIOSYST GP USD0.01    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    5      4,818    —        4,995    Note 4
      ASML HOLDING N.V. ASML HOLDING N.V.    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    8      5,670    —        5,985    Note 4
      ATLANTIA SPA    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    7      7,922    —        6,385    Note 4
      BANCO ESPIRITO SANTO-REG EUR5    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    12      7,729    —        6,346    Note 4
      BANCO SANTANDER SA BANCO SANTANDER SA    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    13      6,376    —        8,009    Note 4
      BARCLAYS ORD GBP0.25    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    13      5,234    —        3,681    Note 4
      BASF SE NPV    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2      7,860    —        7,828    Note 4
      BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC COM USD1    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      5,252    —        5,625    Note 4
      BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    4      7,492    —        7,026    Note 4
      BECTON DICKINSON & CO COM    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2      4,415    —        5,286    Note 4
      BENESSE CORPORATION    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      3,450    —        3,884    Note 4
      BG GROUP PLC ORD GBP0.10    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    7      4,206    —        4,792    Note 4
      BHP BILLITON PLC USD0.50    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    5      2,727    —        4,120    Note 4
      BMC SOFTWARE INC COM    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    5      5,201    —        5,255    Note 4
      BNP PARIBAS EUR2    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2      7,940    —        7,443    Note 4
      BOUYGUES EUR1    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      7,843    —        5,817    Note 4
      BP PLC ORD USD0.25    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    16      5,566    —        5,038    Note 4
      BULGARI SPA EUR0.07    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    16      7,780    —        5,778    Note 4
      CAPITA GROUP PLC ORD GBP0.02066667    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    12      4,671    —        4,739    Note 4
      CARPHONE WAREHOUSE GROUP SHS    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    26      5,396    —        4,515    Note 4
      CARREFOUR SA EUR2.50    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      7,109    —        7,882    Note 4
      CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD ORD    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    8      3,326    —        3,527    Note 4
      CHEVRON CORP COM USD0.75    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2      3,888    —        5,209    Note 4
      COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES COM USD1    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    7      5,772    —        5,272    Note 4
      COGNIZANT TECH SOLUTIONS-A COM CL’A’USD0.01    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    5      5,330    —        3,985    Note 4
      COMPASS GROUP PLC ORD    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    26      5,135    —        5,020    Note 4
      COOPER INDS LTD CL A    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    4      5,153    —        4,776    Note 4
      CRH PLC ORD EUR0.32    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    5      7,227    —        6,245    Note 4
      CRH PLC ORD EUR0.32    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2      1,954    —        1,957    Note 4
      CVS CAREMARK CORP COM STK USD0.01    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    4      4,928    —        4,927    Note 4
      DAIHATSU MOTOR CO LTD NPV    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    10      3,451    —        3,663    Note 4
      DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      3,351    —        4,201    Note 4

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Held Company Name

  

Marketable Securities Type and Name

  

Relationship with the

Company

  

Financial Statement Account

   March 31, 2008    Note
               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
   Carrying Value
(Note 5)
   Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
  
      Daimler AG ORD NPV REGD    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3    $ 8,209    —      $ 6,678    Note 4
      DE LA RUE PLC ORD GBP0.297619    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    7      2,883    —        3,989    Note 4
      DEUTSCHE BOERSE AG NPV (REGD)    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    1      3,644    —        6,541    Note 4
      DU PONT (E.I.) DE NEMOURS COM    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      4,529    —        4,734    Note 4
      EAST JAPAN RAILWAY CO NPV    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    —        3,632    —        3,806    Note 4
      EMERSON ELECTRIC CO COM USD0.50    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    4      5,112    —        6,205    Note 4
      ENEL    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    23      6,342    —        7,348    Note 4
      ENI SPA EUR1    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    7      8,002    —        7,455    Note 4
      EON AG NPV ORD    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    1      7,545    —        6,310    Note 4
      EXXON MOBIL CORP COM    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2      4,925    —        4,886    Note 4
      FAMILYMART CO LTD FAMILYMART CO LTD    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    4      3,626    —        4,370    Note 4
      FANUC LTD    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    1      3,298    —        3,482    Note 4
      FAST RETAILING CO LTD NPV    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2      3,303    —        4,035    Note 4
      FIRSTGROUP PLC ORD GBP0.05    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    11      3,508    —        3,824    Note 4
      FOREST LABS INC COM    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    4      4,472    —        4,653    Note 4
     

FRANCE TELECOM

EUR4

   —      Available-for-sale financial assets    7      7,966    —        7,480    Note 4
      FUGRO NV-CVA EUR0.05    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      4,057    —        7,794    Note 4
      FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORP NPV    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      3,817    —        3,133    Note 4
      GAMESTOP CORP-CL A NEW CLASS ‘A’ COM USD0.001    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      4,735    —        4,717    Note 4
      GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM USD0.06    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    4      4,514    —        4,912    Note 4
      GENERAL MILLS INC GENERAL MILLS INC    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      5,100    —        5,444    Note 4
      GESTEVISION TELECINCO SA EUR0.5    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    10      7,630    —        5,902    Note 4
      GILEAD SCIENCES INC COM    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    4      4,004    —        6,065    Note 4
      GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC ORD GBP0.25    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      2,516    —        1,966    Note 4
      GLORY LTD NPV    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    4      2,394    —        2,855    Note 4
      GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC COM USD0.01    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    1      5,138    —        4,812    Note 4
      GOOGLE INC-CL A CL A    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    —        4,007    —        4,245    Note 4
      HEINZ H J CO COM    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    4      5,119    —        5,724    Note 4
      ICAP PLC SHS    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    10      4,406    —        3,573    Note 4
      INDRA SISTEMAS SA EUR0.20 SER ‘A’    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    10      7,961    —        8,391    Note 4
      ING GROEP NV CVA EUR0.24    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    7      7,255    —        8,068    Note 4
      INPEX HOLDINGS INC COM STK JPY1    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    —        2,191    —        3,057    Note 4
      INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP COM STK USD0.20    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2      5,290    —        6,179    Note 4
      JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM USD1    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      5,862    —        5,945    Note 4
      JSR CORPORATION    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    5      3,561    —        3,244    Note 4
      KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA LTD NPV    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    11      2,284    —        3,262    Note 4
      KOBE STEEL LTD SHS    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    33      3,253    —        2,868    Note 4
      KONAMI CORP JPY50    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      3,255    —        3,213    Note 4
      KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO CO LTD    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    14      4,328    —        4,079    Note 4
      LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP COM    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2      5,131    —        5,797    Note 4
      M.A.N AG ORD    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2      3,980    —        6,084    Note 4
      MARUBENI CORPORATION    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    16      3,127    —        3,555    Note 4
      MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDL CO    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    5      3,151    —        3,305    Note 4

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Held Company Name

  

Marketable Securities Type and Name

  

Relationship with the

Company

  

Financial Statement Account

   March 31, 2008    Note
               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
   Carrying Value
(Note 5)
   Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
  
      MCDONALD’S CORP COM USD0.01    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3    $ 3,892    —      $ 5,426    Note 4
      MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS COM    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2      4,770    —        4,311    Note 4
      METLIFE INC COM    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      5,169    —        5,431    Note 4
      MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL ORD GBP0.01    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    23      5,879    —        4,273    Note 4
      MICROSOFT CORP COM USD0.0000125    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    6      4,721    —        4,746    Note 4
      MITSUBISHI CORP ORD    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      1,801    —        3,132    Note 4
      MITSUI & CO LTD ORD    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    6      3,798    —        3,709    Note 4
      MITSUI FUDOSAN CO LTD NPV    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    5      3,389    —        3,028    Note 4
      MITSUI O.S.K. LINES LTD    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    9      3,275    —        3,319    Note 4
      MOLSON COORS BREWING CO -B COM CLS ‘B’ COM NON-V USD0.01    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      4,787    —        4,795    Note 4
      MONSANTO CO NEW COM    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    1      5,041    —        4,916    Note 4
      MORRISON W SUPRMKT ORD GBP0.10    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    25      4,533    —        4,090    Note 4
      MUENCHENER RUECKVER AG-REG NPV (REGD)    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    1      6,349    —        7,749    Note 4
      NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE EUR4.80 (REGD)    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    4      6,988    —        6,959    Note 4
      NATIONAL-OILWELL VARCO INC COM USD0.01    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      3,805    —        4,711    Note 4
      NEXT PLC ORD GBP0.10    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    6      6,115    —        3,807    Note 4
      NHK SPRING CO LTD NPV    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    11      3,002    —        2,377    Note 4
      NIDEC CORP    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2      3,079    —        2,814    Note 4
      NIKE INC -CL B CLASS ‘B’ COM NPV    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      6,010    —        6,647    Note 4
      NIKON CORP    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    4      2,439    —        3,250    Note 4
      NIPPON OIL CORPORATION JPY50    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    15      3,713    —        2,855    Note 4
      NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISH NPV    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    12      3,620    —        3,437    Note 4
      NOKIA OYJ EUR0.06    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    7      6,368    —        6,779    Note 4
      NORTHERN TR CORP COM    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2      4,562    —        4,365    Note 4
      NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP COM    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2      5,321    —        5,593    Note 4
      NYSE EURONEXT COM STK USD0.01    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2      4,556    —        3,715    Note 4
      OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP COM USD0.20    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2      4,524    —        5,106    Note 4
      OLD MUTUAL PLC GBP0.10    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    58      5,202    —        3,901    Note 4
      OMNICOM GROUP INC COM    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    4      5,839    —        5,035    Note 4
      OMV AG AKT    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    4      7,938    —        7,212    Note 4
      PALL CORP COM USD0.10    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    4      4,230    —        4,394    Note 4
      PERNOD-RICARD SA NPV    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2      6,664    —        6,261    Note 4
      PHILIP MORRIS INTERNAT NPV    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      4,079    —        4,128    Note 4
      PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. EUR0.20    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    6      7,652    —        7,299    Note 4
      PRAXAIR INC COM    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2      5,595    —        5,942    Note 4
      PUBLIC SVC ENTERPRISE COM    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    4      5,024    —        5,245    Note 4
      QUAL COMM INC COM COM STK    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    4      5,028    —        4,768    Note 4
      RAYTHEON CO COM COM USD0.01    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2      4,799    —        4,715    Note 4
      RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      3,657    —        4,586    Note 4
      ROCKWELL COLLINS COM    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      5,155    —        5,203    Note 4

(Continued)

 

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No.

   Held Company Name   

Marketable Securities Type and Name

   Relationship with the
Company
  

Financial Statement Account

   March 31, 2008    Note
               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
   Carrying Value
(Note 5)
   Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
  
      ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC-A SHS ‘A’ SHS EUR0.07 (UK LIST)    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    6    $ 6,275    —      $ 6,698    Note 4
      ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC-A SHS ‘A’ SHS EUR0.07 (UK LIST)    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    6      6,394    —        5,984    Note 4
      RWE AG NEU NPV    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2      8,104    —        7,414    Note 4
      SANKYO CO LTD, GUNMA    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2      3,289    —        3,261    Note 4
      SCOR SE EUR7.876972 (POST CONSOLIDATION)    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    10      7,831    —        7,083    Note 4
      SCOT + STHN ENERGY ORD GBP0.50    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    5      3,675    —        4,019    Note 4
      SES FDR FDR EACH REP 1 ‘A’ NPV    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    10      6,393    —        6,422    Note 4
      SHISEIDO CO LTD ORD    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    4      2,692    —        3,226    Note 4
      SOLVAY SA NPV NPV    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2      6,257    —        5,941    Note 4
      SOLVAY SA NPV NPV    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    —        1,499    —        1,363    Note 4
      STANDARD CHARTERED PLC ORD USD0.50    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    5      5,491    —        5,621    Note 4
      STATE STR CORP COM    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      5,934    —        6,166    Note 4
      SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDS ORD    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    8      3,799    —        3,206    Note 4
      T&D HOLDINGS INC NPV    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2      3,230    —        3,195    Note 4
      TAISHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    5      3,155    —        3,025    Note 4
      TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL NPV SHS    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2      3,130    —        2,596    Note 4
      TELEFONICA SA EUR1    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    8      6,290    —        6,570    Note 4
      TERUMO CORPORATION    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      3,136    —        4,138    Note 4
      TESCO PLC GBP0.05    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    17      4,400    —        3,959    Note 4
      TEXTRON INC COM USD0.125    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      5,589    —        4,845    Note 4
      THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC COM USD1    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      5,257    —        5,660    Note 4
      TOKAI RIKA CO LTD NPV    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    4      3,457    —        2,870    Note 4
      TOTAL SA EUR2.5    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3      7,947    —        7,157    Note 4
      TOYOTA MTR COM    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2      3,027    —        2,586    Note 4
      TULLOW OIL PLC ORD GBP0.10    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    12      4,181    —        4,786    Note 4
      UNION FENOSA, S.A.    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    4      7,541    —        7,404    Note 4
      UNITED UTILITIES PLC ORD GBP1    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    10      4,202    —        4,044    Note 4
      VEDANTA RESOURCES PLC ORD USD0.10    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    4      3,901    —        4,765    Note 4
      VINCI EUR2.50 (POST SUBDIVISION)    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    4      6,354    —        8,250    Note 4
      VODAFONE GROUP PLC ORD USD0.11428571    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    58      5,789    —        5,266    Note 4
      WEST JAPAN RAILWAY CO    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    —        3,415    —        2,949    Note 4
      WHITBREAD PLC ORD GBP0.76797385    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    5      5,117    —        3,632    Note 4
      XSTRATA PLC ORD USD0.50    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2      2,483    —        3,940    Note 4
      YAMAHA CORPORATION    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    6      3,921    —        3,208    Note 4
      Beneficiary certificates (mutual fund)                     
      Fubon No. 1 Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    10,000      100,000    —        125,000    Note 3
      Cathay No. 2 REIT    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2,288      22,880    —        24,939    Note 3
      Gallop No. 1 REIT    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    10,000      100,000    —        90,000    Note 3
      Polaris /P-shares Taiwan Dividend + ETF    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    1,564      39,100    —        39,882    Note 3
      PCA Well Pool Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    78,403      1,000,000    —        1,001,929    Note 3
      IBT Ta Chong Bond Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    75,393      1,000,000    —        1,002,149    Note 3

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Held Company Name

  

Marketable Securities Type and Name

   Relationship with the
Company
  

Financial Statement Account

   March 31, 2008    Note
               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
   Carrying Value
(Note 5)
   Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
  
      Yuan Ta Wan Tai Bond Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    35,148    $ 500,000    —      $ 500,907    Note 3
      Mega Diamond Bond Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    85,334      1,000,000    —        1,001,792    Note 3
      Polaris De-Li Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    65,222      1,000,000    —        1,002,094    Note 3
      Polaris Global Reits Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    10,018      125,084    —        103,485    Note 3
      JPM (Taiwan) Global Balanced Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3,581      50,000    —        49,643    Note 3
      Fuh-Hwa Aegis Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    21,051      275,000    —        292,668    Note 3
      AGI Global Quantitative Balanced Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    22,968      267,269    —        255,405    Note 3
      Capital Strategic Balance Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    7,867      100,000    —        90,310    Note 3
      Capital Value Balance Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    11,285      200,000    —        192,845    Note 3
      Grand Cathay Balanced Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    4,400      100,000    —        96,351    Note 3
      ING Global Balanced Portfolio    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    8,569      100,000    —        96,915    Note 3
      Fuh Hwa Life Goal Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    6,832      100,000    —        95,014    Note 3
      Fuh Hwa Asia Pacific Balanced    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    7,764      100,000    —        83,773    Note 3
      Asia-Pacific Mega - Trend Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    10,906      150,000    —        133,922    Note 3
      Prudential Financial Balanced Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2,412      50,000    —        48,842    Note 3
      Yuan Ta Duo Fu    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    966      50,000    —        35,739    Note 3
      Yuan Ta Duo Duo    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    1,809      50,000    —        33,285    Note 3
      Yuan Ta New-Mainstream    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    1,995      50,000    —        34,517    Note 3
      AIG Flagship Global Balanced Fund of Funds    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    25,679      350,000    —        331,005    Note 3
      Franklin Templeton Global Bond Fund of Funds    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    18,089      200,000    —        201,724    Note 3
      Cathay Global Aggressive Fund of Funds    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    14,692      200,000    —        171,012    Note 3
      AIG Flagship Global Growth Fund of Funds    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    14,878      227,612    —        192,970    Note 3
      Polaris Global Emerging Market Funds    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    9,791      150,000    —        125,522    Note 3
      ING Global Dynamic Portfolio    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    8,104      100,000    —        86,224    Note 3
      Prudential Financial Global Selection Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    3,296      50,000    —        41,463    Note 3
      HSBC Global Fund of Bond Funds    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    13,572      150,000    —        149,722    Note 3
      Jih Sun Mortgage Backed Securities Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    20,305      200,000    —        190,003    Note 3
      Jih Sun Navigation No. 1 Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    5,000      50,050    —        49,750    Note 3
      Fuh-Hwa Total Return Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    9,872      100,000    —        102,764    Note 3
      Fuh-Hwa Elite Angel Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    947      10,000    —        11,174    Note 3
      Fubon Taiwan Selected Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    100,000      1,000,000    —        846,000    Note 3
      HSBC Taiwan Balanced Strategy Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    100,000      1,000,000    —        919,000    Note 3
      Cathay Chung Hwa No. 1 Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    100,000      1,000,000    —        902,000    Note 3
      Fuh Hwa Power Fund III    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    100,000      1,000,000    —        922,000    Note 3
      MFS Meridian Emerging Markets Debt Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    858      532,846    —        551,961    Note 3
      Fidelity US High Yield Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    995      389,718    —        328,889    Note 3
      JPMorgan Lux Funds - Emerging Markets Bond Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    21      199,638    —        184,934    Note 3
      MFS Meridian Funds-Strategic Income Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    316      132,592    —        121,909    Note 3
      Fidelity Fds Intl Bond    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    14,203      549,572    —        539,819    Note 3
      Permal Fixed Income Holdings N.V.    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    7      264,095    —        246,950    Note 3
      Credit Suisse BF (Lux) Euro Bond Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    8      114,448    —        139,261    Note 3
      Fidelity European High Yield Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    1,402      549,027    —        571,984    Note 3
      Parvest Europe Convertible Bond Fond    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    102      577,813    —        571,463    Note 3
      JPMorgan Funds-Global Convertibles Fund (EUR)    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    868      491,450    —        508,112    Note 3
      Parvest Euro Bond    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    39      287,400    —        290,648    Note 3

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Held Company Name

  

Marketable Securities Type and Name

   Relationship with the
Company
   Financial Statement Account    March 31, 2008    Note
               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
   Carrying Value
(Note 5)
   Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
  
      MFS Meridian Funds-Global Equity Fund (A1 class)    —      Available-for-sale

financial assets

   253    $ 262,293    —      $ 234,454    Note 3
      Fidelity Fds International    —      Available-for-sale
financial assets
   128      163,960    —        140,307    Note 3
      Fidelity Fds America    —      Available-for-sale
financial assets
   937      163,960    —        137,159    Note 3
      JPMorgan Funds - Global Dynamic Fund (B)    —      Available-for-sale
financial assets
   303      165,640    —        146,224    Note 3
      MFS Meridian Funds -Research International Fund (A1 share)    —      Available-for-sale
financial assets
   173      131,920    —        118,520    Note 3
      Fidelity Fds Emerging Markets    —      Available-for-sale
financial assets
   192      162,900    —        134,153    Note 3
      Credit Suisse Equity Fund (Lux) Global Resources    —      Available-for-sale
financial assets
   13      162,990    —        143,058    Note 3
      GAM Diversity-USD Open    —      Available-for-sale
financial assets
   10      262,293    —        234,546    Note 3
      Fidelity Euro Balanced Fund    —      Available-for-sale
financial assets
   860      549,185    —        541,830    Note 3
      Fidelity Fds World    —      Available-for-sale
financial assets
   386      224,865    —        193,507    Note 3
      Fidelity Fds Euro Blue Chip    —      Available-for-sale
financial assets
   303      273,765    —        241,570    Note 3
      MFS Meridian Funds - European Equity Fund (A1 share)    —      Available-for-sale
financial assets
   171      178,920    —        158,524    Note 3
      Henderson Horizon Fund - Pan European Equity Fund    —      Available-for-sale
financial assets
   230      180,886    —        170,342    Note 3
      Sinopia Alt-Gl Bd M/N 600$ I Gbl Bd Mkt Neutr 600 USD I    —      Available-for-sale
financial assets
   —        576,763    —        608,624    Note 3
      China Development Industrial B    —      Held-to-maturity
financial assets
   —        99,078    —        99,078    Note 6
      First Commercial Bank 1st Subordinated Financial Bonds in 2001    —      Held-to-maturity
financial assets
   —        500,000    —        500,000    Note 6
      Mega Securities Corp. 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds in 2007    —      Held-to-maturity
financial assets
   —        150,000    —        150,000    Note 6
      KGI Securities 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds 2007-B Issue    —      Held-to-maturity
financial assets
   —        100,000    —        100,000    Note 6
      Mege Financial Holding 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond 2007-B Issue    —      Held-to-maturity
financial assets
   —        200,000    —        200,000    Note 6
      Mega Financial Holding Unsecured Corporate Bonds A, 2nd issue, 2007    —      Held-to-maturity
financial assets
   —        300,000    —        300,000    Note 6
      Cathay United Bank Cash Flow Balance Sheet CLO 2007-1 Special Purpose Trust Beneficiary Certificate Class A    —      Held-to-maturity
financial assets
   —        70,667    —        70,667    Note 6
1    Senao International Co., Ltd.    Gallop No. 1 REIT    —      Available-for-sale
financial assets
   168      1,680    —        1,512    Note 3
      Prudential Financial Bond Fund    —      Available-for-sale
financial assets
   3,355      50,000    —        50,000    Note 3
      Taishin Lucky Fund    —      Available-for-sale
financial assets
   19,110      200,000    —        200,000    Note 3
      Upamc James Bond Fund    —      Available-for-sale
financial assets
   6,354      100,000    —        100,000    Note 3
      Senao Networks, Inc.    Equity-accounted investee    Investments
accounted for
using equity
method
   14,721      290,709    47      290,709    Note 7
      N.T.U. Innovation Incubation Corporation    —      Financial assets
carried at cost
   1,200      12,000    9      12,623    Note 1
2    CHIEF Telecom Inc.    Unigate Telecom Inc.    Subsidiary    Investments
accounted for
using equity
method
   200      1,943    100      1,943    Note 1
      CHIEF Telecom (Hong Kong) Limited    Subsidiary    Investments
accounted for
using equity
method
   400      1,164    100      1,164    Note 1
      3 Link Information Service Co., Ltd.    —      Financial assets
carried at cost
   374      3,450    10      6,167    Note 1

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Held Company Name

  

Marketable Securities Type and Name

   Relationship with the
Company
  

Financial Statement Account

   March 31, 2008      Note
               Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
   Carrying Value
(Note 5)
     Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
    
      eASPNet Inc.    —      Financial assets carried at cost    1,000    $ —        2    $ —        Note 1
      Truswell Pegasus Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    6      95      —        81      Note 3
3    Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.    Concord Technology Corp.    Subsidiary    Investments accounted for using equity method    500     

(US$

15,392

506

 

)

   100     

(US$

5,392

506

 

)

   Note 1
      Cathy Global Aggressive Fund of Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    1,233      15,000      —        14,357      Note 3
      SKIT ECB Balanced Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    1,000      10,000      —        9,929      Note 3
      Mega Diamond Bond    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    4,405      50,004      —        51,713      Note 3
      Polaris De-Bao Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    920      10,078      —        10,410      Note 3
      JS Small Cap    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    852      15,082      —        9,852      Note 3
      Sinopac Pilot    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    791      20,000      —        13,897      Note 3
      Cathy Global Money Market Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    485      5,000      —        5,034      Note 3
      Cathy Global Infrastructure Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    1,418      15,000      —        8,958      Note 3
      Grand Cathy Balance 2 Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    474      10,000      —        9,440      Note 3
      Grand Cathy Twin-core Global Integration Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    5,178      52,570      —        53,122      Note 3
      SKIT Strategy balanced Fund Series 2    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2,000      20,000      —        18,543      Note 3
      Grand Cathy Balanced Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    1,896      40,359      —        41,516      Note 3
      BSI-MVLTINVEST-SWISS STOCKS    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    2      9,871      —        14,099      Note 3
4    Concord Technology Corp.    Glory Network System Service (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.    Subsidiary    Investments accounted for using equity method    500     

(US$

15,392

506

 

)

   100     

(US$

5,392

506

 

)

   Note 1
5    Chunghwa Telecom Global Inc.    Barits Securities    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    16,223      190      —        199      Note 4
6    Spring House Entertainment Inc.    Spring House Entertainment Inc. (B.V.I.)    Subsidiary    Investments accounted for using equity method    250      886      100      886      Note 1
      A-Kuei Publishing Co., Ltd.    Subsidiary    Investments accounted for using equity method    100      174      50      174      Note 1
      The Rsit Enhanced Bond Fund    —      Available-for-sale financial assets    1,782      20,000      13      20,000      Note 3
7    Spring House Entertainment Inc. (B.V.I.)    Spring House Entertainment Inc. (Japan)    Subsidiary    Investments accounted for using equity method    —        10      51      10      Note 1

Note 1: The net asset values of investees were based on unreviewed financial statements.

Note 2: New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. and Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. were incorporated in March 2006 and Chunghwa has 100% ownership right in an amount of US$1 in each holding company, but not on operating stage, yet.

Note 3: The net asset values of beneficiary certification (mutual fund) were base on the net asset values on March 31, 2008.

Note 4: Market value was based on the closing price of March 31, 2008.

Note 5: Showing at their original carrying amounts without the adjustments of fair values.

Note 6: The net asset values of investees were based on amortized cost.

Note 7: The net asset values of investees was based on reviewed financial statements.(Concluded)

 

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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 THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

No.

 

Company Name

 

Marketable Securities

Type and Name

 

Financial

Statement Account

  Counter-party  

Nature of
Relationship

  Beginning Balance   Acquisition   Disposal     Ending Balance  
            Shares
(Thousands/

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

Thousand
Units)
  Amount   Shares
(Thousands/

Thousand
Units)
  Amount   Carrying
Value

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

Thousand
Units)
  Amount
(Note 1)
 
0   Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.   Stock                          
    Light Era Development Co., Ltd.   Investment accounted for using equity method   —     Subsidiary   —     $ —     T300,000   $ 3,000,000   —     $ —     $ —     $ —       300,000   $

 

2,995,448

(Note 2

 

)

    Industrial Bank of Taiwan II Venture Capital Co., Ltd.   Financial assets carried at cost   —     —     —       —     20,000     200,000   —       —       —       —       20,000     200,000  
    Mega Financial Holding Co., Ltd.   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     5,800     119,781   —       —     5,800     126,499     119,781     6,718     —       —    
    Beneficiary certificates (mutual fund)                          
    AIG Flagship Global Growth Fund of Funds   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     22,878     350,000   —       —     8,000     102,960     122,388     (19,428 )   14,878     227,612  
    Fuh-Hwa Home Run Fund   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     9,977     100,000   —       —     9,977     103,868     100,000     3,868     —       —    
    SKIT Strategy Balanced Fund   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     47,979     559,554   —       —     47,979     522,195     559,554     (37,359 )   —       —    
    SKIT Fortune Balanced Fund   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     6,097     100,000   —       —     6,097     80,581     100,000     (19,419 )   —       —    
    HSBC Global Fund of Bond Funds   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     —       —     13,572     150,000   —       —       —       —       13,572     150,000  
    PCA Well Pool Fund   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     —       —     78,403     1,000,000   —       —       —       —       78,403     1,000,000  
    IBT Ta Chong Bond Fund   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     —       —     75,393     1,000,000   —       —       —       —       75,393     1,000,000  
    Yuan Ta Wan Tai Bond Fund   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     —       —     35,148     500,000   —       —       —       —       35,148     500,000  
    Mega Diamond Bond Fund   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     —       —     85,334     1,000,000   —       —       —       —       85,334     1,000,000  
    Polaris De-Li Fund   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     —       —     65,222     1,000,000   —       —       —       —       65,222     1,000,000  
    USD Special Bond Fund   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     25     353,540   —       —     25     344,621     353,540     (8,919 )   —       —    
1   Senao International Co., Ltd.   Beneficiary certificates (mutual fund)                          
    Taishin Lucky Fund   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     —       —     23,894     250,000   4,784     50,064     50,000     64     19,110     200,000  
    UPAMC James Bond Fund   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     —       —     15,913     250,000   9,559     150,162     150,000     162     6,354     100,000  
    IBT Ta Chong Bond Fund   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     —       —     18,846     250,000   18,846     250,355     250,000     355     —       —    
    HSBC NTD Money Management Fund 2   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     —       —     17,473     250,000   17,473     250,320     250,000     320     —       —    

Note 1: Showing at their original carrying amounts without the adjustments of fair values.

Note 2: The amount were less equity in losses of equity investees $4,552 thousand.

 

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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 THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

Company Name

  

Property

   Transaction
Date
   Transaction
Amount
   Payment
Term
  

Counter-party

   Nature of
Relationship
  

Prior Transactions with Related Counter-party

  

Price
Reference

  

Purpose
of
Acquisition

   Other
Terms
                    

Owner

   Relationship    Transfer
Date
   Amount         

Chunghwa Telecom. Co., Ltd.

   Land and building    2008.01.03    $1,217,740    Paid    National Property Administration    None    National Property Administration    —      2008.03.13    $—
  
   Decision by National Property Administration    For Chunghwa private use    None

TABLE 4

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

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

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

No.

   Company Name    Related Party    Nature of
Relationship
   Transaction Details    Abnormal Transaction     Notes/Accounts Payable or
Receivable
 
            Purchase/Sale    Amount     % to Total    Payment Terms    Units Price     Payment Terms     Ending Balance
(Note 1)
    % to Total  

0

   Chunghwa
Telecom
Co., Ltd.
   Senao International
Co., Ltd.
   Subsidiary    Sales    $

 

609,801

(Note 3

 

)

  1    30 days    (Note 2 )   (Note 2 )   $ 156,628     2  
            Purchase     

 

1,635,051

(Note 4

 

)

  7    30-90 days    (Note 2 )   (Note 2 )     (662,131 )   9  
      Taiwan International
Standard Electronics
Co., Ltd.
   Equity-accounted
investee
   Purchase      105,860     —      30 days    —       —         (79,194 )   1  

1

   Senao
International
Co., Ltd.
   Chunghwa Telecom
Co., Ltd.
   Parent company    Sales     

 

1,635,150

(Note 4

 

)

  27    30-90 days    (Note 2 )   (Note 2 )     1,073,775     59  
            Purchase     

 

600,814

(Note 3

 

)

  10    30 days    (Note 2 )   (Note 2 )     (156,628 )   (9 )

 

Note 1: Excluding payment and receipts on behalf of other.

 

Note 2: Transaction prices was determined in accordance with mutual agreements.

 

Note 3: The difference was because Senao International Co., Ltd. classified the amount as operating expenses.

 

Note 4: The difference was because Chunghwa classified the amount as property, plant and equipment and operating expenses.

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

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

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

No.

   Company Name    Related Party    Nature
of Relationship
   Ending Balance    Turnover
Rate
   Overdue    Amounts Received
in Subsequent
Period
   Allowance for Bad
Debts
                  Amounts    Action Taken      

0

   Chunghwa
Telecom
Co., Ltd.
   Senao
International
Co., Ltd.
   Subsidiary    $ 156,628    15.56    $ —      —      $ 156,628    $ —  

1

   Senao
International
Co., Ltd.
   Chunghwa
Telecom
Co., Ltd.
   Parent company      1,073,775    10.70      —      —        —        —  

2

   Chunghwa
System
Integration
Co., Ltd.
   Chunghwa
Telecom
Co., Ltd.
   Parent company      142,789    3.65      —      —        —        —  

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

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

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008

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

 

No.

 

Investor
Company

 

Investee
Company

 

Location

 

Main Businesses
and Products

  Original Investment Amount     Balance as of March 31, 2008     Net Income
(Loss) of the
Investee
    Recognized
Gain (Loss)

(Notes 1
and 2)
   

Note

          March 31,
2008
    December 31,
2007
    Shares
(Thousands)
  Percentage
of
Ownership
(%)
  Carrying
Value
       
0   Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.   Senao International Co., Ltd.   Sindian City, Taipei   Telecommunication facilities sales   $ 1,065,813     $ 1,065,813     71,074   31   $ 1,359,978     $ 305,718     $ 92,321     Subsidiary
    Light Era Development Co., Ltd.   Taipei   Housing, office building development, rent and sale services     3,000,000       —       300,000   100     2,995,448       (4,552 )     (4,552 )   Subsidiary
    Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.   Taipei   Investment     980,000       980,000     98,000   49     949,253       (51,182 )     (25,079 )   Equity-accounted investee
    Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.   Taipei   Providing communication and information aggregative services     838,506       838,506     60,000   100     830,403       6,162       (5,920 )   Subsidiary
    Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd.   Taipei   Manufacturing, selling, designing, and maintaining of telecommunications systems and equipment     164,000       164,000     1,760   40     594,782       (98,547 )     (31,296 )   Equity-accounted investee
    CHIEF Telecom Inc.   Taipei   Internet communication and internet data center (“IDC”) service     482,165       482,165     37,942   69     425,998       2,470       2,245     Subsidiary
    Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.   United States   International telecommunications internet transfer and pronunciation services     70,429       70,429     6,000   100     68,391       (1,428 )     (1,428 )   Subsidiary
    Skysoft Co., Ltd.   Taipei   Providing of software, electronic information, and advertisement services     67,025       67,025     4,438   30     71,223       4,376       1,313     Equity-accounted investee
    ELTA Technology Co., Ltd.   Taipei   Professional on-line and mobile value-added content aggregative services     44,223       44,223     3,886   32     42,800       3,140       (2,198 )   Equity-accounted investee
    King Way Technology Co., Ltd.   Taipei   Publishing, information process and software services     71,770       —       1,002   33     71,452       1,839       (318 )   Equity-accounted investee
    Chunghwa Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.   Taipei   Yellow pages sales and advertisement services     150,000       150,000     15,000   100     64,108       32,852       32,852     Subsidiary
    Spring House Entertainment Inc.   Taipei   Network content manufacture broadcasts and information software     62,209       22,409     5,996   56     40,262       2,896       1,603     Subsidiary
    Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.   Hong Kong   International telecommunications IP fictitious internet and internet transfer services     11,430       11,430     4,590   100     15,538       1,098       1,098     Subsidiary
    New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.)   British Virgin Islands   Investment    

 

—  

(Note 3

 

)

   

 

—  

(Note 3

 

)

  —     100    

 

—  

(Note 3

 

)

    —        

 

—  

(Note 3

 

)

  Subsidiary
    Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.)   British Virgin Islands   Investment    

 

—  

(Note 3

 

)

   

 

—  

(Note 3

 

)

  —     100    

 

—  

(Note 3

 

)

    —        

 

—  

(Note 3

 

)

  Subsidiary
1   Senao International Co., Ltd.   Senao Networks, Inc.   Linkou Hsiang, Taipei   Telecommunication facilities manufactures and sales     206,190       206,190     14,721   47     290,709       21,045       10,032     Equity-accounted investee
2   CHIEF Telecom Inc.   Unigate Telecom Inc.   Taipei   Network communication and engine room hiring     2,000       2,000     200   100     1,943       (25 )     (5 )   Subsidiary
    CHIET Telecom (Hong Kong) Limited   Hong Kong   Telecommunication and internet service     1,678       1,678     400   100     1,164       —         —       Subsidiary
3   Chunghwa System Integrated Co., Ltd.   Concord Technology Corp.   Brunei   Providing advanced business solutions to telecommunications    

(US$

16,179

500

 

)

   

(US$

6,489

200

 

)

  500   100    

(US$

15,392

506

 

)

   

(US$

(271

(9

)

))

   

(US$

(271

(9

)

))

  Subsidiary
4   Concord Technology Corp.   Glory Network System Service (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.   Shanghai   Providing advanced business solutions to telecommunications    

(US$

16,179

500

 

)

   

(US$

6,489

200

 

)

  500   100    

(US$

15,392

506

 

)

   

(US$

(271

(9

)

))

   

(US$

(271

(9

)

))

  Subsidiary

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Investor
Company

  

Investee
Company

  

Location

   Main Businesses and
Products
   Original Investment
Amount
   Balance as of March 31, 2008    Net Income
(Loss) of the
Investee
    Recognized Gain
(Loss)

(Notes 1 and 2)
 

Note

               March 31,
2008
   December 31,
2007
   Shares
(Thousands)
   Percentage of
Ownership (%)
   Carrying Value       

6

   Spring House Entertainment Inc.    Spring House Entertainment Inc. (B.V.I.)    British Virgin Islands    Investment    $ 946    $ 946    250    100    $ 886    $ —       $—     Subsidiary
      A-Kuei Publishing Co., Ltd.    Taipei    Business of books      185      185    100    50      174      (21 )   (11)   Subsidiary

7

   Spring House Entertainment Inc. (B.V.I.)    Spring House Entertainment Inc. (Japan)    Japan    Animation design      10      10    —      51      10      —       —     Subsidiary

 

Note 1: The equity in net income (loss) of investees was based on unreviewed financial statements, except equity in net income of Senao International Co., Ltd. and Senao Networks, Inc.

 

Note 2: The equity in net income (loss) of investees was included amortization between the investment cost and net value and unrealized transactions.

 

Note 3: New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. and Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. were incorporated in March 2006 and Chunghwa has 100% ownership right in an amount of US$1 in each holding company, but not on operating stage, yet.

(Concluded)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

INVESTMENT IN MAINLAND CHINA

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008

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

 

Investee

  

Main Businesses
and Products

  Total Amount of
Paid-in Capital
    Investment
Type
  Accumulated
Outflow of
Investment from
Taiwan as of

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

March 31, 2008
    % Ownership of
Direct or
Indirect
Investment
    Investment
Gain (Loss)
(Note 2)
    Carrying Value
as of

March 31, 2008
    Accumulated
Inward
Remittance of
Earnings as of
March 31, 2008
           Outflow     Inflow          

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

   Providing advanced business solutions to telecommunications   $

(US$

16,179

500

 

)

  Note 1   $

(US$

6,489

200

 

)

  $

(US$

9,690

300

 

)

  $ —     $

(US$

16,179

500

 

)

  100 %   $

(US$

(271

(9

)

) )

  $

( US$

15,392

506

 

)

  $ —  

 

Accumulated Investment in
Mainland China as of

March 31, 2008

   Investment Amounts
Authorized by Investment
Commission, MOEA
  Upper Limit on Investment
Stipulated by Investment
Commission, MOEA

$16,179

(US$500)

   $16,179

(US$500)

  $266,890

(Note 3)

 

Note 1: Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd. indirectly owns these investees through an investment company registered in a third region.

 

Note 2: Recognition of investment gains (losses) was calculated based on the investees’ unreviewed financial statements.

 

Note 3: The amount was calculated based on the net assets value of Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.

 

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Financial Statements for the

Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 and

Independent Accountants’ Review Report

 


INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS’ REVIEW REPORT

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. and subsidiaries (“the Company”) as of March 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for the three months then ended, all expressed in New Taiwan dollars. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to issue a report on these consolidated financial statements based on our review.

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

As stated in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31,2008 and 2007 of certain subsidiaries have not been reviewed. The total assets of these subsidiaries were 1.11% (NT$5,204,421 thousand) and 0.11% (NT$526,631 thousand), and the total liabilities of these subsidiaries were 1.50% (NT$931,143 thousand) and 0.79% (NT$436,223 thousand), of the related consolidated amounts as of March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The total revenues of these subsidiaries were 0.74% (NT$379,570 thousand) and 0.28% (NT$125,492 thousand) of the related consolidated revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively and their net loss was NT$153,036 thousand NT$7,250 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. As stated in Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements, the financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 of certain equity method investees have not been reviewed. The aggregate carrying values of these equity method investees were NT$1,729,510 thousand and NT$2,678,592 thousand as of March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and the equity in earning (loss) were NT$(57,579) thousand and NT$15,670 thousand for the three months then ended.

Based on our reviews, except for the matters described in the preceding paragraph been based on the investees’ unreviewed financial statements, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with the Securities and Exchange Act, the Guidelines Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, requirements of the Business Accounting Law and Guidelines Governing Business Accounting with respect to financial accounting standards, and accounting principles generally accepted in the Republic of China.

 

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As stated in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, on January 1, 2008, the Company adopted Interpretation 2007-052 issued by the Accounting and Research Development Foundation of the Republic of China that requires companies to record bonuses paid to employees, directors and supervisors as an expense rather than an appropriation of earnings.

April 19, 2008

Notice to Readers

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

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

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Par Value)

(Reviewed, Not Audited)

 

      2008    2007
     Amount     %    Amount     %

ASSETS

         

CURRENT ASSETS

         

Cash and cash equivalents (Notes 2 and 4)

   $ 75,877,609     16    $ 79,076,745     17

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

     418,169     —        87,123     —  

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

     20,361,594     5      8,234,636     2

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

     653,460     —        —       —  

Trade notes and accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,319,213 in 2008 and $3,537,727 in 2007 (Notes 2 and 8)

     10,443,078     2      10,802,626     2

Receivables from related parties (Note 27)

     8,470     —        67,870     —  

Other current monetary assets (Notes 2, 5, 9 and 30)

     5,990,518     2      5,762,924     1

Inventories, net (Notes 2 and 10)

     4,804,476     1      2,624,788     1

Deferred income taxes (Note 2 and 24)

     989,500     —        21,947     —  

Restricted assets (Note 28)

     2,865     —        1,525     —  

Other current assets (Note 11)

     4,678,800     1      3,892,318     1
                         

Total current assets

     124,228,539     27      110,572,502     24
                         

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS

         

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

     2,020,219     —        2,678,592     1

Financial assets carried at cost (Notes 2 and 13)

     2,276,498     1      1,944,730     —  

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

     766,285     —        —       —  

Other monetary assets (Notes 14 and 29)

     1,030,000     —        2,000,000     —  
                         

Total long-term investment

     6,093,002     1      6,623,322     1
                         

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Notes 2, 15, 27 and 28)

         

Cost

         

Land

     102,730,005     22      100,929,302     22

Land improvements

     1,475,644     —        1,477,705     —  

Buildings

     62,743,257     13      59,069,045     13

Computer equipment

     15,594,012     3      15,851,353     3

Telecommunications equipment

     640,825,227     137      632,256,130     135

Transportation equipment

     2,776,104     1      3,283,904     1

Miscellaneous equipment

     7,665,316     2      8,107,151     2
                         

Total cost

     833,809,565     178      820,974,590     176

Revaluation increment on land

     5,822,981     1      5,824,220     1
                         
     839,632,546     179      826,798,810     177

Less: Accumulated depreciation

     529,049,213     113      511,535,460     110
                         
     310,583,333     66      315,263,350     67

Construction in progress and advances related to acquisitions of equipment

     15,438,382     3      22,317,677     5
                         

Property, plant and equipment, net

     326,021,715     69      337,581,027     72
                         

INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Note 2)

         

3G concession

     8,047,544     2      8,796,153     2

Goodwill

     226,257     —        72,411     —  

Others

     478,011     —        195,577     —  
                         

Total intangible assets

     8,751,812     2      9,064,141     2
                         

OTHER ASSETS

         

Leased assets (Note 28)

     346,548     —        —       —  

Idle assets (Note 2)

     964,164     —        969,870     —  

Refundable deposits

     1,385,314     —        1,472,172     1

Deferred income taxes (Notes 2 and 24)

     1,387,809     1      720,115     —  

Others

     581,860     —        323,931     —  
                         

Total other assets

     4,665,695     1      3,486,088     1
                         

TOTAL

   $ 469,760,763     100    $ 467,327,080     100
                         

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

         

CURRENT LIABILITIES

         

Short-term loans (Note 16)

   $ 75,000     —      $ 213,000     —  

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

     3,098,920     1      34,415     —  

Trade notes and accounts payable

     8,250,416     2      7,190,406     2

Payables to related parties (Note 27)

     125,313     —        2,055,690     —  

Income tax payable (Note 2 and 24)

     11,471,350     2      11,888,153     3

Accrued expenses (Note 17)

     11,580,113     2      10,740,790     2

Current portion of long-term loans (Note 19)

     20,000     —        16,667     —  

Other current liabilities (Notes 2, 18 and 30)

     14,224,619     3      12,740,881     3
                         

Total current liabilities

     48,845,731     10      44,880,002     10
                         

NONCURRENT LIABILITY

         

Long-term loan (Note 19)

     37,840     —        —       —  

Deferred income

     1,608,903     —        1,058,968     —  
                         

Total noncurrent liabilities

     1,646,743     —        1,058,968     —  
                         

RESERVE FOR LAND VALUE INCREMENTAL TAX (Note 15)

     94,986     —        94,986     —  
                         

OTHER LIABILITIES

         

Accrued pension liabilities (Note 2 and 26)

     4,521,193     1      1,915,116     1

Customers’ deposits

     6,312,104     2      6,499,908     1

Other

     482,084     —        503,934     —  
                         

Total other liabilities

     11,315,381     3      8,918,958     2
                         

Total liabilities

     61,902,841     13      54,952,914     12
                         

EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO STOCKHOLDERS OF THE PARENT (Notes 2, 15, 20 and 22)

         

Capital stock - $10 par value;

         

Authorized: 12,000,000 thousand shares

     —        —  

Issued: 9,557,777 thousand shares in 2008 and 9,667,845 thousand shares in 2007

     95,577,769     20      96,678,451     21
                         

Preferred stock $10 par value

     —       —        —       —  
                         

Additional paid-in capital:

         

Capital surplus

     198,308,651     42      210,260,235     45

Donated capital

     13,170     —        13,170     —  

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

     3     —        3,465     —  
                         

Total additional paid-in capital

     198,321,824     42      210,276,870     45
                         

Retained earnings:

         

Legal reserve

     48,036,210     10      44,037,765     9

Special reserve

     2,678,723     1      2,680,184     1

Unappropriated earnings

     55,291,784     12      52,068,006     11
                         

Total retained earnings

     106,006,717     23      98,785,955     21
                         

Other adjustments

         

Cumulative translation adjustments

     (8,015 )   —        (3,304 )   —  

Unrecognized net loss of pension

     (88 )   —        —       —  

Unrealized gain (loss) on financial instruments

     (877,566 )   —        721,348     —  

Unrealized revaluation increment

     5,823,200     1      5,824,438     1
                         

Total other adjustments

     4,937,531     1      6,542,482     1
                         

Total equity attributable to stockholders of the parent

     404,843,841     86      412,283,758     88
                         

MINORITY INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARIES

     3,014,081     1      90,408     —  
                         

Total stockholders’ equity

     407,857,922     87      412,374,166     88
                         

TOTAL

   $ 469,760,763     100    $ 467,327,080     100
                         

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

(With Deloitte & Touche audit report dated April 19, 2008)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007

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

(Reviewed, Not Audited)

 

      2008    2007
     Amount    %    Amount     %

NET REVENUES (Note 27)

   $ 50,957,027    100    $ 45,443,427     100

OPERATING COSTS (Note 27)

     28,181,713    55      22,860,015     50
                        

GROSS PROFIT

     22,775,314    45      22,583,412     50
                        

OPERATING EXPENSES (Note 27)

          

Marketing

     4,734,102    9      6,026,177     13

General and administrative

     888,775    2      741,057     2

Research and development

     729,244    2      786,283     2
                        

Total operating expenses

     6,352,121    13      7,553,517     17
                        

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS

     16,423,193    32      15,029,895     33
                        

NON-OPERATING INCOME AND GAINS

          

Gain on disposal of financial instruments, net

     497,671    1      45,524     —  

Interest income

     384,730    1      305,656     1

Equity in earnings of equity investees, net

     —      —        15,670     —  

Other

     88,848    —        116,160     —  
                        

Total non-operating income and gains

     971,249    2      483,010     1
                        

NON-OPERATING EXPENSES AND LOSSES

          

Valuation loss on financial instruments, net

     2,181,698    4      13,208     —  

Foreign exchange loss, net

     708,614    2      16,857     —  

Equity in losses of equity investees, net

     47,547    —        —       —  

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

     19,971    —        7,238     —  

Interest expenses

     1,620    —        1,726     —  

Other

     23,286    —        103,931     —  
                        

Total non-operating expenses and losses

     2,982,736    6      142,960     —  
                        

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX

     14,411,706    28      15,369,945     34

INCOME TAX EXPENSE (Notes 2 and 24)

     3,481,368    7      3,285,648     7
                        

CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME

   $ 10,930,338    21    $ 12,084,297     27
                        

ATTRIBUTED TO

          

Stockholders of the parent

   $ 10,716,108    21    $ 12,091,547     27

Minority interests

     214,230    —        (7,250 )   —  
                        
   $ 10,930,338    21    $ 12,084,297     27
                        

(Continued)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007

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

(Reviewed, Not Audited)

 

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

EARNINGS PER SHARE (Note 25)

           

Basic earnings per share

   $ 1.47    $ 1.12    $ 1.45    $ 1.14
                           

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 1.47    $ 1.12      
                   

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

 

(With Deloitte & Touche review report dated April 19, 2008)   (Concluded)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

(Reviewed, Not Audited)

 

     2008     2007  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    

Consolidated net income

   $ 10,930,338     $ 12,084,297  

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

    

Provision for doubtful accounts

     195,589       165,024  

Depreciation and amortization

     9,717,307       10,009,113  

Amortization of discount of financial assets

     (594 )     —    

Loss on sale of financial instruments, net

     (497,671 )     (45,524 )

Valuation loss on financial instruments, net

     2,181,698       13,208  

Valuation (recovery of) loss on inventory

     (4,534 )     30  

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment, net

     19,604       1,477  

Loss on disposal of leased assets

     9       —    

Equity in loses (earnings) of equity investees

     47,547       (15,670 )

Deferred income taxes

     (869,105 )     (128,313 )

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Decrease (increase) in:

    

Financial assets held for trading

     266,216       (29,905 )

Trade notes and accounts receivable

     918,098       1,619,072  

Receivables from related parties

     84,901       (23,871 )

Other current monetary assets

     1,209,600       202,254  

Inventories

     (681,371 )     (970,584 )

Other current assets

     (3,290,008 )     (2,871,984 )

Increase (decrease) in:

    

Trade notes and accounts payable

     (2,822,370 )     (1,284,241 )

Payables to related parties

     (169,057 )     1,152,674  

Income tax payable

     4,213,402       3,360,613  

Accrued expenses

     (3,932,787 )     (8,209,192 )

Other current liabilities

     369,940       (225,432 )

Deferred income

     103,753       103,108  

Accrued pension liabilities

     595,503       651,693  
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     18,586,008       15,557,847  
                

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    

Acquisition of available-for-sale financial assets

     (5,795,000 )     (1,730,312 )

Proceeds from disposal of available-for-sale financial assets

     2,448,852       670,458  

Acquisition of held-to-maturity financial assets

     (300,000 )     —    

Proceeds from disposal of held-to-maturity financial assets

     30,298       —    

Acquisition of investments accounted for using equity method

     (71,770 )     (1,065,813 )

Acquisition of financial assets carried at cost

     (200,000 )     —    

Proceeds from disposal of financial assets carried at cost

     354,933       —    

Acquisition of other monetary assets

     (30,000 )     —    

Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment

     (5,457,675 )     (4,644,918 )

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

     2,053       10,691  

(Continued)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

(Reviewed, Not Audited)

 

     2008     2007  

Increase in intangible assets

   $ (30,941 )   $ (19,506 )

Decrease (increase) in other assets

     (68,193 )     55,201  
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (9,117,443 )     (6,724,199 )
                

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Increase in short-term loans

     33,240       87,000  

Repayment of long-term loans

     (11,520 )     (306,250 )

Decrease in customers’ deposits

     (55,608 )     (154,253 )

Decrease in other liabilities

     (250,739 )     (56,374 )

Decrease in due to stockholders for capital reduction

     (9,557,777 )     —    

Proceeds from exercise of employee stock option

     8,887       —    
                

Net cash used in financing activities

     (9,833,517 )     (429,877 )
                

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES

     (3,632 )     —    
                

EFFECT OF CHANGE ON CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES

     13,192       —    
                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     (355,392 )     8,403,771  

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

     76,233,001       70,672,974  
                

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

   $ 75,877,609     $ 79,076,745  
                

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

    

Interest paid (excluding capitalized interest expense)

   $ 1,654     $ 1,726  
                

Income tax paid

   $ 138,405     $ 53,349  
                

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

 

(With Deloitte & Touche review report dated April 19, 2008)   (Concluded)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007

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

(Reviewed, Not Audited)

 

1. GENERAL

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

Spring House Entertainment Inc. (“SHE”) was incorporated in 2000. SHE was an equity method investee before Chunghwa obtained control interest over it. SHE engages mainly in network services, producing digital entertainment contents and broadband visual sound terrace development. Chunghwa acquired over 50% shares of SHE in January 2008.

Spring House Entertainment Inc. (B.V.I.) (“SHE (B.V.I.)”), a subsidiary of SHE, was incorporated in 2000 SHE (B.V.I.) engages mainly in investment business.

Spring House Entertainment Inc. (Japan) (“SHE (Japan)”), a subsidiary of SHE (B.V.I.), was incorporated in 2001. SHE (Japan) engages mainly in animation design and toy imports and exports.

A-Kuei Publishing Co., Ltd. (“AKP”), a subsidiary of SHE, was incorporated in 2001, engages mainly in publishing books and talking book.

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

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 operation stage yet. Both holding companies are operating as investment companies and Chunghwa has 100% ownership right in an amount of US$1 in each holding company.

As of March 31, 2008 and 2007, Chunghwa and its subsidiaries (collectively, “the Company”) had 26,666 and 26,062 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 March 31, 2008:

LOGO

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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

Principle of Consolidation

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

The consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2008 include the accounts of Chunghwa, SENAO, CIYP, CHIEF, Unigate, CHIEF (HK), CHSI, Concord, GNSS (Shanghai), CHTG, DHT, SHE, SHE (B.V.I.), SHE (Japan), AKP, LED, New Prospect and Prime Asia. The consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2007 include the accounts of Chunghwa, CIYP, CHIEF, Unigate, CHIEF (HK), New Prospect and Prime Asia.

 

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

The financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 of the following subsidiaries were based on unreviewed financial statements: CIYP, CHIEF, Unigate, CHIEF (HK), CHSI, Concord, GNSS (Shanghai), GHTG, DHT, SHE, SHE (B.V.I.), SHE (Japan), APK, LED, New Prospect and Prime Asia, as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2008; CIYP, CHIEF, Unigate, CHIEF (HK), New Prospect and Prime Asia, as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2007. The total assets of the above subsidiaries were 1.11% (NT$5,204,421 thousand) and 0.11% (NT$526,631 thousand), and the total liabilities of the above subsidiaries were 1.50% (NT$931,143 thousand) and 0.79% (NT$436,223 thousand), of the related consolidated amounts as of March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The subsidiaries’ total revenues were 0.74% (NT$379,570 thousand) and 0.28% (NT$125,492 thousand), respectively, of the related consolidated amounts for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 and their net loss was NT$153,036 thousand and NT$7,250 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Classification of Current and Noncurrent Assets and Liabilities

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

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

Cash Equivalents

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

Financial Assets and Liabilities at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss

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

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

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

 

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Available-for-sale Financial Assets

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

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

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

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

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

Held-to-maturity Financial Assets

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

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

Revenue Recognition, Account Receivables and Allowance for Doubtful Receivables

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

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

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

 

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

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

Inventories

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

Investments Accounted for using Equity Method

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

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

Effective January 1, 2006, pursuant to the revised Statement of Financial Accounting Standards, the cost of an investment shall be analyzed and the difference between the cost of investment and the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired, representing goodwill, shall not be amortize and instead shall be tested for impairment annually. When an indication of impairment is identified, the goodwill shall be tested for impairment as well.

If the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired exceeds the cost of investment, the excess shall be allocated as pro rata reduction of noncurrent assets except (a) financial assets other than investments accounted for by the equity method, (b) assets to be disposed of by sale (c) deferred tax assets, and (d) prepaid assets relating to pension or other postretirement benefit plans. If any excess remains after reducing the aforementioned items, the remaining excess shall be recognized as an extraordinary gain.

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

Financial Assets Carried at Cost

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

 

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Property, Plant and Equipment

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

When an indication of impairment is identified, any excess of the carrying amount of an asset over its recoverable amount is recognized as a loss. If the recoverable amount increases in a subsequent period, the amount previously recognized as impairment would be reversed and recognized as a gain. However, the adjusted amount may not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depreciation, as if no impairment loss had been recognized. Significant additions, renewals and betterments incurred during the construction period are capitalized. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred.

An impairment loss on a revalued asset is charged to “unrealized revaluation increment” under equity to the extent available, with the balance recognized as a loss.

If the recoverable amount increases in a subsequent period, the amount previously recognized as impairment could be reversed and recognized as a gain, with the remaining credited to “unrealized revaluation increment”.

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

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

Intangible Assets

3G Concession is amortized upon the MOTC granted the license of using the straight-line method over the shorter of the legal useful life or estimated useful life. Computer software costs and patents are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of 3-20 years.

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

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

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

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

Expense Recognition

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

Treasury Stock

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

Share-based Compensation

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

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

Income Tax

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

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

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

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

 

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Foreign-currency Transactions

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

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

Hedge Accounting

Hedged items are recognized as follows:

 

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

 

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

Reclassifications

Certain accounts in the financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2007 have been reclassified to conform to the presentation of the financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2008.

 

3. EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

In March 2007, the ARDF issued an Interpretation 96-052 that requires companies to recognize bonuses paid to employees, directors and supervisors as an expense rather than an appropriation of earnings beginning from January 1, 2008. These bonuses were previously recorded as appropriations from earnings. The adoption of this interpretation resulted in a decrease of NT$282,233 thousand in consolidated net income which was attributed to shareholders of the parent and a decrease in basic earnings per share (after income tax) of NT$0.03 for the three months ended March 31, 2008.

 

4. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

     March 31
     2008    2007

Cash

     

Cash on hand

   $ 121,407    $ 246,050

Bank deposits

     17,412,013      6,785,489

Negotiable certificate of deposit, annual yield rate - ranging from 1.63%-4.544% and 1.65%-5.383% for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

     37,347,144      33,520,010
             
     54,880,564      40,551,549

Cash equivalents

     

Commercial paper, annual yield rate - ranging from 1.92%-2.03% and 1.66%-5.343% for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

     20,997,045      38,525,196
             
   $ 75,877,609    $ 79,076,745
             

 

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

 

      March 31
     2008    2007

Current

     

Derivatives - financial assets

     

Forward exchange contracts

   $ 331,695    $ 619

Index future contracts

     86,474      86,504
             
   $ 418,169    $ 87,123
             

Derivatives - financial liabilities

     

Currency option contracts

   $ 3,075,125    $ —  

Forward exchange contracts

     14,324      10,349

Index future contracts

     9,471      24,066
             
   $ 3,098,920    $ 34,415
             

Chunghwa entered into investment management agreements with a well-known financial institution (fund managers) to manage its investment portfolios in 2006. As of March 31, 2008, Chunghwa’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.

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 and stock prices. However, derivatives that do not meet the criteria for hedge accounting is classified as financial assets or financial liabilities held for trading.

Outstanding forward exchange contracts on March 31, 2008 and 2007 were as follows:

 

      Currency    Maturity
Period
   Contract
Amount

(in Thousands)

March 31, 2008

        

Sell

   EUR/USD    2008.05    EUR 17,800
   GBP/USD    2008.05    GBP 2,070
   JPY/USD    2008.05    JPY 444,000
   USD/NTD    2008.04-06    USD 320,000

Buy

   NTD/USD    2008.04    NTD 279,695

March 31, 2007

        

Sell

   JPY/USD    2007.04    JPY 562,300
   EUR/USD    2007.04    EUR 7,500
   GBP/USD    2007.04    GBP 2,450
   USD/EUR    2007.04    USD 267
   USD/JPY    2007.04    USD 147

 

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Outstanding index future contracts on March 31, 2008 and 2007 were as follows:

 

     Maturity
Period
   Units    Contract
Amount

(in Thousands)

March 31, 2008

        

AMSTERDAM IDX FUT

   2008.04    13    EUR 1,088

CAC40 10 EURO FUT

   2008.04    4    EUR 178

IBEX 35 INDEX FUTR

   2008.04    7    EUR 893

MINI S&P/MIB FUT

   2008.06    34    EUR 1,037

FTSE 100 IDX FUT

   2008.06    17    GBP 936

TOPIX INDEX FUTURE

   2008.06    24    JPY 290,400

S&P 500 FUTURE

   2008.06    16    USD 5,260

S&P 500 EMINI FUTURE

   2008.06    47    USD 3,090

March 31, 2007

        

AMSTERDAM IDX FUT

   2007.04    9    EUR 883

CAC40 10 EURO FUT

   2007.04    46    EUR 2,526

DAX INDEX FUTURE

   2007.06    11    EUR 1,808

IBEX 35 INDX FUTR

   2007.04    7    EUR 983

MINI S&P/MIB FUT

   2007.06    24    EUR 957

FTSE 100 IDX FUT

   2007.06    37    GBP 2,304

TOPIX INDEX FUTURE

   2007.06    32    JPY 529,440

S&P 500 FUTURE

   2007.06    23    USD 8,151

S&P 500 EMINI FUTURE

   2007.06    13    USD 905

As of March 31, 2008 and 2007, the deposits paid for index future contracts were $86,474 thousand and $86,498 thousand, respectively.

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

In accordance with the terms of the contract, the Company deposited US$3,000 thousand with Goldman (included in “other current assets”) with annual yield rate of 8%. As of March 31, 2008, there are 247 outstanding valuation periods.

Net loss arising from financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 were $1,893,141 thousand (including realized settlement gain of $258,494 thousand and valuation loss of $2,151,635 thousand; valuation loss included a total of $2,494,966 from foreign currency derivative contract with Goldman) and $11,472 thousand (including realized settlement gain of $1,736 thousand and valuation loss of $13,208 thousand), respectively.

 

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6. AVAILABLE-FOR-SALES FINANCIAL ASSETS

 

     March 31
     2008    2007

Open-end mutual funds

   $ 19,323,499    $ 6,814,566

Foreign listed stocks

     796,644      927,018

Real estate investment trust fund

     241,451      189,500

Listed stocks

     —        303,552
             
   $ 20,361,594    $ 8,234,636
             

 

7. HELD-TO-MATURITY FINANCIAL ASSETS

 

      March 31,
2008

Corporate bonds

   $ 1,349,078

Collateralized loan obligation

     70,667
      
     1,419,745

Less: Current portion

     653,460
      
   $ 766,285
      

 

8. ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS

 

      Three Months Ended
March 31
 
     2008     2007  

Balance, beginning of period

   $ 3,430,157     $ 3,550,086  

Provision for doubtful accounts

     194,207       164,758  

Impact on acquisition of subsidiaries

     983       —    

Accounts receivable written off

     (306,134 )     (177,117 )
                

Balance, end of period

   $ 3,319,213     $ 3,537,727  
                

 

9. OTHER CURRENT MONETARY ASSETS

 

     March 31
     2008    2007

Tax refund receivable

   $ 3,221,620    $ 3,221,136

Accrued custodial receipts from other carriers

     596,452      695,899

Other

     2,172,446      1,845,889
             
   $ 5,990,518    $ 5,762,924
             

 

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10. INVENTORIES, NET

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31
     2008    2007

Supplies

   $ 1,495,509    $ 1,754,707

Work in process

     222,397      121,617

Merchandise

     2,506,067      112,029

Materials in transit

     640,692      637,830
             
     4,864,665      2,626,183

Less: Valuation allowance

     60,189      1,395
             
   $ 4,804,476    $ 2,624,788
             

 

11. OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

 

     March 31
     2008    2007

Prepaid expenses

   $ 3,752,703    $ 2,760,428

Prepaid rents

     654,759      618,630

Miscellaneous

     271,338      513,260
             
   $ 4,678,800    $ 3,892,318
             

 

12. INVESTMENTS ACCOUNTED FOR USING EQUITY METHOD

 

     March 31
     2008    2007
     Carrying
Amount
   % of
Owner-
ship
   Carrying
Amount
   % of
Owner-
ship

Listed

           

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

   $ —      —      $ 1,102,775    31
                       

Non-listed

           

Chunghwa Investment (“CHI”)

     949,253    49      981,494    49

Taiwan International Standard Electronics (“TISE”)

     594,782    40      579,050    40

Senao Networks, Inc. (“SNI”)

     290,709    47      —      —  

King Way Technology Co., Ltd. (“KWT”)

     71,452    33      —      —  

Skysoft Co., Ltd. (“SKYSOFT”)

     71,223    30      —      —  

ELTA Technology Co., Ltd. (“ELTA”)

     42,800    32      —      —  

Spring House Entertainment (“SHE”)

     —      —        15,273    30
                   
     2,020,219         1,575,817   
                   
   $ 2,020,219       $ 2,678,592   
                   

SENAO spun off the wireless communication operation and established Senao Networks, Inc., on October 1, 2006 according to the Business Mergers and Acquisitions Law.

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

 

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

The Company invested in ELTA Technology Co., Ltd. in April and October 2007, for a purchase price of $27,455 thousand and $16,768 thousand, respectively. ELTA engages mainly in professional on-line and mobile value-added content aggregative services.

The equity in earnings (losses) of equity investees for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, which were $(47,547) thousand and $15,670 thousand, respectively, are based on unreviewed financial statements, except for SNI for the three months ended March 31, 2008.

The aggregate carrying values of the unreviewed equity-accounted investments were $1,729,510 thousand and $2,678,592 thousand as of March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The net equity in earnings (losses) of such equity investees were ($57,579) thousand and $15,670 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 

13. FINANCIAL ASSETS CARRIED AT COST

 

     March 31
     2008    2007
     Carrying
Amount
   % of
Owner-
ship
   Carrying
Amount
   % of
Owner-
ship

Cost investees:

           

Taipei Financial Center (“TFC”)

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

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

     200,000    17      —      —  

Global Mobile Corp. (“GMC”)

     127,018    11      —      —  

iD Branding Ventures (“iDBV”)

     75,000    8      75,000    8

RPTI International (“RPTI”)

     49,500    12      71,500    12

Essence Technology Solution, Inc. (“ETS”)

     20,000    9      —      —  

N.T.U. Innovation Incubation (“NTUI”)

     12,000    9      —      —  

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

     3,450    10      3,450    10

Siemens Telecommunication Systems (“Siemens”)

     —      —        5,250    15

eASPNet Taiwan Inc. (“eASPNet”)

     —      2      —      2
                   
   $ 2,276,498       $ 1,944,730   
                   

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

The Company invested GMC in December 2007, for a purchase price of $168,038 thousand. GMC engages mainly in of computer software wholesales and circuit engineering and wire communication services. The National Communications Commission (“NCC”) replied the Company with the Communication Letter (#0974102087) on April 1, 2008 to overrule the investment in GMC. The Company has disposed some stocks of GMC and will dispose the rest on a suitable time in the future.

After evaluating the investment in RPTI, the Company determined the investment in RPTI was impaired and recognized an impairment loss of $22,000 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2007.

The Company invested ETS in December 2007, for a purchase price of $20,000 thousand. ETS engages mainly in electronic facilities and equipments sales.

 

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

 

14. OTHER MONETARY ASSETS- NONCURRENT

 

     March 31
     2008    2007

Piping Fund

   $ 1,000,000    $ 1,000,000

Taiwan Goal Co., Ltd. (“TG”)

     30,000      —  

Fixed-Line Fund

     —        1,000,000
             
   $ 1,030,000    $ 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 the Interior and a Piping Fund administered by the Taipei City Government. These funds were used to finance various telecommunications infrastructure projects. Upon completion of the construction projects, the parties using the infrastructure shall reimburse the money to the contributors. According to the communication letter (#0960004447) dated August 6, 2007, the Executive Yuan ratified that the Ministry of the Interior (the “Interior”) can dissolve the Fixed-Line Fund effective from January 1, 2008. In connection with the dissolution, the Interior disposed the assets and liabilities related to the Fixed-Line Fund during the final accounting of the fiscal year 2007. The Company received the full amount of its original contribution of $1,000,000 thousand on January 11, 2008.

CHSI invested Taiwan Goal Co., Ltd. (“TG”) in January 2008, for a purchase price of $30,000 thousand. TG engages mainly in import and export activities for machine wholesale, arms and ammunition products. On March 17, 2008, the stockholders of TG resolved to dissolve TG at a special meeting; therefore, the Company reclassified from investments accounted for using equity method to other monetary assets- noncurrent.

 

15. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

     March 31
     2008    2007

Cost

     

Land

   $ 102,730,005    $ 100,929,302

Land improvements

     1,475,644      1,477,705

Buildings

     62,743,257      59,069,045

Computer equipment

     15,594,012      15,851,353

Telecommunications equipment

     640,825,227      632,256,130

Transportation equipment

     2,776,104      3,283,904

Miscellaneous equipment

     7,665,316      8,107,151
             

Total cost

     833,809,565      820,974,590

Revaluation increment on land

     5,822,981      5,824,220
             
     839,632,546      826,798,810
             

Accumulated depreciation

     

Land improvements

     857,843      821,712

Buildings

     15,503,256      14,492,808

Computer equipment

     11,583,463      11,785,296

(Continued)

 

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     March 31
     2008    2007

Telecommunications equipment

   $ 491,765,446    $ 474,342,677

Transportation equipment

     2,611,758      3,191,417

Miscellaneous equipment

     6,727,447      6,901,550
             
     529,049,213      511,535,460
             

Construction in progress and advances related to acquisition of equipment

     15,438,382      22,317,677
             

Property, plant and equipment, net

   $ 326,021,715    $ 337,581,027
             

(Concluded)

Pursuant to the related regulation, Chunghwa revalued its land owned as of April 30, 2000 based on the publicly announced value on July 1, 1999. These revaluations which have been approved by the 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 stockholders’ equity - other adjustments of $5,774,892 thousand.

The amendment to the Land Tax Act, relating to the article to permanently lower land value incremental tax, went effective from February 1, 2005. In accordance with the lowered tax rates, Chunghwa recomputed its land value incremental tax, and reclassified the reserve for land value incremental tax of $116,196 thousand to stockholders’ equity - other adjustments. As of March 31, 2008, the unrealized revaluation increment was decreased to $5,823,200 thousand by disposal revaluation assets.

Depreciation on property, plant and equipment for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 amounted to $9,440,330 thousand and $9,770,907 thousand, respectively. Capitalized interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 amounted to $44 thousand and nil, capitalized rate were 2.85%-2.88% and nil, respectively.

 

16. SHORT-TERM LOANS

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31
     2008    2007

Unsecured loans - annual rate - 2.85%-2.93% and 2,72%-2.99% for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively

   $ 75,000    $ 213,000
             

 

17. ACCRUED EXPENSES

 

     March 31
     2008    2007

Accrued salary and compensation

   $ 6,415,186    $ 5,942,121

Accrued franchise fees

     2,775,888      2,991,940

Other accrued expenses

     2,389,039      1,806,729
             
   $ 11,580,113    $ 10,740,790
             

 

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18. OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

     March 31
     2008    2007

Advances from subscribers

   $ 5,824,034    $ 4,669,516

Amounts collected in trust for others

     2,390,190      2,803,736

Payables to equipment suppliers

     1,500,899      1,535,217

Refundable customers’ deposits

     937,671      951,639

Payables to constructors

     781,358      425,943

Miscellaneous

     2,790,467      2,354,830
             
   $ 14,224,619    $ 12,740,881
             

 

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

 

     March 31
     2008    2007

Unsecured loans - annual rate - 1%-2.79% and 3.05% for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively

   $ 57,840    $ 16,667

Less: Current portion of long-term loans

     20,000      16,667
             
   $ 37,840    $ —  
             

SENAO obtained an unsecured loan from Industrial Bank of Taiwan. Interest and principal amount are payable semiannually and the loan is due by May 4, 2008.

SHE applied for a loan from the Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs for research and development purpose and obtained an unsecured loan from Taiwan Business Bank. Interest is payable monthly and the principal is payable every three month from January 15, 2009 with a due date of April 15, 2013.

CHIEF obtained an unsecured loan from Chinatrust Commercial Bank. Interest and principal were payable monthly and the secured loan was repaid in November 2007.

 

20. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

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

For the purpose of privatizing Chunghwa, the MOTC sold 1,109,750 thousand common shares of Chunghwa in an international offering of securities in the form of American Depositary Shares (“ADS”) amounting to 110,975 thousand units (one ADS represents ten common shares) on the New York Stock Exchange on July 17, 2003. Afterwards, the MOTC sold 1,350,682 thousand common shares in the form of ADS amounting to 135,068 thousand units on August 10, 2005. Subsequently, the MOTC and Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd. sold 505,389 thousand and 58,959 thousand common shares of Chunghwa, respectively, in the form of ADS totally amounting to 56,435 thousand units on October 4, 2006. As of March 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 March 31, 2008, the outstanding ADSs were 211,622 thousand units, which equaled approximately 2,116,218 thousand common shares and represented 22.14% of Chunghwa’s total outstanding common shares.

 

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

 

  a. Exercise their voting rights,

 

  b. Sell their ADSs, and

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

Under the ROC Company Law, additional paid-in capital may only be utilized to offset deficits. For those companies having no deficits, additional paid-in capital arising from capital surplus can be used to increase capital stock and distribute to stockholders in proportion to their ownership at the ex-dividend date. Also, such amounts can only be declared as a stock dividend by Chunghwa at an amount calculated in accordance with the provisions of existing regulations.

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

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

For the three months ended March 31, 2008, the accrual amounts for bonus to employees and remuneration to directors and supervisors, representing 3.37% and 0.2% of net income was after deducting 10% legal reserve, were accrued based on past experiences.

 

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

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

The appropriations and distributions of the 2006 and 2005 earnings of Chunghwa have been approved and resolved by the stockholders on June 15, 2007 and May 30, 2006 as follows:

 

     Appropriation and
Distribution
   Dividend Per Share
     2006    2005    2006    2005

Legal reserve

   $ 3,998,445    $ 4,765,288    $ —      $ —  

Special reserve

     1,461      —        —        —  

Cash dividends

     34,610,885      40,659,617      3.58      4.30

Stock dividends

     —        1,891,145      —        0.20

Employee bonus - cash

     1,256,619      230,057      —        —  

Employee bonus - stock

     —        230,057      —        —  

Remuneration to board of directors and supervisors

     35,904      15,337      —        —  

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

The above proposals have had an effective registration with the Securities and Futures Bureau of Financial Supervisory Commission, Executive Yuan (SFC). The board of directors resolved the ex-dividend date of aforementioned proposals as August 1, 2007.

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

The appropriation of Chunghwa’s 2007 earnings has not been resolved by the board of directors as of April 19, 2008, the independent auditors’ report date. Information on the appropriation of 2007 earnings proposed by the board of directors and resolved by the stockholders is available at the Market Observation Post System website.

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

 

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21. SENAO’ SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS

 

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

 

Effective Date

 

Grant Date

 

Stock Options Units

(Thousand)

 

Exercise Price

2003.09.03

  2003.10.17   3,981  

$17.4

(Original price $20.2)

2003.09.03

  2004.03.04   385  

20.8

(Original price $23.9)

2004.12.01

  2004.12.28   6,500  

10.5

(Original price $11.6)

2004.12.01

  2005.11.28   1,500  

17.1

(Original price $18.3)

2005.09.30

  2006.05.05   10,000  

15.7

(Original price $16.9)

2007.10.16

  2007.10.31   6,181   44.2
       
    28,547  
       

Each option is eligible to subscribe for one common share when exercisable. Under the terms of the Plans, the options are granted at an exercise price equal to the closing price of the SENAO’s common shares listed on the TSE on the higher of closing price or par value. SENAO Plans have exercise price adjustments formula upon the changes on common shares and distribute cash dividends. The options of all the Plans are valid for six years and exercisable at certain percentages subsequent to the second anniversary of the grant date.

Information about SENAO’s outstanding stock options for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was as follows:

 

     Stock Options Outstanding
     Number of
Options
(Thousand)
    Weighted
Average
Exercise Price

NT$

Options outstanding, beginning of year

   18,592     $ 24.70

Options granted

   —         —  

Options exercised

   (715 )     12.42

Options forfeited

   (143 )     24.27
        

Options outstanding, end of March 31

   17,734       25.20
        

Options exercisable, end of March 31

   1,118    
        

 

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As of March 31, 2008, information about SENAO’s outstanding and exercisable options was as follows:

 

Options Outstanding

 

Options Exercisable

Range of

Exercise Price

(NT$)

 

Number of Options

(Thousand)

 

Weighted- average
Remaining Contractual
Life (Years)

 

Weighted Average
Exercise

Price

(NT$)

 

Number of Options

(Thousand)

 

Weighted Average
Exercise

Price

(NT$)

$10.5-$15.7

  10,334   2.25   $14.89   579   $10.50

$17.1-$20.8

  1,262   1.42   17.23   539   17.31

$44.2

  6,138   4.04   44.20   —     —  

No compensation cost was recognized under the intrinsic value method for the three months ended March 31, 2008.

Had SENAO used the fair value based method to evaluate the options using the Black-Scholes model, the assumptions and pro forma results of SENAO for the three months ended March 31, 2008 would have been as follows:

 

     October 31,
2007
    May 5,
2006
    November 28,
2005
    December 28,
2004
    March 4,
2004
 

Expected dividend yield

     1.49 %     —         —         —         —    

Risk free interest rate

     2.00 %     1.75 %     2.00 %     1.88 %     1.88 %

Expected life

     4.375 years       4.375 years       4.375 years       4.375 years       4.375 years  

Expected volatility

     39.82 %     39.63 %     43.40 %     49.88 %     52.65 %

Weighted-average fair value of grants

   $ 13.69     $ 5.88     $ 6.93     $ 4.91     $ 10.56  

 

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

 

     Three Months Ended
     March 31
     2008    2007

Balance, beginning of the period

   110,068    —  

Decrease

   110,068    —  
         

Balance, end of the period

   —      —  
         

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

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

 

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23. COMPENSATION, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES

 

     Three Months Ended March 31, 2008
     Cost of
Services
   Operating
Expenses
   Total

Compensation expense

        

Salaries

   $ 3,045,808    $ 2,374,305    $ 5,420,113

Insurance

     168,996      136,648      305,644

Pension

     402,631      296,410      699,041

Other compensation

     1,872,157      1,294,606      3,166,763
                    
   $ 5,489,592    $ 4,101,969    $ 9,591,561
                    

Depreciation expense

   $ 8,911,868    $ 528,462    $ 9,440,330
                    

Amortization expense

   $ 222,786    $ 51,727    $ 274,513
                    

 

     Three Months Ended March 31, 2007
     Cost of
Services
   Operating
Expenses
   Total

Compensation expense

        

Salaries

   $ 3,241,103    $ 2,076,534    $ 5,317,637

Insurance

     164,868      109,443      274,311

Pension

     442,898      288,443      731,341

Other compensation

     2,398,907      1,535,188      3,934,095
                    
   $ 6,247,776    $ 4,009,608    $ 10,257,384
                    

Depreciation expense

   $ 9,241,915    $ 528,992    $ 9,770,907
                    

Amortization expense

   $ 214,736    $ 23,252    $ 237,988
                    

 

24. INCOME TAX

The Alternative Minimum Tax (the “AMT”), effective from January 1, 2006, requires companies to pay AMT if their tax payable under this revised calculation at the AMT rate of 10% exceeds the tax which would otherwise have been payable under the ordinary taxable income calculation. Chunghwa has considered the impact of the AMT Act in the calculation of the current period’s income tax expense.

 

  a. Income tax expense consisted of the following:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31
 
     2008     2007  

Income tax payable

   $ 4,233,593     $ 3,360,882  

Income tax - separated

     126,566       53,079  

Income tax - deferred

     (878,791 )     (128,313 )
                
   $ 3,481,368     $ 3,285,648  
                

 

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

 

     March 31  
     2008     2007  

Current

    

Deferred income tax assets:

    

Valuation loss on financial instruments, net

   $ 696,545     $ —    

Provision for doubtful accounts

     573,834       389,365  

Unrealized foreign exchange loss

     199,916       —    

Loss carryforward

     71,316       —    

Estimated warranty liabilities

     13,522       —    

Valuation loss on inventory

     8,468       —    

Other

     18,666       26,039  
                
     1,582,267       415,404  

Valuation allowance

     (592,767 )     (389,365 )
                
     989,500       26,039  

Deferred income tax liability:

    

Unrealized foreign exchange gain

     —         (4,092 )
                

Net deferred income tax assets

   $ 989,500     $ 21,947  
                

Noncurrent deferred income tax assets:

    

Accrued pension cost

   $ 1,243,991     $ 592,430  

Loss carryforward

     93,227       98,059  

Impairment loss

     84,487       88,502  

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment Impairment loss

     17,460       6,414  

Other

     4,381       5,093  
                
     1,443,546       790,498  

Valuation allowance

     (55,737 )     (70,383 )
                
   $ 1,387,809     $ 720,115  
                

 

  c. As of March 31, 2008, loss carryforward of CHIEF, CIYP and SHE are as follows:

 

Company

   Total
Creditable
Amounts
   Remaining
Creditable
Amounts
   Expiry
Year

CHIEF

   $ 28,261    $ 28,261    2008
     22,427      22,427    2009
     25,392      25,392    2010
     21,975      21,975    2011
     12,125      12,125    2012

SHE

     6,529      6,529    2008
     1,972      1,972    2009
     6,262      6,262    2010
     1,039      1,039    2011

CIYP

     38,561      38,561    2012
                
   $ 164,543    $ 164,543   
                

 

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

 

     December 31
     2007    2006
Balance of Imputation Credit Account (“ICA”)      

Chunghwa

   $ 6,601,656    $ 1,088,668
             

CHIEF

   $ 17,167    $ —  
             

Unigate

   $ —      $ —  
             

CIYP

   $ —      $ —  
             

SENAO

   $ 67,862   
         

CHSI

   $ 4,227   
         

SHE

   $ —     
         

LED

   $ —     
         

The estimated and the actual creditable ratios distribution of Chunghwa’s of 2007 and 2006 for earnings were 27.88% and 24.42%, respectively. The imputation credit allocated to stockholders is based on its balance as of the date of dividend distribution. The estimated creditable ratio may change when the actual distribution of imputation credit is made.

 

  e. Undistributed earnings information

As of March 31, 2008 and 2007, there is no earnings generated prior to June 30, 1998 in Chunghwa’s undistributed earnings.

Income tax returns examinated by tax authority is showed as follows: Chunghwa, SENAO, CHIEF, Unigate, CHSI and SHE - through 2005.

 

25. EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

     Amount (Numerator)         EPS
     Income Before
Income

Tax
   After Income
Tax
   Number of
Shares
(Denominator)
(Thousands)
   Income
Before
Income
Tax
   After
Income
Tax
Three months ended March 31, 2008               
EPS was calculated as follows:               

Basic earnings per share

   $ 14,092,163    $ 10,716,108    9,557,777    $ 1.47    $ 1.12
                                

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 14,090,107    $ 10,714,052    9,557,777    $ 1.47    $ 1.12
                                
Three months ended March 31, 2007               
EPS was calculated as follows:               

Basic earnings per share

   $ 15,377,195    $ 12,091,547    10,634,630    $ 1.45    $ 1.14
                                

The diluted earnings per share for March 31, 2008 was due to the effect of potential common stock of stock options by SENAO.

Earnings per share were retroactively adjusted to the beginning of the year of stock dividends issued subsequently for March 31, 2007. The basic EPS before income tax and the basic EPS after income tax in March 31, 2007 retroactively adjusted from $1.59 to $1.45 and from $1.25 to $1.14, respectively

 

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26. PENSION PLAN

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

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

The Company’s pension plan is considered as a defined benefit plan under the Labor Standards Law that provide benefits based on an employee’s length of service and average six-month salary prior to retirement at retirement. Chunghwa, SENAO and CHIEF contribute an amount equal to 2% to 15% of salaries paid each month to their respective pension funds (the Funds), which are administered by the Labor Pension Fund Supervisory Committee (the Committee) and deposited in the names of the Committees in the Bank of Taiwan (originally the Central Trust of China, which was merged into the Bank of Taiwan on July 1, 2007).

Pension costs of the Company were $717,366 thousand ($690,060 thousand subject to defined benefit plan and $27,306 thousand subject to defined contribution plan) and $759,336 thousand ($748,170 thousand subject to defined benefit plan and $11,166 thousand subject to defined contributed plan) for the years ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 

27. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

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

 

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

 

Company

  

Relationship

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

  

Equity-accounted investee before the Company has control over SENAO on April 12, 2007

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

  

Subsidiary of CHI prior to acquisition.

Spring House Entertainment Inc.(“SHE”)

  

Equity-accounted investee before the Company has control over SHE on January 2008

Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc. (“CHTG”)

  

Subsidiary of CHI prior to acquisition.

Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (“DHT”)

  

Subsidiary of CHI prior to acquisition.

Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd. (“CHI”)

  

Equity-accounted investee

Taiwan International Standard Electronics Ltd. (“TISE”)

  

Equity-accounted investee

ELTA Technology Co., Ltd. (“ELTA”)

  

Equity-accounted investee

Skysoft Co., Ltd. (“SKYSOFT”)

  

Equity-accounted investee

KingWay Technology Co., Ltd. (“KWT”)

  

Equity-accounted investee

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

  

Subsidiary of CHI

Chunghwa Investment Holding Company (“CIHC”)

  

Subsidiary of CHI

Tai Zhong He

  

Former chairman of CHIEF, as a current member of the board of directors of CHIEF

Senao Networks, Inc. (“SNI”)

  

Equity-accounted investee of SENAO

SENAO Technology Education Foundation (“STEF”)

  

A nonprofit organization of which the funds donated by SENAO exceeds one third of its total funds

Paul Lin

  

Vice chairman and general manager of SENAO

 

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

 

     March 31
     2008    2007
     Amount    %    Amount    %

1) Receivables

           

Trade notes and accounts receivable

           

SNI

   $ 4,552    54    $ —      —  

CHTG

     —      —        26,043    38

SENAO

     —      —        40,504    60

Others

     3,918    46      1,323    2
                       
   $ 8,470    100    $ 67,870    100
                       

 

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     March 31
     2008    2007
     Amount    %    Amount    %

2) Payables

           

Trade notes payable, accounts payable and accrued expenses

           

TISE

   $ 79,194    63    $ 147,793    7

SNI

     3,323    3      —      —  

STEF

     3,049    2      —      —  

SENAO

     —      —        1,134,027    55

CHSI

     —      —        79,731    4

CHTG

     —      —        23,227    1

SHE

     —      —        638    —  

Others

     1,751    2      —      —  
                       
     87,317    70      1,385,416    67
                       

Payable to construction supplier

           

TISE

     37,996    30      249,953    12
                       

Amounts collected in trust for others

           

SENAO

     —      —        396,545    20

CHTG

     —      —        3,720    —  
                       
     —      —        400,265    20
                       

Other payables

           

Tai Zhong He

     —      —        20,056    1
                       
   $ 125,313    100    $ 2,055,690    100
                       

The foregoing terms were conducted as arm’s length transactions except for other payable to Tai, Zhong He. In 2005, CHIEF agreed to provide compensation to Tai, Zhong He for providing assets that were pledged as collateral in connection with a financing arrangement during the period from 2002 to 2005. The total compensation payable to Tai, Zhong He for this pledge was NT$20,056 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2007. The amount was based on the number of days that the pledged assets were used by CHIEF as collateral and was calculated at an interest rate below 5%. CHIEF had paid NT$20,056 thousand to Tai, Zhong He in September 2007.

 

     March 31
     2008    2007
     Amount    %    Amount    %

3) Revenues

           

SKYSOFT

   $ 6,705    —      $ —      —  

SENAO

     —      —        20,002    —  

CHTG

     —      —        15,112    —  

Others

     6,044    —        5,276    —  
                       
   $ 12,749    —      $ 40,390    —  
                       

 

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     March 31
     2008    2007
     Amount    %    Amount    %

4) Operating costs and expenses

           

TISE

   $ 105,860    —      $ 61,003    —  

ELTA

     37,028    —        —      —  

STEF

     3,049    —        —      —  

SENAO

     —      —        980,481    3

CHSI

     —      —        84,905    1

CHTG

     —      —        18,996    —  

Others

     40    —        —      —  
                       
   $ 145,977    —      $ 1,145,385    4
                       

5) Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment

           

TISE

   $ 47,647    1    $ 308,465    7

SNI

     755    —        —      —  

CHSI

     —      —        47,551    1
                       
   $ 48,402    1    $ 356,016    8
                       

SENAO rent a building from Paul Lin for retail sales and service centers. The rent is paid monthly. The transaction terms, except of SENAO, CHIEF, CIYP, SNI, STEF and other payable to Tai, Zhong He and Paul Lin were determined in accordance with mutual agreements. The foregoing transactions with related parties were conducted under normal commercial terms.

 

28. PLEDGED ASSETS

The assets are pledged as collaterals for short-term and long-term bank loans and contract deposits by SENAO and CHIEF.

 

     March 31
     2008    2007

Property, plant and equipment, net

   $ 502,292    $ —  

Leased assets, net

     287,024      —  

Restricted assets

     2,865      1,525
             
   $ 792,181    $ 1,525
             

 

29. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

As of March 31, 2008, the Company’s remaining commitments under non-cancelable contracts with various parties were as follows:

 

  a. Acquisitions of land and buildings of $1,192,652 thousand.

 

  b. Acquisitions of telecommunications equipment of $14,679,758 thousand.

 

  c. Unused letters of credit of $2,046,583 thousand.

 

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  d. Contract to print billing, envelopes and selling gifts of $196,874 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. Future lease payments were as follows:

 

Year

   Amount

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

   $ 1,249,967

2009

     1,262,357

2010

     782,259

2011

     487,029

2012 and thereafter

     405,823

 

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

 

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

 

30. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

  a. Fair value of financial instruments were as follows:

 

     March 31
     2008    2007
     Carrying
Amount
   Fair Value    Carrying
Amount
   Fair Value

Assets

           

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 75,877,609    $ 75,877,609    $ 79,076,745    $ 79,076,745

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     418,169      418,169      87,123      87,123

Available-for-sale financial assets

     20,361,594      20,361,594      8,234,636      8,234,636

Held-to-maturity financial assets - current

     653,460      653,460      —        —  

Trade notes and accounts receivable, net

     10,443,078      10,443,078      10,802,626      10,802,626

Receivable from related parties

     8,470      8,470      67,870      67,870

Other current monetary assets

     5,990,518      5,990,518      5,762,924      5,762,924

(Continued)

 

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     March 31
     2008    2007
     Carrying
Amount
   Fair Value    Carrying
Amount
   Fair Value

Restrictive assets

   $ 2,865    $ 2,865    $ 1,525    $ 1,525

Investments accounted for using equity method

     2,020,219      2,238,924      2,678,592      5,179,254

Financial assets carried at cost

     2,276,498      2,276,498      1,944,730      1,944,730

Held-to-maturity financial assets - noncurrent

     766,285      766,285      —        —  

Other noncurrent monetary assets

     1,030,000      1,030,000      2,000,000      2,000,000

Refundable deposits

     1,385,314      1,385,314      1,472,172      1,472,172

Liabilities

           

Short-term loans

     75,000      75,000      213,000      213,000

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     3,098,920      3,098,920      34,415      34,415

Trade notes and accounts payable

     8,250,416      8,250,416      7,190,406      7,190,406

Payable from related parties

     125,313      125,313      2,055,690      2,055,690

Accrued expenses

     11,580,113      11,580,113      10,740,790      10,740,790

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

     2,390,190      2,390,190      2,803,736      2,803,736

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

     1,500,889      1,500,889      1,535,217      1,535,217

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

     937,671      937,671      951,639      951,639

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

     781,358      781,358      425,943      425,943

Current portion of long-term loans

     20,000      20,000      16,667      16,667

Long-term loans

     37,840      37,840      —        —  

Customers’ deposits

     6,312,104      6,312,104      6,499,908      6,499,908

(Concluded)

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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  c. Fair value of financial instruments were as follow:

 

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

Assets

           

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

   $ 418,169    $ 87,123    $ —      $  —  

Available-for-sale financial assets

     20,361,594      8,234,636      —        —  

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

     21,679      —        —        —  

Liabilities

           

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     22,073      34,415      3,076,847      —  

Hedging derivative financial liabilities (classified as other current liabilities)

     13,000      —        —        —  

 

  d. Information about financial risks

 

  1) Market risk

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

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

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

 

  2) Credit risk

Credit risk represents the potential loss that would be incurred by the Company if the counter-parties or third-parties breached contracts. Financial instruments with positive fair values at the balance sheet date are evaluated for credit risk. The counter-parties or third-parties of the aforementioned financial instruments are reputable financial institutions. Management 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 of the Company categorized as available-for-sale financial assets are publicly-traded, easily converted to cash. Therefore, no material liquidation risk are anticipated. The financial instruments categorized as financial assets carried at cost are investments that do not have a quoted market price in an active market. Therefore, material liquidation risk are anticipated.

 

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  4) Cash flow interest rate risk

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

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

 

  e. Fair value hedge

Chunghwa entered into forward exchange contracts is mainly to hedge the fluctuation in exchange rates of beneficiary certificate denominated in foreign currency, which is fair value hedge. The transaction was assessed as highly effective for the three months ended March 31, 2008. Chunghwa did not into any hedging forward exchange contracts for the three months ended March 31, 2007.

Outstanding forward exchange contracts for hedge as of March 31, 2008:

 

      Currency    Maturity Period    Contract
Amount

(in Thousands)

Sell

   USD/NTD    2008.06    USD 65,000
   EUR/NTD    2008.05    EUR  25,000

As of March 31, 2008, the forward exchange contract was measured at fair value of $21,679 thousand (classified as other current monetary assets) and $13,000 thousand (classified as other current liabilities).

 

31. ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES

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

 

  a. Financing provided: None.

 

  b. Endorsement/guarantee provided: None.

 

  c. Marketable securities held: Please see Table 1.

 

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

 

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

 

  f. Disposal of individual real estate at prices of at least $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None.

 

  g. Total purchase from or sale to related parties amounting to at least $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please see Table 4.

 

  h. Receivables from related parties amounting to $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please see Table 5.

 

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

 

  j. Financial transactions: Please see Notes 5 and 30.

 

  k. Investment in Mainland China: Please see Table 7.

 

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

 

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TABLE 1

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

MARKETABLE SECURITIES HELD

MARCH 31, 2008

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

No.

 

Held Company Name

 

Marketable Securities Type and
Name

 

Relationship with
the Company

 

Financial

Statement Account

  March 31, 2008    
          Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
  Carrying Value
(Note 5)
  Percentage of
Ownership
  Market Value or
Net Asset Value
  Note
0   Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.   Common stock              
    Senao International Co., Ltd.   Subsidiary   Investments accounted for using equity method   71,074   $
 
1,359,978
(Note 8)
  31   $ 3,766,931   Note 4
    Light Era Development Co., Ltd.   Subsidiary   Investments accounted for using equity method   300,000    
 
2,995,448
(Note 8)
  100     2,995,448   Note 1
    Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.   Equity-accounted investee   Investments accounted for using equity method   98,000     949,253   49     949,253   Note 1
    Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.   Subsidiary   Investments accounted for using equity method   60,000    
 
830,403
(Note 8)
  100     667,225   Note 1
    Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd.   Equity-accounted investee   Investments accounted for using equity method   1,760     594,782   40     825,350   Note 1
    CHIEF Telecom Inc.   Subsidiary   Investments accounted for using equity method   37,942    
 
425,998
(Note 8)
  69     379,026   Note 1
    Skysoft Co., Ltd.   Equity-accounted investee   Investments accounted for using equity method   4,438     71,223   30     71,223   Note 1
    KingWay Technology Co., Ltd.   Equity-accounted investee   Investments accounted for using equity method   1,002     71,452   33     63,866   Note 1
    Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.   Subsidiary   Investments accounted for using equity method   6,000    
 
68,391
(Note 8)
  100     60,373   Note 1
    Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.   Subsidiary   Investments accounted for using equity method   15,000    
 
64,108
(Note 8)
  100     64,108   Note 1
    ELTA Technology Co., Ltd.   Equity-accounted investee   Investments accounted for using equity method   3,886     42,800   32     38,523   Note 1
    Spring House Entertainment Inc.   Subsidiary   Investments accounted for using equity method   5,996    
 
40,262
(Note 8)
  56     25,443   Note 1
    Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.   Subsidiary   Investments accounted for using equity method   4,590    
 
15,538
(Note 8)
  100     15,538   Note 1
    New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.)   Subsidiary   Investments accounted for using equity method   —      
 
—  
(Note 8)
  100     —     Note 2
    Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.)   Subsidiary   Investments accounted for using equity method   —      
 
—  
(Note 8)
  100     —     Note 2
    Taipei Financial Center   —     Financial assets carried at cost   288,211     1,789,530   12     1,460,723   Note 1
    Industrial Bank of Taiwan II Venture Capital Co., Ltd. (IBT II)   —     Financial assets carried at cost   20,000     200,000   17     202,814   Note 1
    Global Mobile Corp.   —     Financial assets carried at cost   12,696     127,018   11     123,187   Note 1
    iD Branding Ventures   —     Financial assets carried at cost   7,500     75,000   8     77,128   Note 1
    RPTI International   —     Financial assets carried at cost   9,234     49,500   12     45,239   Note 1
    Essence Technology Solution, Inc.   —     Financial assets carried at cost   2,000     20,000   9     13,817   Note 1

(Continued)

 

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No.

 

Held Company Name

 

Marketable Securities Type and
Name

 

Relationship with

the Company

 

Financial
Statement Account

  March 31, 2008   Note
          Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
  Carrying Value
(Note 5)
  Percentage of
Ownership
  Market Value or
Net Asset Value
 
    ACS ACTIVIDADES CONS Y SERV EUR0.50   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   5   $ 7,866   —     $ 8,254   Note 4
    ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM NPV   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   4     5,018   —       5,870   Note 4
    AGGREKO PLC ORD   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   15     3,109   —       5,741   Note 4
    AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC COM   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2     5,345   —       6,554   Note 4
    AISIN SEIKI CO LTD   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3     3,393   —       3,643   Note 4
    ALPHA BANK A.E ORD SHS   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   7     7,484   —       7,163   Note 4
    ALSTOM   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   1     4,137   —       8,280   Note 4
    ALTRIA GROUP INC   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3     1,819   —       1,812   Note 4
    AMADA CO LTD   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   15     4,501   —       3,461   Note 4
    APACHE CORP COM   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2     5,934   —       6,634   Note 4
    APPLE COMPUTER INC COM STK NPV   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   1     2,647   —       4,559   Note 4
    APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS GROUP-APP COM APP BIOSYST GP USD0.01   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   5     4,818   —       4,995   Note 4
    ASML HOLDING N.V. ASML HOLDING N.V.   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   8     5,670   —       5,985   Note 4
    ATLANTIA SPA   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   7     7,922   —       6,385   Note 4
    BANCO ESPIRITO SANTO-REG EUR5   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   12     7,729   —       6,346   Note 4
    BANCO SANTANDER SA BANCO SANTANDER SA   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   13     6,376   —       8,009   Note 4
    BARCLAYS ORD GBP0.25   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   13     5,234   —       3,681   Note 4
    BASF SE NPV   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2     7,860   —       7,828   Note 4
    BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC COM USD1   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3     5,252   —       5,625   Note 4
    BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   4     7,492   —       7,026   Note 4
    BECTON DICKINSON & CO COM   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2     4,415   —       5,286   Note 4
    BENESSE CORPORATION   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3     3,450   —       3,884   Note 4
    BG GROUP PLC ORD GBP0.10   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   7     4,206   —       4,792   Note 4
    BHP BILLITON PLC USD0.50   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   5     2,727   —       4,120   Note 4
    BMC SOFTWARE INC COM   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   5     5,201   —       5,255   Note 4
    BNP PARIBAS EUR2   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2     7,940   —       7,443   Note 4
    BOUYGUES EUR1   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3     7,843   —       5,817   Note 4
    BP PLC ORD USD0.25   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   16     5,566   —       5,038   Note 4
    BULGARI SPA EUR0.07   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   16     7,780   —       5,778   Note 4
    CAPITA GROUP PLC ORD GBP0.02066667   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   12     4,671   —       4,739   Note 4
    CARPHONE WAREHOUSE GROUP SHS   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   26     5,396   —       4,515   Note 4
    CARREFOUR SA EUR2.50   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3     7,109   —       7,882   Note 4
    CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD ORD   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   8     3,326   —       3,527   Note 4
    CHEVRON CORP COM USD0.75   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2     3,888   —       5,209   Note 4
    COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES COM USD1   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   7     5,772   —       5,272   Note 4
    COGNIZANT TECH SOLUTIONS-A COM CL’A’USD0.01   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   5     5,330   —       3,985   Note 4
    COMPASS GROUP PLC ORD   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   26     5,135   —       5,020   Note 4
    COOPER INDS LTD CL A   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   4     5,153   —       4,776   Note 4
    CRH PLC ORD EUR0.32   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   5     7,227   —       6,245   Note 4
    CRH PLC ORD EUR0.32   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2     1,954   —       1,957   Note 4
    CVS CAREMARK CORP COM STK USD0.01   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   4     4,928   —       4,927   Note 4
    DAIHATSU MOTOR CO LTD NPV   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   10     3,451   —       3,663   Note 4
    DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3     3,351   —       4,201   Note 4

(Continued)

 

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No.

 

Held Company Name

 

Marketable Securities Type and

Name

 

Relationship with
the Company

 

Financial
Statement Account

  March 31, 2008   Note
          Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
  Carrying Value
(Note 5)
  Percentage of
Ownership
  Market Value or
Net Asset Value
 
    Daimler AG ORD NPV REGD   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3   $ 8,209   —     $ 6,678   Note 4
    DE LA RUE PLC ORD GBP0.297619   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   7     2,883   —       3,989   Note 4
    DEUTSCHE BOERSE AG NPV (REGD)   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   1     3,644   —       6,541   Note 4
    DU PONT (E.I.) DE NEMOURS COM   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3     4,529   —       4,734   Note 4
    EAST JAPAN RAILWAY CO NPV   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   —       3,632   —       3,806   Note 4
    EMERSON ELECTRIC CO COM USD0.50   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   4     5,112   —       6,205   Note 4
    ENEL   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   23     6,342   —       7,348   Note 4
    ENI SPA EUR1   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   7     8,002   —       7,455   Note 4
    EON AG NPV ORD   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   1     7,545   —       6,310   Note 4
    EXXON MOBIL CORP COM   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2     4,925   —       4,886   Note 4
    FAMILYMART CO LTD FAMILYMART CO LTD   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   4     3,626   —       4,370   Note 4
    FANUC LTD   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   1     3,298   —       3,482   Note 4
    FAST RETAILING CO LTD NPV   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2     3,303   —       4,035   Note 4
    FIRSTGROUP PLC ORD GBP0.05   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   11     3,508   —       3,824   Note 4
    FOREST LABS INC COM   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   4     4,472   —       4,653   Note 4
    FRANCE TELECOM EUR4   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   7     7,966   —       7,480   Note 4
    FUGRO NV-CVA EUR0.05   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3     4,057   —       7,794   Note 4
    FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORP NPV   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3     3,817   —       3,133   Note 4
    GAMESTOP CORP-CL A NEW CLASS ‘A’ COM USD0.001   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3     4,735   —       4,717   Note 4
    GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM USD0.06   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   4     4,514   —       4,912   Note 4
    GENERAL MILLS INC   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3     5,100   —       5,444   Note 4
    GESTEVISION TELECINCO SA EUR0.5   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   10     7,630   —       5,902   Note 4
    GILEAD SCIENCES INC COM   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   4     4,004   —       6,065   Note 4
    GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC ORD GBP0.25   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3     2,516   —       1,966   Note 4
    GLORY LTD NPV   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   4     2,394   —       2,855   Note 4
    GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC COM USD0.01   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   1     5,138   —       4,812   Note 4
    GOOGLE INC-CL A CL A   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   —       4,007   —       4,245   Note 4
    HEINZ H J CO COM   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   4     5,119   —       5,724   Note 4
    ICAP PLC SHS   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   10     4,406   —       3,573   Note 4
    INDRA SISTEMAS SA EUR0.20 SER ‘A’   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   10     7,961   —       8,391   Note 4
    ING GROEP NV CVA EUR0.24   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   7     7,255   —       8,068   Note 4
    INPEX HOLDINGS INC COM STK JPY1   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   —       2,191   —       3,057   Note 4
    INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP COM STK USD0.20   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2     5,290   —       6,179   Note 4
    JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM USD1   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3     5,862   —       5,945   Note 4
    JSR CORPORATION   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   5     3,561   —       3,244   Note 4
    KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA LTD NPV   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   11     2,284   —       3,262   Note 4
    KOBE STEEL LTD SHS   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   33     3,253   —       2,868   Note 4
    KONAMI CORP jpy50   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3     3,255   —       3,213   Note 4
    KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO CO LTD   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   14     4,328   —       4,079   Note 4
    LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP COM   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2     5,131   —       5,797   Note 4
    M.A.N AG ORD   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2     3,980   —       6,084   Note 4
    MARUBENI CORPORATION   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   16     3,127   —       3,555   Note 4
    MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDL CO   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   5     3,151   —       3,305   Note 4

(Continued)

 

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No.

 

Held Company Name

 

Marketable Securities Type and
Name

 

Relationship with
the Company

 

Financial
Statement Account

  March 31, 2008    
          Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
  Carrying Value
(Note 5)
  Percentage of
Ownership
  Market Value or
Net Asset Value
  Note
    MCDONALD’S CORP COM USD0.01   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3   $ 3,892   —     $ 5,426   Note 4
    MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERIALS COM   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2     4,770   —       4,311   Note 4
    METLIFE INC COM   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3     5,169   —       5,431   Note 4
    MICHAEL PAGE INTERNATIONAL ORD GBP0.01   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   23     5,879   —       4,273   Note 4
    MICROSOFT CORP COM USD0.0000125   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   6     4,721   —       4,746   Note 4
    MITSUBISHI CORP ORD   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3     1,801   —       3,132   Note 4
    MITSUI & CO LTD ORD   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   6     3,798   —       3,709   Note 4
    MITSUI FUDOSAN CO LTD NPV   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   5     3,389   —       3,028   Note 4
    MITSUI O.S.K. LINES LTD   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   9     3,275   —       3,319   Note 4
    MOLSON COORS BREWING CO -B COM CLS ‘B’ COM NON-V USD0.01   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3     4,787   —       4,795   Note 4
    MONSANTO CO NEW COM   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   1     5,041   —       4,916   Note 4
    MORRISON W SUPRMKT ORD GBP0.10   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   25     4,533   —       4,090   Note 4
    MUENCHENER RUECKVER AG-REG NPV (REGD)   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   1     6,349   —       7,749   Note 4
    NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE EUR4.80 (REGD)   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   4     6,988   —       6,959   Note 4
    NATIONAL-OILWELL VARCO INC COM USD0.01   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3     3,805   —       4,711   Note 4
    NEXT PLC ORD GBP0.10   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   6     6,115   —       3,807   Note 4
    NHK SPRING CO LTD NPV   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   11     3,002   —       2,377   Note 4
    NIDEC CORP   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2     3,079   —       2,814   Note 4
    NIKE INC -CL B CLASS ‘B’ COM NPV   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3     6,010   —       6,647   Note 4
    NIKON CORP   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   4     2,439   —       3,250   Note 4
    NIPPON OIL CORPORATION JPY50   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   15     3,713   —       2,855   Note 4
    NIPPON YUSEN KABUSHIKI KAISH NPV   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   12     3,620   —       3,437   Note 4
    NOKIA OYJ EUR0.06   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   7     6,368   —       6,779   Note 4
    NORTHERN TR CORP COM   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2     4,562   —       4,365   Note 4
    NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP COM   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2     5,321   —       5,593   Note 4
    NYSE EURONEXT COM STK USD0.01   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2     4,556   —       3,715   Note 4
    OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP COM USD0.20   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2     4,524   —       5,106   Note 4
    OLD MUTUAL PLC GBP0.10   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   58     5,202   —       3,901   Note 4
    OMNICOM GROUP INC COM   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   4     5,839   —       5,035   Note 4
    OMV AG AKT   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   4     7,938   —       7,212   Note 4
    PALL CORP COM USD0.10   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   4     4,230   —       4,394   Note 4
    PERNOD-RICARD SA NPV   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2     6,664   —       6,261   Note 4
    PHILIP MORRIS INTERNAT NPV   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3     4,079   —       4,128   Note 4
    PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. EUR0.20   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   6     7,652   —       7,299   Note 4
    PRAXAIR INC COM   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2     5,595   —       5,942   Note 4
    PUBLIC SVC ENTERPRISE COM   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   4     5,024   —       5,245   Note 4
    QUAL COMM INC COM COM STK   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   4     5,028   —       4,768   Note 4
    RAYTHEON CO COM COM USD0.01   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2     4,799   —       4,715   Note 4
    RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3     3,657   —       4,586   Note 4
    ROCKWELL COLLINS COM   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3     5,155   —       5,203   Note 4

(Continued)

 

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No.

 

Held Company Name

 

Marketable Securities Type and
Name

 

Relationship with
the Company

 

Financial
Statement Account

  March 31, 2008    
          Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
  Carrying Value
(Note 5)
  Percentage of
Ownership
  Market Value or
Net Asset Value
  Note
    ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC-A SHS ‘A’ SHS EUR0.07 (UK LIST)   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   6   $ 6,275   —     $ 6,698   Note 4
    ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC-A SHS ‘A’ SHS EUR0.07 (UK LIST)   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   6     6,394   —       5,984   Note 4
    RWE AG NEU NPV   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2     8,104   —       7,414   Note 4
    SANKYO CO LTD, GUNMA   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2     3,289   —       3,261   Note 4
    SCOR SE EUR7.876972 (POST CONSOLIDATION)   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   10     7,831   —       7,083   Note 4
    SCOT + STHN ENERGY ORD GBP0.50   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   5     3,675   —       4,019   Note 4
    SES FDR FDR EACH REP 1 ‘A’ NPV   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   10     6,393   —       6,422   Note 4
    SHISEIDO CO LTD ORD   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   4     2,692   —       3,226   Note 4
    SOLVAY SA NPV NPV   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2     6,257   —       5,941   Note 4
    SOLVAY SA NPV NPV   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   —       1,499   —       1,363   Note 4
    STANDARD CHARTERED PLC ORD USD0.50   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   5     5,491   —       5,621   Note 4
    STATE STR CORP COM   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3     5,934   —       6,166   Note 4
    SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDS ORD   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   8     3,799   —       3,206   Note 4
    T&D HOLDINGS INC NPV   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2     3,230   —       3,195   Note 4
    TAISHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   5     3,155   —       3,025   Note 4
    TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL NPV SHS   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2     3,130   —       2,596   Note 4
    TELEFONICA SA EUR1   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   8     6,290   —       6,570   Note 4
    TERUMO CORPORATION   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3     3,136   —       4,138   Note 4
    TESCO PLC GBP0.05   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   17     4,400   —       3,959   Note 4
    TEXTRON INC COM USD0.125   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3     5,589   —       4,845   Note 4
    THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC COM USD1   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3     5,257   —       5,660   Note 4
    TOKAI RIKA CO LTD NPV   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   4     3,457   —       2,870   Note 4
    TOTAL SA EUR2.5   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3     7,947   —       7,157   Note 4
    TOYOTA MTR COM   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2     3,027   —       2,586   Note 4
    TULLOW OIL PLC ORD GBP0.10   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   12     4,181   —       4,786   Note 4
    UNION FENOSA, S.A.   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   4     7,541   —       7,404   Note 4
    UNITED UTILITIES PLC ORD GBP1   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   10     4,202   —       4,044   Note 4
    VEDANTA RESOURCES PLC ORD USD0.10   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   4     3,901   —       4,765   Note 4
    VINCI EUR2.50 (POST SUBDIVISION)   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   4     6,354   —       8,250   Note 4
    VODAFONE GROUP PLC ORD USD0.11428571   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   58     5,789   —       5,266   Note 4
    WEST JAPAN RAILWAY CO   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   —       3,415   —       2,949   Note 4
    WHITBREAD PLC ORD GBP0.76797385   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   5     5,117   —       3,632   Note 4
    XSTRATA PLC ORD USD0.50   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2     2,483   —       3,940   Note 4
    YAMAHA CORPORATION   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   6     3,921   —       3,208   Note 4
    Beneficiary certificates (mutual fund)              
    Fubon No. 1 Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   10,000     100,000   —       125,000   Note 3
    Cathay No. 2 REIT   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2,288     22,880   —       24,939   Note 3
    Gallop No. 1 REIT   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   10,000     100,000   —       90,000   Note 3
    Polaris /P-shares Taiwan Dividend + ETF   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   1,564     39,100   —       39,882   Note 3
    PCA Well Pool Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   78,403     1,000,000   —       1,001,929   Note 3
    IBT Ta Chong Bond Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   75,393     1,000,000   —       1,002,149   Note 3

(Continued)

 

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No.

 

Held Company Name

 

Marketable Securities Type and
Name

 

Relationship with
the Company

 

Financial
Statement Account

  March 31, 2008   Note
          Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
  Carrying Value
(Note 5)
  Percentage of
Ownership
  Market Value or
Net Asset Value
 
    Yuan Ta Wan Tai Bond Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   35,148   $ 500,000   —     $ 500,907   Note 3
    Mega Diamond Bond Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   85,334     1,000,000   —       1,001,792   Note 3
    Polaris De-Li Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   65,222     1,000,000   —       1,002,094   Note 3
    Polaris Global Reits Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   10,018     125,084   —       103,485   Note 3
    JPM (Taiwan) Global Balanced Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3,581     50,000   —       49,643   Note 3
    Fuh-Hwa Aegis Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   21,051     275,000   —       292,668   Note 3
    AGI Global Quantitative Balanced Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   22,968     267,269   —       255,405   Note 3
    Capital Stable Value Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   7,867     100,000   —       90,310   Note 3
    Capital Asset Manager Income   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   11,285     200,000   —       192,845   Note 3
    Grand Cathay Balanced Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   4,400     100,000   —       96,351   Note 3
    ING Global Balanced Portfolio   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   8,569     100,000   —       96,915   Note 3
    Fuh Hwa Life Goal Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   6,832     100,000   —       95,014   Note 3
    Fuh Hwa Asia Pacific Balanced   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   7,764     100,000   —       83,773   Note 3
    Asia-Pacific Mega - Trend Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   10,906     150,000   —       133,922   Note 3
    Prudential Financial Balanced Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2,412     50,000   —       48,842   Note 3
    Yuan Ta Duo Fu   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   966     50,000   —       35,739   Note 3
    Yuan Ta Duo Duo   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   1,809     50,000   —       33,285   Note 3
    Yuan Ta New-Mainstream   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   1,995     50,000   —       34,517   Note 3
    AIG Flagship Global Balanced Fund of Funds   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   25,679     350,000   —       331,005   Note 3
    Franklin Templeton Global Bond Fund of Funds   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   18,089     200,000   —       201,724   Note 3
    Cathay Global Aggressive Fund of Funds   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   14,692     200,000   —       171,012   Note 3
    AIG Flagship Global Growth Fund of Funds   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   14,878     227,612   —       192,970   Note 3
    Polaris Global Emerging Market Funds   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   9,791     150,000   —       125,522   Note 3
    ING Global Dynamic Portfolio   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   8,104     100,000   —       86,224   Note 3
    Prudential Financial Global Selection Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3,296     50,000   —       41,463   Note 3
    HSBC Global Fund of Bond Funds   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   13,572     150,000   —       149,722   Note 3
    Jih Sun Mortgage Backed Securities Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   20,305     200,000   —       190,003   Note 3
    Jih Sun Navigation No. 1 Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   5,000     50,050   —       49,750   Note 3
    Fuh-Hwa Total Return Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   9,872     100,000   —       102,764   Note 3
    Fuh-Hwa Elite Angel Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   947     10,000   —       11,174   Note 3
    Fubon Taiwan Selected Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   100,000     1,000,000   —       846,000   Note 3
    HSBC Taiwan Balanced Strategy Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   100,000     1,000,000   —       919,000   Note 3
    Cathay Chung Hwa No. 1 Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   100,000     1,000,000   —       902,000   Note 3
    Fuh Hwa Power Fund III   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   100,000     1,000,000   —       922,000   Note 3
    MFS Meridian Emerging Markets Debt Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   858     532,846   —       551,961   Note 3
    Fidelity US High Yield Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   995     389,718   —       328,889   Note 3
    JPMorgan Lux Funds - Emerging Markets Bond Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   21     199,638   —       184,934   Note 3
    MFS Meridian Funds-Strategic Income Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   316     132,592   —       121,909   Note 3
    Fidelity Fds Intl Bond   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   14,203     549,572   —       539,819   Note 3
    Permal Fixed Income Holdings N.V.   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   7     264,095   —       246,950   Note 3
    Credit Suisse BF (Lux) Euro Bond Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   8     114,448   —       139,261   Note 3
    Fidelity European High Yield Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   1,402     549,027   —       571,984   Note 3
    Parvest Europe Convertible Bond Fond   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   102     577,813   —       571,463   Note 3
    JPMorgan Funds-Global Convertibles Fund (EUR)   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   868     491,450   —       508,112   Note 3
    Parvest Euro Bond   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   39     287,400   —       290,648   Note 3

(Continued)

 

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No.

 

Held Company Name

 

Marketable Securities Type
and Name

 

Relationship with
the Company

 

Financial
Statement Account

  March 31, 2008   Note
          Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
  Carrying Value
(Note 5)
  Percentage of
Ownership
  Market Value or
Net Asset Value
 
    MFS Meridian Funds-Global Equity Fund (A1 class)   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   253   $ 262,293   —     $ 234,454   Note 3
    Fidelity Fds International   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   128     163,960   —       140,307   Note 3
    Fidelity Fds America   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   937     163,960   —       137,159   Note 3
    JPMorgan Funds - Global Dynamic Fund (B)   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   303     165,640   —       146,224   Note 3
    MFS Meridian Funds - Research International Fund (A1 share)   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   173     131,920   —       118,520   Note 3
    Fidelity Fds Emerging Markets   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   192     162,900   —       134,153   Note 3
    Credit Suisse Equity Fund (Lux) Global Resources   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   13     162,990   —       143,058   Note 3
    GAM Diversity-USD Open   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   10     262,293   —       234,546   Note 3
    Fidelity Euro Balanced Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   860     549,185   —       541,830   Note 3
    Fidelity Fds World   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   386     224,865   —       193,507   Note 3
    Fidelity Fds Euro Blue Chip   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   303     273,765   —       241,570   Note 3
    MFS Meridian Funds - European Equity Fund (A1 share)   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   171     178,920   —       158,524   Note 3
    Henderson Horizon Fund - Pan European Equity Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   230     180,886   —       170,342   Note 3
    Sinopia Alt-Gl Bd M/N 600$ I Gbl Bd Mkt Neutr 600 USD I   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   —       576,763   —       608,624   Note 3
    China Development Industrial B   —     Held-to-maturity financial assets   —       99,078   —       99,078   Note 6
    First Commercial Bank 1st Subordinated Financial Bonds in 2001   —     Held-to-maturity financial assets   —       500,000   —       500,000   Note 6
    Mega Securities Corp. 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds in 2007   —     Held-to-maturity financial assets   —       150,000   —       150,000   Note 6
    KGI Securities 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds 2007-B Issue   —     Held-to-maturity financial assets   —       100,000   —       100,000   Note 6
    Mege Financial Holding 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond 2007-B Issue   —     Held-to-maturity financial assets   —       200,000   —       200,000   Note 6
    Mega Financial Holding Unsecured Corporate Bonds A, 2nd issue, 2007   —     Held-to-maturity financial assets   —       300,000   —       300,000   Note 6
    Cathay United Bank Cash Flow Balance Sheet CLO 2007-1 Special Purpose Trust Beneficiary Certificate Class A   —     Held-to-maturity financial assets   —       70,667   —       70,667   Note 6
1   Senao International Co., Ltd.   Gallop No. 1 REIT   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   168     1,680   —       1,512   Note 3
    Prudential Financial Bond Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   3,355     50,000   —       50,000   Note 3
    Taishin Lucky Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   19,110     200,000   —       200,000   Note 3
    Upamc James Bond Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   6,354     100,000   —       100,000   Note 3
    Senao Networks, Inc.   Equity-accounted investee   Investments accounted for using equity method   14,721     290,709   47     290,709   Note 7
    N.T.U. Innovation Incubation Corporation   —     Financial assets carried at cost   1,200     12,000   9     12,623   Note 1
2   CHIEF Telecom Inc.   Unigate Telecom Inc.   Subsidiary   Investments accounted for using equity method   200    
 
1,943
(Note 8)
  100     1,943   Note 1
    CHIEF Telecom (Hong Kong) Limited   Subsidiary   Investments accounted for using equity method   400    
 
1,164
(Note 8)
  100     1,164   Note 1
    3 Link Information Service Co., Ltd.   —     Financial assets carried at cost   374     3,450   10     6,167   Note 1

(Continued)

 

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No.

 

Held Company Name

 

Marketable Securities Type and
Name

 

Relationship with
the Company

 

Financial
Statement Account

  March 31, 2008   Note
          Shares
(Thousands/
Thousand Units)
  Carrying Value
(Note 5)
  Percentage of
Ownership
  Market Value or
Net Asset Value
 
    eASPNet Inc.  

—  

  Financial assets carried at cost   1,000   $ —     2   $ —     Note 1
    Truswell Pegasus Fund  

—  

  Available-for-sale financial assets   6     95   —       81   Note 3
3   Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.   Concord Technology Corp.  

Subsidiary

  Investments accounted for using equity method   500    
 
 
15,392
(US$506)
(Note 8)
  100    
 
15,392
(US$506)
  Note 1
    Cathy Global Aggressive Fund of Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   1,233     15,000   —       14,357   Note 3
    SKITECB Balanced Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   1,000     10,000   —       9,929   Note 3
    Mega Diamond Bond   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   4,405     50,004   —       51,713   Note 3
    Polaris De-Bao Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   920     10,078   —       10,410   Note 3
    JS Small Cap   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   852     15,082   —       9,852   Note 3
    Sinopac Pilot   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   791     20,000   —       13,897   Note 3
    Cathy Global Money Market Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   485     5,000   —       5,034   Note 3
    Cathy Global Infrastructure Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   1,418     15,000   —       8,958   Note 3
    Grand Cathy Balance 2 Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   474     10,000   —       9,440   Note 3
    Grand Cathy Twin-core Global Integration Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   5,178     52,570   —       53,122   Note 3
    SKIT Strategy balanced Fund Series 2   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2,000     20,000   —       18,543   Note 3
    Grand Cathy Balanced Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   1,896     40,359   —       41,516   Note 3
    BSI-MVLTINVEST-SWISS STOCKS   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   2     9,871   —       14,099   Note 3
4   Concord Technology Corp.   Glory Network System Service (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.  

Subsidiary

  Investments accounted for using equity method   500    
 
 
15,392
(US$506)
(Note 8)
  100    
 
15,392
(US$506)
  Note 1
5   Chunghwa Telecom Global Inc.   Barits Securities   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   16,223     190   —       199   Note 4
6   Spring House Entertainment Inc.   Spring House Entertainment Inc. (B.V.I.)  

Subsidiary

  Investments accounted for using equity method   250    
 
886
(Note 8)
  100     886   Note 1
    A-Kuei Publishing Co., Ltd.  

Subsidiary

  Investments accounted for using equity method   100    
 
174
(Note 8)
  50     174   Note 1
    The Rsit Enhanced Bond Fund   —     Available-for-sale financial assets   1,782     20,000   13     20,000   Note 3
7   Spring House Entertainment Inc. (B.V.I.)   Spring House Entertainment Inc. (Japan)  

Subsidiary

  Investments accounted for using equity method   —      
 
10
(Note 8)
  51     10   Note 1

 

Note 1: The net asset values of investees were based on unreviewed financial statements.
Note 2: New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. and Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. were incorporated in March 2006 and Chunghwa has 100% ownership right in an amount of US$1 in each holding company, but not on operating stage, yet.
Note 3: The net asset values of beneficiary certification (mutual fund) were base on the net asset values on March 31, 2008.
Note 4: Market value was based on the closing price of March 31, 2008.
Note 5: Showing at their original carrying amounts without the adjustments of fair values.
Note 6: The net asset values of investees were based on amortized cost.
Note 7: The net asset values of investees was based on reviewed financial statements.
Note 8: The amount are eliminated upon consolidation.

(Concluded)

 

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TABLE 2

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

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

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

No.

 

Company
Name

 

Marketable
Securities
Type and
Name

 

Financial
Statement
Account

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

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

Thousand
Units)
  Amount   Shares
(Thousands/

Thousand
Units)
  Amount   Carrying
Value

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

Thousand
Units)
  Amount
(Note 1)
0   Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.  

Stock

                         
    Light Era Development Co., Ltd.   Investment accounted for using equity method   —     Subsidiary   —     $ —     300,000   $ 3,000,000   —     $ —     $ —     $ —       300,000   $
 
 
2,995,448
(Notes 2
and 3)
    Industrial Bank of Taiwan II Venture Capital Co., Ltd.   Financial assets carried at cost   —     —     —       —     20,000     200,000   —       —       —       —       20,000     200,000
    Mega Financial Holding Co., Ltd.   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     5,800     119,781   —       —     5,800     126,499     119,781     6,718     —       —  
   

Beneficiary certificates (mutual

fund)

                         
    AIG Flagship Global Growth Fund of Funds   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     22,878     350,000   —       —     8,000     102,960     122,388     (19,428 )   14,878     227,612
    Fuh-Hwa Home Run Fund   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     9,977     100,000   —       —     9,977     103,868     100,000     3,868     —       —  
    SKIT Strategy Balanced Fund   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     47,979     559,554   —       —     47,979     522,195     559,554     (37,359 )   —       —  
    SKIT Fortune Balanced Fund   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     6,097     100,000   —       —     6,097     80,581     100,000     (19,419 )   —       —  
    HSBC Global Fund of Bond Funds   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     —       —     13,572     150,000   —       —       —       —       13,572     150,000
    PCA Well Pool Fund   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     —       —     78,403     1,000,000   —       —       —       —       78,403     1,000,000
    IBT Ta Chong Bond Fund   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     —       —     75,393     1,000,000   —       —       —       —       75,393     1,000,000
    Yuan Ta Wan Tai Bond Fund   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     —       —     35,148     500,000   —       —       —       —       35,148     500,000
    Mega Diamond Bond Fund   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     —       —     85,334     1,000,000   —       —       —       —       85,334     1,000,000
    Polaris De-Li Fund   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     —       —     65,222     1,000,000   —       —       —       —       65,222     1,000,000
    USD Special Bond Fund   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     25     353,540   —       —     25     344,621     353,540     (8,919 )   —       —  
1   Senao International Co., Ltd.   Beneficiary certificates (mutual fund)                          
    Taishin Lucky Fund   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     —       —     23,894     250,000   4,784     50,064     50,000     64     19,110     200,000
    UPAMC James Bond Fund   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     —       —     15,913     250,000   9,559     150,162     150,000     162     6,354     100,000
    IBT Ta Chong Bond Fund   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     —       —     18,846     250,000   18,846     250,355     250,000     355     —       —  
    HSBC NTD Money Management Fund 2   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     —       —     17,473     250,000   17,473     250,320     250,000     320     —       —  

 

Note 1: Showing at their original carrying amounts without the adjustments of fair values.
Note 2: The amount were less equity in losses of equity investees $4,552 thousand.
Note 3: The amount are eliminated upon consolidation.

 

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TABLE 3

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

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

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

Company Name

 

Property

  Transaction
Date
  Transaction
Amount
 

Payment
Term

 

Counter-party

  Nature of
Relationship
 

Prior Transactions with Related Counter-party

 

Price Reference

 

Purpose of
Acquisition

 

Other Terms

             

Owner

  Relationship   Transfer
Date
  Amount      
Chunghwa Telecom. Co., Ltd.   Land and building   2008.01.03   $ 1,217,740   Paid   National Property Administration   None   National Property Administration   —     2008.03.13   $ —     Decision by National Property Administration   For Chunghwa private use   None

 

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TABLE 4

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

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

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

No.

  

Company Name

  

Related
Party

  

Nature of
Relationship

  

Transaction Details

   Abnormal Transaction     Notes/Accounts Payable or
Receivable
 
           

Purchase/Sale

   Amount    % to Total    Payment Terms    Units Price     Payment Terms     Ending Balance
(Note 1)
   % to Total  
0    Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.    Senao International Co., Ltd.    Subsidiary    Sales    $
 
 
609,801
(Notes 3
and 5)
   1    30 days    (Note 2 )   (Note 2 )   $
 
156,628
(Note 5)
   2  
            Purchase     
 
 
1,635,051
(Notes 4
and 5)
   7    30-90 days    (Note 2 )   (Note 2 )    
 
(662,131)
(Note 5)
   9  
      Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd.    Equity-accounted investee    Purchase      105,860    —      30 days    —       —         (79,194)    1  
1    Senao International Co., Ltd.    Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.    Parent company    Sales     
 
 
1,635,150
(Notes 4
and 5)
   27    30-90 days    (Note 2 )   (Note 2 )    
 
1,073,775
(Note 5)
   59  
            Purchase     
 
 
600,814
(Notes 3
and 5)
   10    30 days    (Note 2 )   (Note 2 )    
 
(156,628)
(Note 5)
   (9 )

 

Note 1: Excluding payment and receipts on behalf of other.
Note 2: Transaction prices was determined in accordance with mutual agreements.
Note 3: The difference was because Senao International Co., Ltd. classified the amount as operating expenses.
Note 4: The difference was because Chunghwa classified the amount as property, plant and equipment and operating expenses.
Note 5: The amount are eliminated upon consolidation.

 

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TABLE 5

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

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

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

No.

 

Company Name

 

Related Party

 

Nature of Relationship

  Ending Balance   Turnover
Rate
  Overdue   Amounts Received
in Subsequent
Period
  Allowance for Bad
Debts
            Amounts   Action Taken    
0   Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.   Senao International Co., Ltd.   Subsidiary   $
 
156,628
(Note)
  15.56   $—     —     $ 156,628   $—  
1   Senao International Co., Ltd.   Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.   Parent company    
 
1,073,775
(Note)
  10.70   —     —       —     —  
2   Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.   Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.   Parent company    
 
142,789
(Note)
  3.65   —     —       —     —  

 

Note: The amount are eliminated upon consolidation.

 

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TABLE 6

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

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

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008

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

 

No.

  

Investor Company

  

Investee Company

  

Location

  

Main Businesses and Products

   Original Investment
Amount
   Balance as of March 31, 2008    Net Income
(Loss) of the
Investee
    Recognized Gain
(Loss)

(Notes 1 and 2)
    Note
               March 31,
2008
   December 31,
2007
   Shares
(Thousands)
   Percentage of
Ownership (%)
   Carrying Value       
0    Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.    Senao International Co., Ltd.    Sindian City, Taipei    Telecommunication facilities sales    $ 1,065,813    $ 1,065,813    71,074    31    $
 
1,359,978
(Note 4)
   $ 305,718     $
 
92,321
(Note 4)
 
 
  Subsidiary
      Light Era Development Co., Ltd.    Taipei    Housing, office building development, rent and sale services      3,000,000      —      300,000    100     
 
2,995,448
(Note 4)
     (4,552 )    
 
(4,552)
(Note 4)
 
 
  Subsidiary
      Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.    Taipei    Investment      980,000      980,000    98,000    49      949,253      (51,182 )     (25,079 )   Equity-
accounted
investee
      Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.    Taipei    Providing communication and information aggregative services      838,506      838,506    60,000    100     
 
830,403
(Note 4)
     6,162      
 
(5,920)
(Note 4)
 
 
  Subsidiary
      Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd.    Taipei    Manufacturing, selling, designing, and maintaining of telecommunications systems and equipment      164,000      164,000    1,760    40      594,782      (98,547 )     (31,296 )   Equity-
accounted
investee
      CHIEF Telecom Inc.    Taipei    Internet communication and internet data center (“IDC”) service      482,165      482,165    37,942    69     
 
425,998
(Note 4)
     2,470      
 
2,245
(Note 4)
 
 
  Subsidiary
      Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.    United States    International telecommunications internet transfer and pronunciation services      70,429      70,429    6,000    100     
 
68,391
(Note 4)
     (1,428 )    
 
(1,428)
(Note 4)
 
 
  Subsidiary
      Skysoft Co., Ltd.    Taipei    Providing of software, electronic information, and advertisement services      67,025      67,025    4,438    30      71,223      4,376       1,313     Equity-
accounted
investee
      ELTA Technology Co., Ltd.    Taipei    Professional on-line and mobile value-added content aggregative services      44,223      44,223    3,886    32      42,800      3,140       (2,198 )   Equity-
accounted
investee
      King Way Technology Co., Ltd.    Taipei    Publishing, information process and software services      71,770      —      1,002    33      71,452      1,839       (318 )   Equity-
accounted
investee
      Chunghwa Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.    Taipei    Yellow pages sales and advertisement services      150,000      150,000    15,000    100     
 
64,108
(Note 4)
     32,852      
 
32,852
(Note 4)
 
 
  Subsidiary
      Spring House Entertainment Inc.    Taipei    Network content manufacture broadcasts and information software      62,209      22,409    5,996    56     
 
40,262
(Note 5)
     2,896      
 
1,603
(Note 5)
 
 
  Subsidiary
      Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.    Hong Kong    International telecommunications IP fictitious internet and internet transfer services      11,430      11,430    4,590    100     
 
15,538
(Note 4)
     1,098      
 
1,098
(Note 4)
 
 
  Subsidiary
      New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.)    British Virgin Islands    Investment     
 
—  
(Note 3)
    
 
—  
(Note 3)
   —      100     
 
 
—  
(Notes 3
and 4)
     —        
 
 
—  
(Notes 3
and 4)
 
 
 
  Subsidiary
      Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.)    British Virgin Islands    Investment     
 
—  
(Note 3)
    
 
—  
(Note 3)
   —      100     
 
 
—  
(Notes 3
and 4)
     —        
 
 
—  
(Notes 3
and 4)
 
 
 
  Subsidiary
1    Senao International Co., Ltd.    Senao Networks, Inc.    Linkou Hsiang, Taipei    Telecommunication facilities manufactures and sales      206,190      206,190    14,721    47      290,709      21,045       10,032     Equity-
accounted
investee
2    CHIEF Telecom Inc.    Unigate Telecom Inc.    Taipei    Network communication and engine room hiring      2,000      2,000    200    100     
 
1,943
(Note 4)
     (25 )    
 
(5)
(Note 4)
 
 
  Subsidiary
      CHIET Telecom (Hong Kong) Limited    Hong Kong    Telecommunication and internet service      1,678      1,678    400    100     
 
1,164
(Note 4)
     —        
 
—  
(Note 4)
 
 
  Subsidiary
3    Chunghwa System Integrated Co., Ltd.    Concord Technology Corp.    Brunei    Providing advanced business solutions to telecommunications     
 
16,179
(US$ 500)
    
 
6,489
(US$ 200)
   500    100     
 
 
15,392
(US$506)
(Note 4)
    

 

(271)

(US$(9))

 

 

   
 
 
(271)
(US$(9))
(Note 4)
 
 
 
  Subsidiary
4    Concord Technology Corp.    Glory Network System Service (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.    Shanghai    Providing advanced business solutions to telecommunications     
 
16,179
(US$ 500)
    
 
6,489
(US$ 200)
   500    100     
 
 
15,392
(US$506)
(Note 4)
    

 

(271)

(US$(9))

 

 

   
 
 
(271)
(US$(9))
(Note 4)
 
 
 
  Subsidiary

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Investor Company

  

Investee Company

  

Location

  

Main Businesses and Products

   Original Investment
Amount
   Balance as of March 31, 2008    Net Income
(Loss) of the
Investee
    Recognized Gain
(Loss)

(Notes 1 and 2)
   Note
               March 31,
2008
   December 31,
2007
   Shares
(Thousands)
   Percentage of
Ownership (%)
   Carrying Value        
6    Spring House Entertainment Inc.    Spring House Entertainment Inc. (B.V.I.)    British Virgin Islands    Investment    $ 946    $ 946    250    100    $
 
886
(Note 4)
   $ —       $
 
—  
(Note 4)
   Subsidiary
      A-Kuei Publishing Co., Ltd.    Taipei    Business of books      185      185    100    50     
 
174
(Note 4)
     (21 )    
 
(11)
(Note 4)
   Subsidiary
7    Spring House Entertainment Inc. (B.V.I.)    Spring House Entertainment Inc. (Japan)    Japan    Animation design      10      10    —      51     
 
10
(Note 4)
     —        
 
—  
(Note 4)
   Subsidiary

 

Note 1: The equity in net income (loss) of investees was based on unreviewed financial statements, except equity in net income of Senao International Co., Ltd. and Senao Networks, Inc.
Note 2: The equity in net income (loss) of investees was included amortization between the investment cost and net value and unrealized transactions.
Note 3: New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. and Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. were incorporated in March 2006 and Chunghwa has 100% ownership right in an amount of US$1 in each holding company, but not on operating stage, yet.
Note 4: The amount are eliminated upon consolidation.
Note 5: The transaction which are happened after Chunghwa has control over SHE on January 17, 2008 are eliminated upon consolidation.

(Concluded)

 

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TABLE 7

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

INVESTMENT IN MAINLAND CHINA

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008

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

 

Investee

 

Main Businesses and Products

  Total Amount of
Paid-in Capital
  Investment
Type
  Accumulated
Outflow of
Investment from
Taiwan as of

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

March 31, 2008
  % Ownership of
Direct or
Indirect
Investment
    Investment
Gain (Loss)
(Notes 2 and 4)
  Carrying Value
as of

March 31, 2008
(Note 4)
    Accumulated
Inward
Remittance of
Earnings as of
March 31, 2008
          Outflow   Inflow          
Glory Network System Service (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.   Providing advanced business solutions to telecommunications   $
 
16,179
(US$500)
  Note 1   $
 
6,489
(US$200)
  $
 
9,690
(US$300)
  $ —     $
 
16,179
(US$500)
  100 %   $
 
(271)
(US$(9))
  $
 
15,392
(US$506
 
)
  $ —  

 

Accumulated
Investment in

Mainland
China as of

March 31, 2008
    Investment
Amounts
Authorized by
Investment
Commission,
MOEA
    Upper Limit on
Investment
Stipulated by
Investment
Commission,
MOEA
 
$

 

16,179

(US$500

 

)

  $

 

16,179

(US$500

 

)

  $

 

266,890

(Note 3

 

)

 

Note 1: Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd. indirectly owns these investees through an investment company registered in a third region.
Note 2: Recognition of investment gains (losses) was calculated based on the investees’ unreviewed financial statements.
Note 3: The amount was calculated based on the net assets value of Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.
Note 4: The amount are eliminated upon consolidation.

 

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TABLE 8

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

INTERCOMPANY RELATIONSHIPS AND SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007

(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)
2008    0    Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.    CHIEF Telecom Inc.    1    Accounts receivable    $ 12,472    —      —  
               Accounts payable      18,106    —      —  
               Payment of receipts under custody      427    —      —  
               Revenues      43,468    —      —  
               Operating cost and expenses      42,886    —      —  
         Unigate Telecom Inc.    1    Accounts receivable      58    —      —  
               Revenues      163    —      —  
         Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.    1    Accounts receivable      6,773    —      —  
               Accounts payable      3,812    —      —  
               Revenues      20,544    —      —  
               Operating cost and expenses      11,698    —      —  
         Senao International Co., Ltd.    1    Accounts receivable      156,628    —      —  
               Accounts payable      662,131    —      —  
               Payment of receipts under custody      411,631    —      —  
               Payables to constructors      13    —      —  
               Revenues      609,801    —      1
               Operating cost and expenses      1,635,051    —      3
               Office supplies      119    —      —  
         Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.    1    Accounts payable      124,609    —      —  
               Payables to constructors      18,180    —      —  
               Revenues      1,323    —      —  
               Other income      64    —      —  
               Operating cost and expenses      56,891    —      —  
               Inventory      44,633    —      —  
               Property, plant and equipment      120,164    —      —  
         Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.    1    Accounts receivable      56,807    —      —  
               Accounts payable      16,166    —      —  
               Payment of receipts under custody      8,345    —      —  
               Revenues      40,552    —      —  
               Other income      77    —      —  
               Operating cost and expenses      11,532    —      —  
         Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.    1    Operating cost and expenses      4,182    —      —  
         Spring House Entertainment Inc.    1    Accounts payable      7,351    —      —  
               Revenues      402    —      —  
               Operating cost and expenses      7,001    —      —  
         Light Era Development Co., Ltd.    1    Accounts payable      424    —      —  
               Revenues      490    —      —  

(Continued)

 

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No.

(Note 1)

  

Company Name

  

Related Party

   Nature of
Relationship

(Note 2)
  

Transaction Details

              

Financial Statement Account

   Amount
(Note 5)
   Payment Terms
(Note 3)
   % to Total
Sales or Assets

(Note 4)
   1    Senao International Co., Ltd.    Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.    2    Accounts receivable    $ 1,073,775    —      —  
               Accounts payable      156,628    —      —  
               Revenues      1,635,150    —      3
               Other income      20    —      —  
               Operating cost and expenses      609,801    —      1
         Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.    3    Other income      1    —      —  
               Operating cost and expenses      631    —      —  
   2    CHIEF Telecom Inc.    Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.    2    Accounts receivable      14,981    —      —  
               Prepaid expenses      3,552    —      —  
               Accounts payable      12,272    —      —  
               Deferred income      200    —      —  
               Revenues      42,886    —      —  
               Operating cost and expenses      43,468    —      —  
         Unigate Telecom Inc.    3    Estimated accounts payable      347    —      —  
               Revenues      9    —      —  
               Operating cost      981    —      —  
   3    Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.    Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.    2    Accounts receivable      142,789    —      —  
               Revenues      221,688    —      —  
               Operating cost and expenses      1,387    —      —  
   5    Unigate Telecom Inc.    Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.    2    Accounts payable      58    —      —  
               Operating cost and expenses      163    —      —  
         CHIEF Telecom Inc.    3    Estimated accounts receivable      347    —      —  
               Revenues      981    —      —  
               Operating expenses      9    —      —  
   6    Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.    Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.    2    Accounts receivable      3,812    —      —  
               Accounts payable      6,773    —      —  
               Revenues      11,698    —      —  
               Operating cost and expenses      20,544    —      —  
         Senao International Co., Ltd.    3    Revenues      631    —      —  
               Other income      1    —      —  
   7    Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.    Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.    2    Accounts receivable      24,511    —      —  
               Accounts payable      56,807    —      —  
               Revenues      11,532    —      —  
               Operating cost and expenses      40,629    —      —  
   8    Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.    Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.    2    Revenues      4,182    —      —  
   9    Spring House Entertainment Inc.    Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.    2    Accounts receivable      7,351    —      —  
               Revenues      7,001    —      —  
               Operating cost and expenses      402    —      —  

(Continued)

 

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     No.
(Note 1)
  

Company Name

  

Related Party

  

Nature of
Relationship

(Note 2)

  

Transaction Details

              

Financial Statement Account

   Amount
(Note 5)
   Payment Terms
(Note 3)
   % to Total
Sales or Assets

(Note 4)
   10    Light Era Development Co., Ltd.    Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.    2    Accounts receivable    $ 424    —      —  
               Operating cost and expenses      490    —      —  
2007    0    Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.    CHIEF Telecom Inc.    1    Accounts receivable      3,857    —      —  
               Accounts payable      651    —      —  
               Revenues      25,208    —      —  
               Operating cost and expenses      1,324    —      —  
         Unigate Telecom Inc.    1    Accounts receivable      59    —      —  
               Revenues      168    —      —  
         Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.    1    Accounts receivable      317    —      —  
               Revenues      325    —      —  
   2    CHIEF Telecom Inc.    Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.    2    Accounts receivable      651    —      —  
               Accounts payable      3,857    —      —  
               Revenues      1,324    —      —  
               Operating cost and expenses      25,208    —      —  
         Unigate Telecom Inc.    3    Accounts payable      349    —      —  
               Estimated accounts payable      143    —      —  
               Revenues      9    —      —  
               Operating cost and expenses      1,305    —      —  
   5    Unigate Telecom Inc.    Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.    2    Accounts payable      59    —      —  
               Operating cost      168    —      —  
         CHIEF Telecom Inc.    3    Accounts receivable      349    —      —  
               Estimated accounts receivable      143    —      —  
               Revenues      1,305    —      —  
               Operating cost and expenses      9    —      —  
   6    Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.    Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.    2    Accounts payable      317    —      —  
               Operating cost and expenses      325    —      —  

 

Note 1: Significant transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries or amount subsidiaries are numbered as follows:
  a. “0” for the Company.
  b. Subsidiaries are numbered from “1”.

 

Note 2: Related party transactions are divided into three categories as follows:
  a. The Company to subsidiaries.
  b. Subsidiaries to the Company.
  c. Subsidiaries to subsidiaries.

 

Note 3: Except part transaction prices of SENAO, CHIEF and CIYP were determined in accordance with mutual agreements, the foregoing transactions with related parties were conducted under normal commercial terms.
Note 4: For assets and liabilities, amount is shown as a percentage to consolidated total assets as of March 31, 2008, while revenues, costs and expenses are shown as a percentage to consolidated total operating revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2008.
Note 5: The amount are eliminated upon consolidation.

(Concluded)

 

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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries

GAAP Reconciliations of Consolidated

Financial Statements for the Three

Months Ended March 31, 2007 and 2008


1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ACCOUNTING POLICIES FOLLOWED BY THE COMPANY AND GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Unaudited)

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

The following is a reconciliation of net income and stockholders’ equity under R.O.C. GAAP as reported in the unaudited consolidated financial statements to the net income and stockholders’ equity determined under US GAAP. For the descriptions of principal differences between ROC GAAP and US GAAP, please refer to Form 6-K furnished with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States (the “SEC”) on April 25,2008 (File No.001-31731).

 

  1) Net Income Reconciliation

 

             March 31  
             2007     2008  
             NT$     NT$  
Consolidated net income under ROC GAAP    $ 12,084     $ 10,930  
Net income attributable to minority interests under ROC GAAP      8       (214 )
                    
Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent under ROC GAAP      12,092       10,716  
                    
Adjustment:     
        a.   Property, plant and equipment     
  1.  

Adjustments of gains and losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment

     6       (12 )
  2.  

Adjustments for depreciation expenses

     93       85  
        b.   10% tax on unappropriated earnings      (1,064 )     (994 )
        c.   Employee bonuses and remuneration to directors and supervisors(Note1)      (239 )     —    
        d.   Revenues recognized from deferred income of prepaid phone cards      29       212  
        e.   Revenues recognized from deferred one-time connection fees      358       480  
        f.   Share-based compensation(Note2)      —         (5 )
        i.   Income tax effect of US GAAP adjustments      (70 )     (216 )
  Minority interest effect of US GAAP adjustments      —         27  
Others      (57 )     (14 )
                    
Net adjustments      (944 )     (437 )
                    
Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent based on US GAAP    $ 11,148     $ 10,279  
                    
Basic earnings per common share    $ 1.15     $ 1.08  
                    
Diluted earnings per common share    $ —       $ 1.08  
                    
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (in 1,000 shares)    $ 9,667,845     $ 9,557,777  
                    
Net income per pro forma equivalent ADSs     
Basic    $ 11.53     $ 10.75  
                    
Diluted    $ —       $ 10.75  
                    
Weighted-average number of pro forma equivalent ADSs (in 1,000 shares)    $ 966,785     $ 955,778  
                    

(Continued)


2) Stockholders’ Equity Reconciliation

 

             March 31  
             2007     2008  
             NT$     NT$  
Stockholders’ equity     
Equity attributable to stockholders of the parent based on ROC GAAP    $ 412,284     $ 404,844  
Adjustment:     
        a.   Property, plant and equipment     
  1.  

Capital surplus reduction

     (60,168 )     (60,168 )
  2.  

Adjustment on depreciation expenses ,and disposal gains and losses

     3,282       3,718  
  3.  

Adjustments of revaluation of land

     (5,825 )     (5,823 )
        b.   10% tax on unappropriated earnings      (5,005 )     (5,333 )
        c.   Employee bonuses and remuneration to directors and supervisors      (1,227 )     (1,006 )
        d.   Deferred income of prepaid phone cards     
  1.  

Capital surplus reduction

     (2,798 )     (2,798 )
  2.  

Adjustment on deferred income recognition

     485       1,339  
        e.   Revenues recognized from deferred one-time connection fees     
  1.  

Capital surplus reduction

     (18,487 )     (18,487 )
  2.  

Adjustment on deferred income recognition

     8,683       11,717  
        f.   Share-based compensation     
  1.  

Capital surplus reduction

     15,661       15,667  
  2.  

Adjustment on retained earnings

     (15,661 )     (15,667 )
        g.   Accrual for pension cost and accumulative other comprehensive income      (242 )     (1 )
        h.   Adjustment for pension plan upon privatization     
  1.  

Adjustment on capital surplus

     1,782       1,782  
  2.  

Adjustment on retained earnings

     (9,665 )     (9,665 )
        i   Income tax effect of US GAAP adjustments    $ 7,994     $ 6,747  
  Others        278       212  
  Minority interest effect of US GAAP adjustments      —         144  
                    
Net adjustments      (80,913 )     (77,622 )
                    
Equity attributable to shareholders of the parent based on US GAAP    $ 331,371     $ 327,222  

(Concluded)

 

Note 1 : In March 2007, the Accounting Research and Development Foundation (“ARDF”) in the R.O.C. issued Interpretation 96-052 for the fiscal year beginning after January 1, 2008. From that date, the accounting treatment under ROC GAAP is as follows:

 

  (1) Nature- employees bonuses and remuneration of directors and supervisors are treated as an expense rather than an appropriation of earnings
  (2) Measurement and recognition- such bonuses to employees and remuneration to directors and supervisors are initially accrued based on management’s estimate pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation of CHT. If the amounts initially accrued are significantly different from the amounts proposed subsequently by the board of directors in the following year, the difference needs to be retroactively adjusted. Otherwise, any difference between the amount initially accrued and actual amount of the bonuses approved by the stockholders is adjusted subsequently. If such bonuses and remuneration are in the form of shares, compensation expenses remains the same but the units of shares are determined by divided by the fair value of the day prior to the shareholders’ meeting in the following year.

 

Note 2 : In August 2007, the ARDF issued ROC SFAS No.39, “Accounting for Share-based Payment”, which require companies to record share-based payment transactions granted on or after January 1, 2008 using fair value method There is no impact of the adoption this statement since the Company did not grant options on or after January 1, 2008.


Note 3 : There are significant differences in the classification of items on the statements of income under ROC GAAP and US GAAP. These include:

 

  (1) Gains (losses) on disposal of property, plant and equipment:
  Under ROC GAAP: such amount is recorded as non-operating income (expense).
  Under US GAAP: such amount is recorded as cost of revenues

 

  (2) Valuation loss on inventory:
  Under ROC GAAP: such amount is recorded as non-operating expense.
  Under US GAAP: such amount is recorded as cost of revenues

 

  (3) Under US GAAP the minority interest in the income of subsidiaries is deducted in arriving at net income whereas under ROC GAAP the minority interest forms part of stockholders’ funds.

 

2. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combination”, which replaces SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations. SFAS No. 141(R) retains the fundamental requirements in SFAS No. 141 that the acquisition method of accounting (which SFAS No. 141 called the purchase method) be used for all business combinations and for an acquirer to be identified for each business combination. SFAS No. 141(R) defines the acquirer as the entity that obtains control of one or more businesses in the business combination and establishes the acquisition date as the date that the acquirer achieves control. SFAS No. 141 did not define the acquirer, although it included guidance on identifying the acquirer. SFAS No. 141(R)’s scope is broader than that of SFAS No. 141, which applied only to business combinations in which control was obtained by transferring consideration. The result of applying SFAS No. 141’s guidance on recognizing and measuring assets and liabilities in a step acquisition was to measure them at a blend of historical costs and fair values. In addition, SFAS No. 141(R) requires to measure the noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at fair value which results in recognizing the goodwill attributable to the noncontrolling interest in addition to that attributable to the acquirer. SFAS No. 141(R) applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008, the beginning of the Company’s 2009 fiscal year. Earlier adoption is prohibited. This Statement is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008, the beginning of the Company’s 2009 fiscal year.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160 “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements - An Amendment of ARB No. 51”, which clarifies that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as equity in the consolidated financial statements. The effective date of SFAS No. 160 is the same as that of the related SFAS No. 141(R) Earlier adoption is prohibited. SFAS No. 160 shall be applied prospectively as of the beginning of the fiscal year in which this statement is initially applied, except for the presentation and disclosure requirements. The presentation and disclosure requirements shall be applied retrospectively for all periods presented. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of such new pronouncement in its consolidated financial statements but believes that it will not generate a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial position.

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161 “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - An amendment of FASB Statement No. 133”, which requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and hedging activities and thereby improves the transparency of financial reporting. SFAS No. 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. The Company is assessing the impact of the adoption of this standard.