Yuanta Securities (Korea), a subsidiary of Yuanta Financial Holdings, announces acquisition of Hosan-Meritz Fund 2

1. Name and nature of the subject matter (for preferred shares, specify issuance terms such as dividend rate): Hosan-Meritz Fund 2

2. Date of occurrence: 115/08/13

3. Number of trading units, unit price, and total transaction amount: Number of units: 1,000 Unit price: 1,000,000 Korean Won Total transaction amount: 1 billion Korean Won

4. Counterparty and its relationship with the company (if the counterparty is an individual and not a related party of the company, name disclosure may be omitted): Counterparty: Hosan-Meritz Fund 2 Relationship with the company: Unrelated party

5. If the counterparty is a related party, state the reason for selection, previous transferor, relationship among previous transferor, company, and counterparty, transfer date, and amount: Not applicable

6. If the owner of the subject matter was a related party of the company within the past five years, state the date, price, and relationship with the company at the time of acquisition and disposal: Not applicable

7. Matters regarding the disposal of claims (including types of collateral attached to disposed claims; if claims against related parties, state names and book value): Not applicable

8. Gain (or loss) on disposal (not applicable for acquisition of securities; if deferred, list recognition status): Not applicable

9. Delivery or payment terms (including payment schedule and amounts), contractual restrictions, and other important agreements: As stipulated in the contract

10. Decision-making method for this transaction, reference basis for price determination, and decision-making unit: General Manager of Yuanta Securities (Korea)

11. Net asset value per share of the securities-issuing company acquired or disposed: Not applicable

12. Private placement securities reference price differs from per-unit transaction price by 20% or more: Not applicable

13. Cumulative number, amount, ownership percentage, and rights restrictions (e.g., pledge status) of the securities involved in this transaction (including this transaction) held to date: Cumulative number: 1,000 units Cumulative amount: 1 billion Korean Won Ownership percentage: 2.27% Rights restrictions: None

14. Ratio of cumulative private placement securities investment (including this transaction) to total assets and equity attributable to owners of the parent in the company's latest financial statements, and amount of working capital: Total assets ratio: 2.58% Equity ratio: 2.99% Working capital: Not applicable

15. Manager and brokerage fees: Not applicable

16. Specific purpose or use for acquisition or disposal: Business needs

17. Dissenting opinions from directors regarding this transaction: Not applicable

18. Whether this transaction is a related-party transaction: No

19. Date of board approval: Not applicable

20. Date of supervisor approval or audit committee consent: Not applicable

21. Whether auditors issued an adverse opinion on this transaction: Not applicable

22. Name of auditing firm: Not applicable

23. Auditor's name: Not applicable

24. Auditor's license number: Not applicable

25. Other explanatory matters: The exchange rate used in this announcement is 1 Korean Won = 0.022590 New Taiwan Dollars.

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