Zhao Hui Announces Receipt of Administrative Penalty from Changhua County Environmental Protection Bureau on August 14, 115, for Violation of Air Pollution Control Act Article 24(2)

1. Date of Incident: 115/08/14 2. Party Involved: Our Company 3. Cause of Incident (Event Description): Our company's plastic product electroplating and chrome plating process used a total of 49.76 metric tons of acid in 114, with a factory registration area of 32,585.18 square meters. The combined horsepower and electric heating capacity of production equipment reached 4,682.75 kilowatts, classifying it as a fixed pollution source under the second batch of processes announced by the Environmental Department requiring application for installation, modification, and operation permits—specifically, metal product processing. However, the company operated without obtaining the required fixed pollution source operating permit, thus violating Article 24 of the Air Pollution Control Act. 4. Handling Process: The company will implement all improvement measures as required by the competent authority, continuously strengthen the operation, maintenance, and management of air pollution control equipment, and proceed with resumption procedures according to relevant regulations to ensure full compliance with environmental laws. 5. Penalty Details: On August 14, the company received a ruling imposing a fine of NT$960,000. The chrome plating process must cease operations immediately upon receipt of the notice and must obtain proof documents such as a fixed pollution source operating permit by November 10, 115, and apply to the Changhua County Government Environmental Protection Bureau for inspection to ensure legal compliance. 6. Was a fine imposed: Yes 7. Fine Amount (NTD): NT$960,000 8. Estimated Loss or Impact: Fine of NT$960,000; no other significant impact. 9. Amount Eligible for Insurance Claim (NTD): Not applicable 10. Improvement Status and Future Measures: The company will implement all improvement measures as required by the competent authority, continuously strengthen the operation, maintenance, and management of air pollution control equipment, and proceed with resumption procedures according to relevant regulations to ensure full compliance with environmental laws. 11. Has a major announcement on the same event been issued previously: No 12. Other Matters to be Disclosed: None