✧ Diversity Policy

According to the Sample Template for Procedures for Election of Directors and Supervisors released by TWSE, the Company has incorporated the concept of diversity into the Rules Governing the Election of Directors. Two major areas, namely basic requirements and values and professional knowledge and skills (e.g., law, accounting, industry, finance, marketing or technology) should be taken into consideration during the election of Directors. Directors shall commonly possess the knowledge, skills, general capacity and disposition required to perform their duties.

✧ Specific Management Targets and Current Implementation Status

The Board of Directors is set up with the specific aim of appointing Directors of different gender and age and with different professional knowledge and background, consisting of at least one Director with finance or accounting background and at least one Director with management experience in the steel industry. At present, the Board of Directors is composed of 11 Directors with 3 Independent Directors, including 1 female Director, 1 Director recommended by the labor union of the Company as labor representative, and 2 Directors holding a management position, whose professional knowledge and skills cover different areas, including steel, resource engineering, civil engineering, business management, industrial management, machinery, materials, electrical engineering, aerospace, and accounting. Out of the current Directors, the numbers of those with finance and accounting backgrounds and management experience in the steel industry are 1 and 4 respectively.
Implementation Status is shown in the table below: