Our Glories ◆ 2016 Top 5% Listed Company in Corporate Governance ◆ 2013 Electronic Banking Excellence Award － ～ Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation Correspondent Banking /Interbank Business ～ Financial Information Service Co., Ltd. ◆ 2016 Futures Diamond Award - The Excellence Market Maker for Futures of RMB Exchange Rate Award ◆ 2013 Outstanding Government Bond Market Maker ～ Taiwan Futures Exchange (For the first half of 2013) ～ Taipei Exchange (TPEx) ◆ 2016 Annual Best Operation System of Electronic Cash Flow Business Award & Best Innovation Excellence ◆ 2013 Young Entrepreneur Assistance Award Award ～ Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) ～ Financial Information Service Co., Ltd ◆ 2013 Phoenix Collection Incentive Reward Program － ◆ 2015 Excellent Credit Guarantee Partner Award & Debt Collection Growth Award Guaranteed Financing Growth Award ～ Small and Medium Enterprise Credit Guarantee Fund (SMEG) ～ Ministry of Economic Affairs(MOEA) ◆ 2012 Security Award ◆ 2015 Top-Performing Bank in SME Lending (Session 10) ～ Joint Credit Information Corporation (JCIC) ～ Financial Supervisory Commission ◆ 2012 Excellent Credit Guarantee PartnerAward ◆ 2015 Annual Best Innovation of Mobile Pay and Mobile ～ Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) ATM Business Excellence Award ～ Financial Information Service Co., Ltd 〈The Award before 2012〉 ◆ Financial Fraud Prevention and Control ◆ 2015 Annual Best Business Development of Electronic The Excellent Financial Institution Award & Finance Award - Credit Card Business and Visa The Excellent Financial Outstanding Practitioner Award Financial Card Business ～ Financial Supervisory Commission ～ Financial Information Service Co., Ltd ◆ Best Foreign Exchange Service Bank in Taiwan ◆ 2015 ITeS Award - Outstanding Technology Service ◆ Best Domestic Provider of FX Service in Taiwan Management Project Award ～ Asiamoney Magazine ～ IT-enabled Services Management Association Financial XML Business ◆ ◆ 2015 The Market Risk Technology Implementation of Laurel Wreath Award ◆ the Year Eagle Award ◆ ～ The Asian Banker Magazine Award for Best System Stability ～ The Bankers Association of the Republic of China (BAROC) ◆ Futures Diamond Award - 2015 Annual Contribution ◆ Award CG6005 Corporate Governance System Evaluation (The Excellence Market Maker for Futures of RMB Exchange Certification Rate Award) (The first state-owned bank to receive this honor) ～ ～ Taiwan Futures Exchange Taiwan Corporate Governance Association (TCGA) ◆ － ◆ The Global TOP 500 Banks Pan Dragon Award Happiness Company ◆ － (For years 2010~2013 and 2015~2017) Golden Eagle Award Responsibility and Devotion ～ ～ The Banker Magazine China Productivity Center (CPC) ◆ 2014 Excellent Credit Guarantee Partner Award ～ Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) ◆ 2014 Top-performing bank in SME lending/ Special Award in e-business lending (Session 9) ～ Financial Supervisory Commission ◆ 2014 Electronic Banking Excellence Award － Issuing Credit Card (through Financial Information Service) with Interbank Business ～ Financial Information Service Co., Ltd. ◆ 2014 Electronic Banking Business Innovation Excellence Award ～ Financial Information Service Co., Ltd. ◆ 2014 Securities Broker ETF Trading Competition － Transaction Improvement Award in April ～ Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation CONTENTS 3 I Letter to Shareholders 17 II Bank Overview 19 III Corporate Governance Report 93 IV Fund-Raising Status 102 V Operations Overview 120 VI Financial Status Review and Analysis of Financial Status, 223 VII Financial Performance, and Evaluation of the Risk Management 236 VIII Special Notes 238 IX Directory of Head Office & Branches I Letter to Shareholders 5 A. 2016 Results of Operations 10 B. 2017 Highlights of Business Plans 12 C. Future Development Strategy 14 D. The Impact of the External Competitive Environment, Regulatory Environment, and Macroeconomic Environment 16 E. Latest Credit Ratings I │ Letter to Shareholders In January 2017, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published its world economic outlook that revised the 2016 global economic growth down to 3.1%. The report highlighted a drop in corporate investments in the United States during the first half of the year, impacted by the weakened market demand and strong dollar. However, the recovery of the labor market combined with wage growth fueled private spending and the real estate market, contributing to an expected annual growth rate of 1.6%. Meanwhile, political and economic uncertainty increased in the Eurozone after Brexit, which undermined confidence among corporations and consumers. Fortunately, the crisis was alleviated by the British interest rate cuts and continued loose monetary policy in the Euro zone, which as a result, boosted economic momentum with annual economic growth expected to be 1.7%. Growth in Mainland China continued to slow with estimated annual economic growth of 6.7%, mainly affected by rising debt risk, sustained economic restructuring, the elimination of excess capacity. In Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s decision to delay a sales tax increase, followed by his 28.1-trillion Yen financial incentives announced in early August 2016, is expected to stimulate domestic demands and private spending, especially when corporate demand Chairman for labor has increased. Annual economic growth is Ming-Daw Chang estimated to reach 0.9% for the year. With regards to the domestic economy, the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting, and Statistics (Executive Yuan) published its report on January 25, 2017, which revised economic growth to 1.4% for 2016. The report showed strong private spending in the first half of the year due to holiday spending (Chinese New Year, Qingming and Duanwu). The peak season was followed by slower salary growth coupled with reduction in net demand for labor that undermined private consumption. As a result, private spending growth rate has been revised down from 2.68% in 2015 to 1.99%. In terms of private investment, ongoing decrease in the price and volume of real estate transactions has discouraged private construction projects since 2015, and private investments continued to weaken given the nation’s lack of incentives for business ventures as compared to many other Asian countries. Nevertheless, private investments still expanded by 1.68% as semiconductor manufacturers and suppliers invested extensively to maintain technological advantage and to accommodate newer, smarter applications of their products. Import-Export trade had suffered in the first half of the year due to the world’s stagnant economy and competition from Chinese suppliers. It was not until the second half when demands for new 4 consumer electronics increased that growth gradually rebounded quarter by quarter, and contributed I │ to the rise of imports. Overall, export and import trade were estimated to grow by 2.14% and 3.34%, I Letter to Shareholders Letter to Shareholders respectively. Consumer price index (CPI) is expected to rise by 1.40% for the year, as food price increased due to impact of local climate and typhoons, while global prices of commodities are also showing signs of recovery. With regards to the interest rates, the Central Bank has maintained discount rate, accommodations with collateral rate, and accommodations without collateral rate unchanged at 1.375%, 1.75% and 3.625%, respectively. Given the recovery of export growth and moderate increase in private spending, investment, and consumer price, the Central Bank is expected to maintain interest rates unchanged over the short term, as opposed to following the Fed’s rate hike footsteps. As for exchange rate movement, the TWD strengthened moderately between January and August 2016 due to quantitative easing undertaken by European Central Bank (ECB) and Bank of Japan (BOJ). The Fed’s decision to postpone interest rate hike in the first half of the year that attracted global capital back into Asia, and positive export growth rate in July and August 2016. Later, as the Fed started to raise interest rates, the TWD weakened against the USD. Despite the challenging economic and financial environment, the Bank still managed to deliver exceptional results in 2016, owing to the contribution of all employees, with cumulative pre-tax earnings reaching TWD 14.083 billion, making 2016 the 7th consecutive year in which the Bank has earned more than TWD 10 billion in earnings, living up to shareholders’ expectations. In terms of asset quality, the Bank managed to maintain its non-performing loan ratio at 0.25% and loan loss coverage ratio at 458.58%. Furthermore, the Bank was selected a composition of the TWSE Corporate Governance 100 Index by Taiwan Stock Exchange in 2016. At the same time, the Bank was also evaluated as top 5% among Taiwan listed companies in corporate governance by Taiwan Stock Exchange in 2016, which represented an acknowledgment of the Bank’s sound management practices in a number of aspects including corporate governance, finance, business growth, and solid operation. We would like to thank all our shareholders for their long-term support and encouragement. In the future, the Bank will continue to strive for excellence. The details of the 2016 business results of the Bank, the 2017 Annual Business Plan, the Future Development Strategy, and the impact of the external competitive environment, the regulatory environment and the overall business environment and the latest credit rating are summarized as follows: A. 2016 Results of Operations a. Organization changes 1. To enhance the functionality and increase competitiveness of