Report of Foreign Issuer (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 March 11, 2016

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: 2016/03/11


Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

By:		/s/ Bo Yung Chen
Name:		Bo Yung Chen
Title: Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit


Exhibit		Description

99.1		Financial Statements for the Year Ended December 31, 2015 pursuant to International Financial Reporting Standards adopted by ROC (“Taiwan-IFRSs’) and Independent Auditors’ Report (Parent Company Only)

99.2		Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year Ended December 31, 2015 pursuant to International Financial Reporting Standards adopted by ROC (“Taiwan-IFRSs’) and Independent Auditors’ Report

Exhibit 99.1

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

Financial Statements for the

Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 and

Independent Auditors’ Report

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 and January 1, 2014, the related statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the Regulations Governing Auditing and Attestation of Financial Statements by Certified Public Accountants and auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China. Those rules and standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 and January 1, 2014, and the results of its financial performance and its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, in conformity with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE

Deloitte & Touche

Taipei, Taiwan

The Republic of China

March 11, 2016

Notice to Readers

The accompanying financial statements are intended only to present the financial position, financial performance 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 audit such financial statements are those generally applied in the Republic of China.

For the convenience of readers, the independent auditors’ 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 independent auditors’ report and financial statements shall prevail.

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

BALANCE SHEETS

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)


	December 31, 2015				December 31, 2014 (Adjusted) (Note 5)				January 1, 2014 (Adjusted) (Note 5)
	Amount		%		Amount		%		Amount			%
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents (Notes 3 and 6)	$	24,183,536		6	$	19,005,916		4	$	11,590,905			3
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (Notes 3 and 7)		14		—		—		—		—			—
Held-to-maturity financial assets (Notes 3 and 8)		1,880,739		—		3,456,747		1		4,264,104			1
Hedging derivative assets (Notes 3 and 20)		498		—		—		—		—			—
Trade notes and accounts receivable, net (Notes 3, 4 and 9)		24,733,620		6		24,465,210		6		21,647,860			5
Accounts receivable from related parties (Note 35)		850,925		—		694,170		—		676,870			—
Inventories (Notes 3, 4 and 10)		3,715,936		1		1,421,242		—		1,940,305			—
Prepayments (Notes 11 and 35)		1,804,103		—		1,870,752		—		1,655,940			—
Other current monetary assets (Notes 12 and 25)		2,546,371		1		2,315,131		1		3,652,337			1
Other current assets (Note 19)		2,121,398		—		3,075,076		1		3,600,113			1

Total current assets		61,837,140		14		56,304,244		13		49,028,434			11

NONCURRENT ASSETS
Available-for-sale financial assets (Notes 3 and 13)		3,163,466		1		3,822,521		1		2,886,662			1
Held-to-maturity financial assets (Notes 3 and 8)		2,139,801		—		4,027,522		1		7,501,743			2
Financial assets carried at cost (Notes 3 and 14)		2,135,647		—		2,221,260		—		2,271,293			1
Investments accounted for using equity method (Notes 3 and 15)		13,072,205		3		13,008,272		3		12,079,981			3
Property, plant and equipment (Notes 3, 4, 16 and 35)		290,072,562		67		296,206,403		68		296,558,810			68
Investment properties (Notes 3, 4 and 17)		7,827,630		2		7,546,079		2		7,331,372			2
Intangible assets (Notes 3, 4 and 18)		49,798,429		11		42,517,247		10		44,139,498			10
Deferred income tax assets (Notes 3 and 29)		1,608,111		—		1,431,901		—		1,229,994			—
Prepayments (Notes 11 and 35)		2,259,583		1		2,225,340		1		2,435,609			1
Other noncurrent assets (Note 19)		5,273,925		1		5,405,439		1		4,695,978			1

Total noncurrent assets		377,351,359		86		378,411,984		87		381,130,940			89

TOTAL	$	439,188,499		100	$	434,716,228		100	$	430,159,374			100

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Hedging derivative liabilities (Notes 3 and 20)	$	—		—	$	283		—	$	—			—
Trade notes and accounts payable (Note 21)		12,414,507		4		14,753,882		4		12,326,921			3
Payables to related parties (Note 35)		4,085,634		1		4,016,403		1		3,978,417			1
Current tax liabilities (Notes 3 and 29)		4,531,290		1		3,265,300		1		3,807,043			1
Other payables (Note 22)		22,932,024		5		22,347,429		5		24,656,238			6
Provisions (Notes 3 and 23)		20,572		—		7,037		—		778			—
Advance receipts (Note 24)		8,497,065		2		9,005,858		2		9,025,212			2
Other current liabilities		1,512,012		—		1,618,959		—		1,598,016			—

Total current liabilities		53,993,104		13		55,015,151		13		55,392,625			13

NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
Deferred income tax liabilities (Notes 3 and 29)		96,931		—		129,217		—		94,986			—
Provisions (Notes 3 and 23)		58,158		—		92,660		—		123,463			—
Customers’ deposits (Note 35)		4,642,735		1		4,698,206		1		4,809,692			1
Net defined benefit liabilities (Notes 3, 4 and 25)		7,026,445		1		6,400,692		1		5,411,459			1
Deferred revenue (Note 3)		3,590,685		1		3,441,751		1		3,659,029			1
Other noncurrent liabilities (Note 35)		1,040,513		—		484,401		—		352,257			—

Total noncurrent liabilities		16,455,467		3		15,246,927		3		14,450,886			3

Total liabilities		70,448,571		16		70,262,078		16		69,843,511			16

EQUITY (Note 26)
Common stocks		77,574,465		18		77,574,465		18		77,574,465			18

Additional paid-in capital		168,095,615		38		168,047,935		39		184,620,065			43

Retained earnings
Legal reserve		77,574,465		18		76,893,722		18		74,819,380			17
Special reserve		2,675,419		—		2,819,899		—		2,675,894			1
Unappropriated earnings		42,551,245		10		38,231,982		9		20,770,064			5

Total retained earnings		122,801,129		28		117,945,603		27		98,265,338			23

Other equity interest		268,719		—		886,147		—		(144,005	)		—

Total equity		368,739,928		84		364,454,150		84		360,315,863			84

TOTAL	$	439,188,499		100	$	434,716,228		100	$	430,159,374			100

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

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

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


	2015					2014 (Adjusted) (Note 5)
	Amount			%		Amount			%
REVENUES (Notes 27 and 35)	$	201,993,986			100	$	194,068,381			100
OPERATING COSTS (Notes 10 and 35)		123,128,370			61		120,454,885			62

GROSS PROFIT		78,865,616			39		73,613,496			38

OPERATING EXPENSES (Note 35)
Marketing		23,142,382			11		23,302,452			12
General and administrative		3,495,107			2		3,482,977			1
Research and development		3,455,604			2		3,483,405			2

Total operating expenses		30,093,093			15		30,268,834			15

OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES (Note 28)		(28,898	)		—		70,794			—

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS		48,743,625			24		43,415,456			23

NON-OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES
Interest income		260,885			—		254,636			—
Other income (Notes 28 and 35)		532,527			—		390,989			—
Other gains and losses (Notes 28 and 35)		(128,279	)		—		115,241			—
Interest expenses		—			—		(6,268	)		—
Share of the profit of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method (Note 15)		1,385,675			1		1,611,147			1

Total non-operating income and expenses		2,050,808			1		2,365,745			1

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX		50,794,433			25		45,781,201			24
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (Notes 3 and 29)		7,988,705			4		7,169,145			4

NET INCOME		42,805,728			21		38,612,056			20

TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss:
Remeasurements of defined benefit pension plans (Note 25)		(226,028	)		—		(491,047	)		—

(Continued)

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

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


	2015					2014 (Adjusted) (Note 5)
	Amount			%		Amount			%
Share of remeasurements of defined benefit pension plans of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures (Note 15)	$	(27,038	)		—	$	1,336			—
Income tax benefit relating to items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss (Note 29)		38,425			—		83,478			—

		(214,641	)		—		(406,233	)		—

Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
Exchange differences arising from the translation of the foreign operations		26,254			—		128,325			—
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale financial assets (Note 26)		(659,055	)		—		935,859			—
Cash flow hedges (Note 20)		781			—		(283	)		—
Share of exchange differences arising from the translation of the foreign operations of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures (Note 15)		4,561			—		12,375			—
Share of unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale financial assets of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures (Note 15)		10,031			—		(46,124	)		—

		(617,428	)		—		1,030,152			—

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax		(832,069	)		—		623,919			—

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$	41,973,659			21	$	39,235,975			20

EARNINGS PER SHARE (Note 30)
Basic	$	5.52				$	4.98

Diluted	$	5.50				$	4.97


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

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)


														Other Adjustments (Notes 20 and 26)
						Retained Earnings (Note 26)								Exchange Differences Arising from the Translation of the Foreign Operations		Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Available-for-sale Financial Assets
	Common Stocks (Note 26)		Additional Paid-in Capital (Note 26)			Legal Reserve		Special Reserve			Unappropriated Earnings								Cash Flow Hedges			Total Equity
BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 2014	$	77,574,465	$	184,620,065		$	74,819,380	$	2,675,894		$	20,744,024		$	5,742	$	(149,747	)	$	—		$	360,289,823
Effect of retrospective application		—		—			—		—			26,040			—		—			—			26,040

BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 2014 AS ADJUSTED		77,574,465		184,620,065			74,819,380		2,675,894			20,770,064			5,742		(149,747	)		—			360,315,863
Appropriation of 2013 earnings
Legal reserve		—		—			2,074,342		—			(2,074,342	)		—		—			—			—
Special reserve		—		—			—		144,005			(144,005	)		—		—			—			—
Cash dividends		—		—			—		—			(18,525,558	)		—		—			—			(18,525,558	)
Cash distributed from additional paid-in capital		—		(16,577,663	)		—		—			—			—		—			—			(16,577,663	)
Change in additional paid-in capital from investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method		—		5,533			—		—			—			—		—			—			5,533
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2014		—		—			—		—			38,612,056			—		—			—			38,612,056
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2014		—		—			—		—			(406,233	)		140,700		889,735			(283	)		623,919

Total comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2014		—		—			—		—			38,205,823			140,700		889,735			(283	)		39,235,975

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2014		77,574,465		168,047,935			76,893,722		2,819,899			38,231,982			146,442		739,988			(283	)		364,454,150
Appropriation of 2014 earnings
Legal reserve		—		—			680,743		—			(680,743	)		—		—			—			—
Special reserve		—		—			—		(144,005	)		144,005			—		—			—			—
Cash dividends		—		—			—		—			(37,673,263	)		—		—			—			(37,673,263	)
Reversal of special reserve recognized from land disposal		—		—			—		(475	)		475			—		—			—			—
Change in additional paid-in capital from investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method		—		47,680			—		—			(62,298	)		—		—			—			(14,618	)
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2015		—		—			—		—			42,805,728			—		—			—			42,805,728
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2015		—		—			—		—			(214,641	)		30,815		(649,024	)		781			(832,069	)

Total comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2015		—		—			—		—			42,591,087			30,815		(649,024	)		781			41,973,659

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2015	$	77,574,465	$	168,095,615		$	77,574,465	$	2,675,419		$	42,551,245		$	177,257	$	90,964		$	498		$	368,739,928

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

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)


	2015			2014 (Adjusted)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Income before income tax	$	50,794,433		$	45,781,201
Adjustments to reconcile income before income tax to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation		29,800,486			31,292,222
Amortization		3,029,335			2,189,300
Provision for doubtful accounts		498,610			311,281
Interest expenses		—			6,268
Interest income		(260,885	)		(254,636	)
Dividend income		(207,419	)		(67,441	)
Share of the profit of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method		(1,385,675	)		(1,611,147	)
Gain on disposal of investments accounted for using equity method		(7,409	)		—
Provision for inventory and obsolescence		163,221			234,765
Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment		138,093			—
Reversal of impairment loss on investment properties		(142,047	)		—
Impairment loss on financial assets carried at cost		77,018			—
Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment		32,852			(70,794	)
Valuation gain on financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, net		(14	)		—
Loss (gain) on foreign exchange, net		67,702			(164,040	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in:
Trade notes and accounts receivable		(732,636	)		(3,094,209	)
Accounts receivable from related parties		(156,755	)		(17,300	)
Inventories		(2,457,915	)		284,298
Other current monetary assets		(282,052	)		1,357,793
Prepayments		32,406			(4,543	)
Other current assets		953,678			525,037
Increase (decrease) in:
Trade notes and accounts payable		(2,336,022	)		2,469,273
Payables to related parties		69,231			37,986
Other payables		1,196,476			(1,714,013	)
Provisions		(20,967	)		(24,544	)
Advance receipts		210,089			(19,354	)
Other current liabilities		(101,748	)		12,957
Deferred revenue		148,934			(217,278	)
Net defined benefit liabilities		399,725			498,186

Cash generated from operations		79,520,745			77,741,268
Interest paid		—			(6,268	)
Income tax paid		(6,892,786	)		(7,795,086	)

Net cash provided by operating activities		72,627,959			69,939,914

(Continued)

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)


	2015			2014 (Adjusted)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisition of negotiable certificate of deposits with maturities of more than three months	$	(11,200,000	)	$	—
Proceeds from disposal of negotiable certificate of deposits with maturities of more than three months		11,200,000			—
Acquisition of held-to-maturity financial assets		(1,002,167	)		—
Proceeds from disposal of held-to-maturity financial assets		4,450,000			4,257,500
Acquisition of financial assets carried at cost		(29,077	)		(33,859	)
Capital reduction of financial assets carried at cost		37,672			83,892
Acquisition of investments accounted for using equity method		—			(261,918	)
Proceeds from disposal of investments accounted for using equity method		10,848			—
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment		(24,626,617	)		(31,682,294	)
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment		—			121,883
Acquisition of intangible assets		(10,310,517	)		(567,049	)
Decrease (increase) in other noncurrent assets		118,315			(725,469	)
Interest received		302,462			308,361
Cash dividends received from others		207,419			—
Cash dividends received from subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method		1,317,493			1,046,219

Net cash used in investing activities		(29,524,169	)		(27,452,734	)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Increase in repurchase agreement collateralized by bonds		—			13,000,000
Decrease in repurchase agreement collateralized by bonds		—			(13,000,000	)
Decrease in customers’ deposits		(90,137	)		(103,499	)
Increase (decrease) in other noncurrent liabilities		(162,770	)		134,551
Cash dividends and cash distributed from additional paid-in capital		(37,673,263	)		(35,103,221	)

Net cash used in financing activities		(37,926,170	)		(35,072,169	)

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		5,177,620			7,415,011
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF THE YEAR		19,005,916			11,590,905

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF THE YEAR	$	24,183,536		$	19,005,916


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

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Stated Otherwise)

1.	GENERAL

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (“the Company”) was incorporated on July 1, 1996 in the Republic of China (“ROC”) pursuant to the Article 30 of the Telecommunications Act. The Company 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 the Company 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 as the Company which continues to carry out the business and the DGT continues to be the industry regulator.

As the dominant telecommunications service provider of domestic and international fixed-line, Global System for Mobile Communications (“GSM”), and Third Generation (“3G”) in the ROC, the Company is subject to additional regulations imposed by the ROC.

Effective August 12, 2005, the MOTC completed the process of privatizing the Company by reducing the government ownership to below 50% in various stages. In July 2000, the Company received approval from the Securities and Futures Commission (the “SFC”) for a domestic initial public offering and its common stocks were listed and traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (the “TWSE”) on October 27, 2000. Certain of the Company’s common stocks were sold, in connection with the foregoing privatization plan, in domestic public offerings at various dates from August 2000 to July 2003. Certain of the Company’s common stocks were also 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 common stocks of the Company by auction in the ROC on August 9, 2005 and completed the second international offering on August 10, 2005. 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 the Company and completed the privatization plan.

The financial statements are presented in the Company’s functional currency, New Taiwan dollars.

2.	APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The financial statements were approved and authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on March 11, 2016.

3.	SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Statement of Compliance

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers (the “Regulations”).

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Basis of Preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except for certain financial instruments that are measured at revalued amounts or fair values.

When preparing the accompanying financial statements, the Company used equity method to account for its investment in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures. In order for the amounts of the net profit, other comprehensive income and total equity in the parent company only financial statements to be the same with those amounts attributable to the owner of the Company in its consolidated financial statements, adjustments arising from the differences in accounting treatment between parent company only basis and consolidated basis were made to the captions of “investments accounted for using equity method”, “share of profit (loss) of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method”, “share of other comprehensive income of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method” and related equity items, as appropriate, in the parent company only financial statements.

Current and Noncurrent Assets and Liabilities

Current assets include:

Assets held primarily for the purpose of trading;

Assets expected to be realized within twelve months after the reporting period; and

Cash and cash equivalents unless the asset is restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period.

Current liabilities include:

Liabilities held primarily for the purpose of trading;

Liabilities due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period; and

Liabilities for which the Company does not have an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting period.

Assets and liabilities that are not classified as current are classified as noncurrent.

Foreign Currencies

In preparing the Company’s financial statements, transactions in currencies other than the Company’s functional currency (foreign currencies) are recognized at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions.

At the end of each reporting period, monetary items denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing at that date. Exchange differences on monetary items arising from settlement or translation are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they arise.

Non-monetary items carried at fair value that are denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the rates prevailing at the date when the fair value was determined and related exchange differences are recognized in profit or loss. Conversely, when the fair value changes were recognized in other comprehensive income, related exchange difference shall be recognized in other comprehensive income.

Non-monetary items that are measured at historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.

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For the purposes of presenting financial statements, the assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign operations (including of the subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures in other countries or currencies used different with the Company) are translated into New Taiwan dollars using exchange rates prevailing at the end of each reporting period. Income and expense items are translated at the average exchange rates for the period. Exchange differences arising, if any, are recognized in other comprehensive income.

Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents include commercial paper, time deposits and negotiable certificate of deposit with original maturities within three months from the date of acquisition, highly liquid, readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value. These cash equivalents are held for the purpose of meeting short-term cash commitments.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (weighted-average cost) or net realizable value item by item, except for those that may be appropriate to group items of similar or related inventories. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price of inventories less all estimated costs of completion and costs necessary to make the sale. The calculation of the cost of inventory is derived using the weighted-average method.

Investments Accounted for Using Equity Method

Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures are accounted for using equity method.

Investment in subsidiaries

Subsidiaries are the entities controlled by the Company.

Under the equity method, the investment in subsidiaries is initially recognized at cost and the increase or decrease of carrying amount reflects the recognition of the Company’s share of the profit or loss and other comprehensive income of the subsidiaries after the date of acquisition. Besides, the Company also recognizes the Company’s share of the change in other equity of the subsidiaries.

Changes in the Company’s ownership interests in subsidiaries that do not result in the Company’s loss of control over the subsidiaries are accounted for as equity transactions. Any difference between the carrying amounts of the investment of the subsidiaries and the fair value of the consideration paid or received is recognized directly in equity.

The acquisition cost in excess of the acquisition-date fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired is recognized as goodwill, which is included within the carrying amount of the investment and shall not be amortized. The acquisition-date fair value of the net identifiable assets acquired in excess of the acquisition cost is recognized immediately in profit or loss.

Unrealized profits and losses from downstream transactions with a subsidiary are eliminated in full. Profits and losses from upstream transactions with a subsidiary and sidestream transactions between subsidiaries are recognized in the Company’s financial statements only to the extent of interests in the subsidiary that are not related to the Company.

Investments in associates and joint ventures

An associate is an entity over which the Company has significant influence and that is neither a subsidiary nor an interest in a joint venture. A joint venture is a joint arrangement whereby the Company and other parties that have joint control of the arrangement have rights to the net assets of the arrangement.

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Investments accounted for using the equity method include investments in associates and interests in joint ventures. Under the equity method, an investment in an associate or a joint venture is initially recognized at cost and adjusted thereafter to recognize the Company’s share of the profit or loss and other comprehensive income of the associate and joint venture as well as the distribution received. The Company also recognizes its share in changes in the associates and joint ventures.

When the Company subscribes for additional new shares of the associate and joint venture at a percentage different from its existing ownership percentage, the resulting carrying amount of the investment differs from the amount of the Company’s proportionate interest in the associate and joint venture. The Company records such a difference as an adjustment to investments with the corresponding amount charged or credited to additional paid-in capital. When the adjustment should be debited to additional paid-in capital but the additional paid-in capital recognized from investments accounted for using equity method is insufficient, the shortage is debited to retained earnings.

Any excess of the cost of acquisition over the Company’s share of the fair value of the identifiable net assets and liabilities of an associate and a joint venture at the date of acquisition is recognized as goodwill, which is included within the carrying amount of the investment and shall not be amortized. Any excess of the Company’s share of the net fair value of the identifiable assets and liabilities over the cost of acquisition, after reassessment, is recognized immediately in profit or loss.

When necessary, the entire carrying amount of the investment (including goodwill) is tested for impairment as a single asset by comparing its recoverable amount with its carrying amount. Any impairment loss recognized forms part of the carrying amount of the investment. Any reversal of that impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the recoverable amount of the investment subsequently increases.

When the Company transacts with its associate and joint venture, profits and losses resulting from the transactions with the associate and joint venture are recognized in the Company’s financial statements only to the extent of interests in the associate and joint venture that are not related to the Company.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment loss.

Depreciation on property, plant and equipment is recognized using the straight-line method. Each significant part is depreciated separately. The estimated useful lives, residual values and depreciation method are reviewed at the end of each year, with the effect of any changes in estimate accounted for on a prospective basis.

On derecognition of an item of property, plant and equipment, the difference between the sales proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset is recognized in profit or loss.

Investment Properties

Investment properties are properties held to earn rentals and/or for capital appreciation. Investment properties also include land held for a currently undetermined future use.

Investment properties are measured initially at cost, including transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, investment properties are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment loss. Depreciation is recognized using the straight-line method.

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On derecognition of the investment properties, the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset is recognized in profit or loss in the period in which the property is derecognized.

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets with finite useful lives that are acquired separately are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment loss. Amortization is recognized on a straight-line basis. The estimated useful life, residual value, and amortization method are reviewed at the end of each reporting period, with the effect of any changes in estimate being accounted for on a prospective basis. The residual value of an intangible asset with a finite useful life shall be assumed to be zero unless the Company expects to dispose of the intangible asset before the end of its economic life.

Gains or losses arising from derecognition of an intangible asset, measured as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset, are recognized in profit or loss when the asset is derecognized.

Impairment of Tangible and Intangible Assets

At the end of each reporting period, the Company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss. When it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the Company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.

Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. If the recoverable amount of an asset or cash-generating unit is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset or cash-generating unit is reduced to its recoverable amount, with the resulting impairment loss recognized in profit or loss.

When an impairment loss is subsequently reversed, the carrying amount of the asset or cash-generating unit is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but only to the extent of the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset or cash-generating unit in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognized in profit or loss.

Financial Instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognized when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instruments.

Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value. Transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition or issue of financial assets and financial liabilities (other than financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss) are added to or deducted from the fair value of the financial assets or financial liabilities, as appropriate, on initial recognition. Transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition of financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss are recognized immediately in profit or loss.

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Financial assets

All regular way purchases or sales of financial assets are recognized and derecognized on a trade date basis.

Measurement category

Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss (FVTPL)

Financial assets are classified as at FVTPL when the financial asset is either held for trading or it is designated as at FVTPL.

Financial assets at FVTPL are stated at fair value, with any gains or losses arising on remeasurement recognized in profit or loss. The net gain or loss recognized in profit or loss does not incorporate any dividend or interest earned on the financial asset.

Held-to-maturity financial assets

The Company invests in bank debentures and corporate bonds with specific credit ratings and the Company has positive intent and ability to hold to maturity, are classified as held-to-maturity investments.

Subsequent to initial recognition, held-to-maturity financial assets are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method less any impairment loss.

Available-for-sale financial assets (AFS financial assets)

AFS financial assets are non-derivatives that are either designated as AFS or are not classified as loans and receivables, held-to-maturity financial assets or financial assets at fair value through profit or loss.

The Company invests in listed stocks and unlisted stocks. Among these investments, those that have a quoted market price in an active market are classified as AFS and measured at fair value at the end of each reporting period; the others that do not have a quoted market price in an active market and whose fair value cannot be reliably measured are measured at cost less any identified impairment losses at the end of each reporting period by presenting in a separate line item as financial assets carried at cost. If, in a subsequent period, the fair value of the financial assets can be reliably measured, the financial assets are remeasured at fair value. The difference between the carrying amount and the fair value is recognized in other comprehensive income. Any impairment losses are recognized in profit or loss.

Changes in the carrying amount of AFS monetary financial assets relating to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, interest income calculated using the effective interest method and dividends on AFS equity investments are recognized in profit or loss. Other changes in the carrying amount of AFS financial assets are recognized in other comprehensive income and will be reclassified to profit or loss when the investment is disposed of or is determined to be impaired.

Dividends on AFS equity instruments are recognized in profit or loss when the Company’s right to receive the dividends is established.

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Loans and receivables

Loans and receivables (including cash and cash equivalents, trade notes and accounts receivable, accounts receivable from related parties, other financial assets and refundable deposits) are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method, less any impairment loss, except for short-term receivables when the effect of discounting is immaterial.

Impairment of financial assets

Financial assets, other than those at FVTPL, are assessed for indicators of impairment at the end of each reporting period. Financial assets are considered to be impaired when there is objective evidence that, as a result of one or more events that occurred after the initial recognition of the financial asset, the estimated future cash flows of the investment have been affected.

For financial assets carried at amortized cost, such as held-to-maturity financial assets, assets that are assessed not to be impaired individually are, in addition, assessed for impairment on a collective basis.

For financial assets carried at amortized cost, the amount of the impairment loss recognized is mainly based on the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows, discounted at the financial asset’s original effective interest rate.

For financial assets measured at amortized cost, if, in a subsequent period, the amount of the impairment loss decreases and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognized, the previously recognized impairment loss is reversed through profit or loss to the extent that the carrying amount of the investment at the date the impairment is reversed does not exceed what the amortized cost would have been had the impairment not been recognized.

For AFS equity investments, a significant or prolonged decline in the fair value of the security below its cost is considered to be objective evidence of impairment.

When an AFS financial asset is considered to be impaired, cumulative gains or losses previously recognized in other comprehensive income are reclassified to profit or loss in the period.

In respect of AFS equity securities, impairment losses previously recognized in profit or loss are not reversed through profit or loss. Any increase in fair value subsequent to an impairment loss is recognized in other comprehensive income.

For financial assets that are carried at cost, the amount of the impairment loss is mainly measured as the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of the estimated future cash flows discounted at the current market rate of return for a similar financial asset. Such impairment loss is not reversed in subsequent periods.

The carrying amount of the financial asset is reduced by the impairment loss directly for all financial assets with the exception of trade notes and accounts receivable and other receivables, where the carrying amount is reduced through the use of an allowance account. When a trade note and accounts receivable and other receivables are considered uncollectible, it is written off against the allowance account. Subsequent recoveries of amounts previously written off are credited against the allowance account. Changes in the carrying amount of the allowance account are recognized in profit or loss except for uncollectible trade notes and accounts receivable and other receivables that are written off against the allowance account.

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Derecognition of financial assets

The Company derecognizes a financial asset only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, or when it transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset to another entity.

On derecognition of a financial asset in its entirety, the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the sum of the consideration received and receivable and the cumulative gain or loss that had been recognized in other comprehensive income is recognized in profit or loss.

Financial liabilities

Subsequent measurement

Except for financial liabilities at FVTPL, all the financial liabilities are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

The difference between the carrying amount of the financial liability derecognized and the consideration paid, including any non-cash assets transferred or liabilities assumed, is recognized in profit or loss.

Derivative financial instruments

The Company enters into a variety of derivative financial instruments to manage its exposure to foreign exchange rate risks, including forward exchange contracts.

Derivatives are initially measured at fair value at the date the derivative contracts are entered into and are subsequently remeasured to their fair value at the end of each reporting period. The resulting gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss immediately unless the derivative is designated and effective as a hedging instrument, in which event the timing of the recognition in profit or loss depends on the nature of the hedge relationship. When the fair value of derivative financial instruments is positive, the derivative is recognized as a financial asset; when the fair value of derivative financial instruments is negative, the derivative is recognized as a financial liability.

Hedge Accounting

The Company designates some derivatives instruments as cash flow hedges.

The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges is recognized in other comprehensive income. The gain or loss relating to the ineffective portion is recognized immediately in profit or loss.

The associated gains or losses that were recognized in other comprehensive income are reclassified from equity to profit or loss as a reclassification adjustment in the line item relating to the hedged item in the same period when the hedged item affects profit or loss. If a hedge of a forecast transaction subsequently results in the recognition of a non-financial asset or a non-financial liability, the associated gains and losses that were recognized in other comprehensive income are removed from equity and are included in the initial cost of the non-financial asset or non-financial liability.

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Hedge accounting is discontinued prospectively when the Company revokes the designated hedging relationship, or when the hedging instrument expires or is sold, terminated, or exercised, or when it no longer meets the criteria for hedge accounting. The cumulative gain or loss on the hedging instrument that has been previously recognized in other comprehensive income from the period when the hedge was effective remains separately in equity until the forecast transaction occurs. When a forecast transaction is no longer expected to occur, the gain or loss accumulated in equity is recognized immediately in profit or loss.

Provisions

Provisions for the expected cost of warranty obligations are recognized at the date of sale of the relevant products, at the best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the Company’s obligation by the management of the Company.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognized when all the following conditions are satisfied:

The Company has transferred to the buyer the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods;

The Company retains neither continuing managerial involvement to the degree usually associated with ownership nor effective control over the goods sold;

The amount of revenue can be measured reliably;

It is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the Company; and

The costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.

Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable and represents amounts for goods sold in the normal course of business, net of sales discounts and volume rebates. For trade notes and accounts receivable due within one year from the balance sheet date, as the nominal value of the consideration to be received approximates its fair value and transactions are frequent, fair value of the consideration is not determined by discounting all future receipts using an imputed rate of interest.

Usage revenues from fixed-line services (including local, domestic long distance and international long distance telephone services), 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 seconds or 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, mobile, Internet and data services) are accrued every month, and (c) prepaid services (fixed-line, mobile, Internet and data services) are recognized as income based upon actual usage by customers.

Where the Company enters into transactions which involve both the provision of air time bundled with products such as 3G data card and handset, total consideration received from products and air time in these arrangements are allocated and measured using units of accounting within the arrangement based on their relative fair values limited to the amount that is not contingent upon the delivery of products.

Services revenue is recognized when service provided. Revenue from a contract to provide services is recognized by reference to the stage of completion of the contract.

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Dividend income from investments is recognized when the shareholder’s right to receive payment has been established under the premises when it is probable that the economic benefit related to the transactions will flow to the Company and that the revenue can be reasonably measured.

Interest income from a financial asset is recognized when it is probable that the economic benefits related to the transactions will flow to the Company and the amount of income can be measured reliably. Interest income is accrued on a time basis, by reference to the principal outstanding and at the effective interest rate applicable.

Leasing

The Company as lessor

Rental income from operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the relevant lease.

The Company as lessee

Operating lease payments are recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Employee Benefits

Short-term employee benefits

Liabilities recognized in respect of short-term employee benefits are measured at the undiscounted amount of the benefits expected to be paid in exchange for the related service.

Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit plans are recognized as an expense when employees have rendered service entitling them to the contributions.

Defined benefit costs (including service cost, net interest and remeasurement) under the defined benefit retirement benefit plans are determined using the projected unit credit method. Service cost (including current service cost and gains or losses on settlements) and net interest on the net defined benefit liability (asset) are recognized as employee benefits expense in the period they occur. Remeasurement, comprising (a) actuarial gains and losses; and (b) the return on plan assets, excluding amounts included in net interest on the net defined benefit liability (asset), is recognized in other comprehensive income in the period in which they occur. Remeasurement recognized in other comprehensive income is reflected immediately in retained earnings and will not be reclassified to profit or loss.

Net defined benefit liability (asset) represents the actual deficit (surplus) in the Company’s defined benefit plan. Any surplus resulting from this calculation is limited to the present value of any refunds from the plans or reductions in future contributions to the plans.

Other long-term employee benefits

Other long-term employee benefits are accounted for in the same way as the accounting required for defined benefit plan except that remeasurement is recognized in profit or loss.

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Income Tax

Income tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

Current tax

According to the Income Tax Law, an additional tax at 10% of unappropriated earnings is provided for as income tax in the year the shareholders approve to retain the earnings.

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

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognized on temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the Company’s financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit.

Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognized for all taxable temporary differences. Deferred tax assets are generally recognized for all deductible temporary differences and unused tax credits from purchases of machinery, equipment and technology and research and development expenditures to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which those deductible temporary differences can be utilized.

Deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries and associates, and interests in joint ventures, except where the Company is able to control the reversal of the temporary difference and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future. Deferred tax assets arising from deductible temporary differences associated with such investments and interests are only recognized to the extent that it is probable that there will be sufficient taxable profits against which to utilize the benefits of the temporary differences and they are expected to reverse in the foreseeable future.

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered. A previously unrecognized deferred tax asset is also reviewed at the end of each reporting period and recognized to the to the extent that it has become probable that future taxable profit will allow the deferred tax asset to be recovered.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period in which the liability is settled or the asset realized, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period. The measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities reflects the tax consequences that would follow from the manner in which the Company expects, at the end of the reporting period, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities.

Current and deferred tax for the year

Current and deferred tax are recognized in profit or loss, except when they relate to items that are recognized in other comprehensive income, in which case, the current and deferred tax are also recognized in other comprehensive income.

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4.	CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY AND ASSUMPTION

In the application of the Company’s accounting policies, the management is required to make judgments, estimates and assumptions which are based on historical experience and other factors that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

The following are the key assumptions concerning the future, and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the end of the reporting period. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Impairment of trade notes and accounts receivable

When there is objective evidence showed indications of impairment, the Company considers the estimation of future cash flows. The amount of impairment will be measured at the difference between the carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows discounted by the original effective interest rates of the financial assets. However, as the impact from the discount of short-term receivables is not material, the impairment of short-term receivables is measured at the difference between the carrying amount and the estimated undiscounted future cash flows. Where the actual future cash flows are less than expected, a material impairment loss may arise.

Provision for inventory valuation and obsolescence

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Net realizable value is calculated as the estimated selling price less the estimated selling costs. Comparison of net realizable value and cost is determined on an item by item basis, except those similar items which could be categorized into the same groups. The Company uses the inventory holding period and turnover as the evaluation basis for inventory obsolescence losses.

Impairment of tangible and intangible assets

When an indication of impairment is assessed with objective evidence, the Company considers whether the recoverable amount of an asset is less than its carrying amount and recognizes the impairment loss based on difference between the recoverable amount and its carrying amount. The estimate of recoverable amount would impact on the timing and the amount of impairment loss recognition.

Useful lives of property, plant and equipment

As discussed in Note 3, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” “Property, Plant and Equipment”, the Company reviews estimated useful lives of property, plant and equipment at the end of each year.

Recognition and measurement of defined benefit plans

Accrued pension liabilities and the resulting pension expense under defined benefit pension plans are calculated using the Projected Unit Credit Method. Actuarial assumptions comprise the discount rate, rate of employee turnover, and long-term average future salary increase. Changes in economic circumstances and market conditions will affect these assumptions and may have a material impact on the amount of the expense and the liability.

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5.	APPLICATION OF NEW AND REVISED STANDARDS AND INTERPRETATIONS

Initial application of the revised Guidelines Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and the 2013 version of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Accounting Standards (IAS), IFRIC Interpretations (IFRIC), and SIC Interpretations (SIC) endorsed by the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) (collectively, “2013 Taiwan-IFRSs version”) in issue.

According to Rule No. 1030029342 and Rule No. 1030010325 issued by the FSC, the 2013 Taiwan-IFRS version endorsed by the FSC and the related amendments to the Guidelines Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers should be adopted by the Company starting 2015.

The Company believes that as a result of the adoption of aforementioned 2013 Taiwan-IFRSs version and the related amendments to the revised Guidelines Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, the following items have impacted the Company’s financial statements:

IFRS 12 “Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities”

IFRS 12 is a new disclosure standard and is applicable to entities that have interests in subsidiaries, joint arrangements, associates and/or unconsolidated structured entities. In general, the disclosure requirements in IFRS 12 are more extensive than in the previous standards. Refer to Note 15 for related disclosures.

IFRS 13 “Fair Value Measurement”

IFRS 13 establishes a single source of guidance for fair value measurements. It defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and requires disclosures about fair value measurements. The disclosure requirements in IFRS 13 are more extensive than the previous guidance. For example, quantitative and qualitative disclosures based on the three-level fair value hierarchy previously required for financial instruments only before the adoption of IFRS 13 is extended by IFRS 13 to cover all assets and liabilities within its scope. Refer to Notes 17 and 34 for related disclosures.

Amendments to IAS 1 “Presentation of Items of Other Comprehensive Income”

The amendments to IAS 1 requires items of other comprehensive income to be grouped into those items that (1) will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss; and (2) may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss. Income taxes on related items of other comprehensive income are grouped on the same basis. Previously, there were no such requirements.

The Company retrospectively applied the above amendments starting in 2015. The items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss include remeasurements of defined benefit pension plans, the share of remeasurements of defined benefit pension plans of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures as well as the related income tax on such items. Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss include exchange differences arising on translation of foreign operations, changes in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets, cash flow hedges, the share of other comprehensive income of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures as well as the related income tax on items of other comprehensive income (except for the share of remeasurements of defined benefit pension plans of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures). However, the application of the above amendments did not have any impact on the net income, other comprehensive income (net of income tax), and total comprehensive income.

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Revision to IAS 19 “Employee Benefits”

The revised IAS 19 change the accounting for defined benefit plans, which require the Company to recognize changes in defined benefit obligations or assets and to disclose the components of the defined benefit costs. According to the revision, the past service cost is expensed immediately when incurred and no longer amortized over the average period before vested on a straight-line basis. In addition, the revised IAS 19 introduces certain changes in the presentation of the defined benefit cost, and also includes more extensive disclosures.

On initial application of the revised IAS 19, the cumulative adjustments in employee benefit costs on and before December 31, 2013 resulting from the retrospective application are adjusted to net defined benefit liabilities, deferred tax assets and retained earnings as of January 1, 2014.

On initial application of the revised IAS 19, the Company’s deferred income tax assets increased by $829 thousand, investments accounted for using equity method decreased by $72 thousand and net defined benefit liabilities increased by $4,877 thousand as of December 31, 2015. For the year ended December 31, 2015, pension cost increased by $4,877 thousand which caused an increase in operating expenses, share of the profit of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method decreased by $72 thousand and income tax expenses decreased by $829 thousand.

As a result of the retrospective application of the revised IAS 19, the Company’s deferred income tax asset decreased by $4,208 thousand and $5,037 thousand, investments accounted for using equity method increased by $1,373 thousand and $1,445 thousand, net defined benefit liabilities decreased by $24,755 thousand and $29,632 thousand, and retained earnings increased by $21,920 thousand and $26,040 thousand as of December 31, 2014 and January 1, 2014, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2014, pension cost increased by $4,877 thousand, which caused an increase in operating expenses, share of the profit of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method decreased by $72 thousand and income tax expenses decreased by $829 thousand.

The IFRSs issued by International Accounting Standard Board (“IASB”) but not endorsed by FSC

The Company has not applied the following IFRSs issued by the IASB but not endorsed by the FSC. As of the date that the financial statements were authorized for issue, the initial adoption to the following standards and interpretations is still subject to the effective date to be published by the FSC.


New, Revised or Amended Standards and Interpretations		Effective Date Issued by IASB (Note 1)

Amendments to IFRSs	Annual Improvements to IFRSs 2010-2012 Cycle	July 1, 2014 (Note 2)

Amendments to IFRSs	Annual Improvements to IFRSs 2011-2013 Cycle	July 1, 2014

Amendments to IFRSs	Annual Improvements to IFRSs 2012-2014 Cycle	January 1, 2016 (Note 3)

IFRS 9	Financial Instruments	January 1, 2018

Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7	Mandatory Effective Date of IFRS 9 and Transition Disclosures	January 1, 2018

Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28	Sale or Contribution of Assets between an Investor and its Associate or Joint Venture	To be determined by IASB

Amendments to IFRS 10, IFRS 12 and IAS 28	Investment Entities: Applying the Consolidation Exception	January 1, 2016

(Continued)

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New, Revised or Amended Standards and Interpretations		Effective Date Issued by IASB (Note 1)

Amendment to IFRS 11	Acquisitions of Interests in Joint Operations	January 1, 2016

IFRS 14	Regulatory Deferral Accounts	January 1, 2016

IFRS 15	Revenue from Contracts with Customers	January 1, 2018

IFRS 16	Leases	January 1, 2019

Amendment to IAS 1	Disclosure Initiative	January 1, 2016

Amendment to IAS 7	Disclosure Initiative	January 1, 2017
Amendment to IAS 12	Deferred Tax: Recovery of Underlying Assets	January 1, 2017

Amendments to IAS 16 and IAS 38	Clarification of Acceptable Methods of Depreciation and Amortization	January 1, 2016

Amendments to IAS 16 and IAS 41	Agriculture: Bearer Plants	January 1, 2016
Amendment to IAS 19	Defined Benefit Plans: Employee Contributions	July 1, 2014

Amendment to IAS 27	Equity Method in Separate Financial Statements	January 1, 2016

Amendment to IAS 36	Impairment of Assets: Recoverable Amount Disclosures for Non-financial Assets	January 1, 2014

Amendment to IAS 39	Novation of Derivatives and Continuation of Hedge Accounting	January 1, 2014

IFRIC 21	Levies	January 1, 2014

(Concluded)



Note 1:		Unless stated otherwise, the above amendments and interpretations are effective for annual periods beginning on or after their respective effective dates.

Note 2:		The amendment to IFRS 2 applies to share-based payment transactions with grant date on or after July 1, 2014; the amendment to IFRS 3 applies to business combinations with acquisition date on or after July 1, 2014; the amendment to IFRS 13 is effective immediately; the remaining amendments are effective for annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2014.

Note 3:		The amendment to IFRS 5 is applied prospectively to changes in a method of disposal that occur in annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2016; the remaining amendments are effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2016.

Except for the following, the initial application of the above new standards and interpretations will not have any material impact on the Company’s financial statements:

IFRS 15 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”

IFRS 15 establishes principles for recognizing revenue that apply to all contracts with customers, and will supersedes IAS 18 “Revenue”, IAS 11 “Construction Contracts” and a number of revenue-related interpretations.

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When applying IFRS 15, an entity shall recognize revenue by applying the following steps:

Identify the contract with the customer;

Identify the performance obligations in the contract;

Determine the transaction price;

Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contracts; and

Recognize revenue when the entity satisfies a performance obligation.

Upon the application of IFRS 15, the Company will allocate the transaction price to each performance obligation identified in the contract on a relative stand-alone selling price basis.

Incremental costs of obtaining a contract will be recognized as an asset to the extent the Company expects to recover those costs. Such asset will be amortized on a basis that is consistent with the transfer to the customer of the goods or services to which the asset relates. This will lead to the later recognition of charges for certain customer-obtaining costs.

When IFRS 15 is effective, the Company may elect to apply this Standard either retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying this Standard recognized at the date of initial application.

IFRS 16 “Leases”

IFRS 16 sets out the accounting standards for leases that will supersede IAS 17 and a number of related interpretations.

Under IFRS 16, if the Company is a lessee, it shall recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for all leases on the balance sheets except for low-value and short-term leases. The Company may elect to apply the accounting method similar to the accounting for operating lease under IAS 17 to the low-value and short-term leases. On the statements of comprehensive income, the Company should present the depreciation expense charged on the right-of-use asset separately from interest expense accrued on the lease liability and discloses such amounts in the footnotes; interest is computed by using effective interest method. On the statements of cash flows, cash payments for the principal portion of the lease liability are classified within financing activities; cash payments for interest portion are classified within operating activities.

The application of IFRS 16 is not expected to have a material impact on the accounting of the Company as lessor.

When IFRS 16 becomes effective, the Company may elect to apply this Standard either retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of the initial application of this Standard recognized at the date of initial application.

Except for the abovementioned impact, as of the date the financial statements were authorized for issue, the Company is continuously assessing the possible impact that the application of other standards and interpretations will have on the Company’s financial position and operating result, and will disclose the relevant impact when the assessment is completed.

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6.	CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS


	December 31
	2015		2014
Cash
Cash on hand	$	209,612	$	197,004
Bank deposits		3,349,514		2,869,466

		3,559,126		3,066,470

Cash equivalents (investments with maturities of less than three months)
Commercial paper		10,955,160		13,339,446
Time deposits		2,069,250		—
Negotiable certificate of deposit		7,600,000		2,600,000

		20,624,410		15,939,446

	$	24,183,536	$	19,005,916

The annual yield rates of bank deposits, commercial paper, time deposits and negotiable certificate of deposit were as follows:


	December 31
	2015	2014
Bank deposits	0.00%-0.32%	0.00%-0.22%
Commercial paper	0.37%-0.41%	0.58%-0.65%
Time deposits	0.60%-0.79%	—
Negotiable certificate of deposit	0.36%-0.45%	0.72%-0.80%

7.	FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS


	December 31
	2015		2014
Financial assets held for trading
Derivatives (not designated for hedge)
Forward exchange contracts	$	14	$	—

Outstanding forward exchange contracts not designated for hedge as of balance sheet dates were as follows:

Contract Amount

Currency

Maturity Period

(In Thousands)

December 31, 2015

Forward exchange contracts—buy

EUR/NT$

2016.03-06

EUR18,301/NT$

658,545

The Company entered into the above forward exchange contracts to manage its exposure to foreign currency risk due to fluctuations in exchange rates. However, the aforementioned derivatives did not meet the criteria for hedge accounting and were classified as financial assets or financial liabilities held for trading.

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8.	HELD-TO-MATURITY FINANCIAL ASSETS


	December 31
	2015		2014
Corporate bonds	$	3,870,540	$	6,533,527
Bank debentures		150,000		950,742

	$	4,020,540	$	7,484,269

Current	$	1,880,739	$	3,456,747
Noncurrent		2,139,801		4,027,522

	$	4,020,540	$	7,484,269

The related information of corporate bonds and bank debentures as of balance sheet dates was as follows:


	December 31
	2015		2014
Corporate bonds
Par value	$	3,865,000	$	6,515,000

Nominal interest rate		1.18%-2.49%		1.15%-2.49%
Effective interest rate		1.15%-1.54%		1.15%-1.58%
Average remaining maturity life		1.04 years		1.34 years
Bank debentures
Par value	$	150,000	$	950,000

Nominal interest rate		1.25%		1.25%-1.60%
Effective interest rate		1.25%		1.15%-1.40%
Average remaining maturity life		1.41 years		0.75 year

9.	TRADE NOTES AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET


	December 31
	2015			2014
Trade notes and accounts receivable	$	26,015,189		$	25,481,402
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts		(1,281,569	)		(1,016,192	)

	$	24,733,620		$	24,465,210

The average credit terms range from 30 to 90 days. In determining the recoverability of trade notes and accounts receivable, the Company considers significant change in the credit quality of the trade notes and accounts receivable from the date credit was initially granted up to the end of the reporting period. In general, with few exceptional cases, it is unlikely for the notes and accounts receivable due longer than 180 days to be collected, therefore the Company recognized 100% allowance of notes and accounts receivable overdue longer than 180 days. For the notes and accounts receivable less than 180 days, the allowance for doubtful accounts was estimated based on the Company’s historical recovery experience.

The Company serves a large consumer base; therefore, the concentration of credit risk is limited.

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The aging analysis for trade notes and accounts receivable as of balance sheet dates were as follows:


	December 31
	2015		2014
Non-overdue	$	23,857,773	$	22,825,568
Less than 30 days		595,876		603,081
31-60 days		329,734		155,068
61-90 days		142,252		73,612
91-120 days		132,684		65,084
121-180 days		116,772		62,678
More than 181 days		840,098		1,696,311

	$	26,015,189	$	25,481,402

The above aging analysis was based on days overdue.

The Company did not have the receivables that were past due but not impaired as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.

Movements of the allowance for doubtful accounts were as follows:


	Individually Assessed for Impairment		Collectively Assessed for Impairment			Total
Balance on January 1, 2014	$	221,164	$	666,648		$	887,812
Add: Provision for doubtful accounts		43,024		234,951			277,975
Deduct: Amounts written off		—		(149,595	)		(149,595	)

Balance on December 31, 2014		264,188		752,004			1,016,192
Add: Provision for doubtful accounts		60,330		399,950			460,280
Deduct: Amounts written off		—		(194,903	)		(194,903	)

Balance on December 31, 2015	$	324,518	$	957,051		$	1,281,569

10.

INVENTORIES


	December 31
	2015		2014
Merchandise	$	2,995,984	$	625,471
Project in process		719,952		795,771

	$	3,715,936	$	1,421,242

The operating costs related to inventories were $21,767,819 thousand (including the valuation loss on inventories of $163,221 thousand) and $13,394,462 thousand (including the valuation loss on inventories of $234,765 thousand) for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

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11.

PREPAYMENTS


	December 31
	2015		2014
Prepaid rents	$	3,218,442	$	3,177,338
Others		845,244		918,754

	$	4,063,686	$	4,096,092

Current
Prepaid rents	$	958,859	$	951,998
Others		845,244		918,754

	$	1,804,103	$	1,870,752

Noncurrent
Prepaid rents	$	2,259,583	$	2,225,340

12.

OTHER CURRENT MONETARY ASSETS


	December 31
	2015		2014
Negotiable certificates of deposit with maturities of more than three months	$	1,650,000	$	1,650,000
Others		896,371		665,131

	$	2,546,371	$	2,315,131

The annual yield rates of negotiable certificates of deposit with maturities of more than three months at balance sheet dates were as follows:


	December 31
	2015			2014
Negotiable certificate of deposit with maturities of more than three months		0.81	%		0.86	%

13.

AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE FINANCIAL ASSETS—NONCURRENT


	December 31
	2015		2014
Equity securities
Domestic listed stocks	$	3,163,466	$	3,822,521

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14.

FINANCIAL ASSETS CARRIED AT COST


	December 31
	2015		2014
Non-listed stocks
Domestic	$	1,884,716	$	1,987,406
Foreign		250,931		233,854

	$	2,135,647	$	2,221,260

The above non-listed stocks are classified as available-for-sale financial assets based on financial assets categories (see Note 34). Since the fair value cannot be reliably measured due to the range of reasonable fair value estimates was so significant, the above non-listed stocks investments owned by the Company were carried at costs less any impairment losses at the balance sheet dates.

After the Company evaluated the financial positions and future operating results of aforementioned investments, the Company concluded some of its investments that have ceased operations were fully impaired, and recognized an impairment loss of $77,018 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2015. There was no indication of impairment during the year ended December 31, 2014.

15.

INVESTMENTS ACCOUNTED FOR USING EQUITY METHOD


	December 31
	2015		2014 (Adjusted)
Investments in subsidiaries	$	11,378,071	$	11,470,867
Investments in associates		1,466,755		1,280,739
Investments in joint ventures		227,379		256,666

	$	13,072,205	$	13,008,272

Investments in subsidiaries

Investments in subsidiaries were as follows:


	Carrying Amount
	December 31
	2015		2014 (Adjusted)
Listed
Senao International Co., Ltd. (“SENAO”)	$	1,667,980	$	1,633,098
Non-listed
Light Era Development Co., Ltd. (“LED”)		3,849,489		4,351,696
Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (“DHT”)		1,608,311		1,570,679
Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd. (“CHI”)		764,488		567,677
Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd. (“CHTS”)		745,854		781,368

(Continued)

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	Carrying Amount
	December 31
	2015		2014 (Adjusted)
CHIEF Telecom Inc. (“CHIEF”)	$	742,049	$	665,287
Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd. (“CHSI”)		677,017		717,640
Honghwa International Co., Ltd. (“HHI”)		389,321		221,762
Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.) (“Prime Asia”)		250,952		280,813
Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd. (“CHYP”)		187,239		183,186
Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc. (“CHTG”)		155,145		135,478
Chunghwa Telecom Vietnam Co., Ltd. (“CHTV”)		140,627		137,819
Spring House Entertainment Tech. Inc. (“SHE”)		95,007		123,523
Smartfun Digital Co., Ltd. (“SFD”)		64,255		60,769
Chunghwa Telecom Japan Co., Ltd. (“CHTJ”)		38,648		30,679
Chunghwa Sochamp Technology Inc. (“CHST”)		1,689		9,393
New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.) (“New Prospect”)		—		—

	$	11,378,071	$	11,470,867

(Concluded)

At the end of the reporting periods, the percentages of ownership and voting rights in subsidiaries held by the Company were as follows:


	% of Ownership and Voting Right
	December 31
	2015		2014
Senao International Co., Ltd. (“SENAO”)		29		28
Light Era Development Co., Ltd. (“LED”)		100		100
Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (“DHT”)		100		100
Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd. (“CHI”)		89		89
Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd. (“CHTS”)		100		100
CHIEF Telecom Inc. (“CHIEF”)		69		69
Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd. (“CHSI”)		100		100
Honghwa International Co., Ltd. (“HHI”)		100		100
Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.) (“Prime Asia”)		100		100
Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd. (“CHYP”)		100		100
Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc. (“CHTG”)		100		100
Chunghwa Telecom Vietnam Co., Ltd. (“CHTV”)		100		100
Spring House Entertainment Tech. Inc. (“SHE”)		56		56
Smartfun Digital Co., Ltd. (“SFD”)		65		65
Chunghwa Telecom Japan Co., Ltd. (“CHTJ”)		100		100
Chunghwa Sochamp Technology Inc. (“CHST”)		51		51
New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.) (“New Prospect”)		100		100

The Company owns 29% equity shares of SENAO. However, the Company has four out of seven seats of the Board of Directors of SENAO through the support of large beneficial shareholders. Therefore, the Company has control over SENAO and the accounts of SENAO are included in the consolidated financial statements. The Company’s equity ownership of SENAO increased due to SENAO’s purchase of its treasury stock in June 2015 and July 2015.

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The Company increased its investment in Prime Asia by $27,185 thousand and $10,000 thousand in January 2014 and May 2014, respectively. Prime Asia is operating as an investment company.

The Company increased its investment in CHTV by $45,248 thousand in April 2014. CHTV engages mainly in providing information and communications technology, international circuit and intelligent energy network service.

The Company established New Prospect in March 2006. The holding company plans to operate as an investment company and the Company has invested US$1 in the holding company as of December 31, 2015.

For the details of the subsidiaries indirectly held by the Company, please refer to Note 38.

The Company’s share of profit (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss) of the subsidiaries was recognized based on the audited financial statements.

Investments in associates

Investments in associates were as follows:


	Carrying Amount
	December 31
	2015		2014
Non-listed
Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd. (“TISE”)	$	374,487	$	237,097
Viettel-CHT Co., Ltd. (“Viettel-CHT”)		315,762		277,700
International Integrated System, Inc. (“IISI”)		301,861		293,809
Skysoft Co., Ltd. (“SKYSOFT”)		137,792		138,868
KingwayTek Technology Co., Ltd. (“KWT”)		119,419		89,527
So-net Entertainment Taiwan Limited (“So-net”)		105,844		99,525
Taiwan International Ports Logistics Corporation (“TIPL”)		68,927		78,981
Dian Zuan Intergrating Marketing Co., Ltd. (“DZIM”)		27,327		44,942
Alliance Digital Tech Co., Ltd. (“ADT”)		15,336		20,290

	$	1,466,755	$	1,280,739

At the end of the reporting periods, the percentages of ownership and voting rights in associates held by the Company were as follows:


	% of Ownership and Voting Right
	December 31
	2015		2014
Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd. (“TISE”)		40		40
Viettel-CHT Co., Ltd. (“Viettel-CHT”)		30		30
International Integrated System, Inc. (“IISI”)		33		33
Skysoft Co., Ltd. (“SKYSOFT”)		30		30
KingwayTek Technology Co., Ltd. (“KWT”)		26		27
So-net Entertainment Taiwan Limited (“So-net”)		30		30
Taiwan International Ports Logistics Corporation (“TIPL”)		27		27
Dian Zuan Intergrating Marketing Co., Ltd. (“DZIM”)		18		18
Alliance Digital Tech Co., Ltd. (“ADT”)		13		13

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None of the above associates is considered individually material to the Company. Aggregate information of associates that are not individually material was as follows:


	Year Ended December 31
	2015			2014
The Company’s share of the profit	$	586,769		$	448,316
The Company’s share of other comprehensive income		(21,317	)		2,563

The Company’s share of total comprehensive income	$	565,452		$	450,879

The Company did not participate in the capital increase of KWT in August 2014 and November 2014 and the ownership interest decreased to 27% after the capital increase of KWT. The Company sold its partial ownership interest in KWT in January 2015. The gain on disposal of KWT was $7,409 thousand and the ownership interest decreased to 26% after the disposal.

The Company and Taiwan International Ports Corporation, Ltd. established TIPL in October, 2014. The Company invested $80,000 thousand cash and held 27% ownership of TIPL. TIPL engages mainly in logistics service of increasing cargo movement efficiency.

The Company, President Chain Store Corporation and EasyCard Corporation established DZIM in May 2011. DZIM increased its capital in April 2014 and June 2014. The Company participated in the capital increase of DZIM by investing $49,485 thousand in April 2014 and the ownership interest increased to 18%. DZIM engages mainly in information technology service and general advertisement service.

The Company, Taiwan Mobile Corporation, Asia Pacific Telecom, Vibo Telecom, EasyCard Corporation and Far EasTone Telecommunications established an associate, ADT, in November 2013. The Company invested $30,000 thousand cash and held 19% ownership of ADT. Based on the share of capital commitments, the Company has one out of five seats in the Board of Directors; therefore it has significant influence over ADT. The Company did not participate in the capital increase of ADT in April 2014 and October 2014 and the ownership interest decreased to 13% after the capital increase of ADT. The Company still has one out of five seats in the Board of Directors; therefore it remains significant influence over ADT. ADT engages mainly in the development of mobile payments and information processing service.

The Company’s share of profit (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss) of the associates was recognized based on the audited financial statements.

Investments in joint ventures

Investments in joint ventures were as follows:


	Carrying Amount				% of Ownership and Voting Rights
	December 31				December 31
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Non-listed
Huada Digital Corporation (“HDD”)	$	206,737	$	218,825		50		50
Chunghwa Benefit One Co., Ltd (“CBO”)		20,642		37,841		50		50

	$	227,379	$	256,666

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The Company invested in CBO in February 2014 at $50,000 thousand cash to acquire 50% of its shares and the rest of 50% ownership interest was held by Benefit One Asia Pte. Ltd. (“BOA”), and each obtained half of director seats. Thus, neither the Company nor BOA obtained control over CBO. CBO engages mainly in e-commerce business for employees of corporate members and personal customers.

None of the above joint ventures is considered individually material to the Company. Summarized financial information of joint ventures that was not material to the Company was as follows:


	Year Ended December 31
	2015			2014
The Company’s share of loss	$	(29,499	)	$	(20,838	)
The Company’s share of other comprehensive income		—			—

The Company’s share of total comprehensive loss	$	(29,499	)	$	(20,838	)

The Company’s share of losses of the joint ventures was recognized based on the audited financial statements.

16.

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT


	Land			Land Improvements			Buildings			Computer Equipment			Telecommuni- cations Equipment			Transportation Equipment			Miscellaneous Equipment			Construction in Progress and Advances Related to Acquisition of Equipment			Total
Cost
Balance on January 1, 2014	$	100,386,480		$	1,546,906		$	65,483,192		$	15,578,765		$	680,109,597		$	3,740,107		$	7,270,725		$	22,841,104		$	896,956,876
Additions		—			—			—			5,115			1,064			985			23,423			31,177,523			31,208,110
Disposal		(26,103	)		(12,397	)		(11,211	)		(1,793,267	)		(19,187,964	)		(75,601	)		(394,322	)		—			(21,500,865	)
Other		228,752			23,035			(111,784	)		1,116,557			30,955,611			154,341			529,717			(33,123,546	)		(227,317	)

Balance on December 31, 2014	$	100,589,129		$	1,557,544		$	65,360,197		$	14,907,170		$	691,878,308		$	3,819,832		$	7,429,543		$	20,895,081		$	906,436,804

Accumulated depreciation and impairment
Balance on January 1, 2014	$	—		$	(1,104,399	)	$	(21,571,531	)	$	(11,275,315	)	$	(559,239,106	)	$	(1,669,138	)	$	(5,538,577	)	$	—		$	(600,398,066	)
Depreciation expenses		—			(53,421	)		(1,190,680	)		(1,426,803	)		(27,450,039	)		(597,752	)		(559,420	)		—			(31,278,115	)
Disposal		—			12,397			9,916			1,790,918			19,175,721			75,596			382,820			—			21,447,368
Other		—			(11	)		32,817			(32,932	)		18,185			(12,511	)		(7,136	)		—			(1,588	)

Balance on December 31, 2014	$	—		$	(1,145,434	)	$	(22,719,478	)	$	(10,944,132	)	$	(567,495,239	)	$	(2,203,805	)	$	(5,722,313	)	$	—		$	(610,230,401	)

Balance on January 1, 2014, net	$	100,386,480		$	442,507		$	43,911,661		$	4,303,450		$	120,870,491		$	2,070,969		$	1,732,148		$	22,841,104		$	296,558,810

Balance on December 31, 2014, net	$	100,589,129		$	412,110		$	42,640,719		$	3,963,038		$	124,383,069		$	1,616,027		$	1,707,230		$	20,895,081		$	296,206,403

Cost
Balance on January 1, 2015	$	100,589,129		$	1,557,544		$	65,360,197		$	14,907,170		$	691,878,308		$	3,819,832		$	7,429,543		$	20,895,081		$	906,436,804
Additions		—			—			—			12,819			777			—			11,334			23,952,164			23,977,094
Disposal		—			(94	)		(10,607	)		(1,044,796	)		(12,990,341	)		(69,237	)		(312,156	)		—			(14,427,231	)
Other		(45,688	)		17,820			124,607			679,945			23,132,082			59,878			348,360			(24,472,929	)		(155,925	)

Balance on December 31, 2015	$	100,543,441		$	1,575,270		$	65,474,197		$	14,555,138		$	702,020,826		$	3,810,473		$	7,477,081		$	20,374,316		$	915,830,742

Accumulated depreciation and impairment
Balance on January 1, 2015	$	—		$	(1,145,434	)	$	(22,719,478	)	$	(10,944,132	)	$	(567,495,239	)	$	(2,203,805	)	$	(5,722,313	)	$	—		$	(610,230,401	)
Depreciation expenses		—			(53,432	)		(1,199,629	)		(1,424,239	)		(26,023,104	)		(598,083	)		(483,636	)		—			(29,782,123	)
Disposal		—			94			10,171			1,039,586			12,977,588			69,237			297,703			—			14,394,379
Impairment loss		—			—			—			—			(138,093	)		—			—			—			(138,093	)
Other		—			(4,637	)		40,955			(471	)		(1,174	)		(13,353	)		(23,262	)		—			(1,942	)

Balance on December 31, 2015	$	—		$	(1,203,409	)	$	(23,867,981	)	$	(11,329,256	)	$	(580,680,022	)	$	(2,746,004	)	$	(5,931,508	)	$	—		$	(625,758,180	)

Balance on January 1, 2015, net	$	100,589,129		$	412,110		$	42,640,719		$	3,963,038		$	124,383,069		$	1,616,027		$	1,707,230		$	20,895,081		$	296,206,403

Balance on December 31, 2015, net	$	100,543,441		$	371,861		$	41,606,216		$	3,225,882		$	121,340,804		$	1,064,469		$	1,545,573		$	20,374,316		$	290,072,562

Due to technology upgrade, some telecommunications equipment became obsolete. The Company evaluated and concluded the recoverable amount determined on the basis of value in use of aforementioned telecommunications equipment was nil and recognized an impairment loss of $138,093 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2015. The impairment loss was included in other income and expenses in the statements of comprehensive income. There was no indication of impairment during the year ended December 31, 2014.

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Depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line method over the following estimated service lives:


Land improvement			8-30 years
Buildings
Main building			35-60 years
Other building facilities			4-10 years
Computer equipment			5-6 years
Telecommunications equipment
Telecommunication circuits			9-15 years
Telecommunication machinery and antennas equipment			5-10 years
Transportation equipment			3-10 years
Miscellaneous equipment
Leasehold improvements			2-6 years
Mechanical and air conditioner equipment			8-16 years
Others			3-10 years

17.

INVESTMENT PROPERTIES


	Investment Properties
Cost
Balance on January 1, 2014	$	8,561,743
Reclassification		246,533

Balance on December 31, 2014	$	8,808,276

Accumulated depreciation and impairment
Balance on January 1, 2014	$	(1,230,371	)
Depreciation expense		(14,107	)
Reclassification		(17,719	)

Balance on December 31, 2014	$	(1,262,197	)

Balance on January 1, 2014, net	$	7,331,372

Balance on December 31, 2014, net	$	7,546,079

Cost
Balance on January 1, 2015	$	8,808,276
Disposal		(126	)
Reclassification		175,066

Balance on December 31, 2015	$	8,983,216

(Continued)

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	Investment Properties
Accumulated depreciation and impairment
Balance on January 1, 2015	$	(1,262,197	)
Depreciation expense		(18,363	)
Disposal		126
Reclassification		(17,199	)
Reversal of impairment loss		142,047

Balance on December 31, 2015	$	(1,155,586	)

Balance on January 1, 2015, net	$	7,546,079

Balance on December 31, 2015, net	$	7,827,630

(Concluded)

After the evaluation of land and buildings, the Company concluded the recoverable amount which represented the fair value less costs to sell of some land and buildings was higher than the carrying amount. Therefore, the Company recognized a reversal of impairment loss of $142,047 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2015 and the amount was recognized only to the extent of the impairment losses that had been recognized in prior years. The reversal of impairment loss was included in other income and expenses in the statements of comprehensive income.

Depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line method over the following estimated service lives:


Land improvements			8-30 years
Buildings
Main buildings			35-60 years
Other building facilities			4-10 years

The fair value of the Company’s investment properties as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 was determined by Level 3 fair value measurements inputs based on the appraisal reports conducted by independent appraisers. Those appraisal reports are based on the comparison approach, income approach or cost approach. Key assumptions and the fair values were as follows:


	December 31
	2015		2014
Fair value	$	17,456,849	$	16,939,399

Overall capital interest rate		1.49%-2.28%		1.54%-2.36%
Profit margin ratio		10%-20%		10%-20%
Discount rate		1.21%		1.36%
Capitalization rate		0.44%-1.69%		0.44%-1.65%

All of the Company’s investment properties are held under freehold interest.

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18.

INTANGIBLE ASSETS


	3G and 4G Concession			Computer Software			Others			Total
Cost
Balance on January 1, 2014	$	49,254,000		$	2,492,296		$	5,758		$	51,752,054
Additions—acquired separately		—			566,057			992			567,049
Disposal		—			(55,895	)		(29	)		(55,924	)

Balance on December 31, 2014	$	49,254,000		$	3,002,458		$	6,721		$	52,263,179

Accumulated amortization and impairment
Balance on January 1, 2014	$	(6,435,956	)	$	(1,173,456	)	$	(3,144	)	$	(7,612,556	)
Amortization expenses		(1,667,877	)		(520,682	)		(741	)		(2,189,300	)
Disposal		—			55,895			29			55,924

Balance on December 31, 2014	$	(8,103,833	)	$	(1,638,243	)	$	(3,856	)	$	(9,745,932	)

Balance on January 1, 2014, net	$	42,818,044		$	1,318,840		$	2,614		$	44,139,498

Balance on December 31, 2014, net	$	41,150,167		$	1,364,215		$	2,865		$	42,517,247

Cost
Balance on January 1, 2015	$	49,254,000		$	3,002,458		$	6,721		$	52,263,179
Additions—acquired separately		9,955,000			354,285			1,232			10,310,517
Disposal		—			(371,700	)		(1,983	)		(373,683	)

Balance on December 31, 2015	$	59,209,000		$	2,985,043		$	5,970		$	62,200,013

Accumulated amortization and impairment
Balance on January 1, 2015	$	(8,103,833	)	$	(1,638,243	)	$	(3,856	)	$	(9,745,932	)
Amortization expenses		(2,503,967	)		(524,599	)		(769	)		(3,029,335	)
Disposal		—			371,700			1,983			373,683

Balance on December 31, 2015	$	(10,607,800	)	$	(1,791,142	)	$	(2,642	)	$	(12,401,584	)

Balance on January 1, 2015, net	$	41,150,167		$	1,364,215		$	2,865		$	42,517,247

Balance on December 31, 2015, net	$	48,601,200		$	1,193,901		$	3,328		$	49,798,429

For long-term business development, the Company participated in mobile broadband license (4G license) in 2.5 and 2.6 GHz bands bidding process announced by NCC and obtained certain spectrums. The Company paid the 4G concession fee amounting to $9,955,000 thousand in December 2015.

The concessions are granted and issued by the NCC. The concession fees are amortized using the straight-line method from the date operations commence through the date the license expires. The carrying amount of 3G concession fee will be fully amortized by December 2018, and 4G concession fees will be fully amortized by December 2030 and December 2033.

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The computer software is amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of 1 to 10 years. Other intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of 3 to 10 years.

19.

OTHER ASSETS


	December 31
	2015		2014
Spare parts	$	1,875,285	$	2,977,585
Refundable deposits		2,042,200		2,569,689
Other financial assets		1,000,000		1,000,000
Others		2,477,838		1,933,241

	$	7,395,323	$	8,480,515

Current
Spare parts	$	1,875,285	$	2,977,585
Others		246,113		97,491

	$	2,121,398	$	3,075,076

Noncurrent
Refundable deposits	$	2,042,200	$	2,569,689
Other financial assets		1,000,000		1,000,000
Others		2,231,725		1,835,750

	$	5,273,925	$	5,405,439

Other financial assets—noncurrent was Piping Fund. 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 to a Piping Fund administered by the Taipei City Government. This fund was used to finance various telecommunications infrastructure projects. Net assets of this fund will be returned proportionately after the project is completed.

20.

HEDGING DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS


	December 31
	2015		2014
Hedge on derivative financial assets
Cash flow hedge—forward exchange contracts	$	498	$	—

Hedge on derivative financial liabilities
Cash flow hedge—forward exchange contracts	$	—	$	283

The Company’s hedge strategy is to enter forward exchange contracts—buy to avoid its foreign currency exposure to certain foreign currency denominated payments in the following six months. In addition, the Company’s management considers the market condition to determine the hedge ratio, and enters into forward exchange contracts with the banks to avoid the foreign currency risk.

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The Company signed equipment purchase contracts with suppliers, and entered into forward exchange contracts to avoid foreign currency risk exposure to Euro-denominated purchase commitments. Those forward exchange contracts were designated as cash flow hedges. For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, gain (loss) arising from changes in fair value of the hedged items recognized in other comprehensive income was $781 thousand and $(283) thousand, respectively. Upon the completion of the purchase transaction, the amount deferred and recognized in equity initially will be reclassified into equipment as its carrying value.

As of December 31, 2015, the Company expected part of the equipment purchase transactions will not occur and reclassified the related loss of $741 thousand arising from the forward exchange contracts of the aforementioned transactions from equity to profit or loss.

The outstanding forward exchange contracts at the balance sheet dates were as follows:

Contract Amount

Currency

Maturity Period

(Thousands)

December 31, 2015

Forward exchange contracts—buy

EUR/NT$

2016.03-06

EUR8,532/NT$

306,435

December 31, 2014

Forward exchange contracts—buy

EUR/NT$

2015.03

EUR2,341/NT$

90,509

Gains and losses arising from the hedging derivative instruments that have been reclassified from equity to initial cost of the property, plant and equipment were as follows:


	December 31
	2015			2014
Construction in progress and advances related to acquisition of equipment	$	(18,805	)	$	18,435

21.

TRADE NOTES AND ACCOUNTS PAYABLE


	December 31
	2015		2014
Trade notes and accounts payable	$	12,414,507	$	14,753,882

Trade notes and accounts payable were attributable to operating activities and the trading conditions were agreed separately.

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22.

OTHER PAYABLES


	December 31
	2015		2014
Accrued salary and compensation	$	9,113,313	$	8,335,468
Accrued remuneration to employees, bonus to employees and remuneration to directors		1,972,370		1,549,291
Payables to equipment suppliers		1,502,816		1,160,298
Payables to contractors		1,451,584		2,628,892
Accrued franchise fees		1,401,490		1,585,174
Amounts collected for others		1,329,646		1,304,538
Accrued maintenance costs		996,187		867,694
Others		5,164,618		4,916,074

	$	22,932,024	$	22,347,429

23.

PROVISIONS


	December 31
	2015		2014
Warranties	$	43,940	$	39,296
Employee benefits		30,108		55,569
Others		4,682		4,832

	$	78,730	$	99,697

Current	$	20,572	$	7,037
Noncurrent		58,158		92,660

	$	78,730	$	99,697


	Warranties			Employee Benefits			Others			Total
Balance on January 1, 2014	$	72,930		$	47,265		$	4,046		$	124,241
Additional provisions recognized		8,364			8,304			790			17,458
Used during the period		(41,694	)		—			(4	)		(41,698	)
Reversed during the period		(304	)		—			—			(304	)

Balance on December 31, 2014	$	39,296		$	55,569		$	4,832		$	99,697

Balance on January 1, 2015	$	39,296		$	55,569		$	4,832		$	99,697
Additional provisions recognized		17,752			11,423			150			29,325
Used during the period		(13,108	)		(36,884	)		(300	)		(50,292	)

Balance on December 31, 2015	$	43,940		$	30,108		$	4,682		$	78,730

The provision for warranties claims represents the present value of the management’s best estimate of the future outflow of economic benefits that will be required under the Company’s obligation for warranties in sales agreements. The estimate has been made based on the historical warranty experience.

The provision for employee benefits represents vested long-term service compensation accrued.

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24.

ADVANCE RECEIPTS

Advance receipts are mainly from advance telecommunication charges. In accordance with NCC’s regulation named “Mandatory and Prohibitory Provisions To Be Included In Standard Contracts for Telecommunication Goods (Services) Coupons”, the Company entered into a contract with Bank of Taiwan to provide a performance guarantee for advance receipts from selling prepaid cards, as of December 31, 2015 amounting to $1,172,382 thousand.

25.

RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS

Defined contribution plans

The pension plan under the Labor Pension Act of ROC (the “LPA”) is considered as a defined contribution plan. Based on the LPA, the Company makes monthly contributions to employees’ individual pension accounts at 6% of monthly salaries and wages.

Defined benefit plans

The Company completed its privatization plans on August 12, 2005. The Company 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 the Company should be transferred to the Fund for Privatization of Government-owned Enterprises (the “Privatization Fund”) under the Executive Yuan. On August 7, 2006, the Company transferred the remaining balance of fund to the Privatization Fund. However, according to the instructions of MOTC, the Company was requested to administer the distributions to employees for pension obligations including service clearance payment, lump sum payment under civil service plan, additional separation payments, etc. upon the completion of the privatization and recognized in other current monetary assets.

The Company with the pension mechanism under the Labor Standards Law is considered as defined benefit plans. These pension plans provide benefits based on an employee’s length of service and average six-month salary prior to retirement. The Company contributes an amount no more than 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. The plan assets are held in a commingled fund which is operated and managed by the government’s designated authorities; as such, the Company does not have any right to intervene in the investments of the funds. According to the Article 56 of the Labor Standards Law revised in February 2015, entities are required to contribute the difference in one appropriation to the Funds before the end of next March when the balance of the Funds is insufficient to pay employees who will meet the retirement eligibility criteria within next year.

The amounts included in the balance sheets arising from the Company’s obligation in respect of its defined benefit plans were as follows:


	December 31
	2015			2014 (Adjusted)
Present value of funded defined benefit obligation	$	30,618,983		$	27,704,891
Fair value of plan assets		(23,592,538	)		(21,304,199	)

Funded status	$	7,026,445		$	6,400,692

Net defined benefit liabilities	$	7,026,445		$	6,400,692

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Movements in the defined benefit obligation as adjusted and the fair value of plan assets were as follows:


	Present Value of Funded Defined Benefit Obligation			Fair Value of Plan Assets			Net Defined Benefit Liabilities (Assets)
Balance on January 1, 2014	$	25,210,943		$	19,799,484		$	5,411,459

Service cost
Current service cost		2,917,733			—			2,917,733
Loss on settlements		75,668			—			75,668
Interest expense/interest income		504,572			412,350			92,222

Amounts recognized in profit or loss		3,497,973			412,350			3,085,623

Remeasurement on the net defined benefit liability
Return on plan assets (excluding amounts included in net interest)		—			51,981			(51,981	)
Actuarial losses recognized from experience adjustments		543,028			—			543,028

Amounts recognized in other comprehensive income		543,028			51,981			491,047

Contributions from employer		—			2,478,467			(2,478,467	)
Benefits paid		(452,871	)		(452,871	)		—
Settlements		(993,912	)		(985,212	)		(8,700	)
Benefits paid directly by the Company		(100,270	)		—			(100,270	)

Balance on December 31, 2014		27,704,891			21,304,199			6,400,692
Current service cost		2,882,171			—			2,882,171
Interest expense/interest income		540,878			439,713			101,165

Amounts recognized in profit or loss		3,423,049			439,713			2,983,336

Remeasurement on the net defined benefit liability
Return on plan assets (excluding amounts included in net interest)		—			134,527			(134,527	)
Actuarial losses recognized from experience adjustments		360,555			—			360,555

Amounts recognized in other comprehensive income		360,555			134,527			226,028

Contributions from employer		—			2,427,349			(2,427,349	)
Benefits paid		(713,250	)		(713,250	)		—
Benefits paid directly by the Company		(156,262	)		—			(156,262	)

Balance on December 31, 2015	$	30,618,983		$	23,592,538		$	7,026,445

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Relevant pension costs recognized in profit and loss for defined benefit plans were as follows:


	Year Ended December 31
	2015		2014 (Adjusted)
Operating costs	$	1,793,388	$	1,848,582
Marketing expenses		854,035		886,022
General and administrative expenses		162,004		169,134
Research and development expenses		101,729		106,100

	$	2,911,156	$	3,009,838

The Company is exposed to following risks for the defined benefits plans under the Labor Standards Law:

Investment risk

Under the Labor Standards Law, the rate of return on assets shall not be less than the average interest rate on a two-year time deposit published by the local banks and the government is responsible for any shortfall in the event that the rate of return is less than the required rate of return. The plan assets are held in a commingled fund mainly invested in foreign and domestic equity and debt securities and bank deposits which is operated and managed by the government’s designated authorities; as such, the Company does not have any right to intervene in the investments of the funds.

Interest rate risk

The decline in government bond interest rate will increase the present value of the obligation on the defined benefit plan, while the return on plan assets will increase. The net effect on the present value of the obligation on defined benefit plan is partially offset by the return on plan assets.

Salary risk

The calculation of the present value of defined benefit obligation is referred to the plan participants’ future salary. Hence, the increase in plan participants’ salary will increase the present value of the defined benefit obligation.

The most recent actuarial valuation of plan assets and the present value of the defined benefit obligation were carried out by the independent actuary. The principal assumptions used for the purpose of the actuarial valuations were as follows:


	Measurement Date
	December 31
	2015			2014
Discount rates		2.00	%		2.00	%
Expected rates of salary increase		1.00	%		1.00	%

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If reasonably possible changes of the respective significant actuarial assumptions occur at the end of reporting periods, while holding all other assumptions constant, the present value of the defined benefit obligation would increase (decrease) as follows:


	December 31
	2015			2014
Discount rates
0.5% increase	$	(960,697	)	$	(1,045,109	)

0.5% decrease	$	1,243,506		$	1,114,504

Expected rates of salary increase
0.5% increase	$	1,314,659		$	1,117,604

0.5% decrease	$	(1,036,472	)	$	(1,112,814	)

The sensitivity analysis presented above may not be representative of the actual change in the present value of the defined benefit obligation as it is unlikely that the change in assumptions would occur in isolation of one another as some of the assumptions may be correlated.


	December 31
	2015		2014
The expected contributions to the plan for the next year	$	11,294,547	$	2,503,252

The average duration of the defined benefit obligation		7 years		8 years

The Company’s maturity analysis of the undiscounted benefit payments was as follows:


Year	Amount
2016	$	1,792,172
2017		3,223,550
2018		5,077,153
2019		6,763,732
2020 and thereafter		41,221,540

	$	58,078,147

26.

EQUITY

Share capital

Common stocks


	December 31
	2015		2014
Number of authorized shares (thousand)		12,000,000		12,000,000

Authorized shares	$	120,000,000	$	120,000,000

Number of shares issued and collected proceeds (thousand)		7,757,447		7,757,447

Issued shares	$	77,574,465	$	77,574,465

The issued common stocks of a par value at $10 per share entitled the right to vote and receive dividends.

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Global depositary receipts

For the purpose of privatizing the Company, the MOTC sold 1,109,750 thousand common stocks of the Company in an international offering of securities in the form of American Depositary Shares (“ADS”) amounting to 110,975 thousand units (one ADS represents 10 common stocks) on the New York Stock Exchange on July 17, 2003. Afterwards, the MOTC sold 1,350,682 thousand common stocks 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 stocks of the Company, respectively, in the form of ADS totally amounting to 56,435 thousand units on September 29, 2006. The MOTC and Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd. have sold 3,024,780 thousand common stocks in the form of ADS amounting to 302,478 thousand units. As of December 31, 2015, the outstanding ADSs were 345,367 thousand common stocks, which equaled 34,537 thousand units and represented 4.45% of the Company’s total outstanding common stocks.

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:

Exercise their voting rights,

Sell their ADSs, and

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

Additional paid-in capital

The adjustment of additional paid-in capital for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:


	Share Premium			Movements of Additional Paid-in Capital for Associates and Joint Ventures Accounted for Using Equity Method		Movements of Additional Paid-in Capital Arising from Changes in Equities of Subsidiaries			Difference between Consideration Received and Carrying Amount of the Subsidiaries’ Net Assets upon Disposal		Donated Capital		Stockholders’ Contribution Due to Privatization		Total
Balance on January 1, 2014	$	163,907,049		$	41,396	$	10,372		$	—	$	13,170	$	20,648,078	$	184,620,065
Cash distributed from additional paid-in capital		(16,577,663	)		—		—			—		—		—		(16,577,663	)
Change in additional paid-in capital from investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method		—			2,252		—			—		—		—		2,252
Change in additional paid-in capital for not participating in the capital increase of a subsidiary		—			—		2,988			—		—		—		2,988
Employee stock bonus issued by a subsidiary		—			—		293			—		—		—		293

Balance on December 31, 2014		147,329,386			43,648		13,653			—		13,170		20,648,078		168,047,935
Change in additional paid-in capital from investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method		—			34,405		—			—		—		—		34,405
Partial disposal of interests in subsidiaries		—			—		—			26,644		—		—		26,644
Change in additional paid-in capital from share subscription not based on original ownership of a subsidiary		—			—		(412	)		—		—		—		(412	)
Other changes in additional paid-in capital in subsidiaries		—			—		1,064			—		—		—		1,064
Subsidiary purchased its treasury stock		—			—		(14,021	)		—		—		—		(14,021	)

Balance on December 31, 2015	$	147,329,386		$	78,053	$	284		$	26,644	$	13,170	$	20,648,078	$	168,095,615

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Additional paid-in capital may be utilized to offset deficits. However, the additional paid-in capital from share premium, donated capital and the difference between consideration received and the carrying amount of the subsidiaries’ net assets upon disposal may be distributed in cash or capitalized when a company has no deficit, which however is limited to a certain percentage of the Company’s paid-in capital.

The additional paid-in capital from movements of paid-in capital arising from changes in equities of subsidiaries may only be utilized to offset deficits. Change in additional paid-in capital from investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method may not be used for any purpose.

Retained earnings and dividends policy

Before distributing a dividend or making any other distribution to stockholders, the Company must pay all outstanding taxes, offset deficits in prior years and set aside a legal reserve equal to 10% of its net income, except when the accumulated amount of such legal reserve equals to the Company’s total authorized capital, and depending on its business needs or requirements, may also set aside or reverse special reserves. In accordance with the Company’s 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 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 dividend to be distributed is less than $0.10 per share, such cash dividend shall be distributed in the form of common stocks.

In accordance with the amendments to the Company Act in May 2015, the recipients of dividends and bonuses are limited to shareholders and do not include employees. The consequential amendments to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation had been proposed by the Company’s Board of Directors on March 11, 2016 and are subject to the resolution of the shareholders in their meeting to be held on June 24, 2016. Information on the employee remuneration, employee bonus, and remuneration for the directors for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the actual distribution for 2014 and 2013, please refer to Note 28.a.7—Employee benefit expenses.

The Company should appropriate or reverse a special reserve in accordance with Rule No. 1010012865 and Rule No. 1010047490 issued by the FSC and the directive entitled “Questions and Answers on Special Reserves Appropriated Following the Adoption of Taiwan-IFRSs”. Distributions can be made out of any subsequent reversal of the debit to other equity items.

The appropriation for legal reserve shall be made until the accumulated reserve equals the aggregate par value of the outstanding capital stock of the Company. This reserve can only be used to offset a deficit, or, when the legal reserve has exceeded 25% of the Company’s paid-in capital, the excess may be transferred to capital or distributed in cash.

Except for non-ROC resident shareholders, all shareholders receiving the dividends are entitled a tax credit equal to their proportionate share of the income tax paid by the Company.

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The appropriations of the 2014 earnings of the Company have been approved by the stockholders’ meeting on June 26, 2015 and the appropriations of the 2013 earnings of the Company approved by the stockholders’ meeting on June 24, 2014 were as follows:


	Appropriation of Earnings					Dividends Per Share (NT$)
	For Fiscal Year 2014			For Fiscal Year 2013		For Fiscal Year 2014		For Fiscal Year 2013
Legal reserve	$	680,743		$	2,074,342
Special reserve		(144,005	)		144,005
Cash dividends		37,673,263			18,525,558	$	4.86	$	2.39

In addition, the stockholders of the Company resolved to distribute cash of $2.14 per share and the total amount of $16,577,663 thousand from additional paid-in capital on June 24, 2014.

The appropriations of earnings for 2015 had been proposed by the Company’s Board of Directors on March 11, 2016. The appropriations and dividends per share were as follows:


	Appropriation of Earnings		Dividends Per Share (NT$)
Cash dividends	$	42,551,146	$	5.49

The appropriations of earnings for 2015 are subject to the resolution of the shareholders’ meeting to be held on June 24, 2016. Information of the appropriation of the Company’s earnings proposed by the Board of Directors and approved by the stockholders is available on the Market Observation Post System website.

Other equity items

Exchange differences arising from the translation of the foreign operations

The exchange differences arising from the translation of the foreign operations from their functional currency to New Taiwan dollars were recognized as exchange differences arising from the translation of the foreign operations in other comprehensive income.

Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale financial assets


	Year Ended December 31
	2015			2014
Beginning balance	$	739,988		$	(149,747	)
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale financial assets		(659,055	)		935,859
Share of unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale financial assets of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method		10,031			(46,124	)

Ending balance	$	90,964		$	739,988

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27.

REVENUES

The main source of revenue of the Company includes various telecommunications services in many different streams, and the related information was as discussed in Note 39.

28.

NET INCOME AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

Net income

Other income and expenses


	Year Ended December 31
	2015			2014
Gain (loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment	$	(32,852	)	$	70,794
Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment		(138,093	)		—
Reversal of impairment loss on investment properties		142,047			—

	$	(28,898	)	$	70,794

Other income


	Year Ended December 31
	2015		2014
Dividend income	$	207,419	$	67,441
Income from Piping Fund		202,492		200,000
Others		122,616		123,548

	$	532,527	$	390,989

Other gains and losses


	Year Ended December 31
	2015			2014
Net foreign currency exchange gains	$	45,699		$	182,547
Gain on disposal of investments accounted for using equity method		7,409			—
Valuation gain on financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, net		14			—
Impairment loss on financial assets carried at cost		(77,018	)		—
Others		(104,383	)		(67,306	)

	$	(128,279	)	$	115,241

Impairment loss on financial instruments


	Year Ended December 31
	2015		2014
Notes and accounts receivable	$	460,280	$	277,975

Other receivables	$	38,330	$	33,306

Financial assets carried at cost	$	77,018	$	—

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Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) on non-finacial assets


	Year Ended December 31
	2015			2014
Inventories	$	163,221		$	234,765

Property, plant and equipment	$	138,093		$	—

Investment properties	$	(142,047	)	$	—

Depreciation and amortization expenses


	Year Ended December 31
	2015		2014
Property, plant and equipment	$	29,782,123	$	31,278,115
Investment properties		18,363		14,107
Intangible assets		3,029,335		2,189,300

Total depreciation and amortization expenses	$	32,829,821	$	33,481,522

Depreciation expenses summarized by functions
Operating costs	$	27,938,184	$	29,379,313
Operating expenses		1,862,302		1,912,909

	$	29,800,486	$	31,292,222

Amortization expenses summarized by functions
Operating costs	$	2,733,234	$	1,910,199
Marketing expenses		171,572		159,279
General and administrative expenses		84,586		77,116
Research and development expenses		39,943		42,706

	$	3,029,335	$	2,189,300

Employee benefit expenses


	Year Ended December 31
	2015		2014 (Adjusted)
Post-employment benefit
Defined contribution plans	$	214,517	$	204,694
Defined benefit plans		2,911,156		3,009,838

		3,125,673		3,214,532

Other employee benefit
Salaries		20,672,267		20,834,944
Insurance		2,114,742		2,132,037
Others		14,582,874		14,550,915

		37,369,883		37,517,896

Total employee benefit expenses	$	40,495,556	$	40,732,428

Summary by functions
Operating costs	$	23,858,896	$	24,050,794
Operating expenses		16,636,660		16,681,634

	$	40,495,556	$	40,732,428

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As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had 23,141 and 23,535 employees, respectively.

The bonus to employees and the remuneration to directors as of December 31, 2014 were accrued based on past experiences and the probable amount to be paid in accordance with the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Implementation Guidance for the Employee’s Bonus Distribution of the Company. In order to compliance with the Company Act as amended in May 2015, the amendments to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation was proposed by the Company’s Board of Directors on March 11, 2016 which stipulated to distribute employees’ compensation at the rates from 1.7% to 4.3% and remuneration to directors at the rate no higher than 0.17%, respectively, of pre-tax income. As of December 31, 2015, the payables of the employees’ compensation and of the remuneration to directors were $1,927,518 thousand and $44,852 thousand, respectively. Such amounts have been proposed by the Company’s Board of Directors on March 11, 2016 and are subject to the resolution of the shareholders in their meeting to be held on June 24, 2016.

Material differences between such estimated amounts and the amounts proposed by the Board of Directors on or before the annual financial statements are authorized for issue are adjusted in the year the bonus and remuneration were recognized. If there is a change in the proposed amounts after the annual financial statements are authorized for issue, the differences are recorded as a change in accounting estimate.

The appropriations of the 2014 bonuses to employees and remuneration to directors of the Company have been approved by the stockholder’s meeting on June 26, 2015 and the appropriations of the 2013 bonuses to employees and remuneration to directors of the Company approved by the stockholders’ meeting on June 24, 2014 were as follows:


	2014		2013
	Cash Bonus		Cash Bonus
Bonus distributed to the employees	$	1,510,068	$	758,627
Remuneration paid to the directors		39,223		19,304

There was no difference between the initial accrual amounts and the amounts resolved in shareholders’ meeting on June 26, 2015 and June 24, 2014 of the aforementioned bonuses to employees and the remuneration to directors.

Information of the appropriation of the Company’s employees bonuses and remuneration to directors and approved by the Board of Directors and stockholders is available on the Market Observation Post System website.

Reclassification adjustments of other comprehensive income (loss)


	Year Ended December 31
	2015			2014
Cash flow hedges
Gain (loss) arising during the year	$	18,845		$	(18,718	)
Reclassification adjustments for losses included in profit or loss		741			—
Adjusted against the carrying amount of hedged items		(18,805	)		18,435

	$	781		$	(283	)

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29.

INCOME TAX

Income tax recognized in profit or loss

The major components of income tax expense were as follows:


	Year Ended December 31
	2015			2014 (Adjusted)
Current tax
Current tax expenses recognized for the year	$	8,236,116		$	7,229,587
Tax on unappropriated earnings		—			12
Income tax adjustments on prior years		(88,767	)		10,158
Others		11,427			13,586

		8,158,776			7,253,343
Deferred tax
Deferred tax expenses recognized for the year		(170,071	)		(84,198	)

Income tax recognized in profit or loss	$	7,988,705		$	7,169,145

Reconciliation of accounting profit and income tax expense was as follows:


	Year Ended December 31
	2015			2014 (Adjusted)
Income before income tax	$	50,794,433		$	45,781,201

Income tax expense calculated at the statutory rate (17%)	$	8,635,054		$	7,782,804
Nondeductible revenues and expenses in determining taxable income		17,801			44,090
Unrecognized deductible temporary differences		—			(67,260	)
Tax-exempt income		(261,400	)		(302,042	)
Income tax on unappropriated earnings		—			12
Investment credits		(325,410	)		(312,203	)
Adjustments of tax expense on prior years		(88,767	)		10,158
Others		11,427			13,586

Income tax expense recognized in profit or loss	$	7,988,705		$	7,169,145

The applicable tax rate used above is the corporate tax rate of 17% payable by the Company subject to the Income Tax Law of the Republic of China.

Income tax benefit recognized in other comprehensive income


	Year Ended December 31
	2015			2014
Deferred tax
Remeasurement on defined benefit plan	$	(38,425	)	$	(83,478	)

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Current tax liabilities


	December 31
	2015		2014
Current tax liabilities
Income tax payable	$	4,531,290	$	3,265,300

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities

The movements of deferred income tax assets and liabilities were as follows:

For the year ended December 31, 2015


	January 1, 2015		Recognized in Profit or Loss			Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income		December 31, 2015
Deferred tax assets
Temporary differences
Defined benefit obligation	$	1,088,118	$	67,953		$	38,425	$	1,194,496
Allowance for doubtful receivables over quota		113,439		52,841			—		166,280
Deferred revenue		155,614		(19,211	)		—		136,403
Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment		31,209		12,955			—		44,164
Accrued award credits liabilities		28,431		(6,461	)		—		21,970
Valuation loss on inventory		8,410		12,252			—		20,662
Estimated warranty liabilities		6,680		790			—		7,470
Unrealized foreign exchange loss, net		—		16,666			—		16,666

	$	1,431,901	$	137,785		$	38,425	$	1,608,111

Deferred tax liabilities
Temporary differences
Land value incremental tax	$	94,986	$	—		$	—	$	94,986
Unrealized foreign exchange gain, net		29,215		(29,215	)		—		—
Others		5,016		(3,071	)		—		1,945

	$	129,217	$	(32,286	)	$	—	$	96,931

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For the year ended December 31, 2014 (Adjusted)


	January 1, 2014		Recognized in Profit or Loss			Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income		December 31, 2014
Deferred tax assets
Temporary differences
Defined benefit obligation	$	919,949	$	84,691		$	83,478	$	1,088,118
Deferred revenue		187,125		(31,511	)		—		155,614
Allowance for doubtful receivables over quota		—		113,439			—		113,439
Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment		58,647		(27,438	)		—		31,209
Accrued award credits liabilities		20,823		7,608			—		28,431
Valuation loss on inventory		20,147		(11,737	)		—		8,410
Estimated warranty liabilities		12,398		(5,718	)		—		6,680
Unrealized foreign exchange loss, net		10,759		(10,759	)		—		—
Others		146		(146	)		—		—

	$	1,229,994	$	118,429		$	83,478	$	1,431,901

Deferred tax liabilities
Temporary differences
Land value incremental tax	$	94,986	$	—		$	—	$	94,986
Unrealized foreign exchange gain, net		—		29,215			—		29,215
Others		—		5,016			—		5,016

	$	94,986	$	34,231		$	—	$	129,217

All deductible temporary differences were recognized as deferred tax assets in the balance sheets.

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The related information under the Integrated Income Tax System was as follows:

Unappropriated earnings information

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, all the Company’s unappropriated earnings are generated after the Integrated Income Tax System.

Imputation credit account


	December 31
	2015		2014
Balance of Imputation Credit Account (“ICA”)	$	7,576,622	$	8,269,010

The creditable ratios for distribution of earnings of 2015 and 2014 were 20.48% (expected ratio) and 20.48%, respectively. Effective from January 1, 2015, the creditable ratio for individual shareholders residing in the Republic of China is half of the original creditable ratio according to the revised Article 66-6 of the Income Tax Law.

Income tax examinations

The Company’s income tax returns has been examined by the tax authorities through 2012.

30.

EARNINGS PER SHARE

Net income and weighted average number of common stocks used in the calculation of earnings per share were as follows:

Net Income


	Year Ended December 31
	2015			2014 (Adjusted)
Net income used to compute the basic earnings per share	$	42,805,728		$	38,612,056
Assumed conversion of all dilutive potential common stocks
Employee stock options, bonus and remunerations of subsidiaries		(921	)		(386	)

Net income used to compute the diluted earnings per share	$	42,804,807		$	38,611,670

Weighted Average Number of Common Stocks


	(Thousand Shares) Year Ended December 31
	2015		2014
Weighted average number of common stocks used to compute the basic earnings per share		7,757,447		7,757,447
Assumed conversion of all dilutive potential common stocks
Employee bonus or employee remuneration		18,231		12,339

Weighted average number of common stocks used to compute the diluted earnings per share		7,775,678		7,769,786

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If the Company may settle the employee bonus or employee remuneration in shares or cash, the Company shall presume that it will be settled in shares and takes those shares into consideration when calculating the weighted average number of outstanding shares used in the calculation of diluted EPS if the shares have a dilutive effect. The dilutive effect of the shares needs to be considered until the stockholders approve the number of shares to be distributed to employees in their meeting in the following year.

31.

NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS

For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company entered into the following non-cash investing activities:


	Year Ended December 31
	2015		2014
Increase in property, plant and equipment	$	23,977,094	$	31,208,110
Other payables		649,523		474,184

	$	24,626,617	$	31,682,294

32.

OPERATING LEASE ARRANGEMENTS

The Company as lessee

Except for the ST-2 satellite referred in Note 35 to the financial statement, the Company entered into several lease agreements for base stations located all over in Taiwan. The future aggregate minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:


	December 31
	2015		2014
Within one year	$	3,185,743	$	2,955,821
Longer than one year but within five years		5,143,295		5,174,956
Longer than five years		1,242,844		1,475,793

	$	9,571,882	$	9,606,570

The Company as lessor

The Company leases out some land and buildings. The future aggregate minimum lease collection under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:


	December 31
	2015		2014
Within one year	$	432,071	$	437,542
Longer than one year but within five years		549,676		533,129
Longer than five years		374,400		395,675

	$	1,356,147	$	1,366,346

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33.

CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

The Company manages its capital to ensure that the Company will be able to continue as going concerns while maximizing the return to stakeholders through the optimization of the debt and equity balance.

The capital structure of the Company consists of debt and the equity of the Company.

The Company is required to maintain minimum paid-in capital amount as prescribed by the applicable laws.

The management reviews the capital structure of the Company as needed. As part of this review, the management considers the cost of capital and the risks associated with each class of capital.

According to the management’s suggestion, the Company maintains a balanced capital structure through paying cash dividends, increasing its share capital, purchasing treasury stock, and proceeds from new debt or repayment of debt.

34.

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Fair Value Information

The fair value measurement guidance establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. The standard describes a fair value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value. These levels are:

Level 1 fair value measurements: These measurements are those derived from quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 fair value measurements: These measurements are those derived from inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices).

Level 3 fair value measurements: These measurements are those derived from valuation techniques that include inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).

Financial instruments that are not measured at fair value but for which fair value is disclosed

Except for what disclosed in the following table, the Company considers that the carrying amounts of finanal assets and liablities not measured at fair value approximate their fair values or the fair values cannot be reliable estimated:

December 31, 2015


	Carrying		Fair Value
	Amount		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Held-to-maturity financial assets
Corporate bonds	$	3,870,540	$	—	$	3,890,730	$	—
Bank debentures		150,000		—		149,997		—

	$	4,020,540	$	—	$	4,040,727	$	—

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December 31, 2014


	Carrying		Fair Value
	Amount		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Held-to-maturity financial assets
Corporate bonds	$	6,533,527	$	—	$	6,564,145	$	—
Bank debentures		950,742		—		951,385		—

	$	7,484,269	$	—	$	7,515,530	$	—

The Level 2 fair values are estimated using discounted cash flow models. The models use market-based observable inputs including duration, yield rate and credit rating.

Financial instruments measured at fair value

December 31, 2015


	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Financial assets at FVTPL
Derivative financial assets	$	—	$	14	$	—	$	14

Hedging derivative financial assets	$	—	$	498	$	—	$	498

Available-for-sale financial assets
Domestic and foreign listed securities
Equity investments	$	3,163,466	$	—	$	—	$	3,163,466

December 31, 2014


	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Available-for-sale financial assets
Domestic and foreign listed securities
Equity investments	$	3,822,521	$	—	$	—	$	3,822,521

Hedging derivative financial liabilities	$	—	$	283	$	—	$	283

There were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

The fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities are determined as follows:

The fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities with standard terms and conditions and traded in active markets are determined with reference to quoted market prices.

For derivative financial assets and liabilities of forward exchange contracts, fair values are estimated using discounted cash flow model. The model uses market-based observable inputs including foreign exchange rates, and forward and spot prices for currencies to project fair value.

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Categories of Financial Instruments


	December 31
	2015		2014
Financial assets

Measured at FVTPL
Held for trading	$	14	$	—
Hedging derivative financial assets		498		—
Held-to-maturity financial assets		4,020,540		7,484,269
Loans and receivables (Note a)		55,356,652		50,050,116
Available-for-sale financial assets (Note b)		5,299,113		6,043,781

Financial liabilities

Hedging derivative financial liabilities		—		283
Measured at amortized cost (Note c)		32,989,217		35,931,161



Note a:		The balances included cash and cash equivalents, trade notes and accounts receivable, accounts receivable from related parties, other current monetary assets, other financial assets and refundable deposits (classified as other noncurrent assets) which were loans and receivables.

Note b:		The balances included financial assets carried at cost which were classified as available-for-sale financial assets.

Note c:		The balances included trade notes and accounts payable, payables to related parties, partial other payables and customers’ deposits which were financial liabilities carried at amortized cost.

Financial Risk Management Objectives

The main financial instruments of the Company include equity and debt investments, accounts receivable and accounts payables. The Company’s Finance Department provides services to its business units, co-ordinates access to domestic and international capital markets, monitors and manages the financial risks relating to the operations of the Company through internal risk reports which analyze exposures by degree and magnitude of risks. These risks include market risk (including foreign currency risk, interest rate risk and other price risk), credit risk, and liquidity risk.

The Company seeks to minimize the effects of these risks by using derivative financial instruments to hedge risk exposures. The use of financial derivatives is governed by the Company’s policies approved by the Board of Directors. Those derivatives are used to hedge the risks of exchange rate fluctuation arising from operating or investment activities. Compliance with policies and risk exposure limits is audited by the Company’s Finance Department on a continuous basis. The Company does not enter into or trade financial instruments, including derivative financial instruments, for speculative purposes.

The Company reports the significant risk exposures and related action plans timely and actively to the audit committee and if needed to the Board of Directors.

Market risk

The Company is exposed to market risks of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. The Company uses forward exchange contracts to hedge the exchange rate risk arising from assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies.

There were no changes to the Company’s exposure to market risks or the manner in which these risks are managed and measured.

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Foreign currency risk

The carrying amounts of the Company’s foreign currency denominated monetary assets and monetary liabilities at the end of the reporting periods are as follows:


	December 31
	2015		2014
Assets
USD	$	4,296,283	$	5,163,948
EUR		45,756		16,579
SGD		106,383		72,882
JPY		242,336		17
Liabilities
USD		4,125,794		5,074,225
EUR		1,291,884		763,499
SGD		2,657		1,976
JPY		3,704		4,844

The carrying amount of the Company’s derivatives with exchange rate risk exposures at the end of the reporting periods are as follows:


	December 31
	2015		2014
Assets
EUR	$	512	$	—
Liabilities
EUR		—		283

Foreign currency sensitivity analysis

The Company is mainly exposed to the fluctuations of the currencies listed above.

The following table details the Company’s sensitivity to a 5% increase and decrease in the functional currency against the relevant foreign currencies. 5% is the sensitivity rate used when reporting foreign currency risk internally to key management personnel and represents management’s assessment of the reasonably possible changes in foreign exchange rates. The sensitivity analysis includes only outstanding foreign currency denominated monetary items and forward exchange contracts. A positive number below indicates an increase in pre-tax profit or equity where the functional currency weakens 5% against the relevant currency.


	Year Ended December 31
	2015			2014
Profit or loss
Monetary assets and liabilities (a)
USD	$	8,524		$	4,486
EUR		(62,306	)		(37,346	)
SGD		5,186			3,545
JPY		11,932			241
Derivatives (b)
EUR		32,832			—
Equity
Derivatives (c)
EUR		15,306			(4,502	)

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This is mainly attributable to the exposure to foreign currency denominated receivables and payables of the Company outstanding at the end of the reporting period;

This is mainly attributable to the forward exchange contracts; and

This is mainly attributable to the changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated as cash flow hedges.

For a 5% strengthening of the functional currency against the relevant currencies, there would be a comparable impact on the pre-tax profit or equity, and the balances above would be negative.

Interest rate risk

The carrying amounts of the Company’s exposures to interest rates on financial assets are as follows:


	December 31
	2015		2014
Fair value interest rate risk
Financial assets	$	23,763,200	$	18,683,143
Cash flow interest rate risk
Financial assets		2,254,920		2,869,466

Interest rate sensitivity analysis

The sensitivity analyses below have been determined based on the exposure to interest rates for non-derivative instruments at the end of the reporting period. A 25 basis point increase or decrease is used when reporting interest rate risk internally to key management personnel and represents management’s assessment of the reasonably possible change in interest rates.

If interest rates had been 25 basis points higher/lower and all other variables were held constant, the Company’s pre-tax income for the year ended December 31, 2015 would increase/decrease by $5,637 thousand. This is mainly attributable to the Company’s exposure to floating rates on its financial assets.

If interest rates had been 25 basis points higher/lower and all other variables were held constant, the Company’s pre-tax income for the year ended December 31, 2014 would increase/decrease by $7,174 thousand. This is mainly attributable to the Company’s exposure to floating interest rates on its financial assets.

Other price risks

The Company is exposed to equity price risks arising from equity investments. Equity investments are held for strategic rather than trading purposes. The management managed the risk through holding various risk portfolios. Further, the Company assigned finance and investment departments to monitor the price risk.

Equity price sensitivity analysis

The sensitivity analyses below have been determined based on the exposure to equity price risks at the end of the reporting period.

If equity prices of listed equity securities had been 5% higher/lower:

Other comprehensive income would increase/decrease by $158,173 thousand as a result of the changes in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets in 2015.

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Other comprehensive income would increase/decrease by $191,126 thousand as a result of the changes in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets in 2014.

Credit risk

Credit risk refers to the risk that counterparty would default on its contractual obligations resulting in financial loss to the Company. The maximum credit exposure of the aforementioned financial instruments is equal to their carrying amounts recognized in balance sheet as of the balance sheet date.

The Company serves a large consumer base, and the concentration of credit risk was limited.

Liquidity risk

The Company manages and contains sufficient cash and cash equivalent position to support the operations and reduce the impact on fluctuation of cash flow.

Liquidity and interest risk tables

The following tables detailed the Company’s remaining contractual maturity for its non-derivative financial liabilities with agreed repayment periods. The tables have been drawn up based on the undiscounted cash flows of financial liabilities based on the earliest date on which the Company is required to pay.


	Weighted Average Effective Interest Rate (%)		Less Than 1 Month		1-3 Months		3 Months to 1 Year		1-5 Years		More Than 5 Years		Total
December 31, 2015
Non-derivative financial liabilities
Non-interest bearing		—	$	37,459,795	$	—	$	1,972,370	$	4,642,735	$	—	$	44,074,900

December 31, 2014
Non-derivative financial liabilities
Non-interest bearing		—	$	39,568,423	$	—	$	1,549,291	$	4,698,206	$	—	$	45,815,920

The following table detailed the Company’s liquidity analysis for its derivative financial instruments. The table has been drawn up based on the undiscounted gross inflows and outflows on those derivatives that require gross settlement.


	Less Than 1 Month		1-3 Months			3 Months to 1 Year		1-5 Years		Total
December 31, 2015
Gross settled
Forward exchange contracts
Inflow	$	—	$	473,437		$	492,056	$	—	$	965,493
Outflow		—		476,337			488,644		—		964,981

	$	—	$	(2,900	)	$	3,412	$	—	$	512

December 31, 2014
Gross settled
Forward exchange contracts
Inflow	$	—	$	90,226		$	—	$	—	$	90,226
Outflow		—		90,509			—		—		90,509

	$	—	$	(283	)	$	—	$	—	$	(283	)

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Financing facilities


	December 31
	2015		2014
Unsecured bank loan facility
Amount used	$	—	$	—
Amount unused		39,328,250		30,500,000

	$	39,328,250	$	30,500,000

35.

RELATED PARTIES TRANSACTIONS

The ROC Government, one of the Company’s customers has significant equity interest in the Company. The Company provides fixed-line services, wireless services, Internet and data and other services to the various departments and institutions of the ROC Government in the normal course of business and at arm’s-length prices. The transactions with the ROC government bodies have not been provided because the transactions are not individually or collectively significant. However, the related revenues and operating costs have been appropriately recorded.

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


Company		Relationship

Senao International Co., Ltd. (“SENAO”)		Subsidiary
Light Era Development Co., Ltd.		Subsidiary
Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.		Subsidiary
Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd. (“CHTS”)		Subsidiary
Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd. (“CHSI”)		Subsidiary
Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd. (“CHI”)		Subsidiary
CHIEF Telecom, Inc. (“CHIEF”)		Subsidiary
Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd. (“CHYP”)		Subsidiary
Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.) (“Prime Asia”)		Subsidiary
Spring House Entertainment Tech. Inc. (“SHE”)		Subsidiary
Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.		Subsidiary
Chunghwa Telecom Vietnam Co., Ltd.		Subsidiary
Smartfun Digital Co., Ltd.		Subsidiary
Chunghwa Telecom Japan Co., Ltd.		Subsidiary
Chunghwa Sochamp Technology Inc.		Subsidiary
Honghwa International Co., Ltd.		Subsidiary
New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.)		Subsidiary
Senao International (Samoa) Holding Ltd. (“SIS”)		Subsidiary of SENAO
Youth Co., Ltd.		Subsidiary of SENAO
Aval Technologies Co., Ltd.		Subsidiary of SENAO
ISPOT Co., Ltd.		Subsidiary of SENAO
Youyi Co., Ltd.		Subsidiary of SENAO
Unigate Telecom Inc.		Subsidiary of CHIEF
Chief International Corp.		Subsidiary of CHIEF
Shanghai Chief Telecom Co., Ltd.		Subsidiary of CHIEF
Concord Technology Co., Ltd. (“Concord”)		Subsidiary of CHSI
Ceylon Innovation Co., Ltd.		Subsidiary of SHE
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. Co., Ltd. (“CHPT”)		Subsidiary of CHI
Chunghwa Investment Holding Co., Ltd. (“CIHC”)		Subsidiary of CHI

(Continued)

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Company		Relationship
Glory Network System Service (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.		Subsidiary of Concord
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. USA Corporation		Subsidiary of CHPT
CHPT Japan Co., Ltd.		Subsidiary of CHPT
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. International, Ltd. (“CHPT (International)”)		Subsidiary of CHPT
Senao International HK Limited (“SIHK”)		Subsidiary of SIS
CHI One Investment Co., Limited. (“COI”)		Subsidiary of CIHC
Senao Trading (Fujian) Co., Ltd.		Subsidiary of SIHK
Senao International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.		Subsidiary of SIHK
Senao International Trading (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.		Subsidiary of SIHK
Senao International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.		Subsidiary of SIHK
Chunghwa Hsingta Co., Ltd. (“CHC”)		Subsidiary of Prime Asia
Chunghwa Telecom (China) Co., Ltd.		Subsidiary of CHC
Jiangsu Zhenhua Information Technology Company, LLC.		Subsidiary of CHC
Hua-Xiong Information Technology Co., Ltd.		Subsidiary of CHC
Shanghai Taihua Electronic Technology Limited		Subsidiary of CHPT (International)
Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd.		Associate
So-net Entertainment Taiwan Limited		Associate
Skysoft Co., Ltd.		Associate
KingwayTek Technology Co., Ltd.		Associate
Dian Zuan Integrating Marketing Co., Ltd.		Associate
Viettel-CHT Co., Ltd.		Associate
International Integrated System, Inc.		Associate
Taiwan International Ports Logistics Corporation		Associate
Click Force Co., Ltd.		Associate of CHYP
Xiamen Sertec Business Technology Co., Ltd.		Associate of COI
ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte., Ltd.		Associate of CHTS
Huada Digital Corporation		Joint venture
Chunghwa Benefit One Co., Ltd.		Joint venture
Other related parties
Chunghwa Telecom Foundation		A nonprofit organization of which the funds donated by the Company exceeds one third of its total funds

(Concluded)

Terms of the foregoing transactions with related parties were not significantly different from transactions with non-related parties. When no similar transactions with non-related parties can be referenced, terms were determined in accordance with mutual agreements. Details of transactions between the Company and other related parties are disclosed below:

Operating transactions


	Revenues
	Year Ended December 31
	2015		2014
Subsidiaries	$	1,660,277	$	1,522,705
Associates		326,008		313,959
Joint ventures		8,707		6,751
Others		3,997		3,329

	$	1,998,989	$	1,846,744

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	Operating Costs and Expenses
	Year Ended December 31
	2015		2014
Subsidiaries	$	15,607,502	$	15,714,426
Associates		1,192,948		1,324,033
Joint ventures		16,919		34,393
Others		45,001		45,003

	$	16,862,370	$	17,117,855

Non-operating transactions


	Non-operating Income and Expenses
	Year Ended December 31
	2015		2014
Subsidiaries	$	3,265	$	1,218
Associates		2		—
Others		—		15

	$	3,267	$	1,233

Receivables


	December 31
	2015		2014
Subsidiaries	$	822,720	$	634,066
Associates		27,663		60,024
Joint ventures		542		80

	$	850,925	$	694,170

Payables


	December 31
	2015		2014
Subsidiaries	$	3,512,159	$	3,632,119
Associates		568,626		384,272
Joint ventures		4,849		12

	$	4,085,634	$	4,016,403

Customers’ deposits


	December 31
	2015		2014
Subsidiaries	$	9,434	$	23,717
Associates		10,965		9,419
Others		—		247

	$	20,399	$	33,383

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Acquisition of property, plant and equipment


	Year Ended December 31
	2015		2014
Subsidiaries	$	566,387	$	791,602
Associates		313,346		521,360
Joint ventures		11,345		—

	$	891,078	$	1,312,962

Prepayments

The Company entered into a contract with ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte., Ltd. on March 12, 2010 to lease capacity on the ST-2 satellite. This lease term is for 15 years which should start from the official operation of ST-2 satellite and the total contract value is approximately $6,000,000 thousand (SG$260,723 thousand), including a prepayment of $3,067,711 thousand, and the rest of amount should be paid annually when ST-2 satellite starts its official operation. ST-2 satellite was launched in May 2011, and began its official operation in August 2011. The total rental expense for the year ended December 31, 2015 was $404,120 thousand, which consisted of an offsetting credit of the prepayment of $204,398 thousand and an additional accrual of $199,722 thousand. The prepaid rents (classified as prepayments) as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:


	December 31
	2015		2014
Prepaid rents—current	$	204,398	$	204,398
Prepaid rents—noncurrent		1,958,817		2,163,215

	$	2,163,215	$	2,367,613

The Company sold the land with a carrying value of $936,016 thousand to LED at the consideration of $2,421,932 thousand in 2008. However, since the gain on disposal of land amounting to $1,485,916 thousand is unrealized, the gain was recognized as deferred credit—profit on intercompany transactions. Gains arising from disposal of land recognized in 2015 and 2014 were nil and $2,408 thousand, respectively. The unrealized gain on disposal of land amounted to $83,859 thousand (classified as other noncurrent liabilities) as of December 31, 2015.

Compensation of key management personnel


	Year Ended December 31
	2015		2014
Short-term benefits	$	67,301	$	68,654
Post-employment benefits		5,499		5,803

	$	72,800	$	74,457

The remuneration of directors and key executives is mainly determined by the compensation committee having regard to the performance of individual and market trends.

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36.

SIGNIFICANT CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND UNRECOGNIZED COMMITMENTS

At the balance sheet date, the Company’s remaining commitments under non-cancelable contracts with various parties, excluding those disclosed in other notes, were as follows:

Acquisitions of land and buildings of $646,517 thousand.

Acquisitions of telecommunications equipment of $14,328,438 thousand.

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 the Company on August 15, 1996 (classified as other monetary assets—noncurrent). If the fund is not sufficient, the Company will contribute the remaining $1,000,000 thousand upon notification from the Taipei City Government.

37.

SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION OF FOREIGN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

The significant information of foreign assets and liabilities is as follows:


	December 31, 2015
	Foreign Currencies (Thousands)		Exchange Rate		New Taiwan Dollars (Thousands)
Foreign assets
Monetary items
Cash
USD	$	6,974		32.825	$	228,936
EUR		1,268		35.88		45,484
SGD		4,576		23.25		106,383
JPY		887,679		0.273		242,336
Accounts receivable
USD		123,910		32.825		4,067,347
EUR		8		35.88		272
Non-monetary items
Investments accounted for using equity method
USD		27,449		32.825		900,999
HKD		379,766		4.235		1,608,311
JPY		141,568		0.273		38,648
VND		323,680,142		0.00141		456,389
RMB		50,412		4.978		250,952
Foreign liabilities
Monetary items
Accounts payable
USD		125,691		32.825		4,125,794
EUR		36,006		35.88		1,291,884
SGD		114		23.25		2,657
JPY		13,569		0.273		3,704

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	December 31, 2014
	Foreign Currencies (Thousands)		Exchange Rate		New Taiwan Dollars (Thousands)
Foreign assets
Monetary items
Cash
USD	$	2,617		31.65	$	82,833
EUR		344		38.47		13,221
SGD		3,044		23.94		72,882
JPY		63		0.2646		17
Accounts receivable
USD		160,541		31.65		5,081,115
EUR		87		38.47		3,358
Non-monetary items
Investments accounted for using equity method
USD		28,968		31.65		916,846
HKD		384,970		4.08		1,570,679
JPY		115,770		0.265		30,679
VND		290,572,727		0.00143		415,519
RMB		55,218		5.09		280,813
Foreign liabilities
Monetary items
Accounts payable
USD		160,323		31.65		5,074,225
EUR		19,847		38.47		763,499
SGD		83		23.94		1,976
JPY		18,280		0.2646		4,844

The unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses were loss of $72,188 thousand and gain of $175,929 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Due to the various foreign currency transactions of the Company, foreign exchange gains and losses cannot be disclosed on the respective significant foreign currency.

38.

ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES

Following are the additional disclosures required by the SFC for the Company:

Financing provided: None.

Endorsement/guarantee provided: Please see Table 1.

Marketable securities held (excluding investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures): Please see Table 2.

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Marketable securities acquired and disposed of at costs or prices at least $300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please see Table 3.

Acquisition of individual real estate at costs of at least $300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None.

Disposal of individual real estate at prices of at least $300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None.

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

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

Names, locations, and other information of investees on which the Company exercises significant influence (excluding investment in Mainland China): Please see Table 6.

Financial transactions: Please see Notes 7, 20 and 34.

Investment in Mainland China: Please see Table 7.

39.

SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company has the following reportable segments that provide different products or services. The reportable segments are managed separately because each segment represents a strategic business unit that serves different markets. Segment information is provided to CEO who allocates resources and assesses segment performance. The Company’s measure of segment performance is mainly based on revenues and income before tax. The Company’s reportable segments are as follows:

Domestic fixed communications business—the provision of local telephone services, domestic long distance telephone services, broadband access, and related services;

Mobile communications business—the provision of mobile services, sales of mobile handsets and data cards, and related services;

Internet business—the provision of HiNet services and related services;

International fixed communications business—the provision of international long distance telephone services and related services;

Others—the provision of non-telecom services and the corporate related items not allocated to reportable segments.

There was no material difference between the accounting policies of the operating segments and the accounting policies described in Note 3.

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Segment Revenues and Operating Results

Analysis by reportable segment of revenues and operating results of continuing operations are as follows:


	Domestic Fixed Communications Business		Mobile Communications Business		Internet Business		International Fixed Communications Business		Others			Total
Year ended December 31, 2015
Revenues
From external customers	$	72,937,270	$	90,022,635	$	24,494,544	$	14,210,412	$	329,125		$	201,993,986
Intersegment revenues		20,995,967		3,284,685		4,523,457		1,672,343		9,129			30,485,581

Segment revenues	$	93,933,237	$	93,307,320	$	29,018,001	$	15,882,755	$	338,254			232,479,567

Intersegment elimination													(30,485,581	)

Revenues												$	201,993,986

Segment income (loss) before income tax	$	23,230,601	$	18,721,024	$	9,607,825	$	1,092,457	$	(1,857,474	)	$	50,794,433

Year ended December 31, 2014
Revenues
From external customers	$	72,431,221	$	82,038,766	$	24,821,544	$	14,483,118	$	293,732		$	194,068,381
Intersegment revenues		19,358,122		5,201,641		4,557,519		2,129,767		11,661			31,258,710

Segment revenues	$	91,789,343	$	87,240,407	$	29,379,063	$	16,612,885	$	305,393			225,327,091

Intersegment elimination													(31,258,710	)

Revenues												$	194,068,381

Segment income (loss) before income tax	$	19,535,157	$	18,919,647	$	9,191,389	$	226,442	$	(2,091,434	)	$	45,781,201

Other Segment Information

Other information reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker was as follows:


	Domestic Fixed Communications Business		Mobile Communications Business		Internet Business		International Fixed Communications Business		Others		Total
Year ended December 31, 2015
Share of the profit of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1,385,675	$	1,385,675

Interest revenue	$	18,881	$	173	$	2,642	$	1,524	$	237,665	$	260,885

Interest expenses	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

Depreciation and amortization	$	17,486,804	$	10,238,384	$	3,462,309	$	1,410,497	$	231,827	$	32,829,821

Capital expenditure	$	10,196,172	$	8,565,151	$	4,739,234	$	842,367	$	283,693	$	24,626,617

Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment	$	22,193	$	115,900	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	138,093

Reversal of impairment loss on investment properties	$	142,047	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	142,047

Year ended December 31, 2014
Share of the profit of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1,611,147	$	1,611,147

Interest revenue	$	24,079	$	169	$	3,486	$	1,631	$	225,271	$	254,636

Interest expenses	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	6,268	$	6,268

Depreciation and amortization	$	18,540,170	$	9,644,394	$	3,278,772	$	1,705,011	$	313,175	$	33,481,522

Capital expenditure	$	16,164,526	$	9,472,148	$	4,371,471	$	1,371,741	$	302,408	$	31,682,294

Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

Reversal of impairment loss on investment properties	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

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Main Products and Service Revenues


	Year Ended December 31
	2015		2014
Mobile services revenue	$	80,802,200	$	77,349,514
Local telephone and domestic long distance telephone services revenue		36,722,500		38,914,299
Broadband access and domestic leased line services revenue		23,759,760		23,744,561
Internet services revenue		17,543,162		17,310,688
International network and leased telephone services revenue		11,067,518		11,700,763
Others		32,098,846		25,048,556

	$	201,993,986	$	194,068,381

Geographic Information

The users of the Company’s services are mainly from Taiwan, ROC. The revenues it derived outside Taiwan are mainly revenues from international long distance telephone and leased line services. The geographic information for revenues was as follows:


	Year Ended December 31
	2015		2014
Taiwan, ROC	$	194,059,618	$	186,357,991
Overseas		7,934,368		7,710,390

	$	201,993,986	$	194,068,381

The Company does not have material noncurrent assets in foreign operations.

Major Customers

The Company did not have any single customer whose revenue exceeded 10% of the total revenue.

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TABLE 1

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

ENDORSEMENTS/GUARANTEES PROVIDED

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

No.

(Note 1)

Endorsement/
Guarantee Provider

Guaranteed Party

Limits on
Endorsement/
Guarantee
Amount
Provided to
Each
Guaranteed
Party

Maximum
Balance
for the
Period

Ending
Balance

Actual
Borrowing
Amount

Amount of
Endorsement/
Guarantee
Collateralized
by Properties

Ratio of
Accumulated
Endorsement/
Guarantee to
Net Equity
Per Latest
Financial
Statements

Maximum
Endorsement/
Guarantee
Amount
Allowable

Endorsement/
Guarantee
Given by
Parent on
Behalf of
Subsidiaries

Endorsement/
Guarantee
Given by
Subsidiaries
on Behalf of
Parent

Endorsement/
Guarantee
Given on
Behalf of
Companies
in Mainland
China

Note

Name

Nature of
Relationship
(Note 2)

Senao International Co.,
Ltd.

ISPOT Co., Ltd.

572,212

150,000

—

2.62

2,861,062

Yes

Notes 3 and 4

Youth Co., Ltd.

572,212

200,000

—

3.50

2,861,062

Yes

Notes 3 and 4


Note 1:	Significant transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries or among subsidiaries are numbered as follows:

	a.	“0” for the Company.

	b.	Subsidiaries are numbered from “1”.

Note 2:	Relationships between the endorsement/guarantee provider and the guaranteed party:

	a.	Trading partner.

	b.	Majority owned subsidiary.

	c.	The Company and subsidiary owns over 50% ownership of the investee company.

	d.	A subsidiary jointly owned by the Company and the Company’s directly-owned subsidiary.

	e.	Guaranteed by the Company according to the construction contract.

	f.	An investee company. The guarantees were provided based on the Company’s proportionate share in the investee company.

Note 3:	The limits on endorsement or guarantee amount provided to each guaranteed party is up to 10% of the net assets value of the latest financial statements of Senao International Co., Ltd.

Note 4:	The total amount of endorsement or guarantee that the Company is allowed to provide shall not exceed 50% of the net assets value of the latest financial statements of Senao International Co., Ltd.

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TABLE 2

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

MARKETABLE SECURITIES HELD

DECEMBER 31, 2015

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)


Held Company Name	Marketable Securities Type and Name	Relationship with the Company		Financial Statement Account	December 31, 2015								Note
Held Company Name	Marketable Securities Type and Name	Relationship with the Company		Financial Statement Account	Shares (Thousands/ Thousand Units)		Carrying Value (Note 1)		Percentage of Ownership		Fair Value		Note
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Stocks

	Taipei Financial Center Corp.		—	Financial assets carried at cost		172,927	$	1,789,530		12	$	—		-
	Innovation Works Development Fund, L.P.		—	Financial assets carried at cost		—		219,541		4		—		-
	Industrial Bank of Taiwan II Venture Capital Co., Ltd. (IBT II)		—	Financial assets carried at cost		7,569		75,686		17		—		-
	Global Mobile Corp.		—	Financial assets carried at cost		7,617		—		3		—		-
	iD Branding Ventures		—	Financial assets carried at cost		750		7,500		8		—		-
	Innovation Works Limited		—	Financial assets carried at cost		1,000		31,390		2		—		-
	RPTI Intergroup International Ltd.		—	Financial assets carried at cost		4,765		—		10		—		-
	Essence Technology Solution, Inc.		—	Financial assets carried at cost		200		—		7		—		-
	Taiwan mobile payment Co., Ltd.		—	Financial assets carried at cost		1,200		12,000		2		—		-
	China Airlines Ltd.		—	Available-for-sale financial assets		263,622		3,163,466		5		3,163,466		Note 2
	Bonds

	China Petroleum Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-C Issue in 2006		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		50,464		—		50,794		Note 3
	China Petroleum Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-C Issue in 2006		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		100,946		—		101,589		Note 3
	Taiwan Power Co. 2nd Unsecured Corporate Bond-C Issue in 2006		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		201,421		—		202,435		Note 3
	Taiwan Power Co. 3rd Unsecured Corporate Bond-C Issue in 2006		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		202,095		—		203,096		Note 3
	China Steel Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds-A Issue in 2011		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		50,043		—		50,274		Note 3
	China Steel Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds-A Issue in 2011		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		150,248		—		150,822		Note 3
	FRFC 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds Issue in 2011		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		149,963		—		150,450		Note 3
	TSMC 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2011		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		299,950		—		301,772		Note 3
	TSMC 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2011		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		100,146		—		100,591		Note 3
	Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd. 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond Issue in 2011		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		300,386		—		301,351		Note 3

(Continued)

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Held Company Name	Marketable Securities Type and Name	Relationship with the Company	Financial Statement Account	December 31, 2015								Note
Held Company Name	Marketable Securities Type and Name	Relationship with the Company	Financial Statement Account	Shares (Thousands/ Thousand Units)		Carrying Value (Note 1)		Percentage of Ownership		Fair Value		Note
	Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd. 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond Issue in 2011	—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—	$	100,120		—	$	100,450		Note 3
	Formosa Petrochemical Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds Issue in 2011	—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		74,987		—		75,163		Note 3
	Formosa Petrochemical Corporation 3rd Unsecured Corporate Bonds Issue in 2011	—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		99,969		—		100,494		Note 3
	Chinese Petroleum Corporation 2nd unsecured Corporate Bonds-A Issue in 2012	—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		199,930		—		201,085		Note 3
	Taiwan Power Co. 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012	—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		99,972		—		100,492		Note 3
	Taiwan Power Co. 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012	—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		39,989		—		40,197		Note 3
	Taiwan Power Co. 2nd Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012	—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		99,969		—		100,488		Note 3
	TSMC 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012	—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		199,959		—		201,200		Note 3
	TSMC 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012	—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		99,979		—		100,600		Note 3
	TSMC 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012	—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		200,081		—		201,200		Note 3
	TSMC 2nd Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012	—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		199,934		—		201,364		Note 3
	TSMC 3rd Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012	—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		199,929		—		201,118		Note 3
	Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd. 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012	—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		300,000		—		301,822		Note 3
	China Development Holding Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012	—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		150,016		—		150,807		Note 3
	China Development Holding Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012	—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		100,022		—		100,538		Note 3
	China Development Holding Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012	—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		100,022		—		100,538		Note 3
	Eximbank 19-2nd unsecured Financial Debenture	—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		150,000		—		149,997		Note 3
Senao International Co., Ltd.	Stocks
	N.T.U. Innovation Incubation Corporation	—	Financial assets carried at cost		1,200		12,000		9		—		—
CHIEF Telecom Inc.	Stocks
	3 Link Information Service Co., Ltd.	—	Financial assets carried at cost		374		3,450		10		—		—

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Held Company Name	Marketable Securities Type and Name	Relationship with the Company	Financial Statement Account	December 31, 2015								Note
Held Company Name	Marketable Securities Type and Name	Relationship with the Company	Financial Statement Account	Shares (Thousands/ Thousand Units)		Carrying Value (Note 1)		Percentage of Ownership		Fair Value		Note
Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.	Stocks
	Tatung Technology Inc.	—	Financial assets carried at cost		4,571	$	73,964		11	$	—		—
	iD Branding Ventures	—	Financial assets carried at cost		250		2,500		3		—		—
	VisEra Technologies Company Ltd.	—	Financial assets carried at cost		629		13,495		—		—		—
	PChome Store Inc.	—	Available-for-sale financial assets		280		32,247		1		32,247		Note 2
	Tons Lightology Inc.	—	Available-for-sale financial assets		1,318		47,114		3		47,114		Note 2
Chunghwa Hsingta Co., Ltd.	Stocks
	Cotech Engineering Fuzhou Corp.	—	Financial assets carried at cost		—		26,861		5		—		—



Note 1:		Showing at carrying amounts with adjustments for fair value and deducted accumulated impairment loss; otherwise, showing at their original carrying amounts on amortized cost deducted the accumulated impairment loss.

Note 2:		Fair value was based on the closing price of December 31, 2015.

Note 3:		Fair value was based on the average trading price on December 31, 2015.

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TABLE 3

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

MARKETABLE SECURITIES ACQUIRED AND DISPOSED OF AT COSTS OR PRICES OF AT LEAST NT$300 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)


Company Name	Marketable Securities Type and Name	Financial Statement Account	Counter- party		Nature of Relationship		Beginning Balance					Acquisition					Disposal									Ending Balance
Company Name	Marketable Securities Type and Name	Financial Statement Account	Counter- party		Nature of Relationship		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)
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Bonds
	Taiwan Power Co. 4th Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2010	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		—		—	$	300,000 (Note 2	)		—	$	—			—	$	—	$	300,000 (Note 2	)	$	—		—	$	—
	KGI Securities Co., Ltd. 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds in 2012	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		—		—		300,000 (Note 2	)		—		—			—		—		300,000 (Note 2	)		—		—		—
	Taipei Fubon Bank 5th Financial Debentures-A Issue in 2010	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		—		—		600,000 (Note 2	)		—		—			—		—		600,000 (Note 2	)		—		—		—
	Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd. 3rd Unsecured Corporate Bond Issue in 2010	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		—		—		—			—		1,000,000 (Note 2	)		—		—		1,000,000 (Note 2	)		—		—		—
Senao International Co., Ltd.	Stocks
	Youth Co., Ltd.	Investments accounted for using equity method		Subsidiary		—		—		—			13,780		335,450			—		—		—			—		13,780		318,070 (Note 3	)


Note 1:		Showing at their original investing amounts without adjustments for fair values.

Note 2:		Showing at their nominal amounts.

Note 3:		The ending balance includes share of the profit or loss of investments accounted for using equity method and adjustment of share subscription not based on original ownership.

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TABLE 4

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

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)


Company Name	Related Party	Nature of Relationship	Transaction Details						Abnormal Transaction				Notes/Accounts Payable or Receivable
Company Name	Related Party	Nature of Relationship	Purchase/Sales (Note 1)	Amount (Note 2)		% to Total		Payment Terms	Units Price		Payment Terms		Ending Balance (Note 3)			% to Total
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Senao International Co., Ltd.	Subsidiary	Sales	$	869,657		—	30 days	$	—		—	$	125,237			—
			Purchase		10,104,577		8	30-90 days		—		—		(1,107,421	)		(7	)
	Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.	Subsidiary	Purchase		646,821		1	30 days		—		—		(563,901	)		(3	)
	CHIEF Telecom Inc.	Subsidiary	Sales		282,065		—	60 days		—		—		38,438			—
			Purchase		327,708		—	30 days		—		—		(42,862	)		—
	Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Subsidiary	Sales		160,069		—	30 days		—		—		64,672			—
			Purchase		293,984		—	30 days		—		—		(74,290	)		—
	Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.	Subsidiary	Purchase		366,459		—	90 days		—		—		(116,744	)		(1	)
	Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd.	Subsidiary	Sales		151,639		—	30 days		—		—		143,960			1
			Purchase		119,766		—	90 days		—		—		(207,991	)		(1	)
	Honghwa International Co., Ltd.	Subsidiary	Purchase		3,484,888		3	30-60 days		—		—		(744,708	)		(5	)
	ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte. Ltd.	Associate	Purchase		404,120		—	30 days		—		—		(49,364	)		—
	Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd.	Associate	Purchase		560,732		—	30-90 days		—		—		(341,508	)		(2	)
	So-net Entertainment Taiwan Limited	Associate	Sales		211,854		—	60 days		—		—		91			—
	International Integrated System, Inc.	Associate	Purchase		127,458		—	30 days		—		—		(64,121	)		—
Senao International Co., Ltd.	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Parent company	Sales		10,115,519		28	30-90 days		—		—		1,127,672			57
			Purchase		550,665		2	30 days		—		—		(108,095	)		(4	)
	HopeTech Technologies Limited	Associate	Purchase		246,635		1	30 days		—		—		(26,542	)		(1	)
Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Parent company	Sales		1,488,372		73	30 days		—		—		563,901			64
CHIEF Telecom Inc.	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Parent company	Sales		327,708		19	30 days		—		—		42,862			29
			Purchase		282,065		23	60 days		—		—		(38,438	)		(32	)
Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Parent company	Sales		293,984		35	30 days		—		—		74,290			49
			Purchase		160,069		19	30 days		—		—		(64,672	)		(53	)
Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Parent company	Sales		366,459		59	90 days		—		—		116,744			94
Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd.	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Parent company	Sales		119,766		12	90 days		—		—		207,991			42
			Purchase		151,639		16	30 days		—		—		(143,960	)		(43	)
Honghwa International Co., Ltd.	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Parent company	Sales		3,484,888		100	30-60 days		—		—		744,708			100


Note 1:		Purchase included acquisition of services costs.

Note 2:		The differences were because Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. and subsidiaries classified the amount as inventories, property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, and operating expenses.

Note 3:		Notes and accounts receivable did not include the amount as amounts collected for others and other receivables.

Note 4:		Transaction terms with the related parties were determined in accordance with mutual agreements when there were no similar transactions with third parties. Other transactions with related parties were not significantly different from those with third parties.

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TABLE 5

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

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

DECEMBER 31, 2015

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)


Company Name	Related Party	Nature of Relationship	Ending Balance		Turnover Rate (Note)		Overdue				Amounts Received in Subsequent Period		Allowance for Bad Debts
Company Name	Related Party	Nature of Relationship	Ending Balance		Turnover Rate (Note)		Amounts		Action Taken		Amounts Received in Subsequent Period		Allowance for Bad Debts
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Senao International Co., Ltd.	Subsidiary	$	513,703		13.50	$	—		—	$	513,052	$	—
	Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd.	Subsidiary		143,960		3.68		—		—		82,062		—
Senao International Co., Ltd.	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Parent company		1,590,564		8.03		—		—		1,220,391		—
Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Parent company		563,901		4.67		—		—		418,184		—
Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Parent company		108,321		5.42		—		—		88,532		—
Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Parent company		116,744		5.47		—		—		73,679		—
Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd.	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Parent company		207,991		3.40		—		—		116,541		—
Honghwa International Co., Ltd.	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Parent company		744,708		6.50		—		—		504,209		—


Note:		Payments and receipts collected in trust for others are excluded from the accounts receivable for calculating the turnover rate.

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TABLE 6

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

NAMES, LOCATIONS, AND OTHER INFORMATION OF INVESTEES IN WHICH THE COMPANY EXERCISES SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE (EXCLUDING INVESTMENT IN MAINLAND CHINA)

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)


Investor Company	Investee Company	Location	Main Businesses and Products	Original Investment Amount				Balance as of December 31, 2015						Net Income (Loss) of the Investee			Recognized Gain (Loss) (Notes 1 and 2)			Note
Investor Company	Investee Company	Location	Main Businesses and Products	December 31, 2015		December 31, 2014		Shares (Thousands)		Percentage of Ownership (%)		Carrying Value		Net Income (Loss) of the Investee			Recognized Gain (Loss) (Notes 1 and 2)			Note
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Senao International Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Selling and maintaining mobile phones and its peripheral products	$	1,065,813	$	1,065,813		71,773		29	$	1,667,980	$	813,094		$	225,663		Subsidiary
	Light Era Development Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Housing, office building development, rent and sale services		3,000,000		3,000,000		300,000		100		3,849,489		5,605			5,676		Subsidiary
	Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Hong Kong	International telecommunications IP fictitious internet and internet transfer services		1,567,453		1,567,453		402,590		100		1,608,311		(21,305	)		(21,305	)	Subsidiary
	Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd.	Singapore	International telecommunications IP fictitious internet and internet transfer services		574,112		574,112		26,383		100		745,854		107,302			107,302		Subsidiary
	Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Providing communication and information aggregative services		838,506		838,506		60,000		100		677,017		(50,717	)		(6,112	)	Subsidiary
	CHIEF Telecom Inc.	Taiwan	Internet communication and internet data center (“IDC”) service		482,165		482,165		41,357		69		742,049		258,235			180,365		Subsidiary
	Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Investment		639,559		639,559		68,085		89		764,488		178,706			159,214		Subsidiary
	Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.)	British Virgin Islands	Investment		385,274		385,274		1		100		250,952		(24,235	)		(24,234	)	Subsidiary
	Honghwa International Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Telecommunication constructions, telecommunication service agencies and other services		180,000		180,000		18,000		100		389,321		189,023			189,023		Subsidiary
	Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Yellow pages sales and advertisement services		150,000		150,000		15,000		100		187,239		20,748			20,746		Subsidiary
	Chunghwa Telecom Vietnam Co., Ltd.	Vietnam	Information and communications technology, international circuit, and intelligent energy network service		148,275		148,275		—		100		140,627		4,702			4,702		Subsidiary
	Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.	United States	International data and internet services and long distance call wholesales to carriers		70,429		70,429		6,000		100		155,145		11,689			13,944		Subsidiary
	Spring House Entertainment Tech. Inc.	Taiwan	Network services, producing digital entertainment contents and broadband visual sound terrace development		62,209		62,209		10,277		56		95,007		(52,503	)		(29,125	)	Subsidiary
	Smartfun Digital Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Software retail		65,000		65,000		6,500		65		64,255		5,363			3,486		Subsidiary
	Chunghwa Telecom Japan Co., Ltd.	Japan	International telecommunications IP fictitious internet and internet transfer services		17,291		17,291		1		100		38,648		6,764			6,764		Subsidiary

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Investor Company	Investee Company	Location	Main Businesses and Products	Original Investment Amount				Balance as of December 31, 2015						Net Income (Loss) of the Investee			Recognized Gain (Loss) (Notes 1 and 2)			Note
Investor Company	Investee Company	Location	Main Businesses and Products	December 31, 2015		December 31, 2014		Shares (Thousands)		Percentage of Ownership (%)		Carrying Value		Net Income (Loss) of the Investee			Recognized Gain (Loss) (Notes 1 and 2)			Note
	Chunghwa Sochamp Technology Inc.	Taiwan	License plate recognition system		20,400		20,400		2,040		51		1,689		(8,247	)		(7,704	)	Subsidiary
	New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.)	British Virgin Islands	Investment		—		—		—		100		—		—			—		Subsidiary (Note 3)
	International Integrated System, Inc.	Taiwan	IT solution provider, IT application consultation, system integration and package solution		283,500		283,500		22,498		33		301,861		62,778			23,990		Associate
	Viettel-CHT Co., Ltd.	Vietnam	IDC services		288,327		288,327		—		30		315,762		181,807			54,567		Associate
	Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Manufacturing, selling, designing, and maintaining of telecommunications systems and equipment		164,000		164,000		1,760		40		374,487		1,231,717			515,435		Associate
	Skysoft Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Providing of music on-line, software, electronic information, and advertisement services		67,025		67,025		4,438		30		137,792		60,291			19,300		Associate
	So-net Entertainment Taiwan Limited	Taiwan	Online service and sale of computer hardware		120,008		120,008		9,429		30		105,844		21,062			6,318		Associate
	Kingway Technology Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Publishing books, data processing and software services		69,013		71,770		4,256		26		119,419		5,810			1,112		Associate
	Taiwan International Ports Logistics Corporation	Taiwan	Import and export storage, logistic warehouse, and ocean shipping service		80,000		80,000		8,000		27		68,927		(37,456	)		(10,054	)	Associate
	Dian Zuan Integrating Marketing Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Information technology service and general advertisement service		97,598		97,598		5,400		18		27,327		(97,861	)		(17,615	)	Associate
	Alliance Digital Tech Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Development of mobile payments and information processing service	$	30,000	$	30,000		3,000		13	$	15,336	$	(47,144	)	$	(6,284	)	Associate
	Huada Digital Corporation	Taiwan	Providing software service		250,000		250,000		25,000		50		206,737		(21,027	)		(12,088	)	Joint venture
	Chunghwa Benefit One Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	E-commerce of employee benefits		50,000		50,000		5,000		50		20,642		(34,822	)		(17,411	)	Joint venture
Senao International Co., Ltd.	Senao Networks, Inc.	Taiwan	Telecommunication facilities manufactures and sales		202,758		202,758		16,579		34		866,696		811,958			274,848		Associate
	Senao International (Samoa) Holding Ltd.	Samoa Islands	International investment		2,416,645		2,416,645		81,175		100		654,346		(279,770	)		(279,294	)	Subsidiary
	Dian Zuan Integrating Marketing Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Information technology service and general advertisement service		24,000		24,000		2,400		8		14,595		(97,861	)		(7,816	)	Associate
	Youth Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Sale of computer software, hardware and related products		335,450		—		13,780		89		318,070		(17,823	)		(15,954	)	Subsidiary
	Aval Technologies Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Agency and sale of communication products		60,000		—		6,000		100		59,204		(796	)		(796	)	Subsidiary
CHIEF Telecom Inc.	Unigate Telecom Inc.	Taiwan	Telecommunication and internet service		2,000		2,000		200		100		1,301		(126	)		(126	)	Subsidiary
	Chief International Corp.	Samoa Islands	Investment		6,068		6,068		200		100		33,788		6,441			6,441		Subsidiary
Chunghwa System Integrated Co., Ltd.	Concord Technology Co., Ltd.	Brunei	Investment		47,321		47,321		1,500		100		19,594		(131	)		(131	)	Subsidiary
Spring House Entertainment Tech. Inc.	Ceylon Innovation Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	International trading, general advertisement and book publishing service		10,000		10,000		—		100		10,275		232			232		Subsidiary
Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd.	ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte., Ltd.	Singapore	Operation of ST-2 telecommunication satellite		409,061		409,061		18,102		38		494,727		231,837			88,098		Associate

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Investor Company	Investee Company	Location	Main Businesses and Products	Original Investment Amount				Balance as of December 31, 2015						Net Income (Loss) of the Investee			Recognized Gain (Loss) (Notes 1 and 2)			Note
Investor Company	Investee Company	Location	Main Businesses and Products	December 31, 2015		December 31, 2014		Shares (Thousands)		Percentage of Ownership (%)		Carrying Value		Net Income (Loss) of the Investee			Recognized Gain (Loss) (Notes 1 and 2)			Note
Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.	Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Semiconductor testing components and printed circuit board industry production and marketing of electronic products		203,443		212,226		12,791		46		512,840		413,483			188,921		Subsidiary
	Chunghwa Investment Holding Co., Ltd.	Brunei	Investment		46,035		46,035		1,432		100		14,694		(1,543	)		(1,543	)	Subsidiary
	Panda Monium Company Ltd.	Cayman	The production of animation		—		20,000		—		—		—		—			—		Associate
	CHIEF Telecom Inc.	Taiwan	Internet communication and internet data center (“IDC”) service		20,000		20,000		2,000		4		35,694		258,235			9,317		Associate
	Senao International Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Selling and maintaining mobile phones and its peripheral products		49,731		49,731		1,001		—		44,180		813,094			1,443		Associate
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. Co., Ltd.	Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. USA Corporation	United States	Semiconductor testing components and printed circuit board industry production and marketing of electronic products		12,636		12,636		400		100		15,667		1,028			1,028		Subsidiary
	CHPT Japan Co., Ltd.	Japan	Sale and maintenance of electronic parts and machinery processed products, and design of printed circuit board		2,008		2,008		1		100		1,831		87			87		Subsidiary
	Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. International, Ltd.	Samoa Islands	Electronic materials wholesale and retail and investments		2,970		2,970		100		100		2,420		323			323		Subsidiary
Prime Asia Investments Group, Ltd. (B.V.I.)	Chunghwa Hsingta Co., Ltd.	Hong Kong	Investment		375,274		375,274		1		100		250,951		(15,262	)		(15,262	)	Subsidiary
	MeWorks Limited (HK)	Hong Kong	Investment		10,000		10,000		—		20		—		(3,792	)		(758	)	Associate
Senao International (Samoa) Holding Ltd.	Senao International HK Limited	Hong Kong	International investment		2,393,646		2,393,646		80,440		100		616,726		(282,531	)		(282,531	)	Subsidiary
	HopeTech Technologies Limited	Hong Kong	Information technology and telecommunication products sales		21,177		21,177		5,240		45		37,189		6,197			2,789		Associate
Chunghwa Investment Holding Co., Ltd.	CHI One Investment Co., Limited	Hong Kong	Investment	$	—	$	26,035		—		100	$	—	$	(1,330	)	$	(1,330	)	Subsidiary (Note 5)
Youth Co., Ltd.	ISPOT Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Sale of computer and related products		23,021		—		—		100		4,391		(5,262	)		(5,418	)	Subsidiary
	Youyi Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Maintenance of computer and related products		6,920		—		—		100		2,201		(560	)		(628	)	Subsidiary
Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.	Click Force Marketing Company	Taiwan	Advertising services		44,607		39,000		1,078		49		38,914		(3,977	)		(4,993	)	Associate


Note 1:		The equity in net income (loss) of investees was based on audited financial statements.

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

Note 3:		New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.) was incorporated in March 2006, but have not yet begun operation as of December 31, 2015.

Note 4:		Investment in mainland China is included in Table 7.

Note 5:		CHI One Investment Co., Limited was liquidated in August 2015. Chunghwa Investment Holding Co., Ltd. received part of the proceeds from disposal.

(Concluded)

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TABLE 7

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

INVESTMENT IN MAINLAND CHINA

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)


Investee	Main Businesses and Products	Total Amount of Paid-in Capital		Investment Type (Note 1)		Accumulated Outflow of Investment from Taiwan as of January 1, 2015		Investment Flows					Accumulated Outflow of Investment from Taiwan as of December 31, 2015		Net Income (Loss) of the Investee			% Ownership of Direct or Indirect Investment		Investment Gain (Loss) (Note 2)			Carrying Value as of December 31, 2015		Accumulated Inward Remittance of Earnings as of December 31, 2015		Note
Investee	Main Businesses and Products	Total Amount of Paid-in Capital		Investment Type (Note 1)				Outflow		Inflow					Net Income (Loss) of the Investee			% Ownership of Direct or Indirect Investment		Investment Gain (Loss) (Note 2)			Carrying Value as of December 31, 2015				Note
Glory Network System Service (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.	Providing advanced business solutions to telecommunications	$	47,321		2	$	47,321	$	—	$	—		$	47,321	$	(131	)		100	$	(131	)	$	19,594	$	—		—
Xiamen Sertec Business Technology Co., Ltd.	Customer services and platform rental activities		51,552		2		25,414		—		(3,191	)		—		(2,779	)		49		(2,011	)		—		—		Note 4
Senao Trading (Fujian) Co., Ltd.	Information technology services and sale of communication products		1,073,170		2		1,073,170		—		—			1,073,170		(188,745	)		100		(188,745	)		213,467		—		—
Senao International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.	Information technology services and sale of communication products		955,838		2		955,838		—		—			955,838		(97,874	)		100		(97,874	)		227,890		—		—
Senao International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (Note 8)	Information technology services and maintenance of communication products		87,540		2		87,540		—		—			87,540		1,653			100		1,653			77,825		—		—
Senao International Trading (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.	Information technology services and sale of communication products		263,736		2		263,736		—		—			263,736		2,581			100		2,581			94,143		—		—
Chunghwa Telecom (China) Co., Ltd.	Energy conserving and providing installation, design and maintenance services		177,176		2		177,176		—		—			177,176		(12,965	)		100		(12,965	)		67,815		—		—
Jiangsu Zhenghua Information Technology Company, LLC	Intelligent energy serving and intelligent building services		189,410		2		142,057		—		—			142,057		607			75		456			134,929		—		—
Hua-Xiong Information Technology Co., Ltd.	Intelligent system and energy saving system services in buildings		56,386		2		28,855		—		—			28,855		(5,402	)		51		(2,754	)		21,346		—		—

(Continued)

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Investee	Main Businesses and Products	Total Amount of Paid- in Capital		Investment Type (Note 1)		Accumulated Outflow of Investment from Taiwan as of January 1, 2015		Investment Flows				Accumulated Outflow of Investment from Taiwan as of December 31, 2015		Net Income (Loss) of the Investee			% Ownership of Direct or Indirect Investment		Investment Gain (Loss) (Note 2)			Carrying Value as of December 31, 2015		Accumulated Inward Remittance of Earnings as of December 31, 2015		Note
Investee	Main Businesses and Products	Total Amount of Paid- in Capital		Investment Type (Note 1)				Outflow		Inflow				Net Income (Loss) of the Investee			% Ownership of Direct or Indirect Investment		Investment Gain (Loss) (Note 2)			Carrying Value as of December 31, 2015				Note
Shanghai Taihua Electronic Technology Limited	Design of printed circuit board and related consultation service	$	2,970		2	$	2,970	$	—	$	—	$	2,970	$	323			100	$	323		$	2,420	$	—		—
Shanghai Chief Telecom Co., Ltd.	Internet technology and software technology consulting, and wholesale telecommunication products and related services		10,150		1		—		4,973		—		4,973		(2,059	)		49		(1,009	)		3,890		—		—


Investee	Accumulated Investment in Mainland China as of December 31, 2015		Investment Amounts Authorized by Investment Commission, MOEA		Upper Limit on Investment Stipulated by Investment Commission, MOEA
Glory Network System Service (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (Note 3)	$	47,321	$	47,321	$	364,906
Xiamen Sertec Business Technology Co., Ltd. (Note 4)		—		—		—
SENAO and its subsidiaries (Note 7)		2,380,284		2,380,284		—
Chunghwa Telecom (China) Co., Ltd. (Note 7)		177,176		177,176		—
Jiangsu Zhenghua Information Technology Company, LLC (Note 7)		142,057		142,057		—
Hua-Xiong Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Note 7)		28,855		44,653		—
Shanghai Taihua Electronic Technology Limited (Note 5)		2,970		2,970		932,568
Shanghai Chief Telecom Co., Ltd. (Note 6)		4,973		4,973		592,408

Note 1:

Investments are divided into three categories as follows:

Direct investment.

Investments through a holding company registered in a third region.

Others.

Note 2:

Recognition of investment gains (losses) was calculated based on the investee’s audited financial statements.

Note 3:

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

Note 4:

Xiamen Sertec Business Technology Co., Ltd. was liquidated in June 2015. Chunghwa Investment Holding Co., Ltd. received partial proceeds from the liquidation in July 2015.

Note 5:

Shanghai Taihua Electronic Technology Limited was calculated based on the consolidated net assets value of Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.

Note 6:

Shanghai Chief Telecom Co., Ltd. was calculated based on the consolidated net assets value of CHIEF Telecom Inc.

Note 7:

Based on “Principle of investment or Technical Cooperation in Mainland China”, Chunghwa and SENAO are not subjective to the limited amount due to the operating headquarters documents issued by Industrial Development Bureau.

Note 8:

The English name is the same as the above entity; however the Chinese name included in the respective Articles of Incorporations is different from the above entity.

(Concluded)

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Exhibit 99.2

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Financial Statements for the

Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 and

Independent Auditors’ Report

REPRESENTATION LETTER

The entities that are required to be included in the consolidated financial statements of affiliates in accordance with the “Criteria Governing Preparation of Affiliation Reports, Consolidated Business Reports and Consolidated Financial Statements of Affiliated Enterprises” for the year ended December 31, 2015 are all the same as those included in the consolidated financial statements of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries prepared in conformity with the International Financial Reporting Standard 10 “Consolidated Financial Statements”. Relevant information that should be disclosed in the consolidated financial statements of affiliates is included in the consolidated financial statements of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries. Hence, we do not prepare a separate set of consolidated financial statements of affiliates.

Very truly yours,

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

/s/ LIH-SHYNG TSAI

LIH-SHYNG TSAI

Chairman

March 11, 2016

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 and January 1, 2014, the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the Regulations Governing Auditing and Attestation of Financial Statements by Certified Public Accountants and auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China. Those rules and standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall consolidated financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 and January 1, 2014, and the results of their consolidated financial performance and their consolidated cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, in conformity with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Accounting Standards (IAS), IFRIC Interpretations (IFRIC), and SIC Interpretations (SIC) endorsed by the Financial Supervisory Commission of the Republic of China.

We have also audited the parent company only financial statements of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 and January 1, 2014 and for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 on which we have issued an unqualified report.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE

Deloitte & Touche

Taipei, Taiwan

The Republic of China

March 11, 2016

Notice to Readers

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are intended only to present the consolidated financial position, financial performance 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 audit such consolidated financial statements are those generally applied in the Republic of China.

For the convenience of readers, the independent auditors’ report and the accompanying consolidated 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 independent auditors’ report and consolidated financial statements shall prevail.

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)


	December 31, 2015				December 31, 2014 (Adjusted) (Note 5)				January 1, 2014 (Adjusted) (Note 5)
	Amount		%		Amount		%		Amount			%
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents (Notes 3 and 6)	$	30,271,423		7	$	23,559,603		5	$	14,585,105			3
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (Notes 3 and 7)		163		—		1,163		—		337			—
Hedging derivative assets (Notes 3 and 21)		498		—		—		—		—			—
Available-for-sale financial assets (Notes 3 and 8)		—		—		—		—		24,267			—
Held-to-maturity financial assets (Notes 3 and 9)		1,880,739		—		3,456,747		1		4,264,104			1
Trade notes and accounts receivable, net (Notes 3, 4 and 10)		26,926,050		6		26,227,999		6		22,900,902			5
Accounts receivable from related parties (Note 39)		42,056		—		81,008		—		69,304			—
Inventories (Notes 3, 4, 11 and 40)		8,780,190		2		7,096,509		2		7,848,087			2
Prepayments (Notes 12 and 39)		2,669,021		1		2,444,458		—		2,224,130			1
Other current monetary assets (Notes 13 and 28)		3,300,783		1		3,325,354		1		4,636,305			1
Other current assets (Notes 20, 32 and 40)		2,335,921		—		3,219,399		1		3,960,798			1

Total current assets		76,206,844		17		69,412,240		16		60,513,339			14

NONCURRENT ASSETS
Available-for-sale financial assets (Notes 3 and 8)		3,242,827		1		3,914,212		1		3,046,182			1
Held-to-maturity financial assets (Notes 3 and 9)		2,139,801		—		4,027,522		1		7,501,743			2
Financial assets carried at cost (Notes 3 and 14)		2,267,869		1		2,366,530		—		2,423,646			—
Investments accounted for using equity method (Notes 3, 4 and 16)		3,145,004		1		2,953,625		1		2,562,293			—
Property, plant and equipment (Notes 3, 4, 17, 39 and 40)		296,399,146		65		302,650,343		68		302,714,116			69
Investment properties (Notes 3, 4 and 18)		7,902,405		2		7,620,854		2		8,018,031			2
Intangible assets (Notes 3, 4 and 19)		50,446,778		11		42,824,626		9		44,398,888			10
Deferred income tax assets (Notes 3 and 32)		2,061,577		—		1,828,586		—		1,509,305			—
Prepayments (Notes 12 and 39)		3,611,818		1		3,504,338		1		3,608,487			1
Other noncurrent assets (Notes 20, 28 and 40)		5,597,023		1		5,601,736		1		4,882,974			1

Total noncurrent assets		376,814,248		83		377,292,372		84		380,665,665			86

TOTAL	$	453,021,092		100	$	446,704,612		100	$	441,179,004			100

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Short-term loans (Note 22)	$	110,000		—	$	564,400		—	$	254,357			—
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss (Notes 3 and 7)		—		—		21		—		246			—
Hedging derivative liabilities (Notes 3 and 21)		—		—		283		—		—			—
Trade notes and accounts payable (Note 24)		16,300,993		4		18,518,977		4		15,589,108			4
Payables to related parties (Note 39)		611,100		—		407,965		—		556,809			—
Current tax liabilities (Notes 3 and 32)		4,751,181		1		3,361,907		1		4,144,076			1
Other payables (Note 25)		25,486,966		6		24,334,992		6		26,791,769			6
Provisions (Notes 3 and 26)		189,746		—		179,374		—		129,341			—
Advance receipts (Note 27)		9,567,140		2		9,912,864		2		9,463,535			2
Current portion of long-term loans (Notes 23 and 40)		7,692		—		—		—		300,000			—
Other current liabilities		1,501,269		—		1,618,957		—		1,598,017			—

Total current liabilities		58,526,087		13		58,899,740		13		58,827,258			13

NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
Long-term loans (Notes 23 and 40)		1,742,308		—		1,900,000		—		1,400,000			1
Deferred income tax liabilities (Notes 3 and 32)		147,975		—		132,406		—		101,379			—
Provisions (Notes 3 and 26)		58,158		—		92,660		—		123,464			—
Customers’ deposits (Note 39)		4,725,826		1		4,757,547		1		4,834,580			1
Net defined benefit liabilities (Notes 3, 4 and 28)		7,098,510		2		6,469,890		2		5,483,205			1
Deferred revenue (Note 3)		3,615,602		1		3,398,087		1		3,700,949			1
Other noncurrent liabilities		3,097,623		1		1,514,947		—		1,334,220			—

Total noncurrent liabilities		20,486,002		5		18,265,537		4		16,977,797			4

Total liabilities		79,012,089		18		77,165,277		17		75,805,055			17

EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO STOCKHOLDERS OF THE PARENT (Notes 15 and 29)
Common stocks		77,574,465		17		77,574,465		17		77,574,465			18

Additional paid-in capital		168,095,615		37		168,047,935		38		184,620,065			42

Retained earnings
Legal reserve		77,574,465		17		76,893,722		17		74,819,380			17
Special reserve		2,675,419		1		2,819,899		1		2,675,894			—
Unappropriated earnings		42,551,245		9		38,231,982		9		20,770,064			5

Total retained earnings		122,801,129		27		117,945,603		27		98,265,338			22

Other equity interest		268,719		—		886,147		—		(144,005	)		—

Total equity attributable to stockholders of the parent		368,739,928		81		364,454,150		82		360,315,863			82
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS (Notes 15 and 29)		5,269,075		1		5,085,185		1		5,058,086			1

Total equity		374,009,003		82		369,539,335		83		365,373,949			83

TOTAL	$	453,021,092		100	$	446,704,612		100	$	441,179,004			100

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

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

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


	2015					2014 (Adjusted) (Note 5)
	Amount			%		Amount			%
REVENUES (Notes 30 and 39)	$	231,795,104			100	$	226,608,686			100
OPERATING COSTS (Notes 11 and 39)		148,126,213			64		148,379,560			65

GROSS PROFIT		83,668,891			36		78,229,126			35

OPERATING EXPENSES (Note 39)
Marketing		25,071,317			11		26,144,969			11
General and administrative		4,514,352			2		4,414,439			2
Research and development		3,616,778			1		3,503,665			2

Total operating expenses		33,202,447			14		34,063,073			15

OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES (Note 31)		(105,106	)		—		630,565			—

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS		50,361,338			22		44,796,618			20

NON-OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES
Interest income		306,167			—		288,134			—
Other income (Notes 31 and 39)		650,073			—		586,899			—
Other gains and losses (Notes 31 and 39)		(224,209	)		—		130,972			—
Interest expenses		(33,144	)		—		(46,148	)		—
Share of the profit of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method (Note 16)		907,988			—		797,473			1

Total non-operating income and expenses		1,606,875			—		1,757,330			1

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX		51,968,213			22		46,553,948			21
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (Notes 3 and 32)		8,303,868			3		7,392,577			3

NET INCOME		43,664,345			19		39,161,371			18

TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss:
Remeasurements of defined benefit pension plans (Note 28)		(231,451	)		—		(492,358	)		—
Share of remeasurements of defined benefit pension plans of associates and joint ventures (Note 16)		(25,360	)		—		740			—
Income tax benefit relating to items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss (Notes 28 and 32)		39,347			—		83,701			—

		(217,464	)		—		(407,917	)		—

(Continued)

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

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


	2015					2014 (Adjusted) (Note 5)
	Amount			%		Amount			%
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
Exchange differences arising from the translation of the foreign operations	$	24,357			—	$	163,629			—
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale financial assets (Note 31)		(645,475	)		—		878,203			—
Cash flow hedges (Notes 21 and 31)		781			—		(283	)		—
Share of exchange differences arising from the translation of the foreign operations of associates and joint ventures (Note 16)		6,340			—		4,454			—
Income tax benefit (expense) relating to items that may be reclassified subsequently (Note 32)		(2,309	)		—		3,342			—

		(616,306	)		—		1,049,345			—

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax		(833,770	)		—		641,428			—

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$	42,830,575			19	$	39,802,799			18

NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO
Stockholders of the parent	$	42,805,728			19	$	38,612,056			18
Noncontrolling interests (Note 15)		858,617			—		549,315			—

	$	43,664,345			19	$	39,161,371			18

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO
Stockholders of the parent	$	41,973,659			19	$	39,235,975			18
Noncontrolling interests		856,916			—		566,824			—

	$	42,830,575			19	$	39,802,799			18

EARNINGS PER SHARE (Note 33)
Basic	$	5.52				$	4.98
Diluted	$	5.50				$	4.97


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

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)


	Equity Attributable to Stockholders of the Parent (Notes 15, 21 and 29)
													Other Adjustments
													Exchange
													Differences
													Arising
													from the		Unrealized Gain
			Additional			Retained Earnings							Translation		(Loss) on									Noncontrolling
	Common		Paid-in			Legal		Special		Unappropriated			of the Foreign		Available-for-sale			Cash Flow						Interests
	Stocks		Capital			Reserve		Reserve		Earnings			Operations		Financial Assets			Hedges			Total			(Notes 15 and 29)			Total Equity
BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 2014	$	77,574,465	$	184,620,065		$	74,819,380	$	2,675,894	$	20,744,024		$	5,742	$	(149,747	)	$	—		$	360,289,823		$	5,054,331		$	365,344,154
Effect of retrospective application		—		—			—		—		26,040			—		—			—			26,040			3,755			29,795

BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 2014 AS ADJUSTED		77,574,465		184,620,065			74,819,380		2,675,894		20,770,064			5,742		(149,747	)		—			360,315,863			5,058,086			365,373,949
Appropriation of 2013 earnings
Legal reserve		—		—			2,074,342		—		(2,074,342	)		—		—			—			—			—			—
Special reserve		—		—			—		144,005		(144,005	)		—		—			—			—			—			—
Cash dividends distributed by Chunghwa		—		—			—		—		(18,525,558	)		—		—			—			(18,525,558	)		—			(18,525,558	)
Cash dividends distributed by subsidiaries		—		—			—		—		—			—		—			—			—			(796,770	)		(796,770	)
Cash distributed from additional paid-in capital		—		(16,577,663	)		—		—		—			—		—			—			(16,577,663	)		—			(16,577,663	)
Change in additional paid-in capital from investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method		—		2,252			—		—		—			—		—			—			2,252			(4,060	)		(1,808	)
Change in additional paid-in capital for not participating in the capital increase of a subsidiary		—		2,988			—		—		—			—		—			—			2,988			369			3,357
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2014		—		—			—		—		38,612,056			—		—			—			38,612,056			549,315			39,161,371
Other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2014		—		—			—		—		(406,233	)		140,700		889,735			(283	)		623,919			17,509			641,428

Total comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2014		—		—			—		—		38,205,823			140,700		889,735			(283	)		39,235,975			566,824			39,802,799

Compensation cost of employee stock options of a subsidiary		—		—			—		—		—			—		—			—			—			93,287			93,287
Stock bonus issued by a subsidiary		—		293			—		—		—			—		—			—			293			5,451			5,744
Increase in noncontrolling interests		—		—			—		—		—			—		—			—			—			161,998			161,998

(Continued)

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)


	Equity Attributable to Stockholders of the Parent (Notes 15, 21 and 29)
														Other Adjustments
														Exchange
														Differences
														Arising
														from the		Unrealized Gain
			Additional			Retained Earnings								Translation		(Loss) on									Noncontrolling
	Common		Paid-in			Legal		Special			Unappropriated			of the Foreign		Available-for-sale			Cash Flow						Interests
	Stocks		Capital			Reserve		Reserve			Earnings			Operations		Financial Assets			Hedges			Total			(Notes 15 and 29)			Total Equity
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2014		77,574,465		168,047,935			76,893,722		2,819,899			38,231,982			146,442		739,988			(283	)		364,454,150			5,085,185			369,539,335
Appropriation of 2014 earnings
Legal reserve		—		—			680,743		—			(680,743	)		—		—			—			—			—			—
Special reserve		—		—			—		(144,005	)		144,005			—		—			—			—			—			—
Cash dividends distributed by Chunghwa		—		—			—		—			(37,673,263	)		—		—			—			(37,673,263	)		—			(37,673,263	)
Cash dividends distributed by subsidiaries		—		—			—		—			—			—		—			—			—			(350,003	)		(350,003	)
Reversal of special reserve recognized from land disposal		—		—			—		(475	)		475			—		—			—			—			—			—
Changes in additional paid-in capital from investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method		—		34,405			—		—			—			—		—			—			34,405			(2,688	)		31,717
Partial disposal of interests in subsidiaries		—		26,644			—		—			—			—		—			—			26,644			18,484			45,128
Other changes in additional paid-in capital in subsidiaries		—		1,064			—		—			—			—		—			—			1,064			1,559			2,623
Change in additional paid-in capital from share subscription not based on original ownership of a subsidiary		—		(412	)		—		—			—			—		—			—			(412	)		412			—
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2015		—		—			—		—			42,805,728			—		—			—			42,805,728			858,617			43,664,345
Other comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2015		—		—			—		—			(214,641	)		30,815		(649,024	)		781			(832,069	)		(1,701	)		(833,770	)

Total comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2015		—		—			—		—			42,591,087			30,815		(649,024	)		781			41,973,659			856,916			42,830,575

Compensation cost of employee stock options of subsidiaries		—		—			—		—			—			—		—			—			—			36,326			36,326
Subsidiary purchased its treasury stock		—		(14,021	)		—		—			(62,298	)		—		—			—			(76,319	)		(416,451	)		(492,770	)
Increase in noncontrolling interests		—		—			—		—			—			—		—			—			—			39,335			39,335

BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2015	$	77,574,465	$	168,095,615		$	77,574,465	$	2,675,419		$	42,551,245		$	177,257	$	90,964		$	498		$	368,739,928		$	5,269,075		$	374,009,003

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

(Concluded)

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)


	2015			2014 (Adjusted)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Income before income tax	$	51,968,213		$	46,553,948
Adjustments to reconcile income before income tax to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation		30,368,178			31,896,394
Amortization		3,079,912			2,218,298
Provision for doubtful accounts		518,507			325,691
Interest expenses		33,144			46,148
Interest income		(306,167	)		(288,134	)
Dividend income		(218,232	)		(77,658	)
Compensation cost of employee stock options		36,326			93,287
Share of the profit of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method		(907,988	)		(797,473	)
Impairment loss on financial assets carried at cost		81,269			23,334
Impairment loss on available-for-sale financial assets		25,910			—
Impairment loss on investments accounted for using equity method		8,213			—
Provision for inventory and obsolescence		198,312			288,364
Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment		138,093			64
Reversal of impairment loss on investment properties		(142,047	)		—
Loss on disposal of intangible assets		20			—
Loss (gain) on disposal of financial instruments		449			(45,795	)
Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment		109,040			(25,276	)
Gain on disposal of investment properties		—			(605,353	)
Gain on disposal of investments accounted for using equity method		(8,058	)		—
Valuation gain on financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, net		(163	)		(1,142	)
Loss (gain) on foreign exchange, net		53,870			(164,039	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in:
Financial assets held for trading		1,142			91
Trade notes and accounts receivable		(1,171,880	)		(3,618,366	)
Accounts receivable from related parties		38,952			(11,705	)
Inventories		(1,852,049	)		463,214
Other current monetary assets		(357,402	)		1,268,003
Prepayments		(326,494	)		(116,179	)
Other current assets		889,213			741,399
Increase (decrease) in:
Trade notes and accounts payable		(2,223,264	)		2,972,181
Payables to related parties		203,135			(148,844	)
Other payables		1,643,582			(1,867,671	)
Provisions		(24,130	)		19,229
Advance receipts		1,134,218			449,329
Other current liabilities		(112,490	)		12,955

(Continued)

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)


	2015			2014 (Adjusted)
Deferred revenue	$	217,515		$	(302,862	)
Net defined benefit liabilities		438,821			494,341

Cash generated from operations		83,535,670			79,795,773
Interest paid		(33,179	)		(42,718	)
Income tax paid		(7,177,502	)		(8,372,656	)

Net cash provided by operating activities		76,324,989			71,380,399

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from disposal of available-for-sale financial assets		—			81,229
Acquisition of time deposits and negotiable certificate of deposit with maturities of more than three months		(11,493,807	)		(411,000	)
Proceeds from disposal of time deposits and negotiable certificate of deposit with maturities of more than three months		11,824,317			470,666
Acquisition of held-to-maturity financial assets		(1,002,167	)		—
Proceeds from disposal of held-to-maturity financial assets		4,450,000			4,257,500
Acquisition of financial assets carried at cost		(29,077	)		(59,583	)
Proceeds from disposal of financial assets carried at cost		1,684			3,489
Capital reduction of financial assets carried at cost		43,921			83,892
Acquisition of investments accounted for using equity method		(5,607	)		(252,485	)
Proceeds from disposal of investments accounted for using equity method		16,156			—
Net cash outflow on acquisition of subsidiaries		(113,983	)		—
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment		(25,083,954	)		(32,559,459	)
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment		3,549			149,260
Acquisition of intangible assets		(10,380,167	)		(644,165	)
Proceeds from disposal of investment properties		—			1,214,908
Decrease (increase) in other noncurrent assets		72,133			(718,670	)
Interest received		336,873			339,846
Cash dividends received		906,697			667,067

Net cash used in investing activities		(30,453,432	)		(27,377,505	)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from short-term loans		2,750,000			895,000
Repayment of short-term loans		(3,258,111	)		(584,957	)
Proceeds from long-term loans		—			348,000
Repayment of long-term loans		(189,655	)		(148,000	)
Increase in repurchase agreement collateralized by bonds		—			13,000,000
Decrease in repurchase agreement collateralized by bonds		—			(13,000,000	)
Decrease in customers’ deposits		(36,919	)		(69,047	)
Increase in other noncurrent liabilities		12,240			180,728
Cash dividends and cash distributed from additional paid-in capital		(37,673,263	)		(35,103,221	)

(Continued)

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)


	2015			2014 (Adjusted)
Partial disposal of interest in subsidiaries without losing control	$	45,128		$	—
Cash dividends paid to noncontrolling interests		(350,003	)		(796,770	)
Other change in noncontrolling interests		(485,048	)		161,998

Net cash used in financing activities		(39,185,631	)		(35,116,269	)

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		25,894			87,873

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		6,711,820			8,974,498
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF THE YEAR		23,559,603			14,585,105

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF THE YEAR	$	30,271,423		$	23,559,603


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

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014

(In Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Stated Otherwise)

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 as Chunghwa which continues to carry out the business and the DGT continues to be the industry regulator.

As the dominant telecommunications service provider of domestic and international fixed-line, Global System for Mobile Communications (“GSM”), and Third Generation (“3G”) in the ROC, Chunghwa is subject to additional regulations imposed by the ROC.

Effective August 12, 2005, the MOTC 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 stocks were listed and traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (the “TWSE”) on October 27, 2000. Certain of Chunghwa’s common stocks were 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 stocks were also 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 common stocks of Chunghwa by auction in the ROC on August 9, 2005 and completed the second international offering on August 10, 2005. 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.

Chunghwa together with its subsidiaries are hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Company”.

The consolidated financial statements are presented in Chunghwa’s functional currency, New Taiwan dollars.

2.	APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The consolidated financial statements were approved and authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on March 11, 2016.

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3.	SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Statement of Compliance

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with the Regulations Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Accounting Standards (IAS), the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) and SIC Interpretations (SIC) endorsed by the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) (the “Taiwan-IFRS”).

Basis of Preparation

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except for certain financial instruments that are measured at revalued amounts or fair values.

Current and Noncurrent Assets and Liabilities

Current assets include:

Assets held primarily for the purpose of trading;

Assets expected to be realized within twelve months after the reporting period; and

Cash and cash equivalents unless the asset is restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period.

Current liabilities include:

Liabilities held primarily for the purpose of trading;

Liabilities due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period; and

Liabilities for which the Company does not have an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting period.

Assets and liabilities that are not classified as current are classified as noncurrent.

Light Era Development Co., Ltd. (LED) engages mainly in development of property for rent and sale. The assets and liabilities of LED related to property development within its operating cycle, which is over one year, are classified as current items.

Basis of Consolidation

Principles for preparing consolidated financial statements

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial statements of Chunghwa and entities controlled by Chunghwa (its subsidiaries).

Income and expenses of subsidiaries acquired during the period are included in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income from the acquisition date.

When necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring their accounting policies in line with those used by the Company.

All intra-company transactions, balances, income and expenses are eliminated in full upon consolidation.

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Attribution of total comprehensive income to noncontrolling interests

Total comprehensive income of subsidiaries is attributed to the stockholders of the parent and to the noncontrolling interests even if this results in the noncontrolling interests having a deficit balance.

Changes in the Company’s ownership interests in subsidiaries

Changes in the Company’s ownership interests in subsidiaries that do not result in the Company losing control over the subsidiaries are accounted for as equity transactions. The carrying amounts of the Company’s interests and the noncontrolling interests are adjusted to reflect the changes in their relative interests in the subsidiaries. Any difference between the amount by which the noncontrolling interests are adjusted and the fair value of the consideration paid or received is recognized directly in equity and attributed to stockholders of the parent.

The subsidiaries in the consolidated financial statements

The detail information of the subsidiaries at the end of reporting period was as follows:


			Percentage of Ownership
			December 31
Name of Investor	Name of Investee	Main Businesses and Products	2015		2014		Note
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Senao International Co., Ltd. (“SENAO”)	Selling and maintaining mobile phones and its peripheral products		29		28		a.
	Light Era Development Co., Ltd. (“LED”)	Housing, office building development, rent and sale services		100		100
	Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (“DHT”)	International telecommunications, fictitious IP internet and internet transfer services		100		100
	Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd. (“CHTS”)	International telecommunications, fictitious IP internet and internet transfer services		100		100
	Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd. (“CHSI”)	Providing communication and information aggregative services		100		100
	Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd. (“CHI”)	Investment		89		89
	CHIEF Telecom Inc. (“CHIEF”)	Internet communication and internet data center (“IDC”) service		69		69		b.
	Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd. (“CHYP”)	Yellow pages sales and advertisement services		100		100
	Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.) (“Prime Asia”)	Investment		100		100
	Spring House Entertainment Tech. Inc. (“SHE”)	Network services, producing digital entertainment contents and broadband visual sound terrace development		56		56
	Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc. (“CHTG”)	International data and internet services and long distance call wholesales to carriers		100		100
	Chunghwa Telecom Vietnam Co., Ltd. (“CHTV”)	Information and communications technology, international circuit, and intelligent energy network service		100		100
	Smartfun Digital Co., Ltd. (“SFD”)	Software retail		65		65
	Chunghwa Telecom Japan Co., Ltd. (“CHTJ”)	International telecommunications, fictitious IP internet and internet transfer services		100		100
	Chunghwa Sochamp Technology Inc. (“CHST”)	License plate recognition system		51		51
	Honghwa International Co., Ltd. (“HHI”)	Telecommunication engineering, acting as agents to apply mobile phone plan and other services		100		100		c.
	New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.) (“New Prospect”)	Investment		100		100

(Continued)

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Percentage of Ownership

December 31

Name of Investor

Name of Investee

Main Businesses and Products

2015

2014

Note

Senao International Co., Ltd.

Senao International (Samoa) Holding Ltd. (“SIS”)

International investment

100

Youth Co., Ltd. (“Youth”)

Sale of computer software, hardware and related products

—

Aval Technologies Co., Ltd. (“Aval”)

Agency and sale of communication products

100

—

Youth Co., Ltd.

ISPOT Co., Ltd. (“ISPOT”)

Sale of computer and related products

100

—

Youyi Co., Ltd. (“Youyi”)

Maintenance of computer and related products

100

—

CHIEF Telecom Inc.

Unigate Telecom Inc. (“Unigate”)

Telecommunication and internet service

100

Chief International Corp. (“CIC”)

Investment

100

Shanghai Chief Telecom Co., Ltd. (“SCT”)

Internet technology and software technology consulting and related services

—

Chunghwa System Integrated Co., Ltd.

Concord Technology Co., Ltd. (“Concord”)

Investment

100

Spring House Entertainment Tech. Inc.

Ceylon Innovation Co., Ltd. (“CEI”)

General advertisement and book publishing service

100

Light Era Development Co., Ltd.

Yao Yong Real Property Co., Ltd. (“YYRP”)

Real estate management and leasing business

—

Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.

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

Semiconductor testing components and printed circuit board industry production and marketing of electronic products

Chunghwa Investment Holding Co., Ltd. (“CIHC”)

Investment

100

Concord Technology Co., Ltd.

Glory Network System Service (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (“GNSS (Shanghai)”)

Planning and design of software and hardware system services and integration of information system

100

Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. Co., Ltd.

Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. USA Corporation (“CHPT (US)”)

Semiconductor testing components and printed circuit board industry production and marketing of electronic products

100

CHPT Japan Co., Ltd. (“CHPT (JP)”)

Sale and maintenance of electronic parts and machinery processed products, and design of printed circuit board

100

Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. International, Ltd. (“CHPT (International)”)

Electronic materials wholesale and retail and investment

100

Senao International (Samoa) Holding Ltd.

Senao International HK Limited (“SIHK”)

International investment

100

Chunghwa Investment Holding Co., Ltd.

CHI One Investment Co., Limited (“COI”)

Investment

100

Senao International HK Limited

Senao Trading (Fujian) Co., Ltd. (“STF”)

Information technology services and sale of communication products

100

Senao International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (“SITS”)

Information technology services and sale of communication products

100

Senao International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (“SEITS”)

Information technology services and maintenance of communication products

100

Senao International Trading (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. (“SITJ”)

Information technology services and sale of communication products

100

(Continued)

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Percentage of Ownership

December 31

Name of Investor

Name of Investee

Main Businesses and Products

2015

2014

Note

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

Chunghwa Hsingta Co., Ltd. (“CHC”)

Investment

100

Chunghwa Hsingta Company Ltd.

Chunghwa Telecom (China) Co., Ltd. (“CTC”)

Planning and design of energy conservation and software and hardware system services, and integration of information system

100

Jiangsu Zhenhua Information Technology Company, LLC. (“JZIT”)

Intelligent energy conserving and intelligent building services

Hua-Xiong Information Technology Co., Ltd. (“HXIT”)

Intelligent system and energy saving system services in buildings

Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. International, Ltd.

Shanghai Taihua Electronic Technology Limited (“STET”)

Design of printed circuit board and related consultation service

100

(Concluded)

b.	The Company’s equity ownership of CHIEF decreased due to CHIEF issued employee stock bonus in July 2014. The Company owned 72.51% equity shares of CHIEF as of December 31, 2015.

c.	Chunghwa established 100% owned subsidiary of Honghwa Human Resources Co., Ltd. in January 2013. Honghwa Human Resources Co., Ltd. changed its name to Honghwa International Co., Ltd. from July 4, 2014.

d.	SENAO acquired 70% of Youth in September 2015. SENAO participated in Youth’s cash capital increase in December 2015; therefore the ownership interests of Youth increased. SENAO owned 89.48% equity shares of Youth as of December 31, 2015. Youyi and ISPOT are 100%-owned subsidiaries of Youth.

e.	SENAO established 100% owned subsidiary of Aval in October 2015. Aval mainly engages in agency and sale of communication products.

f.	CHIEF invested 49% of SCT in August 2015. Based on the written agreement between the stockholders, CHIEF has two out of three seats of the Board of Directors. Therefore, CHIEF has control over SCT and the accounts of SCT are included in the consolidated financial statements.

g.	LED merged YYRP by absorption in October 2014.

CHI disposed of some shares of CHPT in January 2015, so the ownership interest of CHI decreased. The Company owned 47.65% and 45.68% equity shares of CHPT as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2015, respectively. In addition, considering Company’s absolute size, the relative size and dispersion of the shareholdings owned by the other shareholders, the management concluded that the Company has a sufficiently dominant voting interest to direct the relevant activities; hence, CHPT is deemed as a subsidiary of the Company.

i.	COI was liquidated in August 2015. CIHC received part of the proceeds from the liquidation.

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The following diagram presents information regarding the relationship and ownership percentages between Chunghwa and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2015:

LOGO

Business Combination

Acquisitions of businesses are accounted for using the acquisition method. Acquisition-related costs are recognized in profit or loss as incurred.

Goodwill is measured as the excess of the sum of the consideration transferred, the amount of any noncontrolling interests in the acquiree, and the fair value of the acquirer’s previously held equity interest in the acquiree over the net of the acquisition-date amounts of the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed.

Noncontrolling interests that are present ownership interests and entitle their holders to a proportionate share of the entity’s net assets in the event of liquidation may be initially measured either at fair value or at the present ownership instruments’ proportionate share in the recognized amounts of the acquiree’s identifiable net assets. The choice of measurement basis is made on a transaction-by-transaction basis. Other types of noncontrolling interests are measured at fair value.

If the initial accounting for a business combination is incomplete by the end of the reporting period in which the combination occurs, the Company reports its financial statements provisional amounts for the items for which the accounting is incomplete. During the measurement period, the Company retrospectively adjusts the provisional amounts recognized at the acquisition date or recognizes additional assets or liabilities to reflect new information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date and, if known, would have affected the measurement of the amounts recognized as of that date.

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Foreign Currencies

In preparing the financial statements of each individual entity, transactions in currencies other than the entity’s functional currency (foreign currencies) are recognized at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transactions.

Non-monetary items that are measured at historical cost in a foreign currency are not retranslated.

For the purposes of presenting consolidated financial statements, the assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign operations (including of the subsidiaries and associates in other countries or currencies used different with Chunghwa) are translated into New Taiwan dollars using exchange rates prevailing at the end of each reporting period. Income and expense items are translated at the average exchange rates for the period. Exchange differences arising, if any, are recognized in other comprehensive income and attributed to stockholders of the parent and noncontrolling interests as appropriate.

Cash Equivalents

Inventories

Buildings and Lands Consigned to Constructing Firm

Inventories of LED are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value item by item, except for those that may be appropriate to group as similar items or related inventories. Land acquired before construction is classified as land held for development, and then reclassified as land held under development after LED begins its construction project.

When using the completed-contract method for its construction projects, LED recognizes the proceeds from customers as advances from customers for land and building before the construction project is completed. After completion of the construction project and ownership is transferred to the customers, LED recognizes the relevant revenues.

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Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures

When the Company transacts with its associate and joint venture, profits and losses resulting from the transactions with the associate and joint venture are recognized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements only to the extent of interests in the associate and joint venture that are not related to the Company.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment loss.

On derecognition of an item of property, plant and equipment, the difference between the sales proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset is recognized in profit or loss.

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Investment Properties

Investment properties are properties held to earn rentals and/or for capital appreciation. Investment properties also include land held for a currently undetermined future use.

Goodwill

Goodwill arising from the acquisition of a business is carried at cost as established at the date of acquisition of the business less accumulated impairment loss.

For the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill is allocated to each of the Company’s cash-generating units or groups of cash-generating units (referred to as “cash-generating unit”) that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the business combination.

A cash-generating unit to which goodwill has been allocated is tested for impairment annually, or more frequently when there is an indication that the unit may be impaired, by comparing its carrying amount, including the attributable goodwill, with its recoverable amount. However, if the goodwill allocated to a cash-generating unit was acquired in a business combination during the current annual period, that unit shall be tested for impairment before the end of the current annual period. If the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit is less than its carrying amount, the impairment loss is allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the unit and then to the other assets of the unit pro rata based on the carrying amount of each asset in the unit. Any impairment loss is recognized directly in profit or loss. An impairment loss recognized for goodwill is not reversed in subsequent periods.

Intangible Assets Other Than Goodwill

Intangible assets acquired in a business combination and recognized separately from goodwill are initially recognized at their fair value at the acquisition date (which is regarded as their cost). Subsequent to initial recognition, they are measured on the same basis as intangible assets that are acquired separately.

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Impairment of Tangible and Intangible Assets Other Than Goodwill

At the end of each reporting period, the Company reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets, excluding goodwill, to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss. When it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the Company estimates the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs.

Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives and intangible assets not yet available for use are tested for impairment at least annually, and whenever there is an indication that the asset may be impaired.

Financial Instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognized when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instruments.

Financial assets

All regular way purchases or sales of financial assets are recognized and derecognized on a trade date basis.

Measurement category

Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss (FVTPL)

Financial assets are classified as at FVTPL when the financial asset is either held for trading or it is designated as at FVTPL.

Held-to-maturity financial assets

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Subsequent to initial recognition, held-to-maturity financial assets are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method less any impairment loss.

Available-for-sale financial assets (AFS financial assets)

The Company invests in listed stocks, emerging market stocks and unlisted stocks. Among these investments, those that have a quoted market price in an active market are classified as AFS and measured at fair value at the end of each reporting period; the others that do not have a quoted market price in an active market and whose fair value cannot be reliably measured are measured at cost less any identified impairment losses at the end of each reporting period by presenting in a separate line item as financial assets carried at cost. If, in a subsequent period, the fair value of the financial assets can be reliably measured, the financial assets are remeasured at fair value. The difference between the carrying amount and the fair value is recognized in other comprehensive income. Any impairment losses are recognized in profit or loss.

Dividends on AFS equity instruments are recognized in profit or loss when the Company’s right to receive the dividends is established.

Loans and receivables

Impairment of financial assets

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For AFS equity investments, a significant or prolonged decline in the fair value of the security below its cost is considered to be objective evidence of impairment.

When an AFS financial asset is considered to be impaired, cumulative gains or losses previously recognized in other comprehensive income are reclassified to profit or loss in the period.

Derecognition of financial assets

Financial liabilities

Subsequent measurement

Except for financial liabilities at FVTPL, all the financial liabilities are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Derivative financial instruments

The Company enters into a variety of derivative financial instruments to manage its exposure to foreign exchange rate risks, including forward exchange contracts.

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Hedge Accounting

The Company designates some derivatives instruments as cash flow hedges. Hedges of foreign exchange risk on firm commitments are accounted for as cash flow hedges.

Provisions

Revenue Recognition

Revenue from the sale of goods is recognized when all the following conditions are satisfied:

The Company has transferred to the buyer the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods;

The Company retains neither continuing managerial involvement to the degree usually associated with ownership nor effective control over the goods sold;

The amount of revenue can be measured reliably;

It is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the Company; and

The costs incurred or to be incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured reliably.

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Revenue from a contract to provide services is recognized by reference to the stage of completion of the contract.

Leasing

The Company as lessor

Rental income from operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the relevant lease.

The Company as lessee

Operating lease payments are recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Borrowing Costs

Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of qualifying assets, are added to the cost of those assets, until such time as the assets are substantially ready for their intended use or sale.

Other than stated above, all other borrowing costs are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they are incurred.

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Employee Benefits

Short-term employee benefits

Liabilities recognized in respect of short-term employee benefits are measured at the undiscounted amount of the benefits expected to be paid in exchange for the related service.

Retirement benefits

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit plans are recognized as an expense when employees have rendered service entitling them to the contributions.

Other long-term employee benefits

Other long-term employee benefits are accounted for in the same way as the accounting required for defined benefit plan except that remeasurement is recognized in profit or loss.

Share-based Payment Arrangements—Employee Stock Options

Equity-settled share-based payments to employees are measured at the fair value of the equity instruments at the grant date.

The fair value determined at the grant date of the employee share options is expensed on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, based on the Company’s estimate of employee share options that are expected to ultimately vest, with a corresponding increase in additional paid-in capital—employee share options. If the equity instruments granted vest immediately at the grant date, expenses are recognized in full in profit or loss.

At the end of each reporting period, the Company revises its estimate of the number of employee share options expected to vest. The impact of the revision of the original estimates is recognized in profit or loss such that the cumulative expense reflects the revised estimate, with a corresponding adjustment to additional paid-in capital—employee stock options.

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Income Tax

Income tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

Current tax

According to the Income Tax Law, an additional tax at 10% of unappropriated earnings is provided for as income tax in the year the shareholders approve to retain the earnings.

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

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognized on temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the consolidated financial statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit. If the temporary difference arises from the initial recognition (other than in a business combination) of assets and liabilities in a transaction that affects neither the taxable profit nor the accounting profit, the resulting deferred tax asset or liability is not recognized. In addition, a deferred tax liability is not recognized on taxable temporary difference arising from initial recognition of goodwill.

Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognized for all taxable temporary differences. Deferred tax assets are generally recognized for all deductible temporary differences, unused loss carry forward and unused tax credits from purchases of machinery, equipment and technology and research and development expenditures to the extent that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which those deductible temporary differences can be utilized.

Current and deferred tax for the year

Where current tax or deferred tax arises from the initial accounting for a business combination, the tax effect is included in the accounting for the business combination.

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4.	CRITICAL ACCOUNTING JUDGMENTS AND KEY SOURCES OF ESTIMATION UNCERTAINTY AND ASSUMPTION

In the application of the Company’s accounting policies, which are described in Note 3, the management is required to make judgments, estimates and assumptions which are based on historical experience and other factors that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

The following are the key assumptions concerning the future, and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the end of the reporting period. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Impairment of trade notes and accounts receivable

Provision for inventory valuation and obsolescence

Impairment of tangible and intangible assets

Useful lives of property, plant and equipment

Recognition and measurement of defined benefit plans

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Control over subsidiaries

As discussed in Note 3, some entities are subsidiaries of the Company although the Company only owns less than 50% ownership interest in these entities. After considering the Company’s absolute size of holding in the entity and the relative size of and dispersion of the shareholdings owned by the other shareholders, and the contractual arrangements between the Company and other investors, potential voting interests and the written agreement between shareholders, the management concluded that the Company has a sufficiently dominant voting interest to direct the relevant activities of the entity and therefore the Company has control over these entities.

5.	APPLICATION OF NEW AND REVISED STANDARDS AND INTERPRETATIONS

Initial application of the revised Guidelines Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and the 2013 version of the IFRS, IAS, IFRIC, and SIC endorsed by the FSC (collectively, “2013 Taiwan-IFRSs version”) in issue

IFRS 12 “Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities”

IFRS 13 “Fair Value Measurement”

Amendments to IAS 1 “Presentation of Items of Other Comprehensive Income”

The Company retrospectively applied the above amendments starting in 2015. The items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss include remeasurements of defined benefit pension plans, the share of remeasurements of defined benefit pension plans of associates and joint ventures as well as the related income tax on such items. Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss include exchange differences arising on translation of foreign operations, changes in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets, cash flow hedges, the share of other comprehensive income of associates and joint ventures as well as the related income tax on items of other comprehensive income (except for the share of remeasurements of defined benefit pension plans of associates and joint ventures). However, the application of the above amendments did not have any impact on the net income, other comprehensive income (net of income tax), and total comprehensive income.

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Revision to IAS 19 “Employee Benefits”

On initial application of the revised IAS 19, the Company’s deferred income tax assets increased by $883 thousand, net defined benefit liabilities increased by $5,192 thousand as of December 31, 2015. For the year ended December 31, 2015 pension cost increased by $5,192 thousand which caused an increase in operating expenses, and income tax expenses decreased by $883 thousand.

As a result of the retrospective application of the revised IAS 19, the Company’s deferred income tax asset decreased by $5,220 thousand and $6,103 thousand, net defined benefit liabilities decreased by $30,708 thousand and $35,898 thousand, retained earnings increased by $21,920 thousand and $26,040 thousand and noncontrolling interests increased by $3,568 thousand and $3,755 thousand as of December 31, 2014 and January 1, 2014, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2014, pension cost increased by $5,190 thousand, which caused an increase in operating expenses, and income tax expenses decreased by $883 thousand.

The IFRSs issued by International Accounting Standard Board (“IASB”) but not endorsed by FSC

The Company has not applied the following IFRSs issued by the IASB but not endorsed by the FSC. As of the date that the consolidated financial statements were authorized for issue, the initial adoption to the following standards and interpretations is still subject to the effective date to be published by the FSC.


New, Revised or Amended Standards and Interpretations		Effective Date Issued by IASB (Note 1)

Amendments to IFRSs	Annual Improvements to IFRSs 2010-2012 Cycle	July 1, 2014 (Note 2)

Amendments to IFRSs	Annual Improvements to IFRSs 2011-2013 Cycle	July 1, 2014

Amendments to IFRSs	Annual Improvements to IFRSs 2012-2014 Cycle	January 1, 2016 (Note 3)

IFRS 9	Financial Instruments	January 1, 2018

Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7	Mandatory Effective Date of IFRS 9 and Transition Disclosures	January 1, 2018

(Continued)

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New, Revised or Amended Standards and Interpretations		Effective Date Issued by IASB (Note 1)

Amendments to IFRS 10 and IAS 28	Sale or Contribution of Assets between an Investor and its Associate or Joint Venture	To be determined by IASB

Amendments to IFRS 10, IFRS 12 and IAS 28	Investment Entities: Applying the Consolidation Exception	January 1, 2016

Amendment to IFRS 11	Acquisitions of Interests in Joint Operations	January 1, 2016

IFRS 14	Regulatory Deferral Accounts	January 1, 2016

IFRS 15	Revenue from Contracts with Customers	January 1, 2018

IFRS 16	Leases	January 1, 2019

Amendment to IAS 1	Disclosure Initiative	January 1, 2016

Amendment to IAS 7	Disclosure Initiative	January 1, 2017

Amendment to IAS 12	Deferred Tax: Recovery of Underlying Assets	January 1, 2017

Amendments to IAS 16 and IAS 38	Clarification of Acceptable Methods of Depreciation and Amortization	January 1, 2016

Amendments to IAS 16 and IAS 41	Agriculture: Bearer Plants	January 1, 2016

Amendment to IAS 19	Defined Benefit Plans: Employee Contributions	July 1, 2014

Amendment to IAS 36	Impairment of Assets: Recoverable Amount Disclosures for Non-financial Assets	January 1, 2014

Amendment to IAS 39	Novation of Derivatives and Continuation of Hedge Accounting	January 1, 2014

IFRIC 21	Levies	January 1, 2014

(Concluded)

Note

1: Unless stated otherwise, the above amendments and interpretations are effective for annual periods beginning on or after their respective effective dates.

Note

2: The amendment to IFRS 2 applies to share-based payment transactions with grant date on or after July 1, 2014; the amendment to IFRS 3 applies to business combinations with acquisition date on or after July 1, 2014; the amendment to IFRS 13 is effective immediately; the remaining amendments are effective for annual periods beginning on or after July 1, 2014.

Note

3: The amendment to IFRS 5 is applied prospectively to changes in a method of disposal that occur in annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2016; the remaining amendments are effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2016.

Except for the following, the initial application of the above new standards and interpretations will not have any material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements:

IFRS 15 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”

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When applying IFRS 15, an entity shall recognize revenue by applying the following steps:

Identify the contract with the customer;

Identify the performance obligations in the contract;

Determine the transaction price;

Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contracts; and

Recognize revenue when the entity satisfies a performance obligation.

Upon the application of IFRS 15, the Company will allocate the transaction price to each performance obligation identified in the contract on a relative stand-alone selling price basis.

IFRS 16 “Leases”

IFRS 16 sets out the accounting standards for leases that will supersede IAS 17 and a number of related interpretations.

Under IFRS 16, if the Company is a lessee, it shall recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for all leases on the consolidated balance sheets except for low-value and short-term leases. The Company may elect to apply the accounting method similar to the accounting for operating lease under IAS 17 to the low-value and short-term leases. On the consolidated statements of comprehensive income, the Company should present the depreciation expense charged on the right-of-use asset separately from interest expense accrued on the lease liability and discloses such amounts in the footnotes; interest is computed by using effective interest method. On the consolidated statements of cash flows, cash payments for the principal portion of the lease liability are classified within financing activities; cash payments for interest portion are classified within operating activities.

The application of IFRS 16 is not expected to have a material impact on the accounting of the Company as lessor.

Except for the abovementioned impact, as of the date the consolidated financial statements were authorized for issue, the Company is continuously assessing the possible impact that the application of other standards and interpretations will have on the Company’s financial position and operating result, and will disclose the relevant impact when the assessment is completed.

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6.	CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS


	December 31
	2015		2014
Cash
Cash on hand	$	333,544	$	310,189
Bank deposits		7,615,595		5,588,970

		7,949,139		5,899,159

Cash equivalents (investments with maturities of less than three months)
Commercial paper		11,914,066		13,999,986
Negotiable certificate of deposit		7,600,000		3,100,000
Time deposits		2,808,218		560,458

		22,322,284		17,660,444

	$	30,271,423	$	23,559,603

The annual yield rates of bank deposits, commercial paper, negotiable certificate of deposit and time deposits were as follows:


	December 31
	2015	2014
Bank deposits	0.00%-1.10%	0.00%-0.95%
Commercial paper	0.35%-0.41%	0.58%-0.65%
Negotiable certificate of deposit	0.36%-0.45%	0.50%-0.80%
Time deposits	0.55%-3.80%	0.38%-5.45%

7.	FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS


	December 31
	2015		2014
Financial assets held for trading
Derivatives (not designated for hedge)
Forward exchange contracts	$	163	$	1,163

Financial liabilities held for trading
Derivatives (not designated for hedge)
Forward exchange contracts	$	—	$	21

Outstanding forward exchange contracts not designated for hedge as of balance sheet dates were as follows:


			Contract Amount
	Currency	Maturity Period	(In Thousands)
December 31, 2015
Forward exchange contracts—buy	EUR/NT$	2016.03-06	EUR18,301/NT$658,545
Forward exchange contracts—buy	US$/NT$	2016.01	US$803/NT$26,403
December 31, 2014
Forward exchange contracts—buy	US$/NT$	2015.01	US$6,948/NT$218,993

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8.	AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE FINANCIAL ASSETS


	December 31
	2015		2014
Equity securities
Domestic and foreign listed stocks	$	3,242,827	$	3,914,212

Current	$	—	$	—
Noncurrent		3,242,827		3,914,212

	$	3,242,827	$	3,914,212

CHI evaluated and concluded its available-for-sale financial assets were partially impaired, and recorded an impairment loss of $25,910 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2015. There was no impairment loss recognized for the year ended December 31, 2014.

9.	HELD-TO-MATURITY FINANCIAL ASSETS


	December 31
	2015		2014
Corporate bonds	$	3,870,540	$	6,533,527
Bank debentures		150,000		950,742

	$	4,020,540	$	7,484,269

Current	$	1,880,739	$	3,456,747
Noncurrent		2,139,801		4,027,522

	$	4,020,540	$	7,484,269

The related information of corporate bonds and bank debentures as of balance sheet dates was as follows:


	December 31
	2015		2014
Corporate bonds

Par value	$	3,865,000	$	6,515,000

Nominal interest rate		1.18%-2.49%		1.15%-2.49%
Effective interest rate		1.15%-1.54%		1.15%-1.58%
Average remaining maturity life		1.04 years		1.34 years
Bank debentures
Par value	$	150,000	$	950,000

Nominal interest rate		1.25%		1.25%-1.60%
Effective interest rate		1.25%		1.15%-1.40%
Average remaining maturity life		1.41 years		0.75 year

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10.

TRADE NOTES AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET


	December 31
	2015			2014
Trade notes and accounts receivable	$	28,260,527		$	27,277,401
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts		(1,334,477	)		(1,049,402	)

	$	26,926,050		$	26,227,999

The Company serves a large consumer base; therefore, the concentration of credit risk is limited.

The aging analysis for trade notes and accounts receivable as of balance sheet dates were as follows:


	December 31
	2015		2014
Non-overdue	$	25,707,830	$	24,453,887
Less than 30 days		732,711		680,131
31-60 days		346,275		171,167
61-90 days		241,097		90,564
91-120 days		192,601		75,839
121-180 days		121,705		63,966
More than 181 days		918,308		1,741,847

	$	28,260,527	$	27,277,401

The above aging analysis was based on days overdue.

At balance sheet dates, the receivables that were past due but not impaired were considered recoverable by the management of the Company. The aging of these receivables as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 was as follows:


	December 31
	2015		2014
Less than 30 days	$	127,884	$	114,155
31-60 days		16,091		20,282
61-90 days		95,329		19,656
91-120 days		57,939		19,084
121-180 days		1,762		634
More than 181 days		19,823		16,768

	$	318,828	$	190,579

The above aging analysis was based on days overdue.

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Movements of the allowance for doubtful accounts were as follows:


	Individually Assessed for Impairment			Collectively Assessed for Impairment			Total
Balance on January 1, 2014	$	221,164		$	700,938		$	922,102
Add: Provision for doubtful accounts		55,495			236,890			292,385
Deduct: Amounts written off		—			(165,085	)		(165,085	)

Balance on December 31, 2014		276,659			772,743			1,049,402
Add: Provision for doubtful accounts		88,600			391,543			480,143
Deduct: Amounts written off		(418	)		(194,650	)		(195,068	)

Balance on December 31, 2015	$	364,841		$	969,636		$	1,334,477

11.

INVENTORIES


	December 31
	2015		2014
Merchandise	$	5,848,527	$	4,163,434
Project in process		697,181		821,644
Work in process		100,445		13,307
Raw materials		70,792		52,165

		6,716,945		5,050,550
Land held under development		1,998,733		1,998,733
Construction in progress		64,512		47,226

	$	8,780,190	$	7,096,509

The operating costs related to inventories were $52,665,569 thousand (including the valuation loss on inventories of $198,312 thousand) and $51,341,054 thousand (including the valuation loss on inventories of $288,364 thousand) for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, inventories of $2,063,245 thousand and $2,061,297 thousand, respectively, were expected to be recovered after more than twelve months. The aforementioned amount of inventories is mainly related to property development owned by LED.

Land held under development and construction in progress on December 31, 2015 and 2014 was for Qingshan Sec., Dayuan Township, Taoyuan County project.

12.

PREPAYMENTS


	December 31
	2015		2014
Prepaid rents	$	3,275,192	$	3,330,118
Others		3,005,647		2,618,678

	$	6,280,839	$	5,948,796

(Continued)

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	December 31
	2015		2014
Current
Prepaid rents	$	1,032,869	$	1,104,778
Others		1,636,152		1,339,680

	$	2,669,021	$	2,444,458

Noncurrent
Prepaid rents	$	2,242,323	$	2,225,340
Others		1,369,495		1,278,998

	$	3,611,818	$	3,504,338

(Concluded)

13.

OTHER CURRENT MONETARY ASSETS


	December 31
	2015		2014
Time deposits and negotiable certificates of deposit with maturities of more than three months	$	2,285,682	$	2,616,192
Others		1,015,101		709,162

	$	3,300,783	$	3,325,354

The annual yield rates of time deposits and negotiable certificates of deposit with maturities of more than three months were as follows:


	December 31
	2015		2014
Time deposits and negotiable certificate of deposit with maturities of more than three months		0.11%-3.50%		0.11%-4.95%

14.

FINANCIAL ASSETS CARRIED AT COST


	December 31
	2015		2014
Non-listed stocks
Domestic	$	1,990,077	$	2,105,235
Foreign		277,792		261,295

	$	2,267,869	$	2,366,530

The above non-listed stocks are classified as available-for-sale financial assets based on financial assets categories (see Note 38). Since the fair value cannot be reliably measured due to the range of reasonable fair value estimates was so significant, the above non-listed stocks investments owned by the Company were carried at costs less any impairment losses at the balance sheet dates.

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CHI disposed financial assets carried at cost with carrying amounts of $2,133 thousand and $5,922 thousand and recognized the losses from the disposal of $449 thousand and $789 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

After the Company evaluated the financial positions and future operation results of aforementioned investments, the Company concluded some of its investments that have ceased their operations were fully impaired, and recognized an impairment loss of $77,018 thousand and $8,976 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. In addition, some of its investments are encountering profit recession or deficit. The Company concluded the recoverable amount of such investments which represented present value of estimated future cash flows discounted at the current market rate of return for a similar financial asset or based on the market approach using financial indicators such as PE ratios of the comparable listed companies was lower than the carrying amount. Therefore, the Company recognized impairment losses of $4,251 thousand and $14,358 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

15.

SUBSIDIARIES

Information on significant noncontrolling interest subsidiary


		Proportion of Ownership Interests and Voting Rights Held by Noncontrolling Interests
	Principal Place of Business	December 31
Subsidiaries	Principal Place of Business	2015			2014
SENAO	Taiwan		71	%		72	%


	Profit Allocated to Noncontrolling Interests				Accumulated Noncontrolling Interests
	Year Ended December 31				December 31
	2015		2014		2015		2014
SENAO	$	575,368	$	382,194	$	4,116,412	$	4,165,910
Individually immaterial subsidiaries with noncontrolling interests		283,249		167,121		1,152,663		919,275

	$	858,617	$	549,315	$	5,269,075	$	5,085,185

Summarized financial information in respect of SENAO and its subsidiaries that has material noncontrolling interests is set out below. The summarized financial information below represents amounts before intracompany eliminations.


	December 31
	2015			2014
Current assets	$	7,422,739		$	7,943,537
Noncurrent assets		2,783,123			2,497,896
Current liabilities		(4,324,620	)		(4,594,998	)
Noncurrent liabilities		(137,661	)		(93,597	)

Equity	$	5,743,581		$	5,752,838

(Continued)

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	December 31
	2015		2014
Equity attributable to the parent	$	1,627,169	$	1,586,928
Equity attributable to noncontrolling interests		4,116,412		4,165,910

	$	5,743,581	$	5,752,838

(Concluded)


	Year Ended December 31
	2015			2014
Revenues and income	$	35,949,748		$	41,755,175
Costs and expenses		35,141,453			41,224,624

Profit for the year	$	808,295		$	530,551

Profit attributable to the parent	$	232,927		$	148,357
Profit attributable to the noncontrolling interests		575,368			382,194

	$	808,295		$	530,551

Other comprehensive income attributable to the parent	$	(925	)	$	8,008
Other comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interests		(2,274	)		21,292

	$	(3,199	)	$	29,300

Total comprehensive income attributable to the parent	$	232,002		$	156,365
Total comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interests		573,094			403,486

	$	805,096		$	559,851

Net cash flow from operating activities	$	1,739,155		$	1,232,574
Net cash flow from investing activities		65,411			(105,189	)
Net cash flow from financing activities		(1,530,168	)		(533,076	)

Net cash inflow	$	274,398		$	594,309

Dividends distributed to noncontrolling interest	$	273,821		$	741,929

Equity transactions with noncontrolling interests

SENAO participated in share subscription of Youth in December 2015 at a percentage different from its original ownership interest. Therefore, the ownership interest of Youth increased from 70% to 89.48%.

SENAO purchased its treasury stock in June 2015 and July 2015, and the ownership interest of SENAO increased from 28.18% to 29.31%.

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CHI disposed of partial shares of CHPT in January 2015, and the ownership interest of CHPT decreased from 47.65% to 45.68%.

The above transactions were accounted for as equity transactions since the Company did not cease to have control over these subsidiaries.


	CHI Disposed Some Shares Of CHPT			SENAO Purchased Its Treasury Stock			SENAO Participated in Youth’s Share Subscription
Cash consideration received (paid) from (to) noncontrolling interest	$	45,128		$	(492,770	)	$	—
The proportionate share of the carrying amount of the net assets of the subsidiary transferred from (to) noncontrolling interests		(18,484	)		416,451			(412	)

Differences arising from equity transaction	$	26,644		$	(76,319	)	$	(412	)

Line items for equity transaction adjustment
Additional paid-in capital—difference between consideration received and the carrying amount of the subsidiaries’ net assets upon actual disposal	$	26,644		$	—		$	—

Additional paid-in capital—arising from changes in equities of subsidiaries	$	—		$	(14,021	)	$	(412	)

Unappropriated earnings	$	—		$	(62,298	)	$	—

Business combinations

Subsidiary acquired

Principal Activity

Date of Acquisition

Proportion of
Voting Equity
Interests
Acquired

(%)

Consideration
Transferred

Youth Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries

Sale of computer software, hardware and related products

September 2, 2015

135,450

Youth and its subsidiaries were acquired in order to continue the expansion of SENAO’s activities in selling telecommunication products. Youth and its subsidiaries were acquired by cash.

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Assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition


	Youth and Its Subsidiaries
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	21,467
Accounts and other receivables		10,260
Inventories		29,944
Prepayments		5,549
Other current assets		5,735
Noncurrent assets
Property, plant and equipment		35,600
Intangible assets		259,000
Refundable deposits		21,800
Deferred income tax assets		3,678
Other noncurrent assets		32,209
Current liabilities
Short-term loans		(53,711	)
Trade notes payable		(8,633	)
Accounts and other payable		(74,603	)
Other current liabilities		(80,494	)
Noncurrent liabilities
Long-term loans		(39,655	)
Deferred income tax liabilities		(44,030	)
Other noncurrent liabilities		(10,000	)

	$	114,116

Goodwill arising on acquisition


	Youth and Its Subsidiaries
Consideration transferred	$	135,450
Add: Noncontrolling interest (30% of the recognized amounts of Youth and its subsidiaries’ identifiable net assets)		34,235
Less: Fair value of identifiable net assets acquired		(114,116	)

Goodwill arising on acquisition	$	55,569

Goodwill that arose in the acquisition of Youth and its subsidiaries mainly included the amount in relation to the benefit of expected synergies from integrating the businesses of Youth and its subsidiaries that operate sales and maintenance of Apple’s products for many years. These benefits are not recognized separately from goodwill because they do not meet the recognition criteria for identifiable intangible assets.

Goodwill arising from business combinations is not deductible for tax purposes.

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Net cash outflow on acquisition of subsidiaries


	Youth and Its Subsidiaries
Consideration paid in cash	$	135,450
Less: Cash and cash equivalents acquired		(21,467	)

	$	113,983

Impact of acquisitions on the results of the Company

The results of the acquired subsidiaries since the date of acquisition were as follows:


	Youth and Its Subsidiaries
Revenue	$	187,793

Net loss	$	17,823

Had these business combinations been in effect at the beginning of the annual reporting period, the Company’s revenue and net income would have been $232,186,877 thousand and $43,586,076 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2015. This pro-forma information is for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily an indication of revenue and results of operations of the Company that actually would have been achieved had the acquisition been completed on January 1, 2015, nor is it intended to be a projection of future results.

In determining the pro-forma revenue and net income of the Company had Youth and its subsidiaries been acquired at the beginning of the current reporting period, management calculated depreciation of property, plant and equipment and amortization of intangible assets acquired on the basis of the fair values arising in the initial accounting for the business combination rather than the carrying amounts recognized in the pre-acquisition financial statements.

16.

INVESTMENTS ACCOUNTED FOR USING EQUITY METHOD


	December 31
	2015		2014
Investments in associates	$	2,917,625	$	2,696,959
Investments in joint ventures		227,379		256,666

	$	3,145,004	$	2,953,625

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Investments in associates

Investments in associates were as follows:


	Carrying Amount
	December 31
	2015		2014
Listed
Senao Networks, Inc. (“SNI”)	$	866,696	$	750,918
Non-listed
ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte., Ltd. (“STS”)		494,727		558,379
Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd. (“TISE”)		374,487		237,097
Viettel-CHT Co., Ltd. (“Viettel-CHT”)		315,762		277,700
International Integrated System, Inc. (“IISI”)		301,861		293,809
Skysoft Co., Ltd. (“SKYSOFT”)		137,792		138,868
KingwayTek Technology Co., Ltd. (“KWT”)		119,419		89,527
So-net Entertainment Taiwan Limited (“So-net”)		105,844		99,525
Taiwan International Ports Logistics Corporation (“TIPL”)		68,927		78,981
Dian Zuan Intergrating Marketing Co., Ltd. (“DZIM”)		41,922		67,352
Click Force Co., Ltd. (“CF”)		38,914		39,028
HopeTech Technologies Limited (“HopeTech”)		35,938		31,211
Alliance Digital Tech Co., Ltd. (“ADT”)		15,336		20,290
MeWorks LIMITED (HK) (“MeWorks”)		—		8,965
Xiamen Sertec Business Technology Co., Ltd. (“Sertec”)		—		5,309
Panda Monium Company Ltd.		—		—

	$	2,917,625	$	2,696,959

At the end of the reporting periods, the percentages of ownership and voting rights in associates held by the Company were as follows:


	% of Ownership and Voting Right
	December 31
	2015		2014
Senao Networks, Inc. (“SNI”)		34		34
ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte., Ltd. (“STS”)		38		38
Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd. (“TISE”)		40		40
Viettel-CHT Co., Ltd. (“Viettel-CHT”)		30		30
International Integrated System, Inc. (“IISI”)		33		33
Skysoft Co., Ltd. (“SKYSOFT”)		30		30
KingwayTek Technology Co., Ltd. (“KWT”)		26		27
So-net Entertainment Taiwan Limited (“So-net”)		30		30
Taiwan International Ports Logistics Corporation (“TIPL”)		27		27
Dian Zuan Integrating Marketing Co., Ltd. (“DZIM”)		26		26
Click Force Co., Ltd. (“CF”)		49		49
HopeTech Technologies Limited (“HopeTech”)		45		45
Alliance Digital Tech Co., Ltd. (“ADT”)		13		13
MeWorks LIMITED (HK) (“MeWorks”)		20		20
Xiamen Sertec Business Technology Co., Ltd. (“Sertec”)		—		49
Panda Monium Company Ltd.		—		43

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None of the above associates is considered individually material to the Company. Aggregate information of associates that are not individually material was as follows:


	Year Ended December 31
	2015			2014
The Company’s share of the profit	$	937,487		$	818,311
The Company’s share of other comprehensive income		(19,020	)		5,194

The Company’s share of total comprehensive income	$	918,467		$	823,505

The Level 1 fair values based on the closing market prices of SNI as of the balance sheet dates were as follows:


	December 31
	2015		2014
SNI	$	3,556,203	$	2,868,173

Chunghwa did not participate in the capital increase of KWT in August 2014 and November 2014 and the ownership interest decreased to 27% after the capital increase of KWT. Chunghwa sold its partial ownership interest in KWT in January 2015. The gain on disposal of KWT was $7,409 thousand and the ownership interest decreased to 26% after the disposal.

Chunghwa and Taiwan International Ports Corporation, Ltd. established TIPL in October 2014. Chunghwa invested $80,000 thousand cash and held 27% ownership of TIPL. TIPL engages mainly in logistics service of increasing cargo movement efficiency.

Chunghwa, President Chain Store Corporation and EasyCard Corporation established DZIM in May 2011. DZIM increased its capital in April 2014 and June 2014. Chunghwa participated in the capital increase of DZIM by investing $49,485 thousand in April 2014. SENAO participated in the capital increase of DZIM by investing $24,000 thousand in April 2014. As of December 31, 2015, the Company held 26% ownership of DZIM. DZIM engages mainly in information technology service and general advertisement service.

CHYP participated in the capital increase of CF by investing $39,000 thousand and $5,607 thousand in November 2014 and April 2015, respectively. CHYP held 49% ownership. CF engages mainly in general advertisement services.

Chunghwa, Taiwan Mobile Corporation, Asia Pacific Telecom, Vibo Telecom, EasyCard Corporation and Far EasTone Telecommunications established an associate, ADT, in November 2013. Chunghwa invested $30,000 thousand cash and held 19% ownership of ADT. Based on the share of capital commitments, Chunghwa has one out of five seats in the Board of Directors; therefore it has significant influence over ADT. Chunghwa did not participate in the capital increase of ADT in April 2014 and October 2014 and the ownership interest decreased to 13% after the capital increase of ADT. Chunghwa still has one out of five seats in the Board of Directors; therefore it remains significant influence over ADT. ADT engages mainly in the development of mobile payments and information processing service.

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Prime Asia participated in the capital increase of MeWorks by investing $10,000 thousand and held 20% ownership in May 2014. Based on the share of capital commitments, Prime Asia has two seats out of five seats in the Board of Directors; therefore it has significant influence over MeWorks. MeWorks engages mainly in investment business. As the operation of MeWorks had ceased, the Company concluded that this investment was fully impaired. The Company recognized an impairment loss of $8,213 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Sertec completed its liquidation in June 2015. CHI recognized the gain on disposal of Sertec of $649 thousand and received the proceeds from disposal in July 2015.

CHI disposed all shares of Panda Monium Company Ltd. in September 2015.

The Company’s share of profit (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss) of associates was recognized based on the audited financial statements.

Investments in joint ventures

Investments in joint ventures were as follows:


	Carrying Amount				% of Ownership and Voting Rights
	December 31				December 31
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Non-listed
Huada Digital Corporation (“HDD”)	$	206,737	$	218,825		50		50
Chunghwa Benefit One Co., Ltd. (“CBO”)		20,642		37,841		50		50

	$	227,379	$	256,666

Chunghwa invested in CBO in February 2014 at $50,000 thousand cash to acquire 50% of its shares and the rest of 50% ownership interest was held by Benefit One Asia Pte. Ltd. (“BOA”), and each obtained half of director seats. Thus, neither Chunghwa nor BOA obtained control over CBO. CBO engages mainly in e-commerce business for employees of corporate members and personal customers.

None of the above joint ventures is considered individually material to the Company. Summarized financial information of joint ventures that was not material to the Company was as follows:


	Year Ended December 31
	2015			2014
The Company’s share of loss	$	(29,499	)	$	(20,838	)
The Company’s share of other comprehensive income		—			—

The Company’s share of total comprehensive loss	$	(29,499	)	$	(20,838	)

The Company’s share of losses of the joint ventures was recorded based on the audited financial statements.

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17.

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT


	Land			Land Improvements			Buildings			Computer Equipment			Telecommuni- cations Equipment			Transportation Equipment			Miscellaneous Equipment			Construction in Progress and Advances Related to Acquisition of Equipment			Total
Cost
Balance on January 1, 2014	$	102,263,330		$	1,546,906		$	67,557,865		$	15,995,696		$	683,118,379		$	3,745,148		$	8,415,325		$	22,852,887		$	905,495,536
Additions		307,807			—			136,332			30,399			130,125			1,034			265,464			31,212,941			32,084,102
Disposal		(26,103	)		(12,397	)		(14,353	)		(1,804,358	)		(19,208,201	)		(75,758	)		(538,568	)		—			(21,679,738	)
Effect of foreign exchange differences		—			—			—			1,747			101,721			21			4,713			—			108,202
Other		228,752			23,035			(79,428	)		1,094,703			30,933,648			154,338			496,970			(33,136,097	)		(284,079	)

Balance on December 31, 2014	$	102,773,786		$	1,557,544		$	67,600,416		$	15,318,187		$	695,075,672		$	3,824,783		$	8,643,904		$	20,929,731		$	915,724,023

Accumulated depreciation and impairment
Balance on January 1, 2014	$	—		$	(1,104,400	)	$	(21,971,843	)	$	(11,600,999	)	$	(560,313,927	)	$	(1,671,798	)	$	(6,118,453	)	$	—		$	(602,781,420	)
Depreciation Expenses		—			(53,421	)		(1,252,134	)		(1,472,958	)		(27,703,388	)		(598,673	)		(799,384	)		—			(31,879,958	)
Disposal		—			12,397			13,058			1,800,113			19,193,545			75,681			460,960			—			21,555,754
Impairment loss		—			—			—			—			(64	)		—			—			—			(64	)
Effect of foreign exchange differences		—			—			—			(1,053	)		(15,057	)		(16	)		(3,970	)		—			(20,096	)
Other		—			(10	)		8,750			(33,042	)		71,768			(12,594	)		17,232			—			52,104

Balance on December 31, 2014	$	—		$	(1,145,434	)	$	(23,202,169	)	$	(11,307,939	)	$	(568,767,123	)	$	(2,207,400	)	$	(6,443,615	)	$	—		$	(613,073,680	)

Balance on January 1, 2014, net	$	102,263,330		$	442,506		$	45,586,022		$	4,394,697		$	122,804,452		$	2,073,350		$	2,296,872		$	22,852,887		$	302,714,116

Balance on December 31, 2014, net	$	102,773,786		$	412,110		$	44,398,247		$	4,010,248		$	126,308,549		$	1,617,383		$	2,200,289		$	20,929,731		$	302,650,343

Cost
Balance on January 1, 2015	$	102,773,786		$	1,557,544		$	67,600,416		$	15,318,187		$	695,075,672		$	3,824,783		$	8,643,904		$	20,929,731		$	915,724,023
Additions		—			—			59,041			37,158			158,751			—			202,530			23,993,190			24,450,670
Disposal		—			(94	)		(10,607	)		(1,073,310	)		(13,047,249	)		(69,337	)		(510,568	)		—			(14,711,165	)
Effect of foreign exchange differences		—			—			—			(221	)		69,663			47			(309	)		—			69,180
Acquisitions through business combinations		19,042			—			6,762			—			—			—			39,260			—			65,064
Other		(45,688	)		17,820			134,130			714,076			23,114,750			59,879			362,081			(24,520,593	)		(163,545	)

Balance on December 31, 2015	$	102,747,140		$	1,575,270		$	67,789,742		$	14,995,890		$	705,371,587		$	3,815,372		$	8,736,898		$	20,402,328		$	925,434,227

Accumulated depreciation and impairment
Balance on January 1, 2015	$	—		$	(1,145,434	)	$	(23,202,169	)	$	(11,307,939	)	$	(568,767,123	)	$	(2,207,400	)	$	(6,443,615	)	$	—		$	(613,073,680	)
Depreciation Expenses		—			(53,432	)		(1,268,490	)		(1,467,217	)		(26,290,623	)		(598,712	)		(671,341	)		—			(30,349,815	)
Disposal		—			94			10,171			1,060,632			13,032,923			69,283			425,473			—			14,598,576
Impairment loss		—			—			—			—			(138,093	)		—			—			—			(138,093	)
Effect of foreign exchange differences		—			—			—			127			(13,508	)		(47	)		57			—			(13,371	)
Acquisitions through business combinations		—			—			(1,115	)		—			—			—			(28,349	)		—			(29,464	)
Other		—			(4,637	)		41,044			(472	)		(28,624	)		(13,354	)		(23,191	)		—			(29,234	)

Balance on December 31, 2015	$	—		$	(1,203,409	)	$	(24,420,559	)	$	(11,714,869	)	$	(582,205,048	)	$	(2,750,230	)	$	(6,740,966	)	$	—		$	(629,035,081	)

Balance on January 1, 2015, net	$	102,773,786		$	412,110		$	44,398,247		$	4,010,248		$	126,308,549		$	1,617,383		$	2,200,289		$	20,929,731		$	302,650,343

Balance on December 31, 2015, net	$	102,747,140		$	371,861		$	43,369,183		$	3,281,021		$	123,166,539		$	1,065,142		$	1,995,932		$	20,402,328		$	296,399,146

Due to technology upgrade, some telecommunications equipment became obsolete. The Company evaluated and concluded the recoverable amount determined on the basis of value in use of aforementioned telecommunications equipment was nil and recognized impairment losses of $138,093 thousand and $64 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The impairment loss was included in other income and expenses in the statements of comprehensive income.

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Depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line method over the following estimated service lives:


Land improvement			8-30 years
Buildings
Main building			35-60 years
Other building facilities			2-20 years
Computer equipment			2-8 years
Telecommunications equipment
Telecommunication circuits			2-30 years
Telecommunication machinery and antennas equipment			2-30 years
Transportation equipment			3-10 years
Miscellaneous equipment
Leasehold improvements			1-6 years
Mechanical and air conditioner equipment			3-16 years
Others			2-10 years

18.	INVESTMENT PROPERTIES


Cost
Balance on January 1, 2014	$	9,260,015
Disposal		(623,498	)
Reclassification		246,534

Balance on December 31, 2014	$	8,883,051

Accumulated depreciation and impairment
Balance on January 1, 2014	$	(1,241,984	)
Depreciation expense		(16,436	)
Disposal		13,943
Reclassification		(17,720	)

Balance on December 31, 2014	$	(1,262,197	)

Balance on January 1, 2014, net	$	8,018,031

Balance on December 31, 2014, net	$	7,620,854

Cost
Balance on January 1, 2015	$	8,883,051
Disposal		(126	)
Reclassification		175,067

Balance on December 31, 2015	$	9,057,992

Accumulated depreciation and impairment
Balance on January 1, 2015	$	(1,262,197	)
Depreciation expense		(18,363	)
Disposal		126
Reclassification		(17,200	)
Reversal of impairment loss		142,047

Balance on December 31, 2015	$	(1,155,587	)

Balance on January 1, 2015, net	$	7,620,854

Balance on December 31, 2015, net	$	7,902,405

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Depreciation expense is computed using the straight-line method over the following estimated service lives:


Land improvements			8-30 years
Buildings
Main buildings			35-60 years
Other building facilities			4-10 years

After the evaluation of land and buildings, the Company concluded the recoverable amount which represented the fair value less costs to sell of some land and buildings was higher than the carrying amount. Therefore, the Company recognized a reversal of impairment loss of $142,047 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2015 and the amount was recognized only to the extent of impairment losses that had been recognized in prior years. The reversal of impairment loss was included in other income and expenses in the statements of comprehensive income.

Light Era Development Co., Ltd. disposed its investment property in October 2014. The disposal price was $1,230,000 thousand, related cost was $624,647 thousand (including carrying amount of $609,555 thousand and related disposal expense of $15,092 thousand), and the disposal gain was $605,353 thousand.


	December 31
	2015		2014
Fair value	$	17,694,498	$	17,179,780

Overall capital interest rate		1.49%-2.28%		1.54%-2.36%
Profit margin ratio		10%-20%		10%-20%
Discount rate		1.21%-1.28%		1.36%
Capitalization rate		0.44%-1.73%		0.44%-1.65%

All of the Company’s investment properties are held under freehold interest.

19.

INTANGIBLE ASSETS


	3G and 4G Concession			Computer Software			Goodwill			Others			Total
Cost
Balance on January 1, 2014	$	49,254,000		$	2,637,454		$	180,631		$	117,887		$	52,189,972
Additions-acquired separately		—			611,458			—			32,707			644,165
Disposal		—			(56,401	)		—			(29	)		(56,430	)
Effect of foreign exchange difference		—			141			—			—			141

Balance on December 31, 2014	$	49,254,000		$	3,192,652		$	180,631		$	150,565		$	52,777,848

Accumulated amortization and impairment
Balance on January 1, 2014	$	(6,435,956	)	$	(1,306,473	)	$	(18,055	)	$	(30,600	)	$	(7,791,084	)
Amortization expenses		(1,667,877	)		(543,128	)		—			(7,293	)		(2,218,298	)
Disposal		—			56,401			—			29			56,430
Effect of foreign exchange difference		—			(270	)		—			—			(270	)

Balance on December 31, 2014	$	(8,103,833	)	$	(1,793,470	)	$	(18,055	)	$	(37,864	)	$	(9,953,222	)

(Continued)

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	3G and 4G Concession			Computer Software			Goodwill			Others			Total
Balance on January 1, 2014, net	$	42,818,044		$	1,330,981		$	162,576		$	87,287		$	44,398,888

Balance on December 31, 2014, net	$	41,150,167		$	1,399,182		$	162,576		$	112,701		$	42,824,626

Cost
Balance on January 1, 2015	$	49,254,000		$	3,192,652		$	180,631		$	150,565		$	52,777,848
Additions-acquired separately		9,955,000			423,868			—			1,299			10,380,167
Disposal		—			(375,214	)		—			(1,983	)		(377,197	)
Effect of foreign exchange difference		—			108			—			—			108
Acquisitions through business combinations		—			—			55,569			259,000			314,569
Other		—			7,214			—			—			7,214

Balance on December 31, 2015	$	59,209,000		$	3,248,628		$	236,200		$	408,881		$	63,102,709

Accumulated amortization and impairment
Balance on January 1, 2015	$	(8,103,833	)	$	(1,793,470	)	$	(18,055	)	$	(37,864	)	$	(9,953,222	)
Amortization expenses		(2,503,967	)		(564,742	)		—			(11,203	)		(3,079,912	)
Disposal		—			375,194			—			1,983			377,177
Effect of foreign exchange difference		—			(76	)		—			—			(76	)
Other		—			102			—			—			102

Balance on December 31, 2015	$	(10,607,800	)	$	(1,982,992	)	$	(18,055	)	$	(47,084	)	$	(12,655,931	)

Balance on January 1, 2015, net	$	41,150,167		$	1,399,182		$	162,576		$	112,701		$	42,824,626

Balance on December 31, 2015, net	$	48,601,200		$	1,265,636		$	218,145		$	361,797		$	50,446,778

(Concluded)

For long-term business development, Chunghwa participated in mobile broadband license (4G license) in 2.5 and 2.6 GHz bands bidding process announced by NCC and obtained certain spectrums. Chunghwa paid the 4G concession fee amounting to $9,955,000 thousand in December 2015.

20.

OTHER ASSETS


	December 31
	2015		2014
Spare parts	$	1,875,759	$	2,977,585
Refundable deposits		2,198,378		2,738,789
Other financial assets		1,000,000		1,000,000
Others		2,858,807		2,104,761

	$	7,932,944	$	8,821,135

(Continued)

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	December 31
	2015		2014
Current
Spare parts	$	1,875,759	$	2,977,585
Others		460,162		241,814

	$	2,335,921	$	3,219,399

Noncurrent
Refundable deposits	$	2,198,378	$	2,738,789
Other financial assets		1,000,000		1,000,000
Others		2,398,645		1,862,947

	$	5,597,023	$	5,601,736

(Concluded)

Other financial assets - noncurrent was Piping Fund. 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 to a Piping Fund administered by the Taipei City Government. This fund was used to finance various telecommunications infrastructure projects. Net assets of this fund will be returned proportionately after the project is completed.

21.

HEDGING DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS


	December 31
	2015		2014
Hedge on derivative financial assets
Cash flow hedge - forward exchange contracts	$	498	$	—

Hedge on derivative financial liabilities
Cash flow hedge - forward exchange contracts	$	—	$	283

As of December 31, 2015, Chunghwa expected part of the equipment purchase transactions will not occur and reclassified the related loss of $741 thousand arising from the forward exchange contracts of the aforementioned transactions from equity to profit or loss.

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The outstanding forward exchange contracts at the balance sheet dates were as follows:

Contract Amount

Currency

Maturity Period

(Thousands)

December 31, 2015

Forward exchange contracts - buy

EUR/NT$

2016.03-06

EUR8,532/NT$

306,435

December 31, 2014

Forward exchange contracts - buy

EUR/NT$

2015.03

EUR2,341/NT$

90,509

Gains and losses arising from the hedging derivative instruments that have been reclassified from equity to initial cost of the property, plant and equipment were as follows:


	December 31
	2015			2014
Construction in progress and advances related to acquisition of equipment	$	(18,805	)	$	18,435

22.	SHORT-TERM LOANS


	December 31
	2015		2014
Unsecured loans	$	110,000	$	564,400

Annual interest rates		1.29%-2.40%		1.25%-2.40%

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


	December 31
	2015			2014
Secured loans (Note 40)	$	1,750,000		$	1,900,000
Less: Current portion of long-term loans		(7,692	)		—

	$	1,742,308		$	1,900,000

The annual interest rates of loans were as follows:


	December 31
	2015	2014
Secured loans	1.11%-1.36%	1.13%-2.35%

LED obtained a secured loan from Chang Hwa Bank in September 2010. Interest is paid monthly. $300,000 thousand and $1,350,000 thousand were originally due in December 2014 and September 2015, respectively. In October 2014, the bank borrowing mentioned above was extended to September 2018 for one time repayment. LED has made an early repayment of $50,000 thousand in April 2015. LED obtained another secured loan from Chang Hwa Bank in December 2012 in the amount of $400,000 thousand which will be due in December 2017; LED has made an early repayment of $350,000 thousand and $50,000 thousand in 2013 and January 2015, respectively.

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CHPT entered into a secured loan contract of $348,000 thousand with Bank of Taiwan in April 2014, interest will be paid monthly, amortization of principle will begin in June 2016, and the contract will expire in April 2029. CHPT made early repayments of $148,000 thousand and $50,000 thousand from September to December 2014 and in November 2015, respectively.

24.

TRADE NOTES AND ACCOUNTS PAYABLE


	December 31
	2015		2014
Trade notes and accounts payable	$	16,300,993	$	18,518,977

Trade notes and accounts payable were attributable to operating activities and the trading conditions were agreed separately.

25.

OTHER PAYABLES


	December 31
	2015		2014
Accrued salary and compensation	$	10,429,648	$	9,122,156
Accrued remuneration to employees, bonus to employees and remuneration to directors		2,190,085		1,679,756
Payables to equipment suppliers		1,540,532		1,181,777
Payables to contractors		1,451,584		2,628,892
Accrued franchise fees		1,401,490		1,585,174
Amounts collected for others		1,406,000		1,330,695
Accrued maintenance costs		997,833		867,708
Others		6,069,794		5,938,834

	$	25,486,966	$	24,334,992

26.

PROVISIONS


	December 31
	2015		2014
Warranties	$	213,114	$	211,633
Employee benefits		30,108		55,569
Others		4,682		4,832

	$	247,904	$	272,034

Current	$	189,746	$	179,374
Noncurrent		58,158		92,660

	$	247,904	$	272,034

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	Warranties			Employee Benefits			Others			Total
Balance on January 1, 2014	$	201,494		$	47,265		$	4,046		$	252,805
Additional provisions recognized		192,259			8,304			790			201,353
Used during the period		(174,794	)		—			(4	)		(174,798	)
Reversed during the period		(7,326	)		—			—			(7,326	)

Balance on December 31, 2014		211,633			55,569			4,832			272,034
Additional provisions recognized		99,958			11,423			150			111,531
Used during the period		(98,477	)		(36,884	)		(300	)		(135,661	)

Balance on December 31, 2015	$	213,114		$	30,108		$	4,682		$	247,904

The provision for employee benefits represents vested long-term service compensation accrued.

27.

ADVANCE RECEIPTS

28.

RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS

Defined contribution plans

The pension plan under the Labor Pension Act of ROC (the “LPA”) is considered as a defined contribution plan. Based on the LPA, Chunghwa and its domestic subsidiaries make monthly contributions to employees’ individual pension accounts at 6% of monthly salaries and wages. Its foreign subsidiaries would make monthly contributions based on the local pension requirements.

Defined benefit plans

Chunghwa completed its 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 was requested to administer the distributions to employees for pension obligations including service clearance payment, lump sum payment under civil service plan, additional separation payments, etc. upon the completion of the privatization and recognized in other current monetary assets.

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Chunghwa and its subsidiaries SENAO, CHIEF, CHSI, and SHE with the pension mechanism under the Labor Standards Law are considered as defined benefit plans. These pension plans provide benefits based on an employee’s length of service and average six-month salary prior to retirement. Chunghwa and its subsidiaries contribute an amount no more than 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. The plan assets are held in a commingled fund which is operated and managed by the government’s designated authorities; as such, the Company does not have any right to intervene in the investments of the funds. According to the Article 56 of the Labor Standards Law revised in February 2015, entities are required to contribute the difference in one appropriation to the Funds before the end of next March when the balance of the Funds is insufficient to pay employees who will meet the retirement eligibility criteria within next year.

The amounts included in the consolidated balance sheets arising from the Company’s obligation in respect of its defined benefit plans were as follows:


	December 31
	2015			2014 (Adjusted)
Present value of funded defined benefit obligation	$	30,882,113		$	27,958,086
Fair value of plan assets		(23,794,280	)		(21,496,222	)

Funded status	$	7,087,833		$	6,461,864

Net defined benefit liabilities	$	7,098,510		$	6,469,890
Net defined benefit assets (included in other noncurrent assets - others)		(10,677	)		(8,026	)

	$	7,087,833		$	6,461,864

Movements in the defined benefit obligation as adjusted and the fair value of plan assets were as follows:


	Present Value of Funded Defined Benefit Obligation		Fair Value of Plan Assets		Net Defined Benefit Liabilities (Assets)
Balance on January 1, 2014	$	25,458,306	$	19,981,837	$	5,476,469

Service cost
Current service cost		2,919,397		—		2,919,397
Loss on settlements		75,668		—		75,668
Interest expense/interest income		509,518		416,079		93,439

Amounts recognized in profit or loss		3,504,583		416,079		3,088,504

Remeasurement on the net defined benefit liability
Return on plan assets (excluding amounts included in net interest)		—		52,441		(52,441	)
Actuarial losses recognized from changes in demographic assumptions		4,138		—		4,138

(Continued)

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	Present Value of Funded Defined Benefit Obligation			Fair Value of Plan Assets			Net Defined Benefit Liabilities (Assets)
Actuarial gains recognized from changes in financial assumptions	$	(5,216	)	$	—		$	(5,216	)
Actuarial losses recognized from experience adjustments		545,877			—			545,877

Amounts recognized in other comprehensive income		544,799			52,441			492,358

Contributions from employer		—			2,486,497			(2,486,497	)
Benefits paid		(455,420	)		(455,420	)		—
Settlements		(993,912	)		(985,212	)		(8,700	)
Benefits paid directly by the Company		(100,270	)		—			(100,270	)

Balance on December 31, 2014		27,958,086			21,496,222			6,461,864

Current service cost		2,883,634			—			2,883,634
Interest expense/interest income		545,942			443,636			102,306

Amounts recognized in profit or loss		3,429,576			443,636			2,985,940

Remeasurement on the net defined benefit liability
Return on plan assets (excluding amounts included in net interest)		—			135,776			(135,776	)
Actuarial losses recognized from changes in demographic assumptions		10,923			—			10,923
Actuarial gains recognized from changes in financial assumptions		(406	)		—			(406	)
Actuarial losses recognized from experience adjustments		356,710			—			356,710

Amounts recognized in other comprehensive income		367,227			135,776			231,451

Contributions from employer		—			2,435,160			(2,435,160	)
Benefits paid		(716,514	)		(716,514	)		—
Benefits paid directly by the Company		(156,262	)		—			(156,262	)

Balance on December 31, 2015	$	30,882,113		$	23,794,280		$	7,087,833

(Concluded)

Relevant pension costs recognized in profit and loss for defined benefit plans were as follows:


	Year Ended December 31
	2015		2014 (Adjusted)
Operating costs	$	1,793,607	$	1,848,881
Marketing expenses		856,108		888,260
General and administrative expenses		162,317		169,477
Research and development expenses		101,729		106,100

	$	2,913,761	$	3,012,718

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The Company is exposed to following risks for the defined benefits plans under the Labor Standards Law:

Investment risk

Interest rate risk

Salary risk

The most recent actuarial valuation of plan assets and the present value of the defined benefit obligation were carried out by the independent actuary.

The principal assumptions used for the purpose of the actuarial valuations were as follows:


	Measurement Date
	December 31
	2015	2014
Discount rates	2.00%	2.00%
Expected rates of salary increase	1.00%-2.00%	1.00%-2.00%


	December 31
	2015			2014
Discount rates
0.5% increase	$	(976,675	)	$	(1,061,090	)

0.5% decrease	$	1,261,032		$	1,131,341

Expected rates of salary increase
0.5% increase	$	1,331,860		$	1,134,156

0.5% decrease	$	(1,052,310	)	$	(1,128,612	)

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	December 31
	2015		2014
The expected contributions to the plan for the next year	$	11,302,013	$	2,507,885

The average duration of the defined benefit obligation		6-15 years		8-14 years

The Company’s maturity analysis of the undiscounted benefit payments was as follows:


Year	Amount
2016	$	1,797,727
2017		3,256,746
2018		5,086,460
2019		6,768,980
2020 and thereafter		41,288,729

	$	58,198,642

29.

EQUITY

Share capital

Common stocks


	December 31
	2015		2014
Number of authorized shares (thousand)		12,000,000		12,000,000

Authorized shares	$	120,000,000	$	120,000,000

Number of shares issued and collected proceeds (thousand)		7,757,447		7,757,447

Issued shares	$	77,574,465	$	77,574,465

The issued common stocks of a par value at $10 per share entitled the right to vote and receive dividends.

Global depositary receipts

For the purpose of privatizing Chunghwa, the MOTC sold 1,109,750 thousand common stocks 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 10 common stocks) on the New York Stock Exchange on July 17, 2003. Afterwards, the MOTC sold 1,350,682 thousand common stocks 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 stocks of Chunghwa, respectively, in the form of ADS totally amounting to 56,435 thousand units on September 29, 2006. The MOTC and Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd. have sold 3,024,780 thousand common stocks in the form of ADS amounting to 302,478 thousand units. As of December 31, 2015, the outstanding ADSs were 345,367 thousand common stocks, which equaled 34,537 thousand units and represented 4.45% of Chunghwa’s total outstanding common stocks.

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Exercise their voting rights,

Sell their ADSs, and

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

Additional paid-in capital

The adjustment of additional paid-in capital for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:


	Share Premium			Movements of Additional Paid-in Capital for Associates and Joint Ventures Accounted for Using Equity Method		Movements of Additional Paid-in Capital Arising from Changes in Equities of Subsidiaries			Difference between Consideration Received and Carrying Amount of the Subsidiaries’ Net Assets upon Disposal		Donated Capital		Stockholders’ Contribution Due to Privatization		Total
Balance on January 1, 2014	$	163,907,049		$	41,396	$	10,372		$	—	$	13,170	$	20,648,078	$	184,620,065
Cash distributed from additional paid-in capital		(16,577,663	)		—		—			—		—		—		(16,577,663	)
Change in additional paid-in capital from investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method		—			2,252		—			—		—		—		2,252
Change in additional paid-in capital for not participating in the capital increase of a subsidiary		—			—		2,988			—		—		—		2,988
Employee stock bonus issued by a subsidiary		—			—		293			—		—		—		293

Balance on December 31, 2014		147,329,386			43,648		13,653			—		13,170		20,648,078		168,047,935
Change in additional paid-in capital from investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method		—			34,405		—			—		—		—		34,405
Partial disposal of interests in subsidiaries		—			—		—			26,644		—		—		26,644
Change in additional paid-in capital from share subscription not based on original ownership of a subsidiary		—			—		(412	)		—		—		—		(412	)
Other changes in additional paid-in capital in subsidiaries		—			—		1,064			—		—		—		1,064
Subsidiary purchased its treasury stock		—			—		(14,021	)		—		—		—		(14,021	)

Balance on December 31, 2015	$	147,329,386		$	78,053	$	284		$	26,644	$	13,170	$	20,648,078	$	168,095,615

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Retained earnings and dividends policy

Before distributing a dividend or making any other distribution to stockholders, Chunghwa must pay all outstanding taxes, offset deficits in prior years and set aside a legal reserve equal to 10% of its net income, except when the accumulated amount of such legal reserve equals to the Company’s total authorized capital, and depending on its business needs or requirements, may also set aside or reverse special reserves. In accordance with Chunghwa’s 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 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 dividend to be distributed is less than $0.10 per share, such cash dividend shall be distributed in the form of common stocks.

In accordance with the amendments to the Company Act in May 2015, the recipients of dividends and bonuses are limited to shareholders and do not include employees. The consequential amendments to Chunghwa’s Articles of Incorporation had been proposed by Chunghwa’s Board of Directors on March 11, 2016 and are subject to the resolution of the shareholders in their meeting to be held on June 24, 2016. Information on the employee remuneration, employee bonus, and remuneration for the directors for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the actual distribution for 2014 and 2013, please refer to Note 31.a.7—Employee benefit expenses.

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 the legal reserve has exceeded 25% of the Chunghwa’s paid-in capital, the excess may be transferred to capital or distributed in cash.

Except for non-ROC resident shareholders, all shareholders receiving the dividends are entitled a tax credit equal to their proportionate share of the income tax paid by the Company.

The appropriations of the 2014 earnings of Chunghwa have been approved by the stockholders’ meeting on June 26, 2015 and the appropriations of the 2013 earnings of Chunghwa approved by the stockholders’ meeting on June 24, 2014 were as follows:


	Appropriation of Earnings					Dividends Per Share (NT$)
	For Fiscal Year 2014			For Fiscal Year 2013		For Fiscal Year 2014		For Fiscal Year 2013
Legal reserve	$	680,743		$	2,074,342
Special reserve		(144,005	)		144,005
Cash dividends		37,673,263			18,525,558	$	4.86	$	2.39

In addition, the stockholders of Chunghwa resolved to distribute cash $2.14 per share and the total amount of $16,577,663 thousand from additional paid-in capital on June 24, 2014.

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The appropriations of earnings for 2015 had been proposed by the Chunghwa’s Board of Directors on March 11, 2016. The appropriations and dividends per share were as follows:


	Appropriation of Earnings		Dividends Per Share (NT$)
Cash dividends	$	42,551,146	$	5.49

The appropriations of earnings for 2015 are subject to the resolution of the shareholders’ meeting to be held on June 24, 2016. Information of the appropriation of Chunghwa’s earnings proposed by the Board of Directors and approved by the stockholders is available on the Market Observation Post System website.

Other equity items

Exchange differences arising from the translation of the foreign operations

Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale financial assets


	Year Ended December 31
	2015			2014
Beginning balance	$	739,988		$	(149,747	)
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale financial assets		(670,029	)		925,495
Income tax relating to unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale financial assets		(2,055	)		2,974
Amount reclassified from equity to profit or loss on disposal		—			(38,734	)
Amount reclassified from equity to profit or loss on impairment		23,060			—

Ending balance	$	90,964		$	739,988

Noncontrolling interests


	Year Ended December 31
	2015			2014 (Adjusted)
Beginning balance	$	5,085,185		$	5,058,086
Shares attributed to noncontrolling interests
Net income of the year		858,617			549,315
Exchange differences arising from the translation of the net investment in foreign operations		(1,972	)		24,167
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale financial assets		1,494			(8,558	)
Income tax relating to unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale financial assets		(254	)		368
Actuarial loss arising from defined benefit plans		(3,219	)		(2,673	)

(Continued)

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	Year Ended December 31
	2015			2014 (Adjusted)
Income tax relating to actuarial losses arising from defined benefit plan	$	549		$	455
Share of other comprehensive income of associates accounted for using equity method		1,701			3,750
Cash dividends distributed by subsidiaries		(350,003	)		(796,770	)
Change in additional paid-in capital for not participating in the capital increase of a subsidiary		—			369
Change in additional paid-in capital from share subscription not based on original ownership of a subsidiary		412			—
Changes in additional paid-in capital from investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method		(2,688	)		(4,060	)
Partial disposal of interests in subsidiaries		18,484			—
Employee stock bonus issued by a subsidiary		—			5,451
Compensation cost of employee stock options of subsidiaries		36,326			93,287
Other changes in additional paid-in capital in subsidiaries		1,559			—
Subsidiary purchased its treasury stock		(416,451	)		—
Increase in noncontrolling interests		39,335			161,998

Ending balance	$	5,269,075		$	5,085,185

(Concluded)

30.

REVENUES

The main source of revenue of the Company includes various telecommunications services in many different streams, and the related information was as discussed in Note 44.

31.

NET INCOME AND OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

Net income

Other income and expenses


	Year Ended December 31
	2015			2014
Gain (loss) on disposal of property, plant and equipment	$	(109,040	)	$	25,276
Gain on disposal of investment properties		—			605,353
Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment		(138,093	)		(64	)
Reversal gain on investment properties		142,047			—
Loss on disposal of intangible assets		(20	)		—

	$	(105,106	)	$	630,565

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Other income


	Year Ended December 31
	2015		2014
Dividend income	$	218,232	$	77,658
Income from Piping Fund		202,492		200,000
Rental income		37,611		45,308
Others		191,738		263,933

	$	650,073	$	586,899

Other gains and losses


	Year Ended December 31
	2015			2014
Net foreign currency exchange gains	$	62,645		$	201,209
Gain (loss) on disposal of financial instruments		(449	)		45,795
Gain on disposal of investments accounted for using equity method		8,058			—
Valuation gain on financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, net		163			1,142
Impairment loss on investments accounted for using equity method		(8,213	)		—
Impairment loss on financial assets carried at cost		(81,269	)		(23,334	)
Impairment loss on available-for-sale financial assets		(25,910	)		—
Others		(179,234	)		(93,840	)

	$	(224,209	)	$	130,972

Impairment loss on financial instruments


	Year Ended December 31
	2015		2014
Notes and accounts receivable	$	480,143	$	292,385

Other receivables	$	38,364	$	33,306

Available-for-sale financial assets	$	25,910	$	—

Financial assets carried at cost	$	81,269	$	23,334

Impairment loss (reversal of impairment loss) on non-finacial assets


	Year Ended December 31
	2015			2014
Inventories	$	198,312		$	288,364

Property, plant and equipment	$	138,093		$	64

Investments accounted for using equity method	$	8,213		$	—

Investment properties	$	(142,047	)	$	—

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Depreciation and amortization expenses


	Year Ended December 31
	2015		2014
Property, plant and equipment	$	30,349,815	$	31,879,958
Investment properties		18,363		16,436
Intangible assets		3,079,912		2,218,298

Total depreciation and amortization expenses	$	33,448,090	$	34,114,692

Depreciation expenses summarized by functions
Operating costs	$	28,292,112	$	29,682,079
Operating expenses		2,076,066		2,214,315

	$	30,368,178	$	31,896,394

Amortization expenses summarized by functions
Operating costs	$	2,742,237	$	1,915,507
Marketing expenses		177,739		161,201
General and administrative expenses		115,531		96,754
Research and development expenses		44,405		44,836

	$	3,079,912	$	2,218,298

Employee benefit expenses


	Year Ended December 31
	2015		2014 (Adjusted)
Post-employment benefit
Defined contribution plans	$	488,521	$	440,523
Defined benefit plans		2,913,761		3,012,718

		3,402,282		3,453,241

Share-based payment
Equity-settled share-based payment		36,326		93,287

Other employee benefit
Salaries		25,525,536		24,856,939
Insurance		2,642,982		2,565,058
Others		15,717,146		15,658,516

		43,885,664		43,080,513

Total employee benefit expenses	$	47,324,272	$	46,627,041

Summary by functions
Operating costs	$	25,320,099	$	26,362,254
Operating expenses		22,004,173		20,264,787

	$	47,324,272	$	46,627,041

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had 32,734 and 32,596 employees, respectively.

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The bonus to employees and the remuneration to directors as of December 31, 2014 were accrued based on past experiences and the probable amount to be paid in accordance with Chunghwa’s Articles of Incorporation and Implementation Guidance for the Employee’s Bonus Distribution of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. In order to compliance with the Company Act as amended in May 2015, the amendments to Chunghwa’s Articles of Incorporation was proposed by the Chunghwa’s Board of Directors on March 11, 2016 which stipulated to distribute employees’ compensation at the rates from 1.7% to 4.3% and remuneration to directors at the rate no higher than 0.17%, respectively, of pre-tax income. As of December 31, 2015, the payables of the employees’ compensation and of the remuneration to directors were $1,927,518 thousand and $44,852 thousand, respectively. Such amounts have been proposed by the Chunghwa’s Board of Directors on March 11, 2016 and are subject to the resolution of the shareholders in their meeting to be held on June 24, 2016.

The appropriations of the 2014 bonuses to employees and remuneration to directors of Chunghwa have been approved by the stockholder’s meeting on June 26, 2015 and the appropriations of the 2013 bonuses to employees and remuneration to directors of Chunghwa approved by the stockholders’ meeting on June 24, 2014 were as follows:


	2014		2013
	Cash Bonus		Cash Bonus
Bonus distributed to the employees	$	1,510,068	$	758,627
Remuneration paid to the directors		39,223		19,304

Information of the appropriation of Chunghwa’s employees bonuses and remuneration to directors and approved by the Board of Directors and stockholders is available on the Market Observation Post System website.

Reclassification adjustments of other comprehensive income (loss)


	Year Ended December 31
	2015			2014
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale financial assets
Arising during the year	$	(671,385	)	$	924,742
Reclassification adjustments
Upon disposal		—			(46,539	)
Upon impairment		25,910			—

	$	(645,475	)	$	878,203

Cash flow hedges
Gain (loss) arising during the year	$	18,845		$	(18,718	)
Reclassification adjustments for losses included in profit or loss		741			—
Adjusted against the carrying amount of hedged items		(18,805	)		18,435

	$	781		$	(283	)

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32.

INCOME TAX

Income tax recognized in profit or loss

The major components of income tax expense were as follows:


	Year Ended December 31
	2015			2014 (Adjusted)
Current tax
Current tax expenses recognized for the year	$	8,571,999		$	7,516,277
Tax on unappropriated earnings		21,627			33,009
Income tax adjustments on prior years		(82,722	)		4,078
Others		13,700			40,424

		8,524,604			7,593,788
Deferred tax
Deferred tax expenses recognized for the year		(220,736	)		(201,211	)

Income tax recognized in profit or loss	$	8,303,868		$	7,392,577

Reconciliation of accounting profit and income tax expense was as follows:


	Year Ended December 31
	2015			2014 (Adjusted)
Income before income tax	$	51,968,213		$	46,553,948

Income tax expense calculated at the statutory rate (17%)	$	8,834,596		$	7,914,170
Nondeductible revenues and expenses in determining taxable income		27,801			47,664
Imputed income on tax		—			1,168
Unrecognized deductible temporary differences		11,367			(66,659	)
Unrecognized loss carryforwards		83,479			161,671
Tax-exempt income		(183,221	)		(398,828	)
Income tax on unappropriated earnings		21,627			33,009
Investment credits		(329,756	)		(314,384	)
Effect of different tax rates of group entities operating in other jurisdictions		(94,366	)		(25,317	)
Adjustments of tax expense on prior years		(82,722	)		4,078
Others		15,063			36,005

Income tax expense recognized in profit or loss	$	8,303,868		$	7,392,577

The applicable tax rate used above is the corporate tax rate of 17% payable by the entities subject to the Income Tax Law of the Republic of China, while the applicable tax rate used by subsidiaries in China is 25%. Tax rates used by other entities in the Company operating in other jurisdictions are based on the tax laws in those jurisdictions.

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Income tax expense (benefit) recognized in other comprehensive income


	Year Ended December 31
	2015			2014
Deferred tax expense (benefit)
Unrealized (gain) loss on available-for-sale financial assets	$	2,309		$	(3,342	)
Remeasurement on defined benefit plan		(39,347	)		(83,701	)

Total income tax benefit recognized in other comprehensive income	$	(37,038	)	$	(87,043	)

Current tax assets and liabilities


	December 31
	2015		2014
Current tax assets
Tax refund receivable (included as other current assets - other)	$	7,977	$	333,313

Current tax liabilities
Income tax payable	$	4,751,181	$	3,361,907

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities

The movements of deferred income tax assets and liabilities were as follows:

For the year ended December 31, 2015


	January 1, 2015		Recognized in Profit or Loss			Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income		Acquisition Through Business Combinations		December 31, 2015
Deferred tax assets
Temporary differences
Defined benefit obligation	$	1,099,003	$	67,315		$	39,342	$	—	$	1,205,660
Share of the profit of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method		277,227		48,004			—		—		325,231
Allowance for doubtful receivables over quota		113,892		54,864			—		—		168,756
Deferred revenue		155,614		(19,211	)		—		—		136,403
Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment		31,521		12,885			—		—		44,406
Valuation loss on inventory		41,142		(7,819	)		—		—		33,323
Accrued award credits liabilities		28,543		(6,573	)		—		—		21,970
Unrealized foreign exchange loss, net		—		18,479			—		—		18,479
Estimated warranty liabilities		19,025		(1,441	)		—		—		17,584

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	January 1, 2015		Recognized in Profit or Loss			Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income			Acquisition Through Business Combinations		December 31, 2015
Property, plant and equipment	$	—	$	(58	)	$	—		$	2,085	$	2,027
Others		33,607		5,895			—			—		39,502

		1,799,574		172,340			39,342			2,085		2,013,341
Loss carryforwards		29,012		17,631			—			1,593		48,236

	$	1,828,586	$	189,971		$	39,342		$	3,678	$	2,061,577

Deferred tax liabilities
Temporary differences
Land value incremental tax	$	94,986	$	—		$	—		$	—	$	94,986
Intangible assets		—		(657	)		—			44,030		43,373
Valuation gain (loss) on financial instruments, net		3,187		(170	)		2,309			—		5,326
Defined benefit obligation		—		619			(5	)		—		614
Unrealized foreign exchange gain (loss), net		29,216		(28,674	)		—			—		542
Others		5,017		(1,883	)		—			—		3,134

	$	132,406	$	(30,765	)	$	2,304		$	44,030	$	147,975

(Concluded)

For the year ended December 31, 2014 (Adjusted)


	January 1, 2014		Recognized in Profit or Loss			Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income		December 31, 2014
Deferred tax assets
Temporary differences
Defined benefit obligation	$	931,258	$	84,044		$	83,701	$	1,099,003
Share of the profit of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method		175,007		102,220			—		277,227
Allowance for doubtful receivables over quota		2,353		111,539			—		113,892
Deferred revenue		187,126		(31,512	)		—		155,614
Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment		59,015		(27,494	)		—		31,521
Valuation loss on inventory		56,553		(15,411	)		—		41,142
Accrued award credits liabilities		20,823		7,720			—		28,543
Unrealized foreign exchange loss, net		10,869		(10,869	)		—		—
Estimated warranty liabilities		23,764		(4,739	)		—		19,025
Others		15,415		18,192			—		33,607

		1,482,183		233,690			83,701		1,799,574
Loss carryforwards		27,122		1,890			—		29,012

	$	1,509,305	$	235,580		$	83,701	$	1,828,586

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	January 1, 2014		Recognized in Profit or Loss		Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income			December 31, 2014
Deferred tax liabilities
Temporary differences
Land value incremental tax	$	94,986	$	—	$	—		$	94,986
Valuation gain (loss) on financial instruments, net		6,388		141		(3,342	)		3,187
Unrealized foreign exchange gain, net		5		29,211		—			29,216
Others		—		5,017		—			5,017

	$	101,379	$	34,369	$	(3,342	)	$	132,406

(Concluded)

Deductible temporary differences and unused loss carryforwards for which no deferred tax assets have been recognized in the consolidated balance sheets


	December 31
	2015		2014
Loss carryforwards
Expire in 2016	$	37,484	$	38,393
Expire in 2017		67,200		65,142
Expire in 2018		126,429		130,053
Expire in 2019		156,456		164,340
Expire in 2020		80,245		8
Expire in 2021		23		23
Expire in 2022		1,610		1,129
Expire in 2023		592		21
Expire in 2024		20		20
Expire in 2025		14,541		—

	$	484,600	$	399,129

Deductible temporary differences	$	11,968	$	601

Information about unused loss carryforwards

As of December 31, 2015, information about loss carryforwards was as follows:


Remaining Creditable Amount		Expiry Year
$	37,484		2016
	67,200		2017
	126,429		2018
	158,879		2019
	88,202		2020
	10,481		2021
	1,610		2022

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Remaining Creditable Amount		Expiry Year
$	2,670		2023
	4,462		2024
	35,419		2025

$	532,836

(Concluded)

The related information under the Integrated Income Tax System was as follows:

Unappropriated earnings information

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, all Chunghwa’s unappropriated earnings are generated after the Integrated Income Tax System.

Imputation credit account


	December 31
	2015		2014
Balance of Imputation Credit Account (“ICA”)	$	7,576,622	$	8,269,010

Income tax examinations

Chunghwa’s income tax returns has been examined by the tax authorities through 2012. SENAO, CHIEF, CHSI, SHE, CEI, CHPT, CHI, CHYP, Unigate, LED, SFD, HHI, Youth, ISPOT and Youyi’s, income tax returns have been examined by the tax authorities through 2013. CHST’s income tax returns has been examined by the tax authorities through 2014.

33.

EARNINGS PER SHARE

Net income and weighted average number of common stocks used in the calculation of earnings per share were as follows:

Net Income


	Year Ended December 31
	2015			2014 (Adjusted)
Net income used to compute the basic earnings per share
Net income attributable to the parent	$	42,805,728		$	38,612,056
Assumed conversion of all dilutive potential common stocks
Employee stock options, bonus and remunerations of subsidiaries		(921	)		(386	)

Net income used to compute the diluted earnings per share	$	42,804,807		$	38,611,670

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Weighted Average Number of Common Stocks

(Thousand Shares)


	Year Ended December 31
	2015		2014
Weighted average number of common stocks used to compute the basic earnings per share		7,757,447		7,757,447
Assumed conversion of all dilutive potential common stocks
Employee bonus or employee remuneration		18,231		12,339

Weighted average number of common stocks used to compute the diluted earnings per share		7,775,678		7,769,786

If Chunghwa may settle the employee bonus or employee remuneration in shares or cash, Chunghwa shall presume that it will be settled in shares and takes those shares into consideration when calculating the weighted average number of outstanding shares used in the calculation of diluted EPS if the shares have a dilutive effect. The dilutive effect of the shares needs to be considered until the stockholders approve the number of shares to be distributed to employees in their meeting in the following year.

34.

SHARE-BASED PAYMENT ARRANGEMENT

SENAO share-based compensation plan (“SENAO Plan”) described as follows:


Effective Date for Plan Registration	Resolution Date by SENAO’s Board of Directors		Stock Options Units (Thousand)		Exercise Price (NT$)
2012.05.28		2013.04.29		10,000	$	81.40
					(Original price $	93.00	)

Each option is eligible to subscribe for one common share when exercisable. Under the terms of the SENAO Plan, the options are granted at an exercise price equal to the closing price of the SENAO’s common stocks listed on the TSE on the higher of closing price or par value. The SENAO Plan have exercise price adjustment formula upon the changes in common stocks equity or distribution of cash dividends. The options of SENAO Plan are valid for six years and the graded vesting schedule will vest two years after the grant date.

Stock options granted on May 7, 2013 applied IFRS 2. The recognized compensation cost was $35,562 thousand and $93,287 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

SENAO modified the plan terms of the outstanding stock options in August, 2015, the exercise price changed from $84.30 to $81.40 per share. The modification did not cause any incremental fair value granted.

SENAO modified the plan terms of the outstanding stock options in July 2014, the exercise price changed from $89.40 to $84.30 per share. The modification did not cause any incremental fair value granted.

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Information about SENAO’s outstanding stock options for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:


	Year Ended December 31
	2015					2014
	Granted on May 7, 2013					Granted on May 7, 2013
	Number of Options (Thousand)			Weighted Average Exercise Price (NT$)		Number of Options (Thousand)			Weighted Average Exercise Price (NT$)
Employee stock options
Balance on January 1		9,027		$	84.30		9,872		$	89.40
Options exercised		—			—		—			—
Options forfeited		(1,240	)		—		(845	)		—

Balance on December 31		7,787			81.40		9,027			84.30

Option exercisable at end of the year		4,049			81.40		—			—

As of December 31, 2015, information about employee stock options outstanding 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$)
$	81.40		7,787		3.35	$	81.40		4,049	$	81.40

As of December 31, 2014, information about employee stock options outstanding 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$)
$	84.30		9,027		4.35	$	84.30		—	$	—

SENAO used the fair value method to evaluate the options using the Black-Scholes model and the related assumptions and the fair value of the options were as follows:


	Stock Options Granted as of May 7, 2013
Grant-date share price (NT$)	$	93.00
Dividends yield		—
Risk-free interest rate		0.91	%
Expected life		4.375 years
Expected volatility		36.22	%
Weighted average fair value of grants (NT$)	$	28.72

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Expected volatility was based on the historical share price volatility of SENAO over the period equal to the expected life of SENAO Plan.

CHIEF share-based compensation plan (“CHIEF Plan”) described as follows:

Effective Date

for Plan

Registration

Resolution Date by CHIEF’s
Board of Directors

Stock Options Units

Exercise Price

(NT$)

2015.10.22

2,000

43.00

Each option is eligible to subscribe for one thousand common stocks when exercisable. Under the terms of the CHIEF Plan, the options are granted at an exercise price equal to $43.00. The options are granted to specific employees that meet the vesting conditions. The CHIEF Plan has exercise price adjustment formula upon the changes in common stocks or distribution of cash dividends. The options of CHIEF Plan are valid for five years and the graded vesting schedule will vest two years after the grant date.

Stock options granted on October 22, 2015 applied IFRS 2. The recognized compensation cost was $764 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Information about CHIEF’s outstanding stock options for the year ended December 31, 2015 was as follows:


	Year Ended December 31, 2015
	Granted on October 22, 2015
	Number of Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price (NT$)
Employee stock options
Balance on January 1		—	$	—
Options granted		2,000		43.00

Balance on December 31		2,000		43.00

Option exercisable at end of the year		—		—

As of December 31, 2015, information about employee stock options outstanding was as follows:


Options Outstanding				Options Exercisable
Range of Exercise Price (NT$)	Number of Options	Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)	Weighted Average Exercise Price (NT$)	Number of Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price (NT$)
$43.00	2,000	4.81	$43.00		—	$	—

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CHIEF used the fair value method to evaluate the options using the binomial option pricing model and the related assumptions and the fair value of the options were as follows:


	Stock Options Granted as of October 22, 2015
Grant-date share price (NT$)	$	39.55
Dividends yield		—
Risk-free interest rate		0.86	%
Expected life		5 years
Expected volatility		21.02	%
Weighted average fair value of grants (NT$)	$	4,863

Expected volatility was based on the average annualized historical share price volatility of CHIEF’s comparable companies before the grant date.

35.

NON-CASH TRANSACTIONS

For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company entered into the following non-cash investing activities:


	Year Ended December 31
	2015		2014
Increase in property, plant and equipment	$	24,450,670	$	32,084,102
Other payables		633,284		475,357

	$	25,083,954	$	32,559,459

36.

OPERATING LEASE ARRANGEMENTS

The Company as lessee

Except for the ST-2 satellite referred in Note 39 to the consolidated financial statement, the Company entered into several lease agreements for base stations located all over in Taiwan. The future aggregate minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:


	December 31
	2015		2014
Within one year	$	3,172,484	$	3,050,119
Longer than one year but within five years		5,614,320		5,807,675
Longer than five years		1,185,763		1,513,894

	$	9,972,567	$	10,371,688

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The Company as lessor

The Company leases out some land and buildings. The future aggregate minimum lease collection under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:


	December 31
	2015		2014
Within one year	$	398,832	$	410,921
Longer than one year but within five years		526,686		524,697
Longer than five years		374,400		395,675

	$	1,299,918	$	1,331,293

37.

CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

The Company manages its capital to ensure that entities in the Company will be able to continue as going concerns while maximizing the return to stakeholders through the optimization of the debt and equity balance.

The capital structure of the Company consists of debt of the Company and the equity attributable to the parent.

The management reviews the capital structure of the Company as needed. As part of this review, the management considers the cost of capital and the risks associated with each class of capital.

38.

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Fair Value Information

Level 1 fair value measurements: These measurements are those derived from quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

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Financial instruments that are not measured at fair value but for which fair value is disclosed

December 31, 2015


	Carrying		Fair Value
	Amount		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Held-to-maturity financial assets
Corporate bonds	$	3,870,540	$	—	$	3,890,730	$	—
Bank debentures		150,000		—		149,997		—

	$	4,020,540	$	—	$	4,040,727	$	—

December 31, 2014


	Carrying		Fair Value
	Amount		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Held-to-maturity financial assets
Corporate bonds	$	6,533,527	$	—	$	6,564,145	$	—
Bank debentures		950,742		—		951,385		—

	$	7,484,269	$	—	$	7,515,530	$	—

The Level 2 fair values are estimated using discounted cash flow models. The models use market-based observable inputs including duration, yield rate and credit rating.

Financial instruments measured at fair value

December 31, 2015


	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Financial assets at FVTPL
Derivative financial assets	$	—	$	163	$	—	$	163

Hedging derivative financial assets	$	—	$	498	$	—	$	498

Available-for-sale financial assets
Domestic and foreign listed securities
Equity investments	$	3,242,827	$	—	$	—	$	3,242,827

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December 31, 2014


	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Financial assets at FVTPL
Derivative financial assets	$	—	$	1,163	$	—	$	1,163

Available-for-sale financial assets
Domestic and foreign listed securities
Equity investments	$	3,914,212	$	—	$	—	$	3,914,212

Hedging derivative financial liabilities	$	—	$	283	$	—	$	283

Financial liabilities at FVTPL
Derivative financial liabilities	$	—	$	21	$	—	$	21

There were no transfers between Levels 1 and 2 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.

The fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities are determined as follows:

The fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities with standard terms and conditions and traded in active markets are determined with reference to quoted market prices.

Categories of Financial Instruments


	December 31
	2015		2014
Financial assets
Measured at FVTPL
Held for trading	$	163	$	1,163
Hedging derivatives financial assets		498		—
Held-to-maturity financial assets		4,020,540		7,484,269
Loans and receivables (Note a)		63,738,690		56,932,753
Available-for-sale financial assets (Note b)		5,510,696		6,280,742
Financial liabilities
Measured at FVTPL
Held for trading		—		21
Hedging derivative financial liabilities		—		283
Measured at amortized cost (Note c)		36,365,152		39,681,969

Note a:

The balances included cash and cash equivalents, trade notes and accounts receivable, accounts receivable from related parties, other current monetary assets, other financial assets and refundable deposits (classified as other noncurrent assets) which were loans and receivables.

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Note b:

The balances included financial assets carried at cost which were classified as available-for-sale financial assets.

Note c:

The balances included short-term loans, trade notes and accounts payable, payables to related parties, partial other payables, customers’ deposits and long-term loans which were financial liabilities carried at amortized cost.

Financial Risk Management Objectives

The main financial instruments of the Company include equity and debt investments, accounts receivable, accounts payables and loans. The Company’s Finance Department provides services to its business units, co-ordinates access to domestic and international capital markets, monitors and manages the financial risks relating to the operations of the Company through internal risk reports which analyze exposures by degree and magnitude of risks. These risks include market risk (including foreign currency risk, interest rate risk and other price risk), credit risk, and liquidity risk.

Chunghwa reports the significant risk exposures and related action plans timely and actively to the audit committee and if needed to the Board of Directors.

Market risk

There were no changes to the Company’s exposure to market risks or the manner in which these risks are managed and measured.

Foreign currency risk

The carrying amounts of the Company’s foreign currency denominated monetary assets and monetary liabilities at the end of the reporting periods are as follows:


	December 31
	2015		2014
Assets
USD	$	4,596,220	$	5,308,244
EUR		47,066		16,579
SGD		109,520		77,349
RMB		40,689		112,158
JPY		245,289		2,783
Liabilities
USD		4,171,693		5,365,620
EUR		1,292,838		766,955
SGD		2,553		1,976
RMB		67		—
JPY		13,983		5,555

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The carrying amount of the Company’s derivatives with exchange rate risk exposures at the end of the reporting period are as follows:


	December 31
	2015		2014
Assets
USD	$	149	$	1,163
EUR		512		—
Liabilities
USD		—		21
EUR		—		283

Foreign currency sensitivity analysis

The Company is mainly exposed to the fluctuations of the currencies listed above.


	Year Ended December 31
	2015			2014
Profit or loss
Monetary assets and liabilities (a)
USD	$	21,226		$	(2,869	)
EUR		(62,289	)		(37,519	)
SGD		5,348			3,769
RMB		2,031			5,608
JPY		11,565			(139	)
Derivatives (b)
USD		1,318			10,995
EUR		32,832			—
Equity
Derivatives (c)
EUR		15,306			(4,502	)

This is mainly attributable to the exposure to foreign currency denominated receivables and payables of the Company outstanding at the end of the reporting period;

This is mainly attributable to the forward exchange contracts; and

This is mainly attributable to the changes in the fair value of derivatives that are designated as cash flow hedges.

For a 5% strengthening of the functional currency against the relevant currencies, there would be a comparable impact on the pre-tax profit or equity, and the balances above would be negative.

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Interest rate risk

The carrying amounts of the Company’s exposures to interest rates on financial assets and financial liabilities are as follows:


	December 31
	2015		2014
Fair value interest rate risk
Financial assets	$	26,237,631	$	21,270,570
Financial liabilities		110,000		564,400
Cash flow interest rate risk
Financial assets		6,461,493		4,625,384
Financial liabilities		1,750,000		1,900,000

Interest rate sensitivity analysis

If interest rates had been 25 basis points higher/lower and all other variables were held constant, the Company’s pre-tax income in 2015 would increase/decrease by $11,779 thousand. This is mainly attributable to the Company’s exposure to floating rates on its financial instruments and short-term and long-term loan.

If interest rates had been 25 basis points higher/lower and all other variables were held constant, the Company’s pre-tax income in 2014 would increase/decrease by $6,318 thousand. This is mainly attributable to the Company’s exposure to floating interest rates on its financial instruments and short-term and long-term loan.

Other price risks

Equity price sensitivity analysis

The sensitivity analyses below have been determined based on the exposure to equity price risks at the end of the reporting period.

If equity prices of listed equity securities had been 5% higher/lower:

Other comprehensive income would increase/decrease by $162,141 thousand as a result of the changes in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets in 2015.

Other comprehensive income would increase/decrease by $195,711 thousand as a result of the changes in fair value of available-for-sale financial assets in 2014.

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Credit risk

The Company serves a large consumer base, and the concentration of credit risk was limited.

Liquidity risk

The Company manages and contains sufficient cash and cash equivalent position to support the operations and reduce the impact on fluctuation of cash flow.

Liquidity and interest risk tables


	Weighted Average Effective Interest Rate (%)		Less Than 1 Month		1-3 Months		3 Months to 1 Year		1-5 Years		More Than 5 Years		Total
December 31, 2015
Non-derivative financial liabilities
Non-interest bearing		—	$	40,208,974	$	—	$	2,190,085	$	4,725,826	$	—	$	47,124,885
Floating interest rate instruments		1.13		—		—		7,692		1,646,154		96,154		1,750,000
Fixed interest rate instruments		1.82		50,000		—		60,000		—		—		110,000

			$	40,258,974	$	—	$	2,257,777	$	6,371,980	$	96,154	$	48,984,885

December 31, 2014
Non-derivative financial liabilities
Non-interest bearing		—	$	41,582,178	$	—	$	1,679,756	$	4,757,547	$	—	$	48,019,481
Floating interest rate instruments		1.22		—		—		—		1,755,128		144,872		1,900,000
Fixed interest rate instruments		1.37		—		500,000		64,400		—		—		564,400

			$	41,582,178	$	500,000	$	1,744,156	$	6,512,675	$	144,872	$	50,483,881


	Less Than 1 Month		1-3 Months			3 Months to 1 Year		1-5 Years		Total
December 31, 2015
Gross settled
Forward exchange contracts
Inflow	$	26,552	$	473,437		$	492,056	$	—	$	992,045
Outflow		26,403		476,337			488,644		—		991,384

	$	149	$	(2,900	)	$	3,412	$	—	$	661

December 31, 2014
Gross settled
Forward exchange contracts
Inflow	$	220,135	$	90,226		$	—	$	—	$	310,361
Outflow		218,993		90,509			—		—		309,502

	$	1,142	$	(283	)	$	—	$	—	$	859

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Financing facilities


	December 31
	2015		2014
Unsecured bank loan facility
Amount used	$	110,000	$	564,400
Amount unused		41,278,250		35,314,880

	$	41,388,250	$	35,879,280

Secured bank loan facility
Amount used	$	1,750,000	$	1,900,000
Amount unused		200,000		818,000

	$	1,950,000	$	2,718,000

39.

RELATED PARTIES TRANSACTIONS

The ROC Government, one of Chunghwa’s customers has 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 in the normal course of business and at arm’s-length prices. The transactions with the ROC government bodies have not been provided because the transactions are not individually or collectively significant. However, the related revenues and operating costs have been appropriately recorded.

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


Company		Relationship
Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd.		Associate
So-net Entertainment Taiwan Limited		Associate
Skysoft Co., Ltd.		Associate
KingwayTek Technology Co., Ltd.		Associate
Dian Zuan Integrating Marketing Co., Ltd.		Associate
Viettel-CHT Co., Ltd.		Associate
Taiwan International Ports Logistics Corporation		Associate
Huada Digital Corporation		Joint venture
Chunghwa Benefit One Co., Ltd.		Joint venture
International Integrated System, Inc.		Associate
Senao Networks, Inc.		Associate
HopeTech Technologies Limited		Associate
ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte., Ltd.		Associate
Xiamen Sertec Business Technology Co., Ltd.		Associate
Click Force Co., Ltd.		Associate
Other related parties
Chunghwa Telecom Foundation		A nonprofit organization of which the funds donated by Chunghwa exceeds one third of its total funds
Senao Technical and Cultural Foundation		A nonprofit organization of which the funds donated by SENAO exceeds one third of its total funds
Sochamp Technology Co., Ltd.		Investor of significant influence over CHST
E-Life Mall Co., Ltd.		One of the directors of E-Life Mall and a director of SENAO are members of an immediate family
United Daily News Co., Ltd.		Investor of significant influence over SFD

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Balances and transactions between Chunghwa and its subsidiaries, which are related parties of Chunghwa, have been eliminated on consolidation and are not disclosed in this note. Terms of the foregoing transactions with related parties were not significantly different from transactions with non-related parties. When no similar transactions with non-related parties can be referenced, terms were determined in accordance with mutual agreements. Details of transactions between the Company and other related parties are disclosed below:

Operating transactions


	Revenues
	Year Ended December 31
	2015		2014
Associates	$	332,788	$	328,631
Joint ventures		8,811		7,181
Others		81,190		97,394

	$	422,789	$	433,206


	Operating Costs and Expenses
	Year Ended December 31
	2015		2014
Associates	$	1,450,782	$	1,662,952
Joint ventures		16,931		34,393
Others		62,423		69,302

	$	1,530,136	$	1,766,647

Non-operating transactions


	Non-operating Income and Expenses
	Year Ended December 31
	2015		2014
Associates	$	36,296	$	34,396
Others		—		45

	$	36,296	$	34,441

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Receivables


	December 31
	2015		2014
Associates	$	28,763	$	61,964
Joint ventures		542		80
Others		12,751		18,964

	$	42,056	$	81,008

Payables


	December 31
	2015		2014
Associates	$	601,730	$	402,372
Joint ventures		4,849		12
Others		4,521		5,581

	$	611,100	$	407,965

Customers’ deposits


	December 31
	2015		2014
Associates	$	10,965	$	9,419
Others		—		247

	$	10,965	$	9,666

Acquisition of property, plant and equipment


	Year Ended December 31
	2015		2014
Associates	$	313,346	$	521,360
Joint ventures		11,345		—

	$	324,691	$	521,360

Prepayments

Chunghwa entered into a contract with ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte., Ltd. on March 12, 2010 to lease capacity on the ST-2 satellite. This lease term is for 15 years which should start from the official operation of ST-2 satellite and the total contract value is approximately $6,000,000 thousand (SG$260,723 thousand), including a prepayment of $3,067,711 thousand, and the rest of amount should be paid annually when ST-2 satellite starts its official operation. ST-2 satellite was launched in May 2011, and began its official operation in August 2011. The total rental expense for the year ended December 31, 2015 was $404,120 thousand, which consisted of an offsetting credit of the prepayment of $204,398 thousand and an additional accrual of $199,722 thousand. The prepaid rents (classified as prepayments) as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, were as follows:

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	December 31
	2015		2014
Prepaid rents - current	$	204,398	$	204,398
Prepaid rents - noncurrent		1,958,817		2,163,215

	$	2,163,215	$	2,367,613

Compensation of key management personnel

The remuneration of directors and members of key management personnel for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:


	Year Ended December 31
	2015		2014
Short-term benefits	$	211,836	$	221,846
Share-based payment		3,435		9,776
Post-employment benefits		8,476		8,446

	$	223,747	$	240,068

The remuneration of directors and key executives is mainly determined by the compensation committee having regard to the performance of individual and market trends.

40.

PLEDGED ASSETS

The following assets are pledged as collaterals for long-term bank loans and custom duties of the imported materials.


	December 31
	2015		2014
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	3,101,079	$	3,079,179
Land held under development (included in inventories)		1,998,733		1,998,733
Restricted assets (included in other assets – others)		2,018		1,041

	$	5,101,830	$	5,078,953

41.

SIGNIFICANT CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND UNRECOGNIZED COMMITMENTS

At the balance sheet date, the Company’s remaining commitments under non-cancelable contracts with various parties, excluding those disclosed in other notes, were as follows:

Acquisitions of land and buildings of $646,517 thousand.

Acquisitions of telecommunications equipment of $13,951,536 thousand.

Unused letters of credit amounting to $50,000 thousand.

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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 other monetary assets—noncurrent). If the fund is not sufficient, Chunghwa will contribute the remaining $1,000,000 thousand upon notification from the Taipei City Government.

42.	SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION OF FOREIGN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

The following information summarizes the disclosure of the currency which is other than functional currency of Chunghwa and its subsidiaries. The following exchange rates are the exchange rates used to translate to the presentation currency in the consolidated financial statements, which is NTD:


	December 31, 2015
	Foreign Currencies (Thousands)		Exchange Rate		New Taiwan Dollars (Thousands)
Foreign assets
Monetary items
Cash
USD	$	12,860		32.825	$	422,132
EUR		1,304		35.88		46,793
SGD		4,656		23.25		108,244
RMB		8,174		4.978		40,689
JPY		888,019		0.273		242,429
Accounts receivable
USD		127,162		32.825		4,174,088
EUR		8		35.88		273
SGD		55		23.25		1,276
JPY		10,477		0.273		2,860
Non-monetary items
Investments accounted for using equity method
USD		1,133		32.825		35,938
SGD		21,279		23.25		494,727
VND		223,944,681		0.00141		315,762
Foreign liabilities
Monetary items
Accounts payable
USD		127,089		32.825		4,171,693
EUR		36,032		35.88		1,292,838
SGD		110		23.25		2,553
RMB		14		4.978		67
JPY		51,219		0.273		13,983

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	December 31, 2014
	Foreign Currencies (Thousands)		Exchange Rate		New Taiwan Dollars (Thousands)
Foreign assets
Monetary items
Cash
USD	$	5,076		31.65	$	160,666
EUR		344		38.47		13,221
SGD		3,175		23.94		76,019
RMB		22,035		5.09		112,158
JPY		1,571		0.265		416
Accounts receivable
USD		162,641		31.65		5,147,578
EUR		87		38.47		3,358
SGD		56		23.94		1,330
JPY		8,933		0.265		2,367
Non-monetary items
Investments accounted for using equity method
USD		986		31.65		31,211
SGD		23,324		23.94		558,379
VND		194,195,804		0.00143		277,700
Foreign liabilities
Monetary items
Accounts payable
USD		169,530		31.65		5,365,620
EUR		19,936		38.47		766,955
SGD		83		23.94		1,976
JPY		20,963		0.265		5,555

The unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses were loss of $68,257 thousand and gain of $182,953 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Due to the various foreign currency transactions and the functional currency of each individual entity of the Company, foreign exchange gains and losses cannot be disclosed on the respective significant foreign currency.

43.

ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES

Following are the additional disclosures required by the SFC for the Company:

Financing provided: None.

Endorsement/guarantee provided: Please see Table 1.

Marketable securities held (excluding investments in subsidiaries and associates and joint ventures): Please see Table 2.

Marketable securities acquired and disposed of at costs or prices at least $300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please see Table 3.

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Acquisition of individual real estate at costs of at least $300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None.

Disposal of individual real estate at prices of at least $300 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: None.

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

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

Names, locations, and other information of investees on which the Company exercises significant influence (excluding investment in Mainland China): Please see Table 6.

Financial transactions: Please see Notes 7, 21 and 38.

Investment in Mainland China: Please see Table 7.

Intercompany relationships and significant intercompany transaction: Please see Table 8.

44.

SEGMENT INFORMATION

Domestic fixed communications business - the provision of local telephone services, domestic long distance telephone services, broadband access, and related services;

Mobile communications business - the provision of mobile services, sales of mobile handsets and data cards, and related services;

Internet business - the provision of HiNet services and related services;

International fixed communications business - the provision of international long distance telephone services and related services;

Others - the provision of non-telecom services and the corporate related items not allocated to reportable segments.

There was no material differences between the accounting policies of the operating segments and the accounting policies described in Note 3.

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Segment Revenues and Operating Results

Analysis by reportable segment of revenue and operating results of continuing operations are as follows:


	Domestic Fixed Communi- cations Business		Mobile Communi- cations Business		Internet Business		International Fixed Communi- cations Business		Others			Total
Year ended December 31, 2015
Revenues
From external customers	$	72,535,267	$	114,877,285	$	25,777,154	$	15,459,942	$	3,145,456		$	231,795,104
Intersegment revenues		21,400,729		3,475,183		4,701,195		2,119,555		3,213,876			34,910,538

Segment revenues	$	93,935,996	$	118,352,468	$	30,478,349	$	17,579,497	$	6,359,332			266,705,642

Intersegment elimination													(34,910,538	)

Consolidated revenues												$	231,795,104

Segment income (loss) before income tax	$	23,230,601	$	19,394,029	$	9,918,147	$	1,119,751	$	(1,694,315	)	$	51,968,213

Year ended December 31, 2014
Revenues
From external customers	$	72,062,697	$	110,664,916	$	25,997,008	$	15,313,039	$	2,571,026		$	226,608,686
Intersegment revenues		19,727,732		5,323,950		4,705,037		2,256,543		2,422,128			34,435,390

Segment revenues	$	91,790,429	$	115,988,866	$	30,702,045	$	17,569,582	$	4,993,154			261,044,076

Intersegment elimination													(34,435,390	)

Consolidated revenues												$	226,608,686

Segment income (loss) before income tax	$	19,535,157	$	19,321,873	$	9,546,583	$	191,096	$	(2,040,761	)	$	46,553,948

Other Segment Information

Other information reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker was as follows:


	Domestic Fixed Communi- cations Business		Mobile Communi- cations Business		Internet Business		International Fixed Communi- cations Business		Others		Total
Year ended December 31, 2015
Share of the profit of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	907,988	$	907,988

Interest revenue	$	18,880	$	19,469	$	10,502	$	2,061	$	255,255	$	306,167

Interest expenses	$	—	$	10,067	$	279	$	—	$	22,798	$	33,144

Depreciation and amortization	$	17,486,804	$	10,444,149	$	3,610,983	$	1,536,400	$	369,754	$	33,448,090

Capital expenditure	$	10,196,172	$	8,596,075	$	4,794,785	$	967,566	$	529,356	$	25,083,954

Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment	$	22,193	$	115,900	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	138,093

Reversal of impairment loss on investment properties	$	142,047	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	142,047


Year ended December 31, 2014
Share of the profit of associates and joint ventures accounted for using equity method	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	797,473	$	797,473

Interest revenue	$	24,079	$	11,861	$	10,019	$	2,326	$	239,849	$	288,134

Interest expenses	$	—	$	13,766	$	568	$	—	$	31,814	$	46,148

Depreciation and amortization	$	18,540,170	$	9,908,696	$	3,422,151	$	1,819,839	$	423,836	$	34,114,692

Capital expenditure	$	16,164,526	$	9,618,961	$	4,425,406	$	1,458,272	$	892,294	$	32,559,459

Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment	$	—	$	—	$	64	$	—	$	—	$	64

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Main Products and Service Revenues


	Year Ended December 31
	2015		2014
Mobile services revenue	$	80,866,956	$	77,468,472
Local telephone and domestic long distance telephone services revenue		36,690,049		38,904,763
Broadband access and domestic leased line services revenue		23,710,759		23,680,978
Internet services revenue		17,455,259		17,241,218
International network and leased telephone services revenue		11,318,721		11,951,054
Others		61,753,360		57,362,201

	$	231,795,104	$	226,608,686

Geographic Information


	Year Ended December 31
	2015		2014
Taiwan, ROC	$	220,916,554	$	216,172,810
Overseas		10,878,550		10,435,876

	$	231,795,104	$	226,608,686

The Company has long-lived assets in U.S., Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Vietnam, and Japan and except for $4,041,245 thousand and $4,086,581 thousand at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, in the aforementioned areas, the other long-lived assets are located in Taiwan, ROC.

Major Customers

For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company did not have any single customer whose revenue exceeded 10% of the total revenue.

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TABLE 1

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

ENDORSEMENTS/GUARANTEES PROVIDED

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

No.

(Note 1)

Endorsement/
Guarantee
Provider

Guaranteed
Party

Limits on
Endorsement/
Guarantee
Amount
Provided to
Each
Guaranteed
Party

Maximum
Balance for
the Period

Ending
Balance

Actual
Borrowing
Amount

Amount of
Endorsement/
Guarantee
Collateralized
by Properties

Ratio of
Accumulated
Endorsement/
Guarantee to
Net Equity
Per Latest
Financial
Statements

Maximum
Endorsement/
Guarantee
Amount
Allowable

Endorsement/
Guarantee
Given by
Parent on
Behalf of
Subsidiaries

Endorsement/
Guarantee
Given by
Subsidiaries
on Behalf of
Parent

Endorsement/
Guarantee
Given on
Behalf of
Companies
in Mainland
China

Note

Name

Nature of
Relationship
(Note 2)

Senao International Co.,

ISPOT Co., Ltd.

572,212

150,000

—

2.62

2,861,062

Yes

Notes 3 and 4

Ltd.

Youth Co., Ltd.

572,212

200,000

—

3.50

2,861,062

Yes

Notes 3 and 4

Note 1:

Significant transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries or among subsidiaries are numbered as follows:

“0” for the Company.

Subsidiaries are numbered from “1”.

Note 2:

Relationships between the endorsement/guarantee provider and the guaranteed party:

Trading partner.

Majority owned subsidiary.

The Company and subsidiary owns over 50% ownership of the investee company.

A subsidiary jointly owned by the Company and the Company’s directly-owned subsidiary.

Guaranteed by the Company according to the construction contract.

An investee company. The guarantees were provided based on the Company’s proportionate share in the investee company.

Note 3:

The limits on endorsement or guarantee amount provided to each guaranteed party is up to 10% of the net assets value of the latest financial statements of Senao International Co., Ltd.

Note 4:

The total amount of endorsement or guarantee that the Company is allowed to provide shall not exceed 50% of the net assets value of the latest financial statements of Senao International Co., Ltd.

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TABLE 2

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

MARKETABLE SECURITIES HELD

DECEMBER 31, 2015

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)


Held Company Name	Marketable Securities Type and Name	Relationship with the Company		Financial Statement Account	December 31, 2015								Note
Held Company Name	Marketable Securities Type and Name	Relationship with the Company		Financial Statement Account	Shares (Thousands/ Thousand Units)		Carrying Value (Note 1)		Percentage of Ownership		Fair Value		Note
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Stocks
	Taipei Financial Center Corp.		—	Financial assets carried at cost		172,927	$	1,789,530		12	$	—		—
	Innovation Works Development Fund, L.P.		—	Financial assets carried at cost		—		219,541		4		—		—
	Industrial Bank of Taiwan II Venture Capital Co., Ltd. (IBT II)		—	Financial assets carried at cost		7,569		75,686		17		—		—
	Global Mobile Corp.		—	Financial assets carried at cost		7,617		—		3		—		—
	iD Branding Ventures		—	Financial assets carried at cost		750		7,500		8		—		—
	Innovation Works Limited		—	Financial assets carried at cost		1,000		31,390		2		—		—
	RPTI Intergroup International Ltd.		—	Financial assets carried at cost		4,765		—		10		—		—
	Essence Technology Solution, Inc.		—	Financial assets carried at cost		200		—		7		—		—
	Taiwan mobile payment Co., Ltd.		—	Financial assets carried at cost		1,200		12,000		2		—		—
	China Airlines Ltd.		—	Available-for-sale financial assets		263,622		3,163,466		5		3,163,466		Note 2
	Bonds
	China Petroleum Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-C Issue in 2006		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		50,464		—		50,794		Note 3
	China Petroleum Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-C Issue in 2006		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		100,946		—		101,589		Note 3
	Taiwan Power Co. 2nd Unsecured Corporate Bond-C Issue in 2006		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		201,421		—		202,435		Note 3
	Taiwan Power Co. 3rd Unsecured Corporate Bond-C Issue in 2006		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		202,095		—		203,096		Note 3
	China Steel Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds-A Issue in 2011		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		50,043		—		50,274		Note 3
	China Steel Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds-A Issue in 2011		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		150,248		—		150,822		Note 3
	FRFC 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds Issue in 2011		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		149,963		—		150,450		Note 3
	TSMC 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2011		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		299,950		—		301,772		Note 3
	TSMC 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2011		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		100,146		—		100,591		Note 3
	Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd. 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond Issue in 2011		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		300,386		—		301,351		Note 3

(Continued)

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Held Company Name	Marketable Securities Type and Name	Relationship with the Company		Financial Statement Account	December 31, 2015								Note
Held Company Name	Marketable Securities Type and Name	Relationship with the Company		Financial Statement Account	Shares (Thousands/ Thousand Units)		Carrying Value (Note 1)		Percentage of Ownership		Fair Value		Note
	Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd. 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond Issue in 2011		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—	$	100,120		—	$	100,450		Note 3
	Formosa Petrochemical Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds Issue in 2011		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		74,987		—		75,163		Note 3
	Formosa Petrochemical Corporation 3rd Unsecured Corporate Bonds Issue in 2011		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		99,969		—		100,494		Note 3
	Chinese Petroleum Corporation 2nd unsecured Corporate Bonds-A Issue in 2012		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		199,930		—		201,085		Note 3
	Taiwan Power Co. 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		99,972		—		100,492		Note 3
	Taiwan Power Co. 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		39,989		—		40,197		Note 3
	Taiwan Power Co. 2nd Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		99,969		—		100,488		Note 3
	TSMC 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		199,959		—		201,200		Note 3
	TSMC 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		99,979		—		100,600		Note 3
	TSMC 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		200,081		—		201,200		Note 3
	TSMC 2nd Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		199,934		—		201,364		Note 3
	TSMC 3rd Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		199,929		—		201,118		Note 3
	Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd. 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		300,000		—		301,822		Note 3
	China Development Holding Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		150,016		—		150,807		Note 3
	China Development Holding Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		100,022		—		100,538		Note 3
	China Development Holding Corporation 1st Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2012		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		100,022		—		100,538		Note 3
	Eximbank 19-2nd unsecured Financial Debenture		—	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		150,000		—		149,997		Note 3
Senao International Co., Ltd.	Stocks
	N.T.U. Innovation Incubation Corporation		—	Financial assets carried at cost		1,200		12,000		9		—		—
CHIEF Telecom Inc.	Stocks
	3 Link Information Service Co., Ltd.		—	Financial assets carried at cost		374		3,450		10		—		—

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Held Company Name	Marketable Securities Type and Name	Relationship with the Company		Financial Statement Account	December 31, 2015								Note
Held Company Name	Marketable Securities Type and Name	Relationship with the Company		Financial Statement Account	Shares (Thousands/ Thousand Units)		Carrying Value (Note 1)		Percentage of Ownership		Fair Value		Note
Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.	Stocks
	Tatung Technology Inc.		—	Financial assets carried at cost		4,571	$	73,964		11	$	—		—
	iD Branding Ventures		—	Financial assets carried at cost		250		2,500		3		—		—
	VisEra Technologies Company Ltd.		—	Financial assets carried at cost		629		13,495		—		—		—
	PChome Store Inc.		—	Available-for-sale financial assets		280		32,247		1		32,247		Note 2
	Tons Lightology Inc.		—	Available-for-sale financial assets		1,318		47,114		3		47,114		Note 2
Chunghwa Hsingta Co., Ltd.	Stocks
	Cotech Engineering Fuzhou Corp.		—	Financial assets carried at cost		—		26,861		5		—		—

Note 1:

Showing at carrying amounts with adjustments for fair value and deducted accumulated impairment loss; otherwise, showing at their original carrying amounts on amortized cost deducted the accumulated impairment loss.

Note 2:

Fair value was based on the closing price of December 31, 2015.

Note 3:

Fair value was based on the average trading price on December 31, 2015.

(Concluded)

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TABLE 3

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

MARKETABLE SECURITIES ACQUIRED AND DISPOSED OF AT COSTS OR PRICES OF AT LEAST NT$300 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)


Company Name	Marketable Securities Type and Name	Financial Statement Account	Counter-party		Nature of Relationship		Beginning Balance					Acquisition					Disposal									Ending Balance
Company Name	Marketable Securities Type and Name	Financial Statement Account	Counter-party		Nature of Relationship		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)
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Bonds
	Taiwan Power Co. 4th Unsecured Corporate Bond-A Issue in 2010	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		—		—	$	300,000 (Note 2	)		—	$	—			—	$	—	$	300,000 (Note 2	)	$	—		—	$	—
	KGI Securities Co., Ltd. 1st Unsecured Corporate Bonds in 2012	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		—		—		300,000 (Note 2	)		—		—			—		—		300,000 (Note 2	)		—		—		—
	Taipei Fubon Bank 5th Financial Debentures-A Issue in 2010	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		—		—		600,000 (Note 2	)		—		—			—		—		600,000 (Note 2	)		—		—		—
	Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd. 3rd Unsecured Corporate Bond Issue in 2010	Held-to-maturity financial assets		—		—		—		—			—		1,000,000 (Note 2	)		—		—		1,000,000 (Note 2	)		—		—		—
Senao International Co., Ltd.	Stocks
	Youth Co., Ltd.	Investments accounted for using equity method		Subsidiary		—		—		—			13,780		335,450			—		—		—			—		13,780		318,070 (Notes 3 and 4	)

Note 1:

Showing at their original investing amounts without adjustments for fair values.

Note 2:

Showing at their nominal amounts.

Note 3:

The ending balance includes share of the profit or loss of investments accounted for using equity method and adjustment of share subscription not based on original ownership.

Note 4:

The amount was eliminated upon consolidation.

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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

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)


Company Name	Related Party	Nature of Relationship	Transaction Details						Abnormal Transaction				Notes/Accounts Payable or Receivable
Company Name	Related Party	Nature of Relationship	Purchase/Sales (Note 1)	Amount (Notes 2 and 5)		% to Total		Payment Terms	Units Price		Payment Terms		Ending Balance (Notes 3 and 5)			% to Total
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Senao International Co., Ltd.	Subsidiary	Sales	$	869,657		—	30 days	$	—		—	$	125,237			—
			Purchase		10,104,577		8	30-90 days		—		—		(1,107,421	)		(7	)
	Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.	Subsidiary	Purchase		646,821		1	30 days		—		—		(563,901	)		(3	)
	CHIEF Telecom Inc.	Subsidiary	Sales		282,065		—	60 days		—		—		38,438			—
			Purchase		327,708		—	30 days		—		—		(42,862	)		—
	Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Subsidiary	Sales		160,069		—	30 days		—		—		64,672			—
			Purchase		293,984		—	30 days		—		—		(74,290	)		—
	Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.	Subsidiary	Purchase		366,459		—	90 days		—		—		(116,744	)		(1	)
	Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd.	Subsidiary	Sales		151,639		—	30 days		—		—		143,960			1
			Purchase		119,766		—	90 days		—		—		(207,991	)		(1	)
	Honghwa International Co., Ltd.	Subsidiary	Purchase		3,484,888		3	30-60 days		—		—		(744,708	)		(5	)
	ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte. Ltd.	Associate	Purchase		404,120		—	30 days		—		—		(49,364	)		—
	Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd.	Associate	Purchase		560,732		—	30-90 days		—		—		(341,508	)		(2	)
	So-net Entertainment Taiwan Limited	Associate	Sales		211,854		—	60 days		—		—		91			—
	International Integrated System, Inc.	Associate	Purchase		127,458		—	30 days		—		—		(64,121	)		—
Senao International Co., Ltd.	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Parent company	Sales		10,115,519		28	30-90 days		—		—		1,127,672			57
			Purchase		550,665		2	30 days		—		—		(108,095	)		(4	)
	HopeTech Technologies Limited	Associate	Purchase		246,635		1	30 days		—		—		(26,542	)		(1	)
Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Parent company	Sales		1,488,372		73	30 days		—		—		563,901			64
CHIEF Telecom Inc.	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Parent company	Sales		327,708		19	30 days		—		—		42,862			29
			Purchase		282,065		23	60 days		—		—		(38,438	)		(32	)
Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Parent company	Sales		293,984		35	30 days		—		—		74,290			49
			Purchase		160,069		19	30 days		—		—		(64,672	)		(53	)
Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Parent company	Sales		366,459		59	90 days		—		—		116,744			94
Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd.	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Parent company	Sales		119,766		12	90 days		—		—		207,991			42
			Purchase		151,639		16	30 days		—		—		(143,960	)		(43	)
Honghwa International Co., Ltd.	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Parent company	Sales		3,484,888		100	30-60 days		—		—		744,708			100

Note 1:

Purchase included acquisition of services costs.

Note 2:

The differences were because Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. and subsidiaries classified the amount as inventories, property, plant and equipment, intangible assets, and operating expenses.

Note 3:

Notes and accounts receivable did not include the amount as amounts collected for others and other receivables.

Note 4:

Transaction terms with the related parties were determined in accordance with mutual agreements when there were no similar transactions with third parties. Other transactions with related parties were not significantly different from those with third parties.

Note 5:

All intra-company transactions, balances, income and expenses are eliminated in full 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

DECEMBER 31, 2015

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)


Company Name	Related Party	Nature of Relationship	Ending Balance		Turnover Rate (Note 1)		Overdue				Amounts Received in Subsequent Period		Allowance for Bad Debts
Company Name	Related Party	Nature of Relationship	Ending Balance		Turnover Rate (Note 1)		Amounts		Action Taken		Amounts Received in Subsequent Period		Allowance for Bad Debts
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Senao International Co., Ltd.	Subsidiary	$	513,703 (Note 2)		13.50	$	—		—	$	513,052	$	—
	Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd.	Subsidiary		143,960 (Note 2)		3.68		—		—		82,062		—
Senao International Co., Ltd.	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Parent company		1,590,564 (Note 2)		8.03		—		—		1,220,391		—
Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Parent company		563,901 (Note 2)		4.67		—		—		418,184		—
Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Parent company		108,321 (Note 2)		5.42		—		—		88,532		—
Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Parent company		116,744 (Note 2)		5.47		—		—		73,679		—
Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd.	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Parent company		207,991 (Note 2)		3.40		—		—		116,541		—
Honghwa International Co., Ltd.	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Parent company		744,708 (Note 2)		6.50		—		—		504,209		—

Note 1:

Payments and receipts collected in trust for others are excluded from the accounts receivable for calculating the turnover rate.

Note 2:

The amount was 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 (EXCLUDING INVESTMENT IN MAINLAND CHINA)

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)


Investor Company	Investee Company	Location	Main Businesses and Products	Original Investment Amount				Balance as of December 31, 2015						Net Income (Loss) of the Investee			Recognized Gain (Loss) (Notes 1 and 2)			Note
Investor Company	Investee Company	Location	Main Businesses and Products	December 31, 2015		December 31, 2014		Shares (Thousands)		Percentage of Ownership (%)		Carrying Value		Net Income (Loss) of the Investee			Recognized Gain (Loss) (Notes 1 and 2)			Note
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Senao International Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Selling and maintaining mobile phones and its peripheral products	$	1,065,813	$	1,065,813		71,773		29	$	1,667,980	$	813,094		$	225,663		Subsidiary (Note 6)
	Light Era Development Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Housing, office building development, rent and sale services		3,000,000		3,000,000		300,000		100		3,849,489		5,605			5,676		Subsidiary (Note 6)
	Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Hong Kong	International telecommunications IP fictitious internet and internet transfer services		1,567,453		1,567,453		402,590		100		1,608,311		(21,305	)		(21,305	)	Subsidiary (Note 6)
	Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd.	Singapore	International telecommunications IP fictitious internet and internet transfer services		574,112		574,112		26,383		100		745,854		107,302			107,302		Subsidiary (Note 6)
	Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Providing communication and information aggregative services		838,506		838,506		60,000		100		677,017		(50,717	)		(6,112	)	Subsidiary (Note 6)
	CHIEF Telecom Inc.	Taiwan	Internet communication and internet data center (“IDC”) service		482,165		482,165		41,357		69		742,049		258,235			180,365		Subsidiary (Note 6)
	Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Investment		639,559		639,559		68,085		89		764,488		178,706			159,214		Subsidiary (Note 6)
	Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.)	British Virgin Islands	Investment		385,274		385,274		1		100		250,952		(24,235	)		(24,234	)	Subsidiary (Note 6)
	Honghwa International Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Telecommunication constructions, telecommunication service agencies and other services		180,000		180,000		18,000		100		389,321		189,023			189,023		Subsidiary (Note 6)
	Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Yellow pages sales and advertisement services		150,000		150,000		15,000		100		187,239		20,748			20,746		Subsidiary (Note 6)
	Chunghwa Telecom Vietnam Co., Ltd.	Vietnam	Information and communications technology, international circuit, and intelligent energy network service		148,275		148,275		—		100		140,627		4,702			4,702		Subsidiary (Note 6)
	Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc.	United States	International data and internet services and long distance call wholesales to carriers		70,429		70,429		6,000		100		155,145		11,689			13,944		Subsidiary (Note 6)
	Spring House Entertainment Tech. Inc.	Taiwan	Network services, producing digital entertainment contents and broadband visual sound terrace development		62,209		62,209		10,277		56		95,007		(52,503	)		(29,125	)	Subsidiary (Note 6)

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Investor Company	Investee Company	Location	Main Businesses and Products	Original Investment Amount				Balance as of December 31, 2015						Net Income (Loss) of the Investee			Recognized Gain (Loss) (Notes 1 and 2)			Note
Investor Company	Investee Company	Location	Main Businesses and Products	December 31, 2015		December 31, 2014		Shares (Thousands)		Percentage of Ownership (%)		Carrying Value		Net Income (Loss) of the Investee			Recognized Gain (Loss) (Notes 1 and 2)			Note
	Smartfun Digital Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Software retail		65,000		65,000		6,500		65		64,255		5,363			3,486		Subsidiary (Note 6)
	Chunghwa Telecom Japan Co., Ltd.	Japan	International telecommunications IP fictitious internet and internet transfer services		17,291		17,291		1		100		38,648		6,764			6,764		Subsidiary (Note 6)
	Chunghwa Sochamp Technology Inc.	Taiwan	License plate recognition system		20,400		20,400		2,040		51		1,689		(8,247	)		(7,704	)	Subsidiary (Note 6)
	New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.)	British Virgin Islands	Investment		—		—		—		100		—		—			—		Subsidiary (Notes 3 and 6)
	International Integrated System, Inc.	Taiwan	IT solution provider, IT application consultation, system integration and package solution		283,500		283,500		22,498		33		301,861		62,778			23,990		Associate
	Viettel-CHT Co., Ltd.	Vietnam	IDC services		288,327		288,327		—		30		315,762		181,807			54,567		Associate
	Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Manufacturing, selling, designing, and maintaining of telecommunications systems and equipment		164,000		164,000		1,760		40		374,487		1,231,717			515,435		Associate
	Skysoft Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Providing of music on-line, software, electronic information, and advertisement services		67,025		67,025		4,438		30		137,792		60,291			19,300		Associate
	So-net Entertainment Taiwan Limited	Taiwan	Online service and sale of computer hardware		120,008		120,008		9,429		30		105,844		21,062			6,318		Associate
	KingwayTek Technology Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Publishing books, data processing and software services		69,013		71,770		4,256		26		119,419		5,810			1,112		Associate
	Taiwan International Ports Logistics Corporation	Taiwan	Import and export storage, logistic warehouse, and ocean shipping service		80,000		80,000		8,000		27		68,927		(37,456	)		(10,054	)	Associate
	Dian Zuan Integrating Marketing Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Information technology service and general advertisement service		97,598		97,598		5,400		18		27,327		(97,861	)		(17,615	)	Associate
	Alliance Digital Tech Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Development of mobile payments and information processing service	$	30,000	$	30,000		3,000		13	$	15,336	$	(47,144	)	$	(6,284	)	Associate
	Huada Digital Corporation	Taiwan	Providing software service		250,000		250,000		25,000		50		206,737		(21,027	)		(12,088	)	Joint venture
	Chunghwa Benefit One Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	E-commerce of employee benefits		50,000		50,000		5,000		50		20,642		(34,822	)		(17,411	)	Joint venture
Senao International Co., Ltd.	Senao Networks, Inc.	Taiwan	Telecommunication facilities manufactures and sales		202,758		202,758		16,579		34		866,696		811,958			274,848		Associate
	Senao International (Samoa) Holding Ltd.	Samoa Islands	International investment		2,416,645		2,416,645		81,175		100		654,346		(279,770	)		(279,294	)	Subsidiary (Note 6)
	Dian Zuan Integrating Marketing Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Information technology service and general advertisement service		24,000		24,000		2,400		8		14,595		(97,861	)		(7,816	)	Associate
	Youth Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Sale of computer software, hardware and related products		335,450		—		13,780		89		318,070		(17,823	)		(15,954	)	Subsidiary (Note 6)
	Aval Technologies Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Agency and sale of communication products		60,000		—		6,000		100		59,204		(796	)		(796	)	Subsidiary (Note 6)
CHIEF Telecom Inc.	Unigate Telecom Inc.	Taiwan	Telecommunication and internet service		2,000		2,000		200		100		1,301		(126	)		(126	)	Subsidiary (Note 6)
	Chief International Corp.	Samoa Islands	Investment		6,068		6,068		200		100		33,788		6,441			6,441		Subsidiary (Note 6)
Chunghwa System Integrated Co., Ltd.	Concord Technology Co., Ltd.	Brunei	Investment		47,321		47,321		1,500		100		19,594		(131	)		(131	)	Subsidiary (Note 6)

(Continued)

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Investor Company	Investee Company	Location	Main Businesses and Products	Original Investment Amount				Balance as of December 31, 2015						Net Income (Loss) of the Investee			Recognized Gain (Loss) (Notes 1 and 2)			Note
Investor Company	Investee Company	Location	Main Businesses and Products	December 31, 2015		December 31, 2014		Shares (Thousands)		Percentage of Ownership (%)		Carrying Value		Net Income (Loss) of the Investee			Recognized Gain (Loss) (Notes 1 and 2)			Note
Spring House Entertainment Tech. Inc.	Ceylon Innovation Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	International trading, general advertisement and book publishing service		10,000		10,000		—		100		10,275		232			232		Subsidiary (Note 6)
Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd.	ST-2 Satellite Ventures Pte., Ltd.	Singapore	Operation of ST-2 telecommunication satellite		409,061		409,061		18,102		38		494,727		231,837			88,098		Associate
Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.	Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Semiconductor testing components and printed circuit board industry production and marketing of electronic products		203,443		212,226		12,791		46		512,840		413,483			188,921		Subsidiary (Note 6)
	Chunghwa Investment Holding Co., Ltd.	Brunei	Investment		46,035		46,035		1,432		100		14,694		(1,543	)		(1,543	)	Subsidiary (Note 6)
	Panda Monium Company Ltd.	Cayman	The production of animation		—		20,000		—		—		—		—			—		Associate
	CHIEF Telecom Inc.	Taiwan	Internet communication and internet data center (“IDC”) service		20,000		20,000		2,000		4		35,694		258,235			9,317		Associate (Note 6)
	Senao International Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Selling and maintaining mobile phones and its peripheral products		49,731		49,731		1,001		—		44,180		813,094			1,443		Associate (Note 6)
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. Co., Ltd.	Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. USA Corporation	United States	Semiconductor testing components and printed circuit board industry production and marketing of electronic products		12,636		12,636		400		100		15,667		1,028			1,028		Subsidiary (Note 6)
	CHPT Japan Co., Ltd.	Japan	Sale and maintenance of electronic parts and machinery processed products, and design of printed circuit board		2,008		2,008		1		100		1,831		87			87		Subsidiary (Note 6)
	Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. International, Ltd.	Samoa Islands	Electronic materials wholesale and retail and investments		2,970		2,970		100		100		2,420		323			323		Subsidiary (Note 6)
Prime Asia Investments Group,	Chunghwa Hsingta Co., Ltd.	Hong Kong	Investment		375,274		375,274		1		100		250,951		(15,262	)		(15,262	)	Subsidiary (Note 6)
Ltd. (B.V.I.)	MeWorks Limited (HK)	Hong Kong	Investment		10,000		10,000		—		20		—		(3,792	)		(758	)	Associate
Senao International (Samoa)	Senao International HK Limited	Hong Kong	International investment		2,393,646		2,393,646		80,440		100		616,726		(282,531	)		(282,531	)	Subsidiary (Note 6)
Holding Ltd.	HopeTech Technologies Limited	Hong Kong	Information technology and telecommunication products sales		21,177		21,177		5,240		45		37,189		6,197			2,789		Associate
Chunghwa Investment Holding Co., Ltd.	CHI One Investment Co., Limited	Hong Kong	Investment		—		26,035		—		100		—		(1,330	)		(1,330	)	Subsidiary (Notes 5 and 6)
Youth Co., Ltd.	ISPOT Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Sale of computer and related products	$	23,021	$	—		—		100	$	4,391	$	(5,262	)	$	(5,418	)	Subsidiary (Note 6)
	Youyi Co., Ltd.	Taiwan	Maintenance of computer and related products		6,920		—		—		100		2,201		(560	)		(628	)	Subsidiary (Note 6)
Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.	Click Force Marketing Company	Taiwan	Advertising services		44,607		39,000		1,078		49		38,914		(3,977	)		(4,993	)	Associate

Note 1:

The equity in net income (loss) of investees was based on audited financial statements.

Note 2:

The equity in net income (loss) of investees includes amortization of differences between the investment cost and net value and elimination of unrealized transactions.

Note 3:

New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.) was incorporated in March 2006, but have not yet begun operation as of December 31, 2015.

Note 4:

Investment in mainland China is included in Table 7.

Note 5:

CHI One Investment Co., Limited was liquidated in August 2015. Chunghwa Investment Holding Co., Ltd. received part of the proceeds from disposal.

Note 6:

The amount was eliminated upon consolidation.

(Concluded)

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TABLE 7

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

INVESTMENT IN MAINLAND CHINA

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)


Investee	Main Businesses and Products	Total Amount of Paid-in Capital		Investment Type (Note 1)		Accumulated Outflow of Investment from Taiwan as of January 1, 2015		Investment Flows					Accumulated Outflow of Investment from Taiwan as of December 31, 2015		Net Income (Loss) of the Investee			% Ownership of Direct or Indirect Investment		Investment Gain (Loss) (Note 2)			Carrying Value as of December 31, 2015		Accumulated Inward Remittance of Earnings as of December 31, 2015		Note
Investee	Main Businesses and Products	Total Amount of Paid-in Capital		Investment Type (Note 1)				Outflow		Inflow					Net Income (Loss) of the Investee			% Ownership of Direct or Indirect Investment		Investment Gain (Loss) (Note 2)			Carrying Value as of December 31, 2015				Note
Glory Network System Service (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.	Providing advanced business solutions to telecommunications	$	47,321		2	$	47,321	$	—	$	—		$	47,321	$	(131	)		100	$	(131	)	$	19,594	$	—		Note 9
Xiamen Sertec Business Technology Co., Ltd.	Customer services and platform rental activities		51,552		2		25,414		—		(3,191	)		—		(2,779	)		49		(2,011	)		—		—		Note 4
Senao Trading (Fujian) Co., Ltd.	Information technology services and sale of communication products		1,073,170		2		1,073,170		—		—			1,073,170		(188,745	)		100		(188,745	)		213,467		—		Note 9
Senao International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.	Information technology services and sale of communication products		955,838		2		955,838		—		—			955,838		(97,874	)		100		(97,874	)		227,890		—		Note 9
Senao International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (Note 8)	Information technology services and maintenance of communication products		87,540		2		87,540		—		—			87,540		1,653			100		1,653			77,825		—		Note 9
Senao International Trading (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.	Information technology services and sale of communication products		263,736		2		263,736		—		—			263,736		2,581			100		2,581			94,143		—		Note 9
Chunghwa Telecom (China) Co., Ltd.	Energy conserving and providing installation, design and maintenance services		177,176		2		177,176		—		—			177,176		(12,965	)		100		(12,965	)		67,815		—		Note 9
Jiangsu Zhenghua Information Technology Company, LLC	Intelligent energy serving and intelligent building services		189,410		2		142,057		—		—			142,057		607			75		456			134,929		—		Note 9
Hua-Xiong Information Technology Co., Ltd.	Intelligent system and energy saving system services in buildings		56,386		2		28,855		—		—			28,855		(5,402	)		51		(2,754	)		21,346		—		Note 9
Shanghai Taihua Electronic Technology Limited	Design of printed circuit board and related consultation service		2,970		2		2,970		—		—			2,970		323			100		323			2,420		—		Note 9
Shanghai Chief Telecom Co., Ltd.	Internet technology and software technology consulting, and wholesale telecommunication products and related services	$	10,150		1	$	—	$	4,973	$	—		$	4,973	$	(2,059	)		49	$	(1,009	)	$	3,890	$	—		Note 9


Investee	Accumulated Investment in Mainland China as of December 31, 2015		Investment Amounts Authorized by Investment Commission, MOEA		Upper Limit on Investment Stipulated by Investment Commission, MOEA
Glory Network System Service (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (Note 3)	$	47,321	$	47,321	$	364,906
Xiamen Sertec Business Technology Co., Ltd. (Note 4)		—		—		—
SENAO and its subsidiaries (Note 7)		2,380,284		2,380,284		—
Chunghwa Telecom (China) Co., Ltd. (Note 7)		177,176		177,176		—
Jiangsu Zhenghua Information Technology Company, LLC (Note 7)		142,057		142,057		—
Hua-Xiong Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Note 7)		28,855		44,653		—
Shanghai Taihua Electronic Technology Limited (Note 5)		2,970		2,970		932,568
Shanghai Chief Telecom Co., Ltd. (Note 6)		4,973		4,973		592,408

Note 1:

Investments are divided into three categories as follows:

Direct investment.

Investments through a holding company registered in a third region.

Others.

Note 2:

Recognition of investment gains (losses) was calculated based on the investee’s audited financial statements.

Note 3:

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

Note 4:

Xiamen Sertec Business Technology Co., Ltd. was liquidated in June 2015. Chunghwa Investment Holding Co., Ltd. received partial proceeds from the liquidation in July 2015.

Note 5:

Shanghai Taihua Electronic Technology Limited was calculated based on the consolidated net assets value of Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.

Note 6:

Shanghai Chief Telecom Co., Ltd. was calculated based on the consolidated net assets value of CHIEF Telecom Inc.

Note 7:

Note 8:

The English name is the same as the above entity; however the Chinese name included in the respective Articles of Incorporations is different from the above entity.

Note 9:

The amount was eliminated upon consolidation.

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TABLE 8

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES

INTERCOMPANY RELATIONSHIPS AND SIGNIFICANT TRANSACTIONS

YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)


Year	No. (Note 1)	Company Name	Related Party	Nature of Relationship (Note 2)	Transaction Details
Year	No. (Note 1)	Company Name	Related Party	Nature of Relationship (Note 2)	Financial Statement Account	Amount (Note 5)		Payment Terms (Note 3)		% to Total Sales or Assets (Note 4)
2015	0	Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Senao International Co., Ltd.	a	Accounts receivable	$	125,237		—		—
					Accrued custodial receipts		388,466		—		—
					Accounts payable		1,107,421		—		—
					Amounts collected for others		483,374		—		—
					Revenues		869,657		—		—
					Operating costs and expenses		10,104,577		—		4
			CHIEF Telecom Inc.	a	Accounts receivable		38,438		—		—
					Accounts payable		42,862		—		—
					Revenues		282,065		—		—
					Operating costs and expenses		327,708		—		—
			Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.	a	Accounts payable		38,255		—		—
					Amounts collected for others		70,066		—		—
					Revenues		28,785		—		—
					Operating costs and expenses		84,137		—		—
			Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.	a	Accounts receivable		20,556		—		—
					Accounts payable		563,901		—		—
					Revenues		16,820		—		—
					Operating costs and expenses		646,821		—		—
					Advance payment		115,641		—		—
					Property, plant and equipment		519,010		—		—
					Intangible assets		142,063		—		—
					Inventories		11,470		—		—
					Spare parts		78,925		—		—
			Chunghwa Telecom Global Inc.	a	Accounts payable		116,744		—		—
					Revenues		54,816		—		—
					Operating costs and expenses		366,459		—		—
			Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	a	Property, plant and equipment		36,972		—		—
					Accounts receivable		64,672		—		—
					Accounts payable		74,290		—		—
					Revenues		160,069		—		—
					Operating costs and expenses		293,984		—		—
			Spring House Entertainment Tech. Inc.	a	Revenues		13,754		—		—
					Operating costs and expenses		25,035		—		—
			Chunghwa Telecom Japan Co., Ltd.	a	Revenues		35,722		—		—
					Operating costs and expenses		67,354		—		—
			Light Era Development Co., Ltd.	a	Operating costs and expenses		30,523		—		—
					Work in process		40,429		—		—

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Year	No. (Note 1)		Company Name	Related Party	Nature of Relationship (Note 2)	Transaction Details
Year	No. (Note 1)		Company Name	Related Party	Nature of Relationship (Note 2)	Financial Statement Account	Amount (Note 5)		Payment Terms (Note 3)		% to Total Sales or Assets (Note 4)
				Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd.	a	Accounts receivable	$	143,960		—		—
						Accounts payable		207,991		—		—
						Revenues		151,639		—		—
						Operating costs and expenses		119,766		—		—
				Chunghwa Sochamp Technology Inc.	a	Accounts payable		25,810		—		—
						Work in process		36,362		—		—
				Honghwa International Co., Ltd.	a	Accounts payable		744,708		—		—
						Revenues		37,519		—		—
						Operating costs and expenses		3,484,888		—		2
		1	Light Era Development Co., Ltd.	CHIEF Telecom Inc.	c	Revenues		93,020		—		—
		2	Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd.	Honghwa International Co., Ltd.	c	Revenues		11,663		—		—
		3	Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd.	c	Advance payment		17,931		—		—
		4	Chunghwa Telecom Singapore Pte., Ltd.	Donghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.	c	Advance payment		24,735		—		—

Note 1:

Significant transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries or among subsidiaries are numbered as follows:

“0” for the Company.

Subsidiaries are numbered from “1”.

Note 2:

Related party transactions are divided into three categories as follows:

The Company to subsidiaries.

Subsidiaries to the Company.

Subsidiaries to subsidiaries.

Note 3:

Note 4:

For assets and liabilities, amount is shown as a percentage to consolidated total assets as of December 31, 2015, while revenues, costs and expenses are shown as a percentage to consolidated total operating revenues for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Note 5:

The amount was eliminated upon consolidation.

(Concluded)

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