Form 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 Apr 30, 2007

 


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: 2007/04/30

 

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
By:  

/s/ Tan HoChen

Name:   Tan HoChen
Title:   Chairman & CEO


Exhibit

 

Exhibit

  

Description

1.

   Financial Statements for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 and Independent Accountants’ Review Report


Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

Financial Statements for the

Three Months Ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 and

Independent Accountants’ Review Report


INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS’ REVIEW REPORT

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

We have reviewed the accompanying balance sheets of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. as of March 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related statements of operations and cash flows for the three months then ended, all expressed in New Taiwan thousand dollars. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to issue a report on these financial statements based on our review.

Except for the matters described in the next paragraph, we conducted our reviews in accordance with Statement on of Auditing Standards No. 36, “Review of Financial Statements”, issued by the Auditing Committee of the Accounting Research and Development Foundation of the Republic of China. A review consists principally of applying analytical procedures to financial data and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an audit opinion.

As stated in Note 11 to the financial statements, we did not review the financial statements of equity-accounted investments, the investments in which are reflected in the accompanying financial statements using the equity method of accounting. The aggregate carrying values of the equity-accounted investments were NT$3,077,587 thousand and NT$1,515,927 thousand as of March 31, 2007 and 2006 and the equity in their net losses were NT$8,750 thousand and NT$9,011 thousand for the three months then ended.

Based on our reviews, except for such adjustments, if any, as might have been determined to be necessary had the investment information mentioned in the preceding paragraph and related information been based on the investees’ reviewed financial statements, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with the Guidelines Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, requirements of the Business Accounting Law and Guidelines Governing Business Accounting relevant to financial accounting standards, and accounting principles generally accepted in the Republic of China.

 

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As stated in Note 3 to the financial statements, on January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the newly released Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 34, “Accounting for Financial Instruments” (“SFAS No. 34”), and No. 36, “Disclosure and Presentation for Financial Instruments” (“SFAS No. 36”), and related revisions of previously released standards.

April 14, 2007

Notice to Readers

The accompanying financial statements are intended only to present the financial position, results of operations 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 review such financial statements are those generally accepted and applied in the Republic of China.

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

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

BALANCE SHEETS

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Par Value Data)

(Reviewed, Not Audited)


 

     March 31  
     2007    2006  
     Amount     %    Amount     %  
ASSETS          

CURRENT ASSETS

         

Cash and cash equivalents (Notes 2 and 4)

   $ 78,902,427     17    $ 43,759,367     10  

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (Notes 2 and 5)

     87,123     —        —       —    

Available-for-sale financial assets (Notes 2, 3 and 6)

     8,234,556     2      15,997,991     3  

Trade notes and accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,522,352 in 2007 and $3,469,003 in 2006 (Notes 2 and 7)

     10,732,784     2      12,007,520     3  

Receivables from related parties (Note 24)

     72,103     —        32,299     —    

Other current monetary assets (Note 8)

     5,758,962     1      5,864,817     1  

Inventories, net (Notes 2 and 9)

     2,622,593     1      2,432,887     1  

Deferred income taxes (Notes 2 and 21)

     21,947     —        802,987     —    

Other current assets (Note 10)

     3,885,349     1      3,542,942     1  
                           

Total current assets

     110,317,844     24      84,440,810     19  
                           

LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS

         

Investments accounted for using equity method (Notes 2 and 11)

     3,077,587     1      1,515,927     —    

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (Notes 2 and 5)

     —       —        479,440     —    

Financial assets carried at cost (Notes 2 and 12)

     1,941,280     —        1,866,280     —    

Other monetary assets (Notes 13 and 25)

     2,000,000     —        2,000,000     1  
                           

Total investments

     7,018,867     1      5,861,647     1  
                           

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Notes 2, 14 and 24)

         

Cost

         

Land

     100,929,302     22      100,892,970     22  

Land improvements

     1,477,705     —        1,477,275     —    

Buildings

     59,069,045     13      58,584,114     13  

Machinery and equipment

     21,390,707     5      21,876,869     5  

Telecommunications network facilities

     635,472,406     136      628,711,725     138  

Miscellaneous equipment

     1,894,071     —        2,033,134     —    
                           

Total cost

     820,233,236     176      813,576,087     178  

Revaluation increment on land

     5,824,220     1      5,945,597     2  
                           
     826,057,456     177      819,521,684     180  

Less: Accumulated depreciation

     511,187,144     110      491,128,294     108  
                           
     314,870,312     67      328,393,390     72  

Construction in progress and advances related to acquisitions of equipment

     22,237,788     5      25,039,319     5  
                           

Property, plant and equipment, net

     337,108,100     72      353,432,709     77  
                           

INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Note 2)

         

3G concession

     8,796,153     2      9,544,762     2  

Patents and computer software, net

     194,756     —        166,983     —    
                           

Total intangible assets

     8,990,909     2      9,711,745     2  
                           

OTHER ASSETS

         

Idle assets (Note 2)

     928,602     —        929,473     —    

Refundable deposits

     1,436,854     1      1,631,838     1  

Deferred income taxes (Notes 2 and 21)

     676,949     —        85,866     —    

Other

     322,324     —        370,952     —    
                           

Total other assets

     3,364,729     1      3,018,129     1  
                           

TOTAL

   $ 466,800,449     100    $ 456,465,040     100  
                           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY          
CURRENT LIABILITIES          

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss (Notes 2 and 5)

   $ 34,415     —      $ —       —    

Trade notes and accounts payable

     7,116,844     2      8,663,667     2  

Payables to related parties (Note 24)

     2,036,285     —        470,899     —    

Income tax payable (Notes 2 and 21)

     11,888,153     3      1,524,934     1  

Accrued expenses (Note 15)

     10,707,354     2      14,503,720     3  

Current portion of long-term loans (Note 16)

     —       —        300,000     —    

Other current liabilities (Note 17)

     12,728,022     3      15,063,442     3  
                           

Total current liabilities

     44,511,073     10      40,526,662     9  
                           
DEFERRED INCOME      1,058,822     —        524,722     —    
                           
RESERVE FOR LAND VALUE INCREMENTAL TAX (Note 14)      94,986     —        94,986     —    
                           
OTHER LIABILITIES          

Accrued pension liabilities (Notes 2 and 23)

     1,905,424     1      —       —    

Customers’ deposits

     6,442,452     1      7,061,485     2  

Other

     503,934     —        160,446     —    
                           

Total other liabilities

     8,851,810     2      7,221,931     2  
                           

Total liabilities

     54,516,691     12      48,368,301     11  
                           

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Notes 2, 14, 18 and 19)

         

Common capital stock - 10 par values;

         

Authorized: 12,000,000 thousand shares in 2007; 9,647,725 thousand shares in 2006

         

Issued: 9,667,845 thousand shares in 2007; 9,647,725 thousand shares in 2006

     96,678,451     21      96,477,249     21  
                           

Preferred stock $10 par value

     —       —        —       —    
                           

Capital surplus:

         

Paid-in capital in excess of par value

     210,260,235     45      214,529,603     47  

Donations

     13,170     —        13,170     —    

Equity in capital surplus reported by equity-method investees

     3,465     —        —       —    
                           

Total capital surplus

     210,276,870     45      214,542,773     47  
                           

Retained earnings:

         

Legal reserve

     44,037,765     9      39,272,477     9  

Special reserve

     2,680,184     1      2,680,184     —    

Unappropriated earnings

     52,068,006     11      58,100,093     13  
                           

Total retained earnings

     98,785,955     21      100,052,754     22  
                           

Other adjustments

         

Cumulative translation adjustments

     (3,304 )   —        (2,942 )   —    

Unrealized gain on financial instruments

     721,348     —        —       —    

Capital surplus from revaluation of land

     5,824,438     1      5,850,610     1  
                           

Total other adjustments

     6,542,482     1      5,847,668     1  
                           

Treasury stock - 149,158 thousand shares

     —       —        (8,823,705 )   (2 )
                           

Total stockholders’ equity

     412,283,758     88      408,096,739     89  
                           
TOTAL    $ 466,800,449     100    $ 456,465,040     100  
                           

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

(With Deloitte & Touche review report dated April 14, 2007)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share Data)

(Reviewed, Not Audited)


 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31

     2007    2006
     Amount    %    Amount    %

REVENUES (Note 24)

   $ 45,317,935    100    $ 44,631,942    100

OPERATING COSTS (Note 24)

     22,956,438    51      22,413,931    50
                       

GROSS PROFIT

     22,361,497    49      22,218,011    50
                       

OPERATING EXPENSES

           

Marketing

     5,958,426    13      5,933,819    13

General and administrative

     723,291    1      911,830    2

Research and development

     777,865    2      758,660    2
                       

Total operating expenses

     7,459,582    16      7,604,309    17
                       

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS

     14,901,915    33      14,613,702    33
                       

OTHER INCOME

           

Interest

     305,421    1      133,051    —  

Penalties income

     210,368    1      316,572    1

Income from sale of scrap inventories

     87,326    —        177,049    —  

Gains on sale of financial instruments, net

     45,524    —        10,392    —  

Foreign exchange gain, net

     —      —        33,941    —  

Other

     115,901    —        214,801    1
                       

Total other income

     764,540    2      885,806    2
                       

OTHER EXPENSES

           

Special termination benefit under early retirement program

     36,989    —        2,218,940    5

Foreign exchange loss, net

     16,842    —        —      —  

Valuation loss on financial instruments, net

     13,208    —        —      —  

Equity in losses of equity investees

     8,750    —        9,011    —  

Losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment

     7,238    —        42,668    —  

Interest

     117    —        719    —  

Other

     206,116    1      156,418    1
                       

Total other expenses

     289,260    1      2,427,756    6
                       

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX

     15,377,195    34      13,071,752    29

INCOME TAX (Notes 2 and 21)

     3,285,648    7      3,059,243    7
                       

NET INCOME

   $ 12,091,547    27    $ 10,012,509    22
                       

(Continued)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Earnings Per Share Data)

(Reviewed, Not Audited)


 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31

   2007    2006
  

Income

Before
Income
Tax

   Net
Income
   Income
Before
Income
Tax
  

Net

Income

EARNINGS PER SHARE

           

Basic net income per share (Note 22)

   $ 1.59    $ 1.25    $ 1.33    $ 1.02
                           

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

 

(With Deloitte & Touche review report dated April 14, 2007)    (Concluded )

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

(Reviewed, Not Audited)


 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31

 
   2007     2006  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    

Net income

   $ 12,091,547     $ 10,012,509  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Provision for doubtful accounts

     164,745       130,815  

Depreciation and amortization

     9,991,326       10,329,364  

Valuation loss on financial instruments, net

     13,208       —    

Gain on sale of financial instruments, net

     (45,524 )     (10,392 )

Losses on inventory valuation

     30       161  

Losses on disposal of property, plant and equipment, net

     1,477       41,831  

Equity in losses of equity investees

     8,750       9,011  

Deferred income taxes

     (128,313 )     1,508,139  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Decrease (increase) in:

    

Financial assets held for trading

     (29,905 )     —    

Trade notes and accounts receivable

     1,642,096       631,323  

Receivables from related parties

     (24,335 )     37,861  

Other current monetary assets

     204,518       (158,890 )

Inventories

     (611,825 )     (129,404 )

Other current assets

     (2,870,169 )     (2,295,906 )

Increase (decrease) in:

    

Trade notes and accounts payable

     (1,802,408 )     (1,410,894 )

Payables to related parties

     1,153,325       (80,127 )

Income tax payable

     3,360,613       1,508,384  

Accrued expenses

     (8,089,467 )     (913,118 )

Other current liabilities

     (379,167 )     39,346  

Deferred income

     103,403       206,194  

Accrued pension liabilities

     651,723       —    
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     15,405,648       19,456,207  
                

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    

Acquisition of available-for-sale financial assets

     (1,730,312 )     (2,172,975 )

Proceeds from disposal of available-for-sale financial assets

     670,458       318,225  

Increase in long-term investment accounted for using equity method

     (1,065,813 )     —    

Acquisitions of property, plant and equipment

     (4,554,320 )     (6,271,182 )

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

     10,691       4,186  

Increase of intangible assets

     (19,506 )     (16,376 )

Decrease (increase) in other assets

     55,200       (120,930 )
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (6,633,602 )     (8,259,052 )
                

(Continued)

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

(Reviewed, Not Audited)


 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31

 
   2007     2006  

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Payment on principal of long-term loans

   $ (300,000 )   $ (200,000 )

Decrease in customers’ deposits

     (152,687 )     (257,912 )

Decrease in other liabilities

     (56,385 )     (46,839 )

Repurchase of treasury stock

     —         (8,823,705 )
                

Net cash used in financing activities

     (509,072 )     (9,328,456 )
                

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     8,262,974       1,868,699  

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

     70,639,453       41,890,668  
                

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

   $ 78,902,427     $ 43,759,367  
                

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

    

Interest paid

   $ 117     $ 719  
                

Income tax paid

   $ 53,349     $ 42,719  
                

NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Current portion of long-term loans

   $ —       $ 300,000  
                

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

 

(With Deloitte & Touche review report dated April 14, 2007)    (Concluded )

 

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CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007 AND 2006

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Stated Otherwise)

(Reviewed, Not Audited)


 

1. GENERAL

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (“Chunghwa” or “the Company”) was incorporated on July 1, 1996 in the Republic of China (“ROC”) pursuant to the Telecommunications Act No. 30. 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 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 to Chunghwa. The DGT continues to be the telecom industry regulator in the ROC.

As a telecommunications service provider of fixed-line and cellular telephone services, within the meaning of applicable telecommunications regulations of the ROC, the Company is subject to additional requirements imposed by the MOTC.

Effective August 12, 2005, the MOTC had 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 shares were listed and traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (the “TSE”) on October 27, 2000. Certain of the Company’s common shares had been 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 shares had also been 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 289,431 thousand common shares of the Company by auction in the ROC on August 9, 2005 and 1,350,682 thousand common shares of the Company on August 10, 2005 in an international offering. 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 number of employees as of March 31, 2007 and 2006 are 25,838 and 27,417, respectively.

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements were prepared in conformity with the Guidelines Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, requirements of the Business Accounting Law, Guidelines Governing Business Accounting, and accounting principles generally accepted in the ROC (“ROC GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the recorded amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of the Company. The Company continually evaluates these estimates, including those related to allowances for doubtful accounts, valuation allowances on inventories, useful lives of long term assets, pension plans and income tax. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and other assumptions, which it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The significant accounting policies are summarized as follows:

 

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Current Assets and Liabilities

Current assets are commonly identified as those which are reasonably expected to be realized in cash, sold or consumed within one year. Current liabilities are obligations which mature within one year. Assets and liabilities that are not classified as current are noncurrent assets and liabilities, respectively.

Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents are commercial paper purchased with maturities of three months or less from the date of acquisition. The carrying amount approximates fair value.

Financial Assets and Liabilities at Fair Value Through Profit or Loss

Financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss include financial assets or liabilities held for trading and those designated on initial recognition to be measured at fair value with fair value changes recognized in profit or loss. On initial recognition, the financial instruments are recognized at fair value plus transaction costs and are subsequently measured at fair value with fair value changes recognized in profit or loss. Once the Company becomes contractual in a financial instrument arrangement, the financial instruments are eligible for classification as assets or liabilities. If the contractual arrangement is outside the control of the Company, the financial instruments will be derecognized in assets. If the contractual arrangement gives the Company a right of redemption, cancellation or elimination upon expiration, the financial instruments will be derecognized in liabilities.

Derivatives are initially recognized at fair value, with transaction costs expensed as incurred. The derivatives are remeasured at fair value subsequently with the changes in fair value recognized in earnings. Cash dividends received (including the year of investment) is recognized in earnings. When the financial instruments are derecognized, the difference between sales proceeds or cash payment and principal amount shall be accounted for as profits and losses. For regular way purchase or sale of financial assets is accounted for using trade date accounting.

Derivatives that do not meet the criteria for hedge accounting are classified as financial assets or financial liabilities. When the fair value is positive, the derivative is recognized as a financial asset. When the fair value is negative, the derivative is recognized as a financial liability.

Hybrid instruments are designated as financial assets or financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss. To avoid or significantly reduce inconsistencies in accounting policies, the Company will recognize financial instruments or liabilities in profits or losses based on the changes in fair value.

Available-for-sale Financial Assets

Available-for-sale financial assets are initially recognized at fair value plus transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition. When subsequently measured at fair value, the changes in fair value are excluded from earnings and reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. The accumulated gains or losses are recognized in earnings when the financial asset is derecognized from the balance sheet. A regular way purchase or sale of financial assets is recognized and derecognized using trade date accounting.

The policy for recognition and derecognition of available-for-sale financial assets are similar to financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss.

The basis for determining the fair value of financial instruments is as follows: Listed stocks, closing prices as of balance sheet date; open-end mutual funds, net assets value as of balance sheet date; bonds, quotes in the OTC market as of balance sheet date; financial instruments without active market, fair value are estimated using valuation techniques incorporating estimates and assumptions that are consistent with prevailing market conditions.

 

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Cash dividends are recognized as investment income upon the grant day but are accounted for as reductions to the original cost of investment if such dividends are declared on the earnings of the investees attributable to periods prior to the purchase of the investments. Stock dividends are recorded as an increase in the number of shares held and do not affect investment income. The cost per share is recalculated based on the new number of shares.

If there is objective evidence that a financial asset is impaired, a loss is recognized. If in a subsequent period, the amount of the impairment loss decreases, for equity securities, the previously recognized impairment loss is reversed to the extent of the decrease and recorded as an adjustment to shareholders’ equity. For debt securities, the amount of the decrease is recognized in earnings, provided that the decrease is clearly attributable to an event which occurred after the impairment loss was recognized.

Revenue Recognition, Account Receivables and Allowance for Doubtful Receivables

Revenues are recognized when revenues are realized or realizable and earned. Related costs are expensed as incurred.

Service revenue is based on the fair value of the sales price, after business discount and quantity discount between the Company and customer. The sales price of service revenue is the amount which matures within one year. The difference between fair value and maturity value is not material and the transactions occur frequently so the interest factor is not included in calculating fair value.

Usage revenues from fixed-line services (including local, domestic long distance and international long distance), 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 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) fixed-monthly fees (on fixed-line services, wireless and Internet and data services) are accrued every month, and (c) prepaid services (fixed line, cellular and Internet) are recognized as income based upon actual usage by customers or when the right to use those services expires.

Allowance for doubtful receivables is provided on the basis of the aging of the receivables and estimated collectibility of individual receivables. The Company periodically evaluates the collectibility of receivables in consideration of client’s receivable aging analysis.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (weighted-average cost) or market value (replacement cost or net realizable value).

Investments Accounted for Using Equity Method

Investments in shares of stock in companies where the Company exercises significant influence in their operating and financial policy decisions are accounted for using the equity method. Under the equity method, the investment is initially stated at cost and subsequently adjusted for its proportionate share in the net earnings of the investee companies. Any cash dividends received are recognized as a reduction in the carrying value of the investments. Unrealized profits arising from downstream transactions to equity investees are deferred in the Company’s portion of equity income or loss, depending on whether the investor has controlling power over investees or not. Unrealized profits and losses on sales to investees over which the Company has a controlling power are totally eliminated. Otherwise should be deferred in proportion to the Company’s ownership percentage. Profits and losses arising from equipment purchases from equity investees are eliminated and recognized over the estimated remaining useful life of the equipment.

 

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With respect to investment purchase or adoption of the equity method of accounting, effective on January 1, 2006, in accordance with the revised accounting pronouncement, goodwill is recognized by the difference that the cost of investment is exceeding the fair value of the acquisition. Goodwill can not be amortized, but is subject to a goodwill impairment test. If there is a triggering event or change in circumstance, the goodwill impairment test will be performed. If the fair value of the identifiable net assets exceeds the cost of investment, the difference should be allocated to the noncurrent assets (with exception of non-equity financial assets, assets in the suspense accounts, deferred tax assets and liabilities, and prepaid pension costs or other expenses related to pension plans) and reduced in proportion to the amount of their fair value. If there is still a difference after the purchase price allocation, the difference will be accounted for as extraordinary profits.

Financial Assets Carried at Cost

Investments that do not have a quoted market price in an active market and whose fair value cannot be reliably measured are carried at original cost, such as non-publicly traded stocks. If there is objective evidence that a financial asset is impaired, a loss is recognized. No recording of a subsequent recovery in fair value is allowed.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost plus a revaluation increment, if any, less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment loss. The interest costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition, construction of a qualifying asset are capitalized as property, plant and equipment. Major renewals and betterments are capitalized, while maintenance and repairs are expensed currently.

An impairment loss is recognized when the recoverable amount of an asset is less than its carrying amount. A reversal of the impairment loss is recognized if there is a subsequent recovery in the value of the asset. The recoverable amount cannot exceed the original cost less accumulated depreciation. An impairment loss on a revalued asset is recognized directly against capital surplus from revaluation for the asset to the extent that the impairment loss does not exceed the amount in the capital surplus from revaluation for that same asset. A reversal of an impairment loss on a revalued asset is credited directly to capital surplus from revaluation under the heading capital surplus from revaluation. However, to the extent that an impairment loss on the same revalued asset was previously recognized in profit or loss, a reversal of that impairment loss is also recognized in profit or loss.

Depreciation expense is determined based upon the asset’s estimated useful life using the straight-line method. The estimated useful lives are as follows: land improvements,10 to 30 years; buildings,10 to 60 years; machinery and equipment, 6 to 10 years; telecommunication network facilities, 6 to 15 years; and miscellaneous equipment,3 to 10 years.

Upon sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any gain or loss is credited or charged to income.

Intangible Assets

The amount recorded for the 3G Concession is amortized upon the MOTC approval of using the straight-line method over the lower of the legal useful life or estimated useful life. Patents are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives ranging from 10 to 20 years. Computer software costs are capitalized and amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of three years.

From January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the newly released Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 37, “Intangible Assets.” Expenditure on research shall be recognized as an expense when it is incurred. Development Costs are capitalized when those costs meet relative criteria and are amortized upon the assets’ estimated useful life using the straight-line method. Development costs not meet relative criteria shall be recognized as expenses when it is incurred.

 

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An impairment loss is recognized when the recoverable amount of an intangible asset other than goodwill is less than its carrying amount. A reversal of the impairment loss is recognized if there is a subsequent recovery in the value of the asset. The recoverable amount cannot exceed the original cost less accumulated amortization.

Idle Assets

Idle assets are carried at the lower of recoverable amount or carrying amount.

Pension Costs

Pension costs subject to defined benefit plan are recognized according to the actuarial report. Pension costs subject to defined contribution plan are recognized according to the amount of contributions by the Company during the employees’ service period.

Expense Recognition

Expenses including commissions paid to agencies and handset subsidy costs paid to a vendor that sells a handset to a customer who subscribes to the service as an inducement to enter into a service contract are charged to income as incurred.

Treasury Stock

Cost of treasury stock is shown as a deduction to stockholders’ equity. Treasury stock is recorded and is shown as a reduction to stockholders’ equity. Upon cancellation of treasury stock, the accounts of common stock and treasury stock are reversed out based on the number of shares registered to be cancelled. The account of additional paid-in capital is adjusted for the difference of the repurchase price and the par value of common stock. If capital surplus is not enough for debiting purposes, the difference is debited to unappropriated retained earnings.

Income Tax

The Company accounts for income tax using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred income tax is recognized for investment tax credits and tax consequences of differences between financial statement carrying amounts and their respective tax bases. A valuation allowance is recognized if, available evidence indicates it is more likely than not that a portion or the entire deferred tax asset will not be realized. A deferred tax asset or liability should be classified as current or noncurrent according to the classification of its related asset or liability. However, if a deferred asset or liability cannot be related to an asset or liability in the financial statements, it should be classified as current or noncurrent depending on the expected reversal date of the temporary difference.

Investment tax credits utilized are recognized as reduction of income tax expense.

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

Income taxes expense (10%) on undistributed earnings is recorded in the year when the stockholders have resolved that the earnings shall be retained.

 

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Foreign-currency Transactions

The functional currency of the Company is the local currency, the New Taiwan dollar. Thus, the transactions of the Company that are denominated in currencies other than the New Taiwan dollars (the “foreign currency”) are recorded in New Taiwan dollars at the exchange rates prevailing on the transaction dates. Gains or losses realized upon the settlement of a foreign currency transaction are included in the period in which the transaction is settled. The balances, at the balance sheet dates, of the foreign currency assets and liabilities are adjusted to reflect the prevailing exchange rates, and the resulting differences are recorded as follows:

 

  a. Financial assets and liabilities - credited or charged to current income; and

 

  b. Long-term stock investments accounted for by the equity method - as cumulative translation adjustment under stockholders’ equity.

Reclassification

Certain accounts in the financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2006 have been reclassified to conform to the presentation of financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2007.

 

3. REASON AND EFFECT OF THE CHANGES OF ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE

On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the newly released Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 34, “Accounting for Financial Instruments,” (“SFAS No. 34”) and No. 36, “Disclosure and Presentation for Financial Instruments” (“SFAS No. 36”), and related revisions of previously released SFASs.

The Company had categorized its financial assets and liabilities upon initial adoption of the newly released SFASs. The adjustments made to the carrying amounts of the financial instruments categorized as available-for-sale financial assets as adjustments to stockholders’ equity were recognized.

 

4. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

     March 31
     2007    2006

Cash

     

Cash on hand

   $ 96,921    $ 87,272

Cash in banks

     6,760,300      1,167,377

Negotiable certificate of deposit, annual yield rate - ranging from 1.650%-5.383% and 1.350%-1.425% for 2007 and 2006, respectively

     33,520,010      13,802,500
             
     40,377,231      15,057,149

Cash equivalents

     

Commercial paper, annual yield rate - ranging from 1.660%-5.343% and 1.350%-1.435% for 2007 and 2006, respectively

     38,525,196      28,702,218
             
   $ 78,902,427    $ 43,759,367
             

 

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As of March 31, 2007 and 2006, foreign deposits in bank were as following:

 

     March 31
     2007    2006

United States of America - New York (US$26,454 thousand)

   $ 875,347    $ —  

Hong Kong (US$33,214 thousand, EUR260 thousand, JPY34,236 thousand and GBP161 thousand)

     1,130,493      —  
             
   $ 2,005,840    $ —  
             

 

5. FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS

 

     March 31
     2007    2006

Current

     

Derivatives - financial assets

     

Forward exchange contracts

   $ 619    $ —  

Index future contracts

     86,504      —  
             
   $ 87,123    $ —  
             

Derivatives - financial liabilities

     

Forward exchange contracts

   $ 10,349    $ —  

Index future contracts

     24,066      —  
             
   $ 34,415    $ —  
             

Noncurrent

     

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - Yuanta Structured Principal Protected Private Placement

   $ —      $ 479,440
             

The Company entered into investment management agreements with a well-known financial institutions (fund managers) to manage its investment portfolios in 2006. As of March 31, 2007, the Company’s investment portfolios managed by these fund managers aggregated to an original amount of US$100,000 thousand. The investment portfolios included derivative instruments, listed stocks, and mutual funds.

The Company entered into forward exchange contracts and index future contracts to reduce its exposure to foreign currency risk and variability in operating results due to fluctuations in exchange rates underlying the value of assets denominated in foreign currencies until such assets are received and fluctuations in stock prices. However, these financial assets and liabilities are not qualified for hedge accounting and categorized as trading financial assets and liabilities.

 

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Outstanding forward exchange contracts as of March 31, 2007:

 

     Currency    Maturity Date   

Contract

Amount
(in Thousands)

March 31, 2007

           

Sell

   JPY/USD    2007.01-2007.04    JPY    562,300
   EUR/USD    2007.01-2007.04    EUR    7,500
   GBP/USD    2007.01-2007.04    GBP    2,300
   GBP/USD    2007.03-2007.04    GBP    150
   USD/EUR    2007.03-2007.04    USD    267
   USD/JPY    2007.03-2007.04    USD    147

Outstanding index future contracts as of March 31, 2007:

 

     Maturity Date    Units   

Contract

Amount
(in Thousands)

March 31, 2007

           

Index future contracts

           

AMSTERDAM IDX FUT

   2007.04    9    EUR    883

CAC40 10 EURO FUT

   2007.04    46    EUR    2,526

DAX INDEX FUTURE

   2007.06    11    EUR    1,808

IBEX 35 INDEX FUTR

   2007.04    7    EUR    983

MINI S&P/MIB FUT

   2007.06    24    EUR    957

FTSE 100 IDX FUT

   2007.06    37    GBP    2,304

TOPIX INDEX FUTURE

   2007.06    32    JPY    529,440

S&P 500 FUTURE

   2007.06    23    USD    8,151

S&P 500 EMINI FUTURE

   2007.06    13    USD    905

As of March 31, 2007, the amount paid for future deposit was $86,498 thousand (classified as financial assets held for trading).

Net losses arising from derivative financial instruments for the three months ended March 31, 2007 were $11,472 thousand (including realized settlement gains of $1,736 thousand and valuation losses of $13,208 thousand). The Company did not enter into any forward exchange contracts and index future contracts in the first quarter of 2006.

Yuanta Structured Principal Protected Private Placement is an open-end structured principal protected mutual fund. The maturity date is September 28, 2008. On June 28, 2006, the Company sold the contract to a third party and recognized an investment loss of $26,334 thousand.

 

6. AVAILABLE-FOR-SALES FINANCIAL ASSETS

 

     March 31
     2007    2006

Current

     

Open-end mutual funds

   $ 6,814,486    $ 15,833,300

Foreign listed stocks

     927,018      —  

Listed stocks

     303,552      59,691

Real estate investment trust fund

     189,500      105,000
             
   $ 8,234,556    $ 15,997,991
             

 

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7. ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31
 
     2007     2006  

Balance, beginning of period

   $ 3,535,141     $ 3,604,605  

Provision for doubtful accounts

     164,328       130,002  

Accounts receivable written off

     (177,117 )     (265,604 )
                

Balance, end of period

   $ 3,522,352     $ 3,469,003  
                

 

8. OTHER CURRENT MONETARY ASSETS

 

     March 31
     2007    2006

Tax refund receivable

   $ 3,221,136    $ 4,338,479

Other receivable

     2,537,826      1,526,338
             
   $ 5,758,962    $ 5,864,817
             

 

9. INVENTORIES, NET

 

     March 31
     2007    2006

Supplies

   $ 1,754,707    $ 1,166,095

Work in process

     121,617      18,496

Merchandise

     108,970      7,117

Materials in transit

     637,830      1,241,340
             
     2,623,124      2,433,048

Less: Valuation allowance

     531      161
             
   $ 2,622,593    $ 2,432,887
             

 

10. OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

 

     March 31
     2007    2006

Prepayments

   $ 2,753,619    $ 2,364,438

Prepaid rents

     618,630      614,563

Miscellaneous

     513,100      563,941
             
   $ 3,885,349    $ 3,542,942
             

 

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11. INVESTMENTS ACCOUNTED FOR USING EQUITY METHOD

 

     March 31
     2007    2006
     Carrying
Value
   % of
Ownership
   Carrying
Value
  

% of

Ownership

Listed

           

SENAO International Co., Ltd. (“SENAO”)

   $ 1,102,775    31    $ —      —  
                   

Non-Listed

           

Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd. (“CHI”)

     981,494    49      959,116    49

Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd. (“TISE”)

     579,050    40      556,811    40

CHIEF Telecom Inc. (“CHIEF”)

     256,557    70      —      —  

Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd. (“CIYP”)

     142,438    100      —      —  

Spring House Entertainment Inc. (“SHE”)

     15,273    30      —      —  

New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.) (“NPIH”)

     —      100      —      100

Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.) (“PAIG”)

     —      100      —      100
                   
     1,974,812         1,515,927   
                   
   $ 3,077,587       $ 1,515,927   
                   

The carrying values of the equity investees and the equity in their net losses as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 are based on unreviewed financial statements. The aggregate carrying values of the equity-accounted investments were $3,077,587 thousand and $1,515,927 thousand as of March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The equity in their net losses were $8,750 thousand and $9,011 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

The Company invested SENAO International Co., Ltd. (“SENAO”) in January 2007, for a purchase price of $1,065,813 thousand. SENAO engages mainly in telecommunication facilities sales and software services.

The Company invested CHIEF Telecom in September 2006, for a purchase price of $310,652 thousand. CHIEF engages mainly in internet communication and internet data center (“IDC”) service.

The Company invested Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd. (“CIYP”) in December 2006, for a purchase price of $150,000 thousand. CIYP engages mainly in yellow pages sales and advertisement services. CIYP finished registration on January 2, 2007.

The Company invested Spring House in October 2006, for a purchase price of $22,409 thousand. Spring House engages mainly in network content manufacture broadcasts and information software.

The Company has established New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.) and Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.) in March 2006. Both holding companies are operating as investment companies and Chungwa has 100% ownership right in an amount of US$1 in each holding company.

 

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12. FINANCIAL ASSETS CARRIED AT COST

 

     March 31
     2007    2006
     Carrying
Value
   % of
Ownership
   Carrying
Value
   % of
Ownership

Cost investees:

           

Taipei Financial Center (“TFC”)

   $ 1,789,530    12    $ 1,789,530    12

iD Branding Ventures (“iDBV”)

     75,000    8      —      —  

RPTI International (“RPTI”)

     71,500    12      71,500    12

Siemens Telecommunication Systems (“Siemens”)

     5,250    15      5,250    15
                   
   $ 1,941,280       $ 1,866,280   
                   

The Company invested iDBV on November 13, 2006, for a purchase price of $75,000 thousand. iDBV engages mainly in investment.

The above investments that do not have a quoted market price in an active market and whose fair values cannot be reliably measured are carried at original cost.

 

13. OTHER NONCURRENT MONETARY ASSETS

 

     March 31
     2007    2006

Fixed-Line Fund

   $ 1,000,000    $ 1,000,000

Piping Fund

     1,000,000      1,000,000
             
   $ 2,000,000    $ 2,000,000
             

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 a total of $2,000,000 thousand to a Fixed-Line Fund managed by the Ministry of Interior Affairs and a Piping Fund administered by the Taipei City Government. These funds will be used to finance various telecommunications infrastructure projects. Upon completion of the construction projects, the funds will be proportionally allocated their assets to their contributors. If the balance of the Fixed-Line Fund is not sufficient for its operation, the above three parties will determine when to raise additional funds and the contribution amounts from each party.

 

14. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

     March 31  
     2007    2006  

Cost

     

Land

   $ 100,929,302    $ 100,892,970  

Land improvements

     1,477,705      1,477,275  

Buildings

     59,069,045      58,584,114  

Machinery and equipment

     21,390,707      21,876,869  
        (Continued )

 

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     March 31  
     2007    2006  

Telecommunications network facilities

   $ 635,472,406    $ 628,711,725  

Miscellaneous equipment

     1,894,071      2,033,134  
               

Total cost

     820,233,236      813,576,087  

Revaluation increment on land

     5,824,220      5,945,597  
               
     826,057,456      819,521,684  
               

Accumulated depreciation

     

Land improvements

     821,712      767,615  

Buildings

     14,492,808      13,496,520  

Machinery and equipment

     16,476,579      16,102,486  

Telecommunications network facilities

     477,748,622      459,003,753  

Miscellaneous equipment

     1,647,423      1,757,920  
               
     511,187,144      491,128,294  
               

Construction in progress and advances related to acquisition of equipment

     22,237,788      25,039,319  
               

Property, plant and equipment, net

   $ 337,108,100    $ 353,432,709  
               
        (Concluded )

Pursuant to the related regulation, the Company revalued its land owned as of April 30, 2000 based on the publicly announced value on July 1, 1999. These revaluations which have been approved by the MOA resulted in increases in the carrying values of property, plant and equipment of $5,986,074 thousand, liabilities for land value incremental tax of $211,182 thousand, and stockholders’ equity - other adjustments of $5,774,892 thousand.

The amendment to the Land Tax Act, relating to the article to permanently lower land value incremental tax, went into effect on February 1, 2005. In accordance with the lowered tax rates, the Company recomputed its land value incremental tax, and reclassified the reserve for land value incremental tax of $116,196 thousand to stockholders’ equity—other adjustments.

Depreciation on property, plant and equipment for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 amounted to $9,753,769 thousand and $10,090,792 thousand, respectively. No interest expense was capitalized for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006.

 

15. ACCRUED EXPENSES

 

     March 31
     2007    2006

Accrued salary and compensation

   $ 5,928,846    $ 7,115,988

Accrued franchise fees

     2,991,940      3,168,368

Other accrued expenses

     1,786,568      4,219,364
             
   $ 10,707,354    $ 14,503,720
             

 

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16. CURRENT PORTION OF LONG-TERM LOANS

 

     March 31
     2007    2006

Loan from the Fixed-Line Fund

   $ —      $ 300,000

Less: Current portion of long-term loans

     —        300,000
             
   $ —      $ —  
             

The loan amount of $700,000 thousand from the Fixed-Line Fund was obtained pursuant to a long-term loan agreement with the Fixed-Line Fund managed by Ministry of Interior that allows the Company to obtain unsecured interest-free credit of $1,000,000 thousand until March 12, 2007, with a restricted lending term of five years. The outstanding principal was payable in three annual installments ($200,000 thousand, $200,000 thousand and $300,000 thousand) starting on March 12, 2005. The Company has totally repaid the amount in March, 2007.

 

17. OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

     March 31
     2007    2006

Advances from subscribers

   $ 4,661,944    $ 4,603,964

Amounts collected in trust for others

     2,803,199      3,047,510

Payables to equipment suppliers

     1,532,560      2,611,703

Refundable customers’ deposits

     951,639      930,856

Payables to constructors

     425,943      1,283,396

Miscellaneous

     2,352,737      2,586,013
             
   $ 12,728,022    $ 15,063,442
             

 

18. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Under the revised Company’s Articles of Incorporation dated May 30, 2006, the Company’s authorized capital is $120,000,000,020, which is divided into 12,000,000,000 common shares (at $10 par value per share), which are issued and outstanding 9,667,845,093 shares, and 2 preferred shares (at $10 par value per share), which are issued and approved by the board of directors on March 28, 2006, and the MOTC purchased 2 preferred shares at par value on April 4, 2006.

For the purpose of privatizing the company, the MOTC sold 1,109,750 thousand common shares 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 ten common shares) on the New York Stock Exchange on July 17, 2003. Afterwards, the MOTC sold 1,350,682 thousand common shares 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 shares of the company, respectively, in the form of ADS totally amounting to 56,435 thousand units on September 29, 2006. As of December 31, 2006, the MOTC and Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd. have sold 3,024,780 thousand common shares in the form of ADS amounting to 302,478 thousand units. As of March 31, 2007, the outstanding ADSs were 307,399 thousand units, which equaled approximately 3,073,988 thousand common shares and represented 31.8% of the Company’s total outstanding common shares.

 

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The ADS holders generally have the same rights and obligations as other common shareholders, 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:

 

  a. Exercise their voting rights;

 

  b. Sell their ADSs; and

 

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

The MOTC, as the holder of those preferred shares is entitled to the same rights as holders of common shares and certain additional rights as specified in the Company’s Articles of Incorporation as follows:

 

  a. The holder of the preferred shares, or its nominated representative, will act as a director and/or supervisor during the entire period in which the preferred shares are outstanding.

 

  b. The holder of preferred shares has the same pre-emptive rights as holders of common shares when the Company raises capital by issuing new shares.

 

  c. The holder of the preferred shares will have the right to veto on any change in the name of the Company or the nature of its business and any transfer of a substantial portion of the Company’s business or property.

 

  d. The holder of the preferred shares may not transfer the ownership. The Company must redeem all outstanding preferred shares within three years from the date of their issuance.

Under the ROC Company Law, capital surplus can only be utilized to offset deficits or be declared as stock dividends. Also, such capital surplus and donations can only be declared as a stock dividend by the Company at an amount calculated in accordance with the provisions of existing regulations.

In addition, before distributing a dividend or making any other distribution to stockholders, the Company must pay all outstanding taxes, recover any past losses and set aside a legal reserve equal to 10% of its net income, and depending on its business needs or requirements, may also set aside a special reserve. In accordance with the 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 in the following years after privatization; (b) no more than 0.2% of distributable earnings shall be distributed to board of directors and supervisors as remuneration in the following years after privatization. During the year of privatization, the distributable earnings for the aforementioned (a) and (b) are limited to the earnings generated after privatization. The remaining distributable earnings can be distributed to the shareholders based on the resolution of shareholders’ meeting; and (c) cash dividends to be distributed shall not be less than 50% of the total amount of dividends to be distributed. If cash dividends to be distributed is less than $0.10 per share, such cash dividend shall be distributed in the form of common shares.

Telecommunications service is a Taiwan’s capital-intensive industry and the Corporation requires capital expenditures to sustain its competitive position in high-growth market. Thus, the Company’s dividend policy takes into account future capital expenditure outlays. In this regard, a portion of the earnings may be retained to finance these capital expenditures. The remaining earnings can then be distributed as dividends if approved by the stockholders in the following year and will be recorded in the financial statements of that year.

Under the ROC Company Law, 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 reaching 50% of the aggregate par value of the outstanding capital stock of the Company, up to 50% of the reserve may, at the option of the Company, be declared as a stock dividend and transferred to capital.

 

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The appropriations and distributions of the 2005 earnings of the company have been approved and resolved by the stockholders on May 30, 2006 as follows:

 

     Appropriation and
Distribution
     Amount    Dividend
Per Share

Legal reserve

   $ 4,765,288    $ —  

Cash dividends

     40,659,617      4.3

Stock dividends

     1,891,145      0.2

Employee bonus - cash

     230,057      —  

Employee bonus - stock

     230,057      —  

Remuneration to board of directors and supervisors

     15,337      —  
             
   $ 47,791,501    $ 4.5
             

The appropriation of the Company’s 2006 earnings had not been proposed by the board of directors as of April 14, 2007, the independent accountants’ review report date. Information on the appropriation of 2006 earnings proposed by the board of directors and resolved by the shareholders can be accessed through the Market Observation Post System on the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation’s website.

Under the Integrated Income Tax System that became effective on July 1, 1998, non-corporate stockholders are allowed a tax credit for the income tax paid by the Company on earnings generated in 1999 and onwards. An Imputation Credit Account (“ICA”) is maintained by the Company for such income tax and the tax credit is allocated to each stockholder.

 

19. TREASURY STOCK (COMMON STOCK IN THOUSANDS OF SHARES)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31
     2007    2006

As of January 1, 2007

   —      —  

Increase

   —      149,158

Decrease

   —      —  
         

As of March 31, 2007

   —      149,158
         

According to the Securities and Exchange Law of the ROC, total shares of treasury stock shall not exceed 10% of the Company’s stock issued. The total amount of the shares bought back shall not be more than the amount of retained earnings, premium on capital stock and realized capital reserve.

The shares bought back by the Company in accordance with Securities and Exchange Law of the ROC shall not be pledged. Before transfer, the shareholder’s rights shall not be enjoyed.

In order to maintain its credit and shareholders’ equity by repurchasing treasury stock 192,000 thousand shares, from February 10, 2006 to April 7, 2006, for $11,392,333 thousand. On June 30, 2006, the company cancelled the treasury stock by reducing common stock of $1,920,000 thousand, capital surplus of $4,269,368 thousand and retained earnings of $5,202,965 thousand.

 

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20. COMPENSATION, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION EXPENSES

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2007

     Cost of
Services
   Operating
Expenses
   Total

Compensation expense

        

Salaries

   $ 3,239,022    $ 2,054,077    $ 5,293,099

Insurance

     122,527      74,256      196,783

Pension

     442,823      287,264      730,087

Other compensation

     2,360,444      1,507,600      3,868,044
                    
     6,164,816      3,923,197      10,088,013

Depreciation expense

     9,225,957      527,812      9,753,769

Amortization expense

     214,602      22,737      237,339
                    
   $ 15,605,375    $ 4,473,746    $ 20,079,121
                    

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2006

     Cost of
Services
   Operating
Expenses
   Total

Compensation expense

        

Salaries

   $ 3,482,542    $ 2,178,922    $ 5,661,464

Insurance

     126,908      76,606      203,514

Pension

     486,760      311,362      798,122

Other compensation

     1,722,162      1,073,618      2,795,780
                    
     5,818,372      3,640,508      9,458,880

Depreciation expense

     9,541,101      549,691      10,090,792

Amortization expense

     213,173      25,390      238,563
                    
   $ 15,572,646    $ 4,215,589    $ 19,788,235
                    

 

21. INCOME TAX

The Income Basic Tax Act (the “IBT Act”), which took effect on January 1, 2006, requires that the income basic tax should be 10% of the sum of the taxable income as calculated in accordance with the Income Tax Act plus tax benefit regulated by the Income Tax Act or other laws. The tax payable of the current year would be the higher of the income basic tax and income tax payable calculated in accordance with the Income Tax Act. The Company has considered the impact of the IBT Act in the determination of the current period’s income tax expense.

 

  a. A reconciliation between income tax expense computed by applying the statutory income tax rate of 25% to income before income tax and income tax payable shown in the statements of income is as follows:

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31

 
     2007     2006  

Income tax expense computed at statutory income tax rate of 25% to income before income tax

   $ 3,844,289     $ 3,267,928  

Deduct tax effects of:

    

Permanent differences

     (81,935 )     (30,888 )

Temporary differences

     294,592       (1,523,831 )

Investment tax credits

     (696,064 )     (187,695 )
                

Income tax payable

   $ 3,360,882     $ 1,525,514  
                

 

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  b. Income tax expense consisted of the following:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31
     2007     2006

Income tax payable

   $ 3,360,882     $ 1,525,514

Income tax - separated

     53,079       25,590

Income tax - deferred

     (128,313 )     1,508,139
              
   $ 3,285,648     $ 3,059,243
              

 

  c. Net deferred income tax assets (liabilities) consisted of the following:

 

     March 31  
     2007     2006  

Current

    

Deferred income tax assets:

    

Provision for doubtful accounts

   $ 389,365     $ 228,296  

Investment tax credits

     —         553,924  

Accrued pension cost

     —         212,782  

Other

     26,039       53,016  
                
     415,404       1,048,018  

Less: Valuation allowance

     (389,365 )     (228,296 )
                
     26,039       819,722  
                

Deferred income tax liability:

    

Unrealized foreign exchange gain

     (4,092 )     (6,462 )

Other

     —         (10,273 )
                
     (4,092 )     (16,735 )
                

Net deferred income tax assets

   $ 21,947     $ 802,987  
                

Noncurrent deferred income tax assets:

    

Accrued pension cost

   $ 591,083     $ —    

Losses on impairment

     85,866       85,866  
                
   $ 676,949     $ 85,866  
                

 

  d. The related information under the Integrated Income Tax System is as follows:

 

     March 31
     2007    2006

Balance of Imputation Credit Account (ICA)

   $ 1,088,668    $ 2,141,929
             

The estimated ICA rate for 2006 earnings as of December 31, 2006 and the actual ICA rate for 2005 earnings were 24.12% and 6.97%, respectively. The credit available for allocation to the stockholders is calculated on the basis of the balance of ICA on the date of distribution of dividends. Accordingly, the estimated rate as of December 31, 2006 may differ from the actual rate determined based on the balance of the ICA on the dividend distribution date.

 

  e. Undistributed earnings information

As of March 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company’s undistributed earnings generated in June 30, 1998 and onward was zero. Income tax returns through the year ended December 31, 2004 have been examined by the ROC tax authorities.

 

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22. EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

         

Weighted-
average
Number of
Common

Shares
Outstanding
(Denominator)

   Net Income Per
Share (Dollars)
     Amount (Numerator)      

Income

Before
Income
Tax

   Net
Income
    

Income

Before

Income Tax

   Net Income         

Three months ended March 31, 2007

              

Net income

   $ 15,377,195    $ 12,091,547    9,667,845      
                        

Basic net income per share

            $ 1.59    $ 1.25
                      

Three months ended March 31, 2006

              

Net income

   $ 13,071,752    $ 10,012,509         
                      

Basic net income per share

         9,813,575    $ 1.33    $ 1.02
                        

The impact of stock dividends was considered in calculating basic net income per share for March 31, 2006. The basic EPS before income tax and the basic EPS after income tax in March 31, 2006 are restated from $1.36 to $1.33 and from $1.04 to $1.02, respectively.

 

23. PENSION PLAN

The Company completed 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 (the “Privatization Fund”). 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 under the Executive Yuan. However, according to the instructions of MOTC, the Company would, on behalf of the MOTC, 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. On March 27, 2006 and August 7, 2006, the Company transferred $5,088,879 thousand and the remaining balance of $542,579 thousand, respectively, from the pension plan to the Privatization Fund.

The Labor Pension Act of ROC is effective beginning July 1, 2005 and this pension mechanism is considered as a defined contribution plan. The employees who were subject to the Labor Standards Law prior to the enforcement of this Act may choose to be subject to the pension mechanism under this Act or continue to remain to be subject to the pension mechanism under the Labor Standards Law. For those employees who were subject to the Labor Standards Law prior to July 1, 2005 and still work for the same company after July 1, 2005 and choose to be subject to the pension mechanism under this Act, their seniority as of July 1, 2005 shall be maintained. The rate of contribution by an employer to the Labor Pension Fund per month shall not be less than 6% of each employee’s monthly salary or wage. The Company contributes 6% of each employee’s monthly salary per month beginning July 1, 2005.

 

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After privatization, the pension plan in accordance with the Labor Standards Law is considered as a defined benefit plan. The payments of pension are subject to the service periods and average salaries of six months of employees prior to retirement. The pension assets is funded monthly at 15% or less of their wages and is also administered by a pension committee and deposited in its name in the Central Trust of China Company.

The balance of the Company’s plan assets subject to defined benefit plan were $2,983,955 thousand and $2,096,115 thousand as of March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

Pension costs amounted to $758,302 thousand ($748,104 thousand subject to defined benefit plan and $10,198 thousand subject to defined contribution plan) and $833,614 thousand ($826,178 thousand subject to defined benefit plan and $7,436 thousand subject to defined contribution plan) for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

 

24. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

The ROC Government, one of the Company’s customers, held 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 agencies of the ROC Government and other state-owned enterprises in the normal course of business and at arm’s-length prices. The information on service revenues from government bodies and related organizations have not been provided because details of the type of users were not maintained by the Company. The Company believes that all costs of doing business are reflected in the financial statements and that no additional expenditures would be incurred as a result of the privatization being completed.

 

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

 

Company

  

Relationship

Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd. (“CIYP”)

   Subsidiary

CHIEF Telecom, Inc. (“CHIEF”)

   Subsidiary

New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.)

   Subsidiary

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

   Subsidiary

Unigate Telecom Inc.(“U.T.I”)

   Subsidiary

Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd. (“TISE”)

   Equity-accounted investee

SENAO International Co., Ltd. (“SENAO”)

   Equity-accounted investee

Spring House Entertainment Inc.(“SHE”)

   Equity-accounted investee

Chunghwa System Integration Co., Ltd. (“CSI”)

   Subsidiary of equity - accounted investee

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

   Subsidiary of equity - accounted investee

Chunghwa Telecom Global, Inc. (“CHTG”)

   Subsidiary of equity - accounted investee

 

  b. Significant transactions with the above related parties are summarized as follows:

 

     March 31
     2007    2006
     Amount    %    Amount    %

1) Receivables from related parties

           

Trade notes and accounts receivable

           

SENAO

   $ 40,504    56    $ —      —  

CHTG

     26,043    36      28,062    87

CHIEF

     3,857    5      —      —  

Other

     1,699    3      4,237    13
                       
   $ 72,103    100    $ 32,299    100
                       

 

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     March 31
     2007    2006
     Amount    %    Amount    %

2) Payables to related parties

           

Trade notes payable, accounts payable, and accrued expenses

           

SENAO

   $ 1,134,027    56    $ —      —  

TISE

     147,793    7      83,710    18

CSI

     79,731    4      106,065    22

CHTG

     23,227    1      24,117    5

Other

     1,289    —        —      —  
                       
     1,386,067    68      213,892    45
                       

Payable to construction supplier

           

TISE

     249,953    12      257,007    55
                       

Amounts collected in trust for others

           

SENAO

     396,545    20      —      —  

Other

     3,720    —        —      —  
                       
     400,265    20      —      —  
                       
   $ 2,036,285    100    $ 470,899    100
                       
    

Three Months Ended

March 31

     2007    2006
     Amount    %    Amount    %

3) Revenues

           

CHIEF

   $ 25,208    —      $ —      —  

SENAO

     20,002    —        —      —  

CHTG

     15,112    —        28,062    —  

Other

     5,769    —        7,095    —  
                       
   $ 66,091    —      $ 35,157    —  
                       

4) Operating costs and expenses

           

SENAO

   $ 980,481    4    $ —      —  

CSI

     84,905    —        52,163    —  

TISE

     61,003    —        45,725    —  

CHTG

     18,996    —        25,431    —  

Other

     1,324    —        —      —  
                       
   $ 1,146,709    4    $ 123,319    —  
                       

5) Acquisition of properties

           

TISE

   $ 308,465    7    $ 134,086    2

CSI

     47,551    1      22,439    —  

CHTG

     —      —        870    —  
                       
   $ 356,016    8    $ 157,395    2
                       

The foregoing transactions with related parties were conducted under normal commercial terms.

 

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25. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

As of March 31, 2007, the Company’s remaining commitments under non-cancellable contracts with various parties were as follows:

 

  a. Acquisitions of buildings of $1,185,672 thousand.

 

  b. Acquisitions of telecommunications equipment of $13,668,191 thousand.

 

  c. Unused letters of credit of approximately $1,127,352 thousand.

 

  d. Contracts to print billing, envelops and telephone directories of approximately $311,240 thousand.

 

  e. The Company also has non-cancellable operating leases covering certain buildings, computers, computer peripheral equipment and operating system software under contracts that expire in various years. Minimum rental commitments under those leases are as follows:

 

Year

   Rental Amount

2007 (from April 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007)

   $ 1,107,587

2008

     851,125

2009

     587,422

2010

     307,224

2011 and thereafter

     123,217

 

  f. A commitment to contribute $2,500,000 thousand to a Fixed-Line Fund administered by the Ministry of Interior Affairs and Taiwan Power Company, of which $1,000,000 thousand has been contributed by the Company on June 30, 1995. If the balance of the Fixed-Line Fund is not sufficient for its purpose, the above three parties will determine when to raise additional funds and the contribution amounts from each party.

 

  g. 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. When the fund is not sufficient, the Company will contribute the remaining $1,000,000 thousand after getting the notification from the Taipei City Government.

 

  h. A portion of the land used by the Company during the period July 1, 1996 to December 31, 2004 was co-owned by the Company and Taiwan Post Co., Ltd. (the former Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd. Directorate General of Postal Service). In accordance with the claims process in Taiwan, on July 12, 2005, the Taiwan Taipei District Court sent a claim notice to the Company to reimburse Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd. in the amount of $767,852 thousand for land usage compensation due to the portion of land usage area in excess of the Company’s ownership and along with interest calculated at 5% interest rate from June 30, 2005 to the payment date. However, the Company believes that the computation used to derive the land usage compensation amount is inaccurate because most of the compensation amount has expired as result of the expiration clause. Therefore, the Company has filed an appeal at the Taiwan Taipei District Court. As of April 14, 2007, the case is still in the procedure of the first instance at the Taiwan Taipei District Court.

 

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26. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

  a. Fair value of financial instruments were as follows:

 

     March 31
     2007    2006
     Carrying
Amount
   Fair Value    Carrying
Amount
   Fair Value

Assets

           

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 78,902,427    $ 78,902,427    $ 43,759,367    $ 43,759,367

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - current

     87,123      87,123      —        —  

Available-for-sale financial assets

     8,234,556      8,234,556      15,997,991      15,997,991

Trade notes and accounts receivable, net

     10,732,784      10,732,784      12,007,520      12,007,520

Receivable from related parties

     72,103      72,103      32,299      32,299

Other current monetary assets

     5,758,962      5,758,962      5,864,817      5,864,817

Investments accounted for using equity method

     3,077,587      5,532,616      1,515,927      1,684,422

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss - noncurrent

     —        —        479,440      479,440

Financial assets carried at cost

     1,941,280      1,941,280      1,866,280      1,866,280

Other noncurrent monetary assets

     2,000,000      2,000,000      2,000,000      2,000,000

Refundable deposits

     1,436,854      1,436,854      1,631,838      1,631,838

Liabilities

           

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     34,415      34,415      —        —  

Trade notes and accounts payable

     7,116,844      7,116,844      8,663,667      8,663,667

Payables to related parties

     2,036,285      2,036,285      470,889      470,889

Accrued expenses

     10,707,354      10,707,354      14,503,720      14,503,720

Current portion of long-term loans

     —        —        300,000      300,000

Customers’ deposits

     6,442,452      6,442,452      7,061,485      7,061,485

 

  b. Methods and assumptions used in the determination of fair values of financial instruments

 

  1) The fair values of certain financial instruments recognized in the balance sheet generally correspond to the market prices of the financial assets. Because of the short maturities of these instruments, the carrying value represents a reasonable basis to estimate fair values. This method does not apply to the financial instruments discussed in Notes 2 and 3 below.

 

  2) If the financial assets at fair value through profit and loss have quoted market prices in an active market, the quoted market prices are viewed as fair values. If the market price of the financial assets are not immediately available, they must be calculated using standard valuation models on the basis of current market parameters.

 

  3) Long-term investments are based on the net asset values of the investments in unconsolidated companies, if quoted market prices are not available.

 

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  c. Fair value of financial instruments were as follow:

 

     Amount Based on Quoted
Market Price
   Amount Determined Using
Valuation Techniques
     March 31    March 31
     2007    2006    2007    2006

Assets

           

Financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss - current

   $ 6    $ —      $ 619    $ —  

Available-for-sale financial assets

     8,234,556      15,997,991      —        —  

Financial assets measured at fair value through profit or loss - noncurrent

     —        —        —        479,990

Liabilities

           

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

     24,066      —        10,349      —  

 

  d. Information about financial risks

 

  1) Market risk

The foreign exchange rate fluctuations would result in the Company’s foreign-currency-dominated assets and liabilities and open forward exchange contracts exposed to fair value risk and cash flow risk.

The fluctuations of market price would result in the index future contracts exposed to fair value risk and cash flow risk.

The financial instruments categorized as available-for-sale financial assets are mainly listed stocks and open-end mutual funds. Therefore, the market risk is the fluctuations of market price. In order to manage this risk, the Company would assess the risk before investing, therefore, no material market risk are anticipated.

 

  2) Credit risk

Credit risk represents the potential loss that would be incurred by the Company if the counter-parties or third-parties breached contracts. Financial instruments with positive fair values at the balance sheet date are evaluated for credit risk. The counter-parties or third-parties to the foregoing financial instruments are reputable financial institutions and business organizations. Management believes that the Company’s exposure to default by those parties is low.

 

  3) Liquidation risk

The Company has sufficient operating capital to meet cash needs upon settlement of derivative financial instruments. Therefore, the cash flow risk is low.

The financial instruments categorized as available-for-sale financial assets are publicly-traded, easily converted to cash. Therefore, no material liquidation risk are anticipated. The financial instruments categorized as financial assets carried at cost are investments that do not have a quoted market price in an active market. Therefore, material liquidation risk are anticipated.

 

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27. ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES

Following are the additional disclosures required by the SFC for the Company and its investees:

 

  a. Financing provided:    None.

 

  b. Endorsement/guarantee provided:    None.

 

  c. Marketable securities held:    Please see Table 1.

 

  d. Marketable securities acquired and disposed of at costs or prices at least $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital:    Please see Note 2.

 

  e. Acquisition of individual real estate at costs of at least $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital:    None.

 

  f. Disposal of individual real estate at prices of at least $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital:    None.

 

  g. Total purchase from or sale to related parties amounting to at least $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital:    None.

 

  h. Receivables from related parties amounting to $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital:    None.

 

  i. Names, locations, and other information of investees on which the Company exercises significant influence:    Please see Table 3.

 

  j. Financial transactions:    Please see Notes 5 and 26.

 

  k. Investment in Mainland China:    None.

 

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TABLE 1

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

MARKETABLE SECURITIES HELD

MARCH 31, 2007

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)


 

No.

  

Held Company Name

  

Marketable Securities Type and Name

  

Relationship with the
Company

  

Financial Statement Account

   March 31, 2007    

Note

              

Shares

(Thousands/

Thousand Units)

  

Carrying Value

(Note 4)

    Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
   
0   

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

   Common stock                   
     

Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.

  

Equity-accounted investee

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   98,000    $ 981,494     49    $ 981,494     Note 1
     

Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd.

  

Equity-accounted investee

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   1,760      579,050     40      749,944     Note 1
     

Spring House Entertainment Inc.

  

Equity-accounted investee

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   2,016      15,273     30      (461 )   Note 1
     

SENAO International Co., Ltd.

  

Equity-accounted investee

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   70,373      1,102,775     31      3,448,277     Note 3
     

New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.)

  

Subsidiary

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   —       
US$
—  
(1
 
)
  100     
US$
—  
(1
 
)
  Note 5
     

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

  

Subsidiary

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   —       
US$
—  
(1
 
)
  100     
US$
—  
(1
 
)
  Note 5
     

CHIEF Telecom

  

Subsidiary

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   38,370      256,557     70      210,924     Note 1
.      

Chunghwa International Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.

  

Subsidiary

  

Investments accounted for using equity method

   15,000      142,438     100      142,438     Note 1
     

Taipei Financial Center

   -   

Financial assets carried at cost

   288,211      1,789,530     12      1,551,398     Note 1
     

RPTI International

   -   

Financial assets carried at cost

   9,234      71,500     12      98,515     Note 1
     

iD Branding Ventures

   -   

Financial assets carried at cost

   7,500      75,000     8      74,671     Note 1
     

Siemens Telecommunication Systems

   -   

Financial assets carried at cost

   75      5,250     15      192,150     Note 1
     

Formosa Chemicals & Fiber Corporation

   -   

Available-for-sale financial assets

   90      4,548     —        5,715     Note 3
     

Fu Sheng Group

   -   

Available-for-sale financial assets

   240      7,201     —        7,728     Note 3
     

Oriental Union Chemical Corporation

   -   

Available-for-sale financial assets

   320      6,521     —        7,648     Note 3
     

China Motor Corporation

   -   

Available-for-sale financial assets

   417      12,149     —        12,137     Note 3
     

Lite-On Technology Corporation

   -   

Available-for-sale financial assets

   90      3,597     —        3,848     Note 3
     

D-Link Corporation

   -   

Available-for-sale financial assets

   228      7,262     —        13,258     Note 3
     

Sinoking Technology Development Ltd.

   -   

Available-for-sale financial assets

   210      6,175     —        5,912     Note 3
     

ZyXEL Communications Corp.

   -   

Available-for-sale financial assets

   203      8,137     —        11,145     Note 3
     

Taiwan Life Insurance

   -   

Available-for-sale financial assets

   142      5,587     —        6,134     Note 3
     

Mega Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

   -   

Available-for-sale financial assets

   10,000      221,519     —        216,000     Note 3
     

Lite-On IT Corporation

   -   

Available-for-sale financial assets

   350      9,429     —        10,010     Note 3
     

Norm Pacific Automation Corp.

   -   

Available-for-sale financial assets

   130      3,739     —        4,017     Note 3
     

Abbott Laboratories Com Npv

   -   

Available-for-sale financial assets

   4      5,461     —        6,464     Note 3
     

Acerinox SA EUR0.25

   -   

Available-for-sale financial assets

   10      7,120     —        8,218     Note 3
     

AGF - Assur Gen De France

   -   

Available-for-sale financial assets

   2      7,264     —        8,799     Note 3
     

Aggreko Plc Ord

   -   

Available-for-sale financial assets

   21      4,877     —        6,982     Note 3

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Held Company Name

  

Marketable Securities Type and Name

  

Relationship with the
Company

  

Financial Statement Account

   March 31, 2007    Note
              

Shares

(Thousands/

Thousand Units)

  

Carrying Value

(Note 4)

   Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
  
     

Air France-Klm EUR8.50

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    7    $ 7,049    —      $ 10,341    Note 3
     

Air Products & Chemicals Inc Com

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    2      5,817    —        5,734    Note 3
     

Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    3      3,692    —        3,705    Note 3
     

Alleanza Assicurazioni EUR0.5

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    18      6,937    —        7,488    Note 3
     

Allianz Se-Reg Npv (Regd) (Vinkuliert)

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    1      7,003    —        8,138    Note 3
     

Allied Irish Banks Plc Ord EUR0.32

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    8      7,563    —        7,622    Note 3
     

Alstom

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    2      6,988    —        8,343    Note 3
     

Amada Co., Ltd.

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    9      3,410    —        3,398    Note 3
     

American International Group Com USD2.50

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    3      5,553    —        5,558    Note 3
     

Anglo Irish Bank Corp Plc EUR0.16

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    13      7,102    —        8,901    Note 3
     

Apple Computer Inc Com Stk Npv

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    2      5,625    —        6,275    Note 3
     

Arm Holdings Plc Ord GBP0.0005

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    65      4,800    —        5,603    Note 3
     

Asahi Kasei Corp Ord

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    17      3,483    —        4,089    Note 3
     

Asml Holding NV Ord

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    9      6,942    —        7,333    Note 3
     

Assicurazioni Generali EUR1

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    6      6,952    —        7,768    Note 3
     

Astrazeneca Plc Ord USD0.25

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    2      4,884    —        4,262    Note 3
     

Aviva Plc Ordinary 25P Shares

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    10      4,754    —        4,733    Note 3
     

Bae Systems Ord 2.5P

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    18      4,694    —        5,433    Note 3
     

Banco Santander Central Hisp EUR0.50 (Regd)

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    13      6,939    —        7,780    Note 3
     

Barclays Ord GBP0.25

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    11      4,765    —        5,021    Note 3
     

Bear Stearns Companies Inc Com USD1

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    1      5,573    —        5,671    Note 3
     

Becton Dickinson & Co Com

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    2      5,797    —        6,216    Note 3
     

BHP Billiton Plc USD0.50

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    7      4,764    —        5,374    Note 3
     

BMC Software Inc Com

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    5      5,660    —        5,415    Note 3
     

BNP Paribas EUR2

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    2      7,034    —        6,704    Note 3
     

BP Plc Ord USD0.25

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    16      6,057    —        5,824    Note 3
     

BT Group Plc Shs

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    27      4,858    —        5,378    Note 3
     

Burberry Group Plc Ord GBP0.0005

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    14      4,848    —        5,734    Note 3
     

Capita Group Plc Shs

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    12      5,084    —        5,282    Note 3
     

Centrica Ord GBP0.061728395

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    13      5,611    —        5,683    Note 3
     

Chevrontexaco Corp Com

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    3      5,582    —        6,480    Note 3
     

Chiyoda Corp NPV

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    5      3,604    —        3,623    Note 3
     

Citrix Systems Inc Com Stk USD0.001

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    5      5,655    —        5,236    Note 3
     

Coach Inc

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    4      5,742    —        6,131    Note 3
     

Cognizant Technology S When Distrib

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    2      5,801    —        6,639    Note 3
     

Cooper Inds Ltd Cl A

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    4      5,608    —        5,824    Note 3
     

Credit Agricole SA EUR3

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    5      6,856    —        6,064    Note 3
     

Conagra Foods Inc Com

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    6      5,839    —        5,321    Note 3
     

Crh Plc Ord EUR0.32

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    5      7,865    —        7,615    Note 3
     

Daikin Industries Ltd

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    3      3,647    —        3,678    Note 3
     

Daily Mail & General TST-A NV ‘A’ Ord

(Non-Vtg) GBP0.125

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    10      4,935    —        5,120    Note 3
     

De La Rue Ord GBP0.2777

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    12      4,821    —        5,680    Note 3
     

Deutsche Boerse Ag Npv (Regd)

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    1      7,926    —        10,045    Note 3
     

Ebay Inc Com

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    5      5,817    —        5,744    Note 3
     

Edp Energias Portu EUR1

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    45      7,355    —        7,970    Note 3

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Held Company Name

  

Marketable Securities Type and Name

  

Relationship with the
Company

  

Financial Statement Account

   March 31, 2007   

Note

              

Shares

(Thousands/

Thousand Units)

  

Carrying Value

(Note 4)

   Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
  
     

Eisai Co., Ltd.

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    2    $ 3,499    —      $ 3,168    Note 3
     

Emerson Electric Co Com

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    4      5,563    —        5,655    Note 3
     

Enel

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    13      6,901    —        8,037    Note 3
     

Ensco Intl Inc Com Ensco Intl Inc Comensco Intl

Inc Com

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    3      5,457    —        5,841    Note 3
     

Fanuc Ltd.

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    1      3,589    —        3,690    Note 3
     

Firstgroup Plc

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    14      4,837    —        6,126    Note 3
     

Fomento De Construc Y Contra

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    2      7,093    —        8,416    Note 3
     

Fortis Unit (Fortis Sa/Nv Npv/0.42)

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    5      7,440    —        8,085    Note 3
     

Franklin Resources Com USD0.01 Shares -

Common

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    1      5,725    —        5,673    Note 3
     

Fugro Nv-Cva EUR0.05

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    5      6,744    —        8,440    Note 3
     

Furukawa Elec Ltd Ord

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    15      3,205    —        2,978    Note 3
     

General Mills Inc General Mills Inc.

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    3      5,550    —        5,760    Note 3
     

Gilead Sciences Inc Com

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    3      5,718    —        6,802    Note 3
     

Glaxosmithkline Plc Ord GBP0.25

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    3      2,738    —        2,763    Note 3
     

Glory Ltd Npv

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    6      3,553    —        3,843    Note 3
     

Goldman Sachs Group In Com

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    1      5,592    —        6,543    Note 3
     

Google Inc-Cl A Cl A

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    1      5,681    —        6,261    Note 3
     

Hankyu Department Stores

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    13      3,461    —        3,987    Note 3
     

Hbos Plc Ord GBP0.25

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    7      5,019    —        4,666    Note 3
     

Heineken Nv Ord Nr

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    5      6,892    —        7,914    Note 3
     

Heinz H J Co Com

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    4      5,571    —        6,249    Note 3
     

Hitachi Construction Machine

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    4      3,303    —        3,313    Note 3
     

Home Retail Group Ord Npv

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    19      5,676    —        5,583    Note 3
     

Inbev Nv Npv

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    4      6,892    —        9,040    Note 3
     

Inditex Reg Shs

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    4      6,930    —        9,218    Note 3
     

Inpex Holdings Inc Com Stk JPY1

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    —        3,709    —        4,003    Note 3
     

Intl Business Machines Corp Com Stk USD0.20

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    2      5,757    —        5,505    Note 3
     

Intl Game Tech Com USD0.000625

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    4      5,599    —        5,403    Note 3
     

Jfe Holdings Inc Npv

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    2      3,299    —        3,415    Note 3
     

K+S Ag Npv

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    2      7,559    —        8,363    Note 3
     

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. Npv

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    16      3,616    —        5,015    Note 3
     

Kohls Corp Com

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    2      5,647    —        6,256    Note 3
     

Kyocera Corp Ord

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    1      3,435    —        3,737    Note 3
     

Lauder Estee Cos Inc Cl A

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    4      5,868    —        6,146    Note 3
     

Legal & General Group Plc Ord GBP0.025

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    54      5,573    —        5,532    Note 3
     

Lehman Bros Hldgs Inc Com

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    2      5,548    —        5,115    Note 3
     

Lockheed Martin Corp Com

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    2      5,584    —        6,164    Note 3
     

M.A.N Ag Ord

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    2      6,361    —        8,486    Note 3
     

Marks & Spencer Group Plc Ord GBP0.25

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    12      4,835    —        5,082    Note 3
     

Marriott International-Cl A Com USD0.01

Class ‘A’

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    4      5,619    —        6,733    Note 3
     

Mcdonald’S Corp Com USD0.01

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    4      5,560    —        6,261    Note 3
     

Mediolanum Spa EUR0.1

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    28      7,364    —        7,464    Note 3
     

Metlife Inc Com

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    3      5,625    —        6,193    Note 3
     

Michael Page International Ord GBP0.01

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    16      5,062    —        5,691    Note 3

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Held Company Name

  

Marketable Securities Type and Name

  

Relationship with the
Company

  

Financial Statement Account

   March 31, 2007   

Note

              

Shares

(Thousands/

Thousand Units)

  

Carrying Value

(Note 4)

   Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
  
     

Millipore Corp Com USD1

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    2    $ 5,812    —      $ 5,611    Note 3
     

Mitsubishi Corp Ord

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    6      3,459    —        4,600    Note 3
     

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Gro Npv

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    —        3,493    —        3,356    Note 3
     

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    5      3,688    —        4,850    Note 3
     

Morgan Stanley Com New

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    2      5,805    —        5,653    Note 3
     

Muenchener Rueckver Ag-Reg Npv (Regd)

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    1      6,909    —        7,267    Note 3
     

National Bank of Greece EUR4.80 (Regd)

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    4      7,605    —        7,585    Note 3
     

Neopost Sa EUR1

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    2      7,255    —        8,203    Note 3
     

Newell Rubbermaid Inc Com

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    6      5,550    —        5,922    Note 3
     

Next Plc Ord GBP0.10

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    4      4,997    —        5,788    Note 3
     

Nikon Corp

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    5      3,317    —        3,483    Note 3
     

Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    8      3,517    —        4,342    Note 3
     

Nippon Mining Holdings Inc Npv

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    16      3,530    —        4,419    Note 3
     

Nippon Steel Corp

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    25      3,453    —        5,803    Note 3
     

Northrop Grumman Corp Com

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    2      5,790    —        5,806    Note 3
     

Nsk Limited

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    12      3,424    —        3,781    Note 3
     

Ntt Data Corporation

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    —        3,786    —        3,694    Note 3
     

Olympus Corp Shs JPY

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    3      3,065    —        3,389    Note 3
     

Omnicom Group Inc Com

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    1      4,978    —        4,993    Note 3
     

Oracle Corp Com

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    9      5,608    —        5,586    Note 3
     

Pactiv Corp Com

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    6      5,584    —        6,563    Note 3
     

Pall Corp Com

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    5      5,720    —        6,439    Note 3
     

PPR EUR4

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    1      7,362    —        7,452    Note 3
     

Principal Financial Group Com USD0.01

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    3      5,557    —        6,106    Note 3
     

Public Svc Enterprise Com

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    2      5,467    —        5,897    Note 3
     

Publicis Groupe EUR0.40

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    5      7,360    —        7,489    Note 3
     

Qual Comm Inc Com Com Stk

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    4      5,472    —        5,399    Note 3
     

Reckitt Benckiser Ord GBP0.105263 Ord

GBP0.105263

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    3      4,858    —        5,689    Note 3
     

Robert Half Intl Inc Com

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    5      5,932    —        6,028    Note 3
     

Rockwell Collins Com

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    3      5,610    —        6,631    Note 3
     

Royal Dutch Shell Plc-A Shs ‘A’Shs EUR0.07

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    6      6,829    —        7,001    Note 3
     

Royal Dutch Shell Plc-A Shs ‘A’Shs EUR0.07

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    1      1,430    —        1,377    Note 3
     

Ryanair Holdings Plc Ord EUR0.00635

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    34      7,113    —        8,696    Note 3
     

Sbm Offshore NV EUR0.25 (Post Subdivision)

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    8      6,900    —        9,226    Note 3
     

Schlumberger Ltd. Com USD0.01

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    3      5,588    —        6,532    Note 3
     

Schneider Electric Sa EUR8

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    2      6,870    —        7,725    Note 3
     

Scot + Sthn Energy Ord GBP0.50

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    6      4,843    —        5,727    Note 3
     

Scot Power Plc Ord GBP0.42

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    12      4,788    —        5,960    Note 3
     

Shin Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. JPY50

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    2      3,338    —        3,225    Note 3
     

Solvay Sa Npv Npv

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    2      6,809    —        7,759    Note 3
     

Sony Corp Com Npv

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    2      3,325    —        3,572    Note 3
     

Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    5      3,537    —        3,626    Note 3
     

Sumitomo Corporation

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    8      3,488    —        4,754    Note 3
     

Sumitomo Heavy Ind Npv

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    11      3,444    —        3,620    Note 3
     

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    9      3,634    —        5,740    Note 3
     

Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co Npv

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    10      3,273    —        3,445    Note 3

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Held Company Name

  

Marketable Securities Type and Name

  

Relationship with the
Company

  

Financial Statement Account

   March 31, 2007   

Note

              

Shares

(Thousands/

Thousand Units)

  

Carrying Value

(Note 4)

   Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
  
     

Taiheiyo Cement Corporation

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    27    $ 3,398    —      $ 3,943    Note 3
     

Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    7      3,745    —        4,818    Note 3
     

Tanabe Seiyaku Co., Ltd.

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    7      3,175    —        3,260    Note 3
     

Terumo Corporation

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    3      3,413    —        3,345    Note 3
     

Thyssenkrupp Ag Npv Npv

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    6      6,890    —        10,196    Note 3
     

Tokyo Electron Ltd Shs

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    1      3,564    —        3,234    Note 3
     

Tokyo Gas Co Ord Shs

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    19      3,682    —        3,499    Note 3
     

Toshiba Corp. Npv

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    16      3,153    —        3,441    Note 3
     

Toyota Mtr Com

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    2      3,294    —        3,598    Note 3
     

Umicore Act

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    1      6,882    —        8,285    Note 3
     

United Business Media Plc Ord GBP0.338068

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    11      5,583    —        5,507    Note 3
     

Vallourec EUR4 (Post Subdivision)

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    1      6,760    —        7,542    Note 3
     

Vinci Sa EUR5

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    2      6,915    —        9,590    Note 3
     

Vodafone Group Plc Ord USD0.11428571

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    20      1,700    —        1,737    Note 3
     

Walgreen Co USD0.078125

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    4      5,795    —        5,843    Note 3
     

Waste Mgmt Inc. Del Com

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    5      5,515    —        5,193    Note 3
     

Waters Corp. Com

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    3      5,801    —        5,984    Note 3
     

Wellpoint Inc. Common

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    2      5,545    —        5,783    Note 3
     

Xstrata Plc Ord USD0.50

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    3      4,764    —        5,514    Note 3
     

Zimmer Holding Com USD0.01

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    2      5,730    —        5,843    Note 3
     

Beneficiary certificates (mutual fund)

                    
                            
     

HSBC Taiwan Safe & Rich Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    5,602      100,000    —        107,844    Note 2
     

HSBC Global Balanced Select Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    7,004      85,000    —        89,979    Note 2
     

AIG Flagship Global Balanced Fund of Funds

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    7,978      100,000    —        104,989    Note 2
     

ING CHB Tri-Gold Balanced Portfolio

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    8,143      100,000    —        110,423    Note 2
     

Fubon Global Reit Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    11,000      110,000    —        135,630    Note 2
     

HSBC Trinity Balanced Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    7,000      70,000    —        76,141    Note 2
     

JF (Taiwan) Pacific Balanced Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    10,000      100,000    —        110,799    Note 2
     

Polaris Global Reits Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    16,018      200,000    —        233,861    Note 2
     

JF (Taiwan) Global Balance Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    16,627      200,000    —        213,416    Note 2
     

SKIT Strategy Balanced Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    20,482      229,554    —        240,517    Note 2
     

JF (Taiwan) Balanced Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    2,875      50,000    —        52,329    Note 2
     

Primasia S&P Global Fixed Income Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    7,393      80,000    —        81,475    Note 2
     

PCA Quality-Quantity Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    4,514      50,000    —        54,318    Note 2
     

Capital Asset Allocation Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    14,447      200,000    —        205,856    Note 2
     

JF (Taiwan) Wealth Management Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    7,362      78,636    —        88,726    Note 2
     

Cathay Global Balance Fund of Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    4,429      50,000    —        51,283    Note 2
     

Franklin Templeton Global Bond Fund of Funds

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    9,196      100,000    —        102,745    Note 2
     

HSBC European Stars Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    5,428      100,000    —        105,714    Note 2
     

Fuh Hwa Olympic Global Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    8,993      100,000    —        102,698    Note 2
     

Cathay Global Conservative Fund of Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    4,603      50,000    —        50,181    Note 2
     

Jih Sun Navigation No. 1 Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    5,000      50,050    —        55,050    Note 2
     

Fuh-Hua Home Run Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    9,977      100,000    —        102,096    Note 2
     

Fuh-Hua Total Return Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    9,872      100,000    —        105,627    Note 2
     

Fuh-Hua Elite Angel Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    947      10,000    —        10,426    Note 2
     

Fuh Hwa Heirloon No. 2 Balanced Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    17,750      250,000    —        260,685    Note 2
     

Fubon No. 1 Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    14,447      200,000    —        131,000    Note 2
     

Cathay No. 2 REIT

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    5,000      50,000    —        58,500    Note 2

(Continued)

 

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No.

  

Held Company Name

  

Marketable Securities Type and Name

  

Relationship with the
Company

  

Financial Statement Account

   March 31, 2007   

Note

              

Shares

(Thousands/

Thousand Units)

  

Carrying Value

(Note 4)

   Percentage of
Ownership
   Market Value or
Net Asset Value
  
     

Fiedelity Euro Bond Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    695    $ 334,593    —      $ 358,094    Note 2
     

Credit Suisse BF (Lux) Euro Bond Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    16      236,233    —        261,047    Note 2
     

Fidelity European Highyield Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    1,648      626,866    —        710,464    Note 2
     

Parvest European Convertible Bond Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    65      324,708    —        387,760    Note 2
     

MFS Emerging Market Debt Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    822      486,350    —        558,360    Note 2
     

GAM USD Special Bond Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    25      353,540    —        407,596    Note 2
     

Fidelity US High Yield Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    963      370,319    —        384,097    Note 2
     

Fidelity Euro Balanced Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    379      203,104    —        241,492    Note 2
     

Sinopia Alt-Gl Bd M/N 600$ I Gbl Bd Mkt Neutr

600 USD I

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    —        627,676    —        652,768    Note 2
1    CHIEF Telecom Inc.   

Unigate Telecom Inc.

   Subsidiary    Investments accounted for using equity method    1,000      10,159    100      10,156    Note 1
     

CHIEF Telecom (Hong Kong) Limited

   Subsidiary    Investments accounted for using equity method    400      1,370    100      1,385    Note 1
     

eASPNet Inc.

   -    Financial assets carried at cost    1,000      —      2      —      Note 1
     

3 Link Information Service Co., Ltd.

   -    Financial assets carried at cost    374      3,450    12      6,217    Note 1
     

Purple Communications Ltd.

   -    Financial assets carried at cost    857      —      —        —      Note 1
     

Truswell Pegasus Fund

   -    Available-for-sale financial assets    6      95    —        80    Note 2

Note 1: The net asset values of unconsolidated companies were based on unreviewed financial statements.
Note 2: The net asset values of beneficiary certification (mutual fund) were based on the net asset values as of March 31, 2007.
Note 3: Market value was based on the closing price of March 31, 2007.
Note 4: Available-for-sale financial assets were showed at their original carrying amounts without the adjustments of fair values.
Note 5: New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.) and Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.) were incorporated in March 2006, but not on operating stage yet. (Concluded)

 

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TABLE 2

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

MARKETABLE SECURITIES ACQUIRED AND DISPOSED OF AT COSTS OR PRICES OF AT LEAST NT$100 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

 

No.

 

Company

Name

 

Marketable

Securities

Type and Name

 

Financial

Statement

Account

  Counter-party  

Nature

of
Relationship

  Beginning Balance   Acquisition   Disposal   Ending Balance
           

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)

0

  Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.   Stock                          
    Mega Financial Holding Co., Ltd.   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     —     $ —     10,000   $ 221,519   —     $ —     $ —     $ —     10,000   $ 221,519
   

Beneficiary certificates (mutual

fund)

                         
   

JF (Taiwan) Global Balanced

Fund

  Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     13,331     150,000   9,961     125,000   6,665     83,017     75,000     8,017   16,627     200,000
    SKIT Strategy Balanced Fund   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     18,348     199,108   11,308     130,000   9,174     105,339     99,554     5,785   20,482     229,554
    Capital Asset Allocation Fund   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     7,753     100,000   10,570     150,000   3,876     54,870     50,000     4,870   14,447     200,000
    MFS Emerging Market Debt Fund   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     622     354,450   200     131,900   —       —       —       —     822     486,350
    Fidelity US High Yield Fund   Available-for-sale financial assets   —     —     458     172,709   505     197,610   —       —       —       —     963     370,319

Note 1: Available-for-sale financial assets were showed at their original carrying amounts without the adjustments of fair values.

 

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TABLE 3

CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.

NAMES, LOCATIONS, AND OTHER INFORMATION OF INVESTEES IN WHICH THE COMPANY EXERCISES SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2007

(Amounts in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Otherwise Specified)


 

Investor

Company

 

Investee

Company

 

Location

 

Main Businesses

and Products

  Original Investment Amount     Balance as of March 31, 2007     Net Income
(Loss) of the
Investee
    Recognized
Gain (Loss)
   

Note

       

March 31,

2007

    December 31,
2006
    Shares
(Thousands)
  Percentage of
Ownership (%)
 

Carrying

Value

       

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd.   24F, No. 456, Hsinyi Rd., Sec. 4, Taipei   Investment   $ 980,000     $ 980,000     98,000   49   $ 981,494     $ 13,650     $
 
6,689
(Note 1
 
)
  Equity-accounted investee
  Taiwan International Standard Electronics Co., Ltd.   7F., No.409, Sec. 2, Tiding Blvd., Nei Hu District, Taipei   Manufacturing, selling, designing and maintaining of telecommunications systems and equipment     164,000       164,000     1,760   40     579,050       (75,846 )    
 
(29,954
(Note 2
)
)
  Equity-accounted investee
  Spring House Entertainment Inc.   3F-3, No.3-2, Li Yuan District, San Zhong, Nan Gang District Street, Taipei   Network content manufacture broadcasts and information software     22,409       22,409     2,016   30     15,273       (8,294 )    
 
(2,488
(Note 1
)
)
  Equity-accounted investee
  SENAO International Co., Ltd.   2F., No. 531, Jhongjheng Rd., Sindian City, Taipei   Telecommunication facilities sales and software services     1,065,813       —       70,373   31     1,102,775       132,014      
 
41,423
(Note 4
 
)
  Equity-accounted investee
  New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.)   British Virgin Islands   Investment    
US$
 
—  
(1
(Note 5
 
)
)
   
US$
 
—  
(1
(Note 5
 
)
)
  —     100    
US$
 
—  
(1
(Note 5
 
)
)
    —        
 
—  
(Note 1
 
)
  Subsidiary
  Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.)   British Virgin Islands   Investment    
US$
 
—  
(1
(Note 5
 
)
)
   
US$
 
—  
(1
(Note 5
 
)
)
  —     100    
US$
 
—  
(1
(Note 5
 
)
)
    —        
 
—  
(Note 1
 
)
  Subsidiary
  CHIEF Telecom   1F., No. 250, Yang Guang Street, Nei Hu District, Taipei   Network communication and engine room hiring     310,652       310,652     38,370   70     256,557       (24,167 )    
 
(16,858
(Note 3
)
)
  Subsidiary
  Chunghwa Yellow Pages Co., Ltd.   No. 31, Aiguo E. Rd., Da-An District, Taipei, ROC   Yellow pages sales and advertisement services     150,000       —       15,000   100     142,438       (7,562 )    
 
(7,562
(Note 1
)
)
  Subsidiary

CHIEF Telecom

  Unigate Telecom Inc.   1F., No. 250, Yang Guang Street, Nei Hu District, Taipei   Network communication and engine room hiring.     10,000       10,000     1,000   100     10,156       (3 )    
 
(3
(Note 1
)
)
  Subsidiary
  CHIET Telecom (Hong Kong) Limited   Hong Kong   Telecommunication and Internet Service     1,678       44     400   100     1,370       (3 )    
 
(3
(Note 1
)
)
  Subsidiary

Note 1: The equity in net income (net loss) of unconsolidated companies was based on unreviewed financial statements.
Note 2: The equity in net loss of an unconsolidated company amounted to $30,338 thousand was calculated from unreviewed financial statements plus a gain on realized upstream transactions of $14,119 thousand less a gain on unrealized upstream transactions of $13,735 thousand.
Note 3: The equity in net loss of an unconsolidated company amounted to $16,917 thousand was calculated from unreviewed financial statements less amortization between the investment cost and net value $59 thousand.
Note 4: The equity in net gain of an unconsolidated company amounted to $41,228 thousand was calculated from unreviewed financial statements less amortization between the investment cost and net value $195 thousand.
Note 5: New Prospect Investments Holdings Ltd. (B.V.I.) and Prime Asia Investments Group Ltd. (B.V.I.) were incorporated in March 2006, but not on operating stage yet.

 

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