Announced by CTBC Financial Holding Co., Ltd. on behalf of CTBC Bank Co., Ltd., the participation in the IPO of Hermes Testing Solutions Inc.

1.Name and nature of the underlying assets (if preferred shares, the terms
and conditions of issuance shall also be indicated, e.g., dividend yield,
etc.):
Hermes Testing Solutions Inc.; common shares
2.Date of occurrence of the event:2026/09/08~2026/09/08
3.Date of the board of directors resolution:NA
4.Other approval date: 2026/09/08
5.Amount, unit price, and total monetary amount of the transaction:
(1)The investment limit is NT$ 2.1 billion(not including trading commissions,
taxes,and other fees)
(2)Transaction volume and Unit price: To be determined upon the opening of
the bids
6.Trading counterparty and its relationship with the Company (if the trading
counterparty is a natural person and furthermore is not a related party of
the Company, the name of the trading counterparty is not required to be
disclosed):
(1)Trading counterparty: Hermes Testing Solutions Inc.
(2)Relationship with the Company: Not a related party of the company
7.Where the trading counterparty is a related party, announcement shall also
be made of the reason for choosing the related party as trading counterparty
and the identity of the previous owner, its relationship with the Company
and the trading counterparty, and the previous date and monetary amount of
transfer:
N/A
8.Where an owner of the underlying assets within the past five years has
been a related party of the Company, the announcement shall also include the
date and price of acquisition and disposal by the related party, and its
relationship with the Company at the time of the transaction:
N/A
9.Matters related to the current disposal of creditors' rights (including
types of collaterals of the disposed creditor’s rights; if creditor's
rights over a related party, announcement shall be made of the name of the
related party and the book amount of the creditor's rights, currently being
disposed of, over such related party):
N/A
10.Profit or loss from the disposal (not applicable in cases of acquisition
of securities) (those with deferral should provide a table explaining
recognition):
N/A
11.Terms of delivery or payment (including payment period and monetary
amount), restrictive covenants in the contract, and other important terms
and conditions:
Remittance (handled in accordance with the auction rules); N/A; N/A
12.The manner of deciding on this transaction (such as invitation to tender,
price comparison, or price negotiation), the reference basis for the
decision on price, and the decision-making unit:
(1)The price is determined by internal evaluations and a certified public
accountant's opinion regarding the reasonableness of the transaction price
(2)The decision-making follows the authorization procedure of the company
13.Net worth per share of the Company's underlying securities acquired or
disposed of:
NT$67.05
14.Cumulative no.of shares held (including the current transaction), their
monetary amount, shareholding percentage, and status of any restriction of
rights (e.g., pledges), as of the present moment:
Volume and shareholding percentage are to be determined upon the
opening of the bids; the maximum investment amount is NT$ 2.1 billion
(not including trading commissions, taxes, and other fees); N/A
15.Current ratio of securities investment (including the current trade, as
listed in article 3 of Regulations Governing the Acquisition and Disposal of
Assets by Public Companies) to the total assets and equity attributable to
owners of the parent as shown in the most recent financial statement and
working capital as shown in the most recent financial statement as of the
present:
26.73%; 370.74%; N/A
16.Broker and broker's fee:
N/A
17.Concrete purpose or use of the acquisition or disposal:
In compliance with the Banking Act, financial investments made with a
bank's own funds
18.Any dissenting opinions of directors to the present transaction:
N/A
19.Whether the counterparty of the current transaction is
a related party:
None
20.Date of ratification by supervisors or approval by
the Audit Committee:NA
21.Whether the CPA issued an unreasonable opinion regarding the current
transaction:
None
22.Name of the CPA firm: Borson Certified Public Accountants
23.Name of the CPA:Yu Liang-Yuan
24.Practice certificate number of the CPA:
CPA License No. 6600 approved by the Financial Supervisory Commission
25.Whether the transaction involved in change of business model:
N/A
26.Details on change of business model:
N/A
27.Details on transactions with the counterparty for the past year and the
expected coming year:
(1)The past year: N/A
(2)The expected coming year: We will depend on market conditions and
the company's strategy in the future.
28.Source of funds: Own capital
29.Date on which material information regarding the same event
has been previously released:NA
30.Any other matters that need to be specified:
The actual number of shares acquired by our company, the price per unit,
and the total transaction amount will be announced in a supplementary
announcement after the bidding results.