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             Corporate Governance








               -  Introducing proven technology and innovation      -  HOPE Project: Building houses for the
                   for future changes                                  underprivileged people.
               -    Uplift products and services to best serve our      -     BAM Upskill for the New Normal Life Project:
                   customers and all sectors                           Job creation for life-changing.
               -   Build an integrated network of partners and
                   customer base                                   In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic which has
               -  Passing on legacy and values to the newly   spread globally and has had persistent and far- reaching
                   trained generations                        effects, the Company is concerned about its debt
               -  Uphold ESG integration into governing principle    restructuring customers and customers purchasing NPAs
                                                              with installment payments who have been hit by this crisis
               Guideline 1.2 Sustainable value creation       such that they have become less able, or even unable,
               The Board of Directors entrusts the Corporate   to repay their debts for the time being. Therefore, the
         Governance and Social Responsibilities Committee     Company has issued three relief measures to assist its
         with the duty to support the Company’s operation, by  debt restructuring customers and customers purchasing
         formulating policies, regulations and guidelines on various   NPAs with installment payments, thereby allowing them
         business operations of the Company in conformity with   to choose one of the three measures that best matches
         the principles of good corporate governance and corporate   their debt servicing capability, as follows: (1) suspension of
         social responsibility, in order to bring sustainable success   principal and interest payments; (2) suspension of principal
         to the Company.                                      and interest payments and, after that, payment of interest
                                                              only; and (3) suspension of principal repayments (payment
               In this respect, the Corporate Social Responsibility   of interest only) until the December 2021 installment.
         (CSR) Working Group was set up to be responsible for   Customers eligible for such debt moratorium programs
         considering the CSR-related plans and activities and the   must be those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic,
         provision of assistance to society in various dimensions.   including customers undergoing debt restructuring with
         The Company has consistently arranged CSR activities by   the Company, both retail and SME customers; and
         concentrating on four main activities and other projects   customers purchasing NPAs with installment payments
         as follows:                                          to the Company.
               -  Education: Granting of 90 yearly scholarships
                   to primary and secondary school students        Guideline 1.3 Authority and duty of the Board
                   and college students (environmental field),   of Directors
                   renovation of school buildings, improvement      The Board of Directors has the authority and duty
                   of academic institutes, and educational    to supervise the Company and its business operation in
                   development.                               conformity with the laws, the Company’s objectives and
               -  Public health: Donation of medical equipment   Articles of Association, and resolution of the shareholders’
                   to 10 hospitals in all parts of the country.  meeting.
               -  Help to the less fortunate or those in trouble:
                   Donation of items for the National Children’s      Guideline 1.4 Authority and duty of board-level
                   Day activities and donation of sports      committees
                   equipment and educational equipment to          The Board of Directors appoints six board-level
                   needy schools.                             committees, consisting of the Executive Committee,
               -  Support for other activities: Public charity   the Audit Committee, the Risk Oversight Committee,
                   and public interest, music, sports, arts and   the Corporate Governance and Social Responsibilities
                   culture, and environment.                  Committee, and the Nomination and Remuneration
                                                              Committee and the Technology Committee to be
                                                              responsible for the tasks assigned by the Board of Directors.
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