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RNS Number : 8768G  Acer Incorporated  14 March 2024

No:1

Subject: Acer Board of Directors approved 2023 consolidated results

Date of events:2024/03/14

Contents:

1.Date of submission to the board of directors or approval by the board of
directors: 2024/03/14

2.Date of approval by the audit committee:2024/03/14

3.Start and end dates of financial reports or annual self-assessed financial
information of the reporting period (XXXX/XX/XX~XXXX/XX/XX):
2023/01/01~2023/12/31

4.Operating revenue accumulated from 1/1 to end of the period (thousand
NTD):241,308,142

5.Gross profit (loss) from operations accumulated from 1/1 to end of the
period (thousand NTD):25,823,225

6.Net operating income (loss) accumulated from 1/1 to end of the period
(thousand NTD):4,225,411

7.Profit (loss) before tax accumulated from 1/1 to end of the period (thousand
NTD):7,798,795

8.Profit (loss) accumulated from 1/1 to end of the period (thousand
NTD):5,631,164

9.Profit (loss) during the period attributable to owners of parent accumulated
from 1/1 to end of the period (thousand NTD):4,931,944

10.Basic earnings (loss) per share accumulated from 1/1 to end of the period
(NTD):1.64

11.Total assets end of the period (thousand NTD):208,733,846

12.Total liabilities end of the period (thousand NTD):128,391,781

13.Equity attributable to owners of parent end of the period (thousand
NTD):74,726,524

14.Any other matters that need to be specified: None

 

No:2

Subject: Acer Board approved the convening of the 2024 General Shareholders'
Meeting

Date of events:2024/03/14

Contents:

1.Date of the board of directors' resolution:2024/03/14

2.Shareholders meeting date:2024/05/31

3.Shareholders meeting location: Aspire Resort (No. 428, Kewang Rd., Longtan
District, Taoyuan City)

4.Shareholders' meeting will be held by means of (physical shareholders'
meeting/ hybrid shareholders' meeting / virtual-only shareholders' meeting):
Physical shareholders meeting

5.Cause for convening the meeting (1)Reported matters:

(1)Business Report for the Year 2023

(2)Audit Committee Report

(3)Report on the Distribution of Cash Dividend for the Year 2023, Execution of
Employees' Profit Sharing Bonus and Board Directors' Compensation for the Year
2023

(4)Report on the Status of Shareholders Diversification of Acer Subsidiaries'
Shares Planned to be Listed on TWSE or TPEX

(5)Report on the Unsecured Corporate Bonds of Acer Inc.

6.Cause for convening the meeting (2)Acknowledged matters:

(1)Ratification Proposal of the Financial Statements, Business Report and
Profit Distribution Statement for the Year 2023

7.Cause for convening the meeting (3)Matters for Discussion:

(2)Proposal of the Amendments to Articles of Incorporation

(3)Proposal of the Amendments to Acer's Internal Rules:

   i. Procedures for Acquiring or Disposing of Assets

   ii Procedures Governing Lending of Capital to Others

8.Cause for convening the meeting (4)Election matters: None

9.Cause for convening the meeting (5)Other Proposals: None

10.Cause for convening the meeting (6)Extemporary Motions: None

11.Book closure starting date: 2024/04/02

12.Book closure ending date: 2024/05/31

13.Any other matters that need to be specified:

(1)Pursuant to Article 26-2 of the Securities and Exchange Act, the
shareholders' meeting notice, which is given 30 days prior to whom owns less
than 1,000 shares of the Company, may be effected by means of public
announcement. In addition, in accordance with Section 3 of Article 183 of the
Company Act, the distribution of the meeting minutes to all shareholders
within 20 days after the meeting is closed could be effected by means of
public announcement as well.

(2)Under the provisions of the Company Act, the Company will accept
applications for proposals for the upcoming General Shareholders' Meeting
submitted in writing by shareholders from 9:00 a.m. on March 18, 2024, until
5:00 p.m. on March 28, 2024. The designated receiving location is the
Shareholders' Service Office (7F-5, No. 369, Fuxing N. Rd., Taipei City). Any
other relevant matters will be handled in accordance with the applicable laws
and regulations and announced separately.

 

No:3

Subject: To announce the ex-dividend record date

Date of events:2024/03/14

Contents:

1.Date of the resolution by the board of directors or shareholders meeting or
decision by the Company:2024/03/14

2.Type of ex-rights or ex-dividend (please enter: "Ex-rights", "Ex-dividend",
or "Ex-rights and dividend"): Ex-dividend

3.Type and monetary amount of common stock dividend distribution:

(1) Appropriations of earnings in cash dividends: NT$4,876,566,124

(2) NT$ 1.6 per share

4.Ex-rights (ex-dividend) trading date: 2024/06/20

5.Last date before book closure: 2024/06/21

6.Book closure starting date: 2024/06/22

7.Book closure ending date: 2024/06/26

8.Ex-rights (ex-dividend) record date: 2024/06/26

9.Deadline for applying the conversion of the bond: N/A

10.The closure period for the conversion of the bond will start from the date:
N/A

11.The closure period for the conversion of the bond will end on the date: N/A

12.Payment date of common stock cash dividend distribution:2024/07/25

13.Any other matters that need to be specified: None

 

No:4

Subject: To announce the acquisition of right-of-use assets of real estate.

Date of events:2024/03/14

Contents:

1.Name and nature of the underlying asset (e.g., land located at Sublot XX,
Lot XX, North District, Taichung City):

Hosting room of data center (No. 69, Lane 368, Xinhe Road, Longtan Dist.,
Taoyuan City)

2.Date of occurrence of the event:2024/03/14

3.Transaction unit amount (e.g.XX square meters, equivalent to XX ping), unit
price, and total transaction price:

Transaction volume: 43.5 ping;

Monthly rent price: NT$509 thousands;

Total amount of right-of-use assets: NT$6,020 thousands;

4.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):

Counterpart: Acer e-Enabling Data Center Incorporated ("Acer eDC") is the
Company's subsidiary.

5.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:

Reason for choosing the related party: Acer eDC is professional data center
and cloud service provider; and utilizing Acer Group resource efficiently.

The identity of the previous owner: NA

6.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: NA

7.Projected gain (or loss) through disposal (not applicable for acquisition of
assets; those with deferral should provide a table explaining recognition): NA

8.Terms of delivery or payment (including payment period and monetary amount),
restrictive covenants in the contract, and other important terms and
conditions:

Leasing period: 2024/04/01~2025/03/31

Restrictive covenants in the contract, and other important stipulations:

Without the prior consent of the lessor, the lessee shall not refit the real
estate.

9.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:

The proposed transaction amount is referred to the rent of real estate in the
vicinity, and the in-charge department of Acer Inc. will make the decision
under the "Procedures Governing the Acquiring or Disposing of Assets".

10.Name of the professional appraisal firm or company and its appraisal price:
NA

11.Name of the professional appraiser: NA

12.Practice certificate number of the professional appraiser: NA

13.The appraisal report has a limited price, specific price, or special price:
NA

14.An appraisal report has not yet been obtained: NA

15.Reason for an appraisal report not being obtained: NA

16.Reason for any significant discrepancy with the appraisal reports and
opinion of the CPA: NA

17.Name of the CPA firm: NA

18.Name of the CPA: NA

19.Practice certificate number of the CPA: NA

20.Broker and broker's fee: NA

21.Concrete purpose or use of the acquisition or disposal: For the Company's
server and storage equipment.

22.Any dissenting opinions of directors to the present transaction: None

23.Whether the counterparty of the current transaction is a related party: Yes

24.Date of the board of directors resolution:2024/3/14

25.Date of ratification by supervisors or approval by the audit committee: NA

26.The transaction is to acquire a real property or right-of-use asset from a
related party: Yes

27.The price assessed in accordance with the Article 16 of the Regulations
Governing the Acquisition and Disposal of Assets by Public Companies: NA

28.Where the above assessed price is lower than the transaction price, the
price assessed in accordance with the Article 17 of the same regulations: NA

29.Any other matters that need to be specified: None

 

No:5

Subject: Announcement of Acer Energy Pack Inc. (ENP) acquiring the real
property right-of-use assets

Date of events:2024/03/14

Contents:

1.Name and nature of the underlying asset (e.g., land located at Sublot XX,
Lot XX, North District, Taichung City):

Warehouse located in Longtan Dist., Taoyuan City, Taiwan

2.Date of occurrence of the event:2024/03/14

3.Transaction unit amount (e.g.XX square meters, equivalent to XX ping), unit
price, and total transaction price:

Transaction volume: 22.2 ping

Monthly rent price: NT$21 thousands

Total amount of right-of-use assets: NT$251 thousands

4.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):

Counterpart: Aspire Service & Development Inc.; Affiliate.

5.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:

Reason for choosing the related party: ASDI is a real property leasing company
of Aspire Park; and utilizing Acer Group resource efficiently.

The identity of the previous owner: NA

6.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: NA

7.Projected gain (or loss) through disposal (not applicable for acquisition of
assets; those with deferral should provide a table explaining recognition): NA

8.Terms of delivery or payment (including payment period and monetary amount),
restrictive covenants in the contract, and other important terms and
conditions:

Leasing period: 2024/4/1~2025/3/31

Restrictive covenants in the contract, and other important stipulations:
 None

9.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:

The proposed transaction amount is referred to the rent of real estate in the
vicinity, and the in-charge department of Acer Inc. will make the decision
under the "Procedures Governing the Acquiring or Disposing of Assets".

10.Name of the professional appraisal firm or company and its appraisal price:
NA

11.Name of the professional appraiser: NA

12.Practice certificate number of the professional appraiser: NA

13.The appraisal report has a limited price, specific price, or special price:
NA

14.An appraisal report has not yet been obtained: NA

15.Reason for an appraisal report not being obtained: NA

16.Reason for any significant discrepancy with the appraisal reports and
opinion of the CPA: NA

17.Name of the CPA firm: NA

18.Name of the CPA: NA

19.Practice certificate number of the CPA: NA

20.Broker and broker's fee: None

21.Concrete purpose or use of the acquisition or disposal: For business needs
of ENP

22.Any dissenting opinions of directors to the present transaction: None

23.Whether the counterparty of the current transaction is a related party: Yes

24.Date of the board of directors resolution:2024/3/14

25.Date of ratification by supervisors or approval by the audit committee: NA

26.The transaction is to acquire a real property or right-of-use asset from a
related party: Yes

27.The price assessed in accordance with the Article 16 of the Regulations
Governing the Acquisition and Disposal of Assets by Public Companies: NA

28.Where the above assessed price is lower than the transaction price, the
price assessed in accordance with the Article 17 of the same regulations: NA

29.Any other matters that need to be specified: None

 

No:6

Subject: Announcement of MPS Energy Inc. (MPS) acquiring the real property
right-of-use assets

Date of events:2024/03/14

Contents:

1.Name and nature of the underlying asset (e.g., land located at Sublot XX,
Lot XX, North District, Taichung City):

Office located in Xizhi Dist., New Taipei City 221, Taiwan

2.Date of occurrence of the event:2024/03/14

3.Transaction unit amount (e.g.XX square meters, equivalent to XX ping), unit
price, and total transaction price:

Transaction volume: 85.7 ping

Monthly rent price: NT$64 thousands

Total amount of right-of-use assets: NT$764 thousands

4.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):

Counterpart: Ultimate parent company, Acer Inc.

5.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:

Reason for choosing the related party: The management and exercising to the
group resources.

The identity of the previous owner: NA

6.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: NA

7.Projected gain (or loss) through disposal (not applicable for acquisition of
assets; those with deferral should provide a table explaining recognition): NA

8.Terms of delivery or payment (including payment period and monetary amount),
restrictive covenants in the contract, and other important terms and
conditions:

Leasing period: 2024/4/1~2025/3/31

Restrictive covenants in the contract, and other important stipulations: None

9.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:

The proposed transaction amount is referred to the rent of real estate in the
vicinity, and the in-charge department of Acer Inc. will make the decision
under the "Procedures Governing the Acquiring or Disposing of Assets".

10.Name of the professional appraisal firm or company and its appraisal price:
NA

11.Name of the professional appraiser: NA

12.Practice certificate number of the professional appraiser: NA

13.The appraisal report has a limited price, specific price, or special price:
NA

14.An appraisal report has not yet been obtained: NA

15.Reason for an appraisal report not being obtained: NA

16.Reason for any significant discrepancy with the appraisal reports and
opinion of the CPA: NA

17.Name of the CPA firm: NA

18.Name of the CPA:NA

19.Practice certificate number of the CPA:NA

20.Broker and broker's fee: None

21.Concrete purpose or use of the acquisition or disposal: For business needs
of MPS

22.Any dissenting opinions of directors to the present transaction: None

23.Whether the counterparty of the current transaction is a related party: Yes

24.Date of the board of directors resolution:2024/3/14

25.Date of ratification by supervisors or approval by the audit committee: NA

26.The transaction is to acquire a real property or right-of-use asset from a
related party: Yes

27.The price assessed in accordance with the Article 16 of the Regulations
Governing the Acquisition and Disposal of Assets by Public Companies: NA

28.Where the above assessed price is lower than the transaction price, the
price assessed in accordance with the Article 17 of the same regulations: NA

29.Any other matters that need to be specified: None

 

No:7

Subject: The Company's board passed a resolution acquiring Tenor 10 years or
above Cumulative Subordinated Corporate Bonds of Cathay Life Insurance Co.,
Ltd.

Date of events:2024/03/14

Contents:

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.):

Tenor 10 years or above Cumulative Subordinated Corporate Bonds of Cathay Life
Insurance Co., Ltd.

2.Date of occurrence of the event:2024/03/14

3.Amount, unit price, and total monetary amount of the transaction:

(1) Amount: The decision will be made based on the prospectus provided by the
issuing company.

(2) Unit price: To subscribe at the issue price.

(3) Total monetary amount: No more than NTD 1.5 billion.

4.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):

Not a related party.

5.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:

Trading counterparty isn't a related party.

Previous transfer information: N/A

6.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

7.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

8.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

9.Terms of delivery or payment (including payment period and monetary amount),
restrictive covenants in the contract, and other important terms and
conditions:

Payment Term: Lump-sum payment.

Restrictive covenants in the contract, and other important terms and
conditions: According to the prospectus provided by the issuing company.

10.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:

The Company's board authorizes the Chairman to execute the transaction within
the range of up to NTD 1.5 billion at market prices in accordance with the
relevant provisions on acquisition or disposal procedures.

11.Net worth per share of the Company's underlying securities acquired or
disposed of: NA

12.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: None.

13.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:

Current ratio to the total assets: 62.02%;

Current ratio to the shareholder's equity: 125.89%;

Operating capital: NT$-7,916,695thousands

14.Broker and broker's fee: None

15.Concrete purpose or use of the acquisition or disposal: Long-term
investment

16.Any dissenting opinions of directors to the present transaction: None

17.Whether the counterparty of the current transaction is a related party: No

18.Date of the board of directors resolution: NA

19.Date of ratification by supervisors or approval by the Audit Committee: NA

20.Whether the CPA issued an unreasonable opinion regarding the current
transaction: No

21.Name of the CPA firm: N/A

22.Name of the CPA: N/A

23.Practice certificate number of the CPA: N/A

24.Whether the transaction involved in change of business model: No

25.Details on change of business model: N/A

26.Details on transactions with the counterparty for the past year and the
expected coming year: N/A

27.Source of funds: N/A

28.Any other matters that need to be specified: None

 

No:8

Subject: ACER to attend the investor conference held by Cathay Securities
Corporation

Date of events:2024/03/15

Contents:

1.Date of institutional investor conference:2024/03/15

2.Time of institutional investor conference:13:30

3.Location of institutional investor conference: ILLUME TAIPEI

4.Outline of institutional investor conference:

The Company will attend the 2024 1Q Investment Forum hosted by Cathay
Securities Corporation to explain the disclosed financial results and
operational performances.

The presentation material for investor conference is available at MOPS.

5.Any other matters that need to be specified: None

 

No:9

Subject: ACER to attend the investor conference held by Merrill Lynch

Date of events:2024/03/19

Contents:

1.Date of institutional investor conference:2024/03/19~2024/03/21

2.Time of institutional investor conference: 14:00

3.Location of institutional investor conference: Grand Hyatt Taipei

4.Outline of institutional investor conference:

The Company will attend the BofA Securities 2024 APAC TMT Conference hosted by
Merrill Lynch to explain the disclosed financial results and operational
performances.

The presentation material for investor conference is available at MOPS.

5.Any other matters that need to be specified: None

 

No:10

Subject: ACER to attend the investor conference held by Hua Nan Securities

Date of events:2024/03/21

Contents:

1.Date of institutional investor conference: 2024/03/21

2.Time of institutional investor conference: 11:00

3.Location of institutional investor conference: ILLUME TAIPEI

4.Outline of institutional investor conference:

The Company will attend the 2024 Q1 Investment Forum hosted by Hua Nan
Securities to explain the disclosed financial results and operational
performances.

The presentation material for investor conference is available at MOPS.

5.Any other matters that need to be specified: None

 

No:11

Subject: ACER to attend the investor conference held by Mega Securities

Date of events:2024/03/26

Contents:

1.Date of institutional investor conference: 2024/03/26

2.Time of institutional investor conference: 11:00

3.Location of institutional investor conference: Mega Securities

4.Outline of institutional investor conference:

The Company will attend the 2024 Q1 Investment Forum hosted by Mega Securities
to explain the disclosed financial results and operational performances.

The presentation material for investor conference is available at MOPS.

5.Any other matters that need to be specified: None

 

No:12

Subject: Acer BOD proposed dividend distribution

Date of events:2024/03/14

Contents:

1.Date of the board of directors resolution: 2024/03/14

2.Year or quarter which dividends belong to: FY 2023

3.Period which dividends belong to: 2023/01/01~2023/12/31

4.Appropriations of earnings in cash dividends to shareholders

(NT$ per share): NT$1.6 per share

5.Cash distributed from legal reserve and capital surplus to shareholders (NT$
per share): 0

6.Total amount of cash distributed to shareholders (NT$): NT$4,876,566,124

7.Appropriations of earnings in stock dividends to shareholders (NT$ per
share): 0

8.Stock distributed from legal reserve and capital surplus to shareholders
(NT$ per share): 0

9.Total amount of stock distributed to shareholders (shares): 0

10.Any other matters that need to be specified: None

11.Per value of common stock: NT$10

 

No:13

ACER INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Financial Statements of FY 2023

 

The above documents have been uploaded to MOPS, the regulatory system of
Taiwan Stock Exchange, and can be viewed at or downloaded from website of Acer
Inc. at: https://www.acer-group.com/ag/en/TW/content/quarterly-reports

 

 

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