Yuanta Financial Holding Co., Ltd

Sep. 25, 2008

Announced by Yuanta Financial Holdings’ on behalf of Yuanta Securities Board of Directors' approval to sell 11,904,243 shares of Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation's common stock

Name and nature of the subject matter (if preferred shares, the terms and conditions of issuance shall also be indicated, e.g. dividend yield): Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation's common stock
Date of occurrence of the event: 2008/09/25~2008/09/25
Volume, unit price, and total monetary amount of the transaction: Volume: 11,904,243 shares; unit price: NTD 33.25 per share; total amount: NTD 395,816,080
Counterpart to the trade and its relationship to the Company (if the trading counterpart is a natural person and furthermore is not an actual related party of the Company, the name of the trading counterpart is not required to be disclosed):
Counterpart: Yuanta Securities Finance; the relationship to the Company: Yuanta Securities and the counterpart are both Yuanta Financial Holdings'100% owned subsidiary
Where the counterpart to the trade is an actual related party, a public announcement shall also be made of the reason for choosing the related party as trading counterpart and the identity of the previous owner (including its relationship with the company and the trading counterpart), price of transfer, and date of acquisition: N/A
Where a person who owned the property within the past five years has been an actual related person of the company, a public announcement shall also include the dates and prices of acquisition and disposal by the related person and the person’s relationship to the company at those times: N/A
Matters related to the creditor's rights currently being disposed of (including types of collateral of the disposed creditor's rights; if the creditor's rights are creditor's rights toward a related person, the name of the related person and the book amount of the creditor's rights toward such related person currently being disposed of must also be announced): N/A
Anticipated profit or loss from the disposal (not applicable in cases of acquisition of securities) (where originally deferred, the status or recognition shall be stated and explained): Anticipate profit from the disposal is NTD 221,002,272
Terms of delivery or payment (including payment period and monetary amount), restrictive covenants in the contract, and other important stipulations: Payment will be made by remittance on the trade day
The manner in which the current transaction was decided, the reference basis for the decision on price, and the decision-making department: Based on the ”Procedures for Acquisition & Disposal of Assets” of the Company, the price was reviewed by Energy Union CPAs Firm, whereby a report was issued and the price at NTD 33.25 per share was considered to be reasonable. The decision making was exercised by the Board of Directors and the present transaction was approved during a board meeting on September 25, 2008.
Current cumulative volume, amount, and shareholding percentage of holdings of the security being traded (including the current trade) and status of any restriction of rights (e.g. pledges): After the disposal, Yuanta Securities hold 100,000 shares of the security being traded.
Current ratio of long or short term securities investment (including the current trade) to the total assets and shareholder's equity as shown in the most recent financial statement and the operating capital as shown in the most recent financial statement:14.97 % to the total asset, 31.79 % to the shareholder's equity and the operation capital is NTD 23,989,336,125
Broker and broker's fee: None
Concrete purpose or use of the acquisition or disposition: For centralized management
Net worth per share of company underlying securities acquired or disposed of: NTD35.88
Do the directors have any objection to the present transaction?: No
Has the CPA issued an opinion on the unreasonableness of the price of the current transaction?: No
Any other matters that need to be specified: None