Newsletter
ESTABLISHMENT OF A REMUNERATION COMMITTEE
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The Legislative Yuan passed a bill in November 2010 to amend the Securities and Exchange Act for, among others, adding new provisions on the establishment of a Remuneration Committee by a company whose stocks are listed on the stock exchange or traded over-the-counter ("Listed Company"). Accordingly, on March 18, 2011, the Financial Supervisory Commission of the Executive Yuan announced the Rules on the Establishment of a Remuneration Committee by a Company whose Stocks are Listed on the Stock Exchange or Traded Over-the-Counter and a Remuneration Committee's Functions and Duties ("Rules"). According to the Rules, a Listed Company should establish a Remuneration Committee by adopting a board resolution on the Organization Rules of its Remuneration Committee so as to review regularly and determine the remuneration of its directors, supervisors, and managers. |
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In addition to the qualifications of and restrictions on the members of a Remuneration Committee, such as independence and expertise, the Rules also provide that there should be at least three members in a Remuneration Committee and that a Remuneration Committee should hold at least two meetings a year. |
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Pursuant to the Rules, a Listed Company should establish its Remuneration Committee before September 30, 2011, and its Remuneration Committee should hold at least one meeting before December 31, 2011; provided, however, that a Listed Company with a paid-in capital of less than NT$10,000,000,000 may establish its Remuneration Committee before December 31, 2011 and is not subject to the requirement of having to hold any meetings before December 31, 2011. |
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