Today's Information

Provided by: M31 Technology Corporation
SEQ_NO 7 Date of announcement 2022/08/02 Time of announcement 20:07:26
Subject
 Announcement of the Board resolved to repurchase
treasury stock
Date of events 2022/08/02 To which item it meets paragraph 35
Statement
1.Date of the board of directors resolution:2022/08/02
2.Purpose of the share repurchase:To transfer shares to employees
3.Type of shares to be repurchased:Ordinary shares
4.Ceiling on total monetary amount of share repurchase (NTD):1,200,396,970
5.Scheduled period for the repurchase:2022/08/03~2022/10/02
6.No.of shares to be repurchased (shares):300,000
7.Repurchase price range (NTD):180.00~350.00,repurchase to continue if the
 share price is below the minimum price.
8.Method for the repurchase:To repurchase in the open market
9.Shares to be repurchased as a percentage of total
issued shares of the company (%):0.95
10.Cumulative no.of the company's own shares held
at the time of reporting (shares):211,000
11.Status of repurchases within three years prior to
the time of reporting:
(1) Actual repurchase period: 2020/03/18 to 2020/05/13, expected repurchase
 shares : 250,000, actual repurchase shares : 211,000, execution (% of actual
 shares out of expected shares): 84.00
12.Status of repurchases that have been reported but
not yet completed:2020/03/17 to 2020/05/16 expected repurchase shares for the
 first time was 250,000 shares and actual repurchase shares was  211,000
 shares.Reason for non-completion of the current share repurchase: In the
 interest of protecting shareholder rights while following the market
 mechanism and considering the effective use of capital. Therefore, the
 repurchase was not executed in full.
13.Minutes of the board of directors meeting that resolved
for the share repurchase:
Item 5: To formulate M31's "Repurchase of shares for transfer of employees
        for the first time in 2022" is proposed for discussion.
Explanation:
 1. In order to encourage employees and boost employee motivation, M31
    intended to formulate the "Repurchase of shares for transfer of employees
    for the first time in 2022" as shown in Attachment 2.
 2. The case was submitted to the Audit Committee for review on August 2,
    2022, and the report of the convener of the Audit Committee was proposed
    to the  Board for approval in accordance with the law.
 3. Proposal discussion.

Resolution:
 1. Approved by the Audit Committee with no objection from all members
    present. 
 2. After consultation by the chairman of all the directors present,
    the proposal was approved without objection.
Item 6: Repurchase of shares for the first time in 2022 is proposed for
        discussion
Explanation:
 1. In order to encourage employees' morale and boost motivation, M31
    intend to buy back its own shares in the stock exchange. The share
    repurchase plan is described as follows.
(1) Purpose of the share repurchase: transfer of treasury stock to
    employees
(2) Expected repurchase period: 2022/08/03 to 2022/10/02
(3) Expected repurchase shares: 300,000 shares
(4) Repurchase price range: From NT$180 to NT$350 per share, repurchase
    to continue if the share price is below the minimum price.
 2. It is handled in accordance with the provisions of Article 28-2,
    Paragraph 1, subparagraphs 1 of the Securities Exchange Act.
 3. The Board has considered the financial situation of M31 and issued
    a statement that the share repurchase does not affect the maintenance
    of M31's capital as required by law, are detailed in the agenda
    presentation.
 4. Expected repurchase shares related information and "Opinion on the
    reasonableness of the price of the repurchased company shares" are
    detailed in the agenda presentation.
 5. Within two days from the date of approval by the Board of Directors,
    M31 will announce the relevant information on the MOPS and report to
    the Financial Supervisory Commission.
 6. If the competent authority approves any changes to the information on
    the repurchased shares, the chairman of the board of directors is
    authorized to handle it with full authority.
 7. This case is submitted to the Audit Committee for review on August 2,
    2022, and it is proposed to ask the convener of the Audit Committee
    to report and submit it to the Board of Directors for approval in
    accordance with the law.
 8. Proposal Discussion.
Resolution:
 1. Approved by the Audit Committee with no objection from all members
    present. 
 2. After consultation by the chairman of all the directors present,
    the proposal was approved without objection.
14.The Rules for Transfer of Shares set forth in Article
10 of the Regulations Governing Share Repurchase by
TWSE-listed and TPEx-Listed Companies:
"Shares repurchase for transfer of employees for the first time in 2022"

Article 1: Purpose
 In order to encourage employees and promote employee motivation, M31 has
 formulated these Regulations in accordance with Article 28-2, Paragraph 1,
 subparagraphs 1 of the Securities and Exchange Act and the "Regulations
 Governing the Repurchase by Exchange-Listed and OTC-Listed Companies" issued
 by the Financial Supervisory Commission. In addition to the provisions of
 the relevant laws and regulations, M31 shall follow the provisions of these
 Regulations for the purchase and transfer of shares to the employees.

Article 2: Type of shares to be transferred, a description of the rights
attaching thereto, and any restrictions on such rights
 M31's shares transferred to employees are ordinary shares, and the rights
 and obligations of these shares are the same as those of other outstanding
 ordinary shares, except as otherwise provided by the relevant laws/terms and
 these Regulations.

Article 3: Transfer period.
 The repurchase shares may be transferred to the employees in one or more
 installments within five years from the date of repurchase in accordance
 with the provisions of these Regulations.

Article 4: Eligibility requirements for transferees
 The employees of M31 and the subsidiaries (including overseas subsidiaries)
 who directly or indirectly hold more than 50% of the voting shares of the
 same investee company and who are officially employed before the date of the
 stock subscription are eligible to subscribe according to the subscription
 amount set forth in Article 5 of this Regulation.
 The term "employees" in this Regulation refers to full-time employees of the
 Company and the subsidiaries mentioned in the preceding paragraph who
 receive salaries and wages. Part-time employees, temporary employees,
 short-term work-study students and outsourced workers are not subject to
 these Regulations.

Article 5: Number of shares to be subscribed by employees
 M31 shall consider the criteria of employee's rank, length of service,
 performance and special contribution to the company, as well as the total
 amount of repurchased shares held by the company and the maximum number of
 shares to be subscribed by a single employee as of the date of the stock
 subscription, and set the number of shares to be subscribed by employees.
 The actual eligibility and the number of shares to be subscribed shall be
 resolved by the board of directors and shall be subject to the following
 review procedures:
 1. If the transferee is a manager of M31 or concurrently serves as
    a director of M31, the transferee must be reviewed by the
    Remuneration Committee and approved by the Board of Directors; if a
    full-time employee of M31 and its subsidiaries (domestic and overseas)
    is also a manager or a director of M31, the preceding procedures
    must be followed.
 2. If the transferee is a full-time employee of M31 and its subsidiaries
    (domestic and overseas) other than those mentioned in the preceding
    paragraph who is not a manager of M31 or a director of M31,
    the transfer should be submitted to the Audit Committee for approval
    before submission to the Board of Directors for resolution.

Article 6: Procedures for transfer of shares
 The operating procedures for the transfer of repurchased shares to
 employees:
 1. According to the resolution of the board of directors, announce, report
    and repurchase the shares within the execution period.
 2. The Board of Directors shall set and announce the date of employee's
    stock subscription, the criteria of the number of shares to be
    subscribed, the period of subscription payment, the content of rights
    and restrictions,
    etc., in accordance with these Regulations.
 3. Calculate the actual number of shares subscribed and paid, and handle the
    registration of the transfer of shares.

Article 7: Agreed transfer price per share
 The transfer price of the repurchased shares to the employees may be higher
 than the average price of the actual repurchase, or the average price of the
 actual repurchase (hereinafter referred to as the average price) as the
 transfer price. The transfer price is calculated by rounding up to the
 nearest NT$.
 If 85% of the closing price of the M31 stock on the date the Board of
 Directors resolves to transfer the employee list is higher than the average
 price, the transfer price shall be 85% of the closing price of the M31 stock
 on the date the Board of Directors resolves to transfer the employee list,
 unless the Board of Directors resolves to adopt the average price, based on
 the consideration of shareholders' equity. However, if the Board of
 Directors resolves that 85% of the closing price of the M31 stock on the
 date of transfer of the employee list is less than the average price, the
 average price shall be the transfer price. If the average price is used as
 the transfer price, the transfer price may be adjusted by the percentage of
 increase in the number of shares of ordinary shares issued by the Company
 before the transfer.
 Transfer price adjustment formula:
 Adjusted Transfer Price = Average Price of the shares actually repurchased *
 The Total Number of ordinary shares outstanding at the time of reporting the
 repurchase of shares / Total Number of ordinary shares outstanding prior to
 the transfer of repurchase shares to employees.

Article 8: Rights and obligations subsequent to execution of the transfer
 After the transfer of the repurchased shares to the employees and the
 registration of the transfer, the remaining rights and obligations are
 the same as those of the original shares, unless there are other
 restrictions on transfer and special agreements.

Article 9: Other rights and obligations related to the company and its
 employees
 The transfer of M31 repurchased shares to employees shall be subject to the
 payment of relevant taxes and fees in accordance with the law before the
 transfer of shares.

Article 10:
 The shares repurchased by M31 for the purpose of transferring shares to
 employees shall be fully transferred within five years from the date of
 repurchase, and any the untransferred shares shall be deemed as unissued
 shares of the Company and shall be registered as a change in the
 cancellation of shares in accordance with the law.

Article 11:
 These Regulations will be implemented after approved by the board of
 directors and will be submitted to the most recent shareholders' meeting,
 and the same when amended.

Article 12: The Regulations were established on August 2, 2022.

15.The Rules for Conversion of Shares or the Rules for
Subscription of Shares set forth in Article 11 of the
Regulations Governing Share Repurchase by TWSE-listed
and TPEx-Listed Companies:N/A
16.Declaration that the financial status of the company
 has been considered by the board of directors, and that
 its capital maintenance will not be affected:
 1. M31 was approved by more than two-thirds of the directors present at the
 4th session of the 14th  Board Meeting on August 2, 2022 and with the
 consent of more than one-half of the directors present, and will repurchase
 300,000 shares in the Stock Exchange with effect from August 3, 2022 until
 October 2, 2022.
 2. The total number of shares repurchased mentioned above represents only
    0.95% of the issued shares of M31, and the maximum amount required for
    the repurchase only represents 8.04% of M31's current assets. It is
    hereby stated that the Board of Directors of M31 has considered the
    financial condition of M31 and the above share repurchases do not affect
    the maintenance of M31's capital.
 3. This statement has been approved by the Board of Directors at the same
    meeting of M31 mentioned above, and all seven directors present have
    agreed to the contents of this statement and hereby declare.
17.Appraisal or opinion by a CPA or securities underwriter
 about the reasonableness of the share repurchase price:
M31 is expected to repurchase the Company's shares at a price range of $180
to $350 per share, which will not have a material adverse effect on the
Company's financial structure, net worth per share, earnings per share,
return on equity, liquidity ratio and other items.
18.Any other matters stipulated by the SFB:None.

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