Announcement of the resignation of Independent Director on behalf of CTBC Bank (Philippines) Corp.

1.Date of occurrence of the change:2025/07/14

2.Elected or changed position (Please enter institutional director,

institutional supervisor, independent director, natural-person director or

natural-person supervisor):Independent Director

3.Title and name of the previous position holder:Alexander A. Patricio

4.Resume of the previous position holder:

  Independent Director of CTBC Bank (Philippines) Corp.

5.Title and name of the new position holder: None

6.Resume of the new position holder:N/A

7.Circumstances of change (Please enter “resignation”, “dismissal”,

“term expired”, “death” or “new appointment”):Resignation

8.Reason for the change:Resignation

9.Number of shares held by the new position holder when elected:N/A

10.Original term (from __________ to __________):from 2025/06/26 to 2026/06/25

11.Effective date of the new appointment:N/A

12.Turnover rate of directors of the same term:N/A

13.Turnover rate of independent directors of the same term:N/A

14.Turnover rate of supervisors of the same term:N/A

15.Change in one-third or more of directors (Please enter “Yes” or

“No”):No

16.Any other matters that need to be specified (the information disclosure

  also meets the requirements of Article 7, subparagraph 6 of the Securities

  and Exchange Act Enforcement Rules, which brings forth a significant impact

  on shareholders rights or the price of the securities on public companies.):

   The resignation will be effective on July 15, 2025.