| Q: | What is CipherLab's fiscal year? |  | | A: | Our fiscal year end is December 31.
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| Q: | Which stock exchanges does CipherLab trade on? What is the CipherLab stock code on Bloomberg and Reuters? |  | | A: | CipherLab shares were listed on the Taiwan over-the-counter (OTC) market on March 1, 2002, under OTC code 6160. The stock is coded 6160.TT on Bloomberg and 6160.TW on Reuters. |
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| Q: | What is CipherLab's dividend policy? |  | | A: | CipherLab does not pay dividends when there is no profit for a particular fiscal year, except under certain conditions specified in its Articles of Incorporation. Profits may be distributed through cash dividends, stock dividends, or a combination of cash and stocks. The preferred method of distributing profits is by cash dividend. Under CipherLab's Articles of Incorporation, cash dividends shall not be less than 10% of the total distribution in any given fiscal year. For historical dividend payouts,
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| Q: | What is CipherLab's policy on employee profit sharing? |  | | A: | CipherLab offers all its employees the opportunity to share in the financial success of the company by becoming shareholders. Under CipherLab's Articles of Incorporation, 0.5 to 10% of annual distributed earnings is allocated to employees, in the form of cash and/or shares; depending on the growth rate of each particular fiscal year. |
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| Q: | What were the percentages of tax deductible for 2003-2010 dividends? |  | | A: | Year_ Domestic Investors_ Foreign Investors
2003 ______ 33.65% _______ 0.22%
2004 ______ 33.37% _______ 0.02%
2005 ______ 33.09% _______ 0.02%
2006 ______ 27.33% _______ 0.07%
2007 ______ 27.33% _______ 0.07%
2008 ______ 24.24% _______ 0.02%
2009 ______ 25.43% _______ 0%
2010 ______ 33.33% _______ 0% |
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