(7) the contact person and the method of contact.

Oral notice shall at least include the details of item (1) and (2) and the reason for convening an urgent special board meeting with short notice.

Article 174 Board meetings shall be held only if more than half of the directors are present. Each director shall have one vote. A resolution of the Board of Directors must be passed by more than half of all the directors.

Where the number of votes cast for and against a resolution is equal, the chairman of the Board of Directors shall have a casting vote.

Where a director (or his associate) is interested in any resolution proposed at a board meeting, such director shall abstain from voting and shall not have a right to vote. Such director shall not be counted in the quorum of the relevant meeting. Such directors also shall not vote on behalf of other directors. Board meetings may be convened by more than half of the directors who are not related. Resolutions of board meetings shall be passed by more than half of directors who are not related.

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When the Board of Directors votes on matters relating to connected transactions, in the event that the number of voting directors is less than three after unrelated directors abstain from voting, all directors (including unrelated directors) shall vote on the procedures for the connected transactions to be submitted to the shareholders’ general meeting for approval, and the relevant resolutions relating to such transactions shall be approved at the shareholders’ general meeting, while an announcement stating the opinions of independent directors shall be made separately.

Article 175 If any director who attends the meeting but has not stated before or upon attendance that he has not received the notice of the meeting, such director shall be deemed to have received the notice of the meeting.

Article 176 Any regular or special board meeting may be held by way of telephone conference or similar communication equipment so long as all directors participating in the meeting can clearly hear and communicate with each other. All such directors shall be deemed to be present in person at the meeting.

Article 177 For matters which need to be approved at a special board meeting, in lieu of convening a board meeting, a written resolution may be adopted by the Board if such resolution has been sent to all members of the Board and affirmatively signed and adopted by the number of directors necessary to make such a decision as stipulated in Article 174.

Article 178 Directors shall attend any board meeting in person. Where a director is unable to attend for some reasons, he or she may authorise in writing another director to attend the board meeting on his behalf. The instrument of proxy shall specify the name of the proxy, the matters to be authorised, scope of authorisation and the validity period, and the proxy shall sign on or affix a chop to such instrument. The director attending the meeting for another director shall exercise the rights of the latter director within the scope of authorisation. Any director who is unable to attend a particular board meeting and has not authorised a proxy to attend on his behalf shall be deemed as waiving the right to vote at that meeting.

Article 179 The Board of Directors shall keep minutes of its decisions on the matters considered. Directors attending the meeting and the person taking the minutes shall sign their names on the minutes of the meeting. Directors shall be responsible for the resolutions of the board meetings. Where a resolution of the board meetings violates laws, administrative regulations or   Articles of Association and causes serious losses to the Company, the directors who took part in such a resolution shall be liable to compensate the Company. However, if a director can prove that he had expressed his opposition to such resolution when it was put to the vote, and such opposition is recorded in the minutes of the meeting, the director may be relieved of such liability.
　
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