6-K

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 August 8, 2017

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
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(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Room 110, Finance Department of Headquarters, 21-3 Hsinyi Road, Sec. 1, Taipei, Taiwan

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(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:  [x] Form 20-F    [] Form 40-F

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:  [] Yes    [x] No

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
Date: August 8, 2017	By:	/s/Chi-Mau Sheih
	Name:	Chi-Mau Sheih
	Title:	President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release on 2017/08/08: Chunghwa Telecom Announces Management Changes
99.2	Announcement on 2017/08/08 : New appointment of Senior Executive Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer
99.3	Announcement on 2017/08/08 : New appointment of Senior Executive Vice President for Investment
99.4	Announcement on 2017/08/08 : New appointment of audit officer
99.5	Announcement on 2017/08/08 : New appointment of accounting officer
99.6	Announcement on 2017/08/08 : New appointment of spokesperson

EX-99.1 2 exhibit1.htm EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

Chunghwa Telecom Announces Management Changes

Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. August 8^th, 2017 — Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (“CHT”, “Chunghwa Telecom” or the “Company”, TAIEX: 2412, NYSE: CHT) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Shui-Yi Kuo as the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), Mr. Ronald Song as the Chief Investment Officer (“CIO”), and Mr. Fu-Kui Chung as the Chief Audit Executive.

Prior to his new role as Chunghwa Telecom’s CFO, Mr. Shui-Yi Kuo, served as the CIO & Senior Executive Vice President, and Vice President of the Investment Department and Accounting Department in the headquarters of Chunghwa Telecom. He was also the President of Light Era Development Co., Chunghwa’s real estate subsidiary. Mr. Kuo has extensive experience and strong expertise in best practice financial implementation and strategic investment planning. He holds a Master’s degree of Accounting from National Chengchi University.

Mr. Ronald Song, Chunghwa Telecom’s new CIO, previously held the position of President at Chunghwa Investment Co., a subsidiary company of Chunghwa Telecom. Before that, he assumed various senior management roles at several global investment banks in the areas of strategic planning and mergers and acquisitions. He holds an MBA degree of University of Iowa.

Mr. Fu-Kuei Chung, the newly-appointed Chief Audit Executive, is the Chairman of Taiwan International Standard Electronics, a subsidiary company of Chunghwa Telecom. Prior to the Chairman position, Mr. Chung had overseen several major business and operational functions at Chunghwa Telecom including Senior Executive Vice President at its corporate headquarters, President of the Northern Taiwan Business Group, and President of the Data Communication Business Group.

Mr. Yu Cheng, Chairman of Chunghwa Telecom said, “I believed these new senior management team members will bring fresh perspective to the company’s financial operation and strategic investment. By leveraging their professional experience and strategic vision, they will provide strong financial and operational support to our business.”

EXHIBIT 99.2

New appointment of Senior Executive Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer

Date of events:2017/08/08

Contents:

1.Type of personnel changed (please enter: spokesperson, acting spokesperson, important personnel(CEO, COO, CMO, CSO, etc.),financial officer, accounting officer, research and development officer, or internal audit officer):important personnel and financial officer

2.Date of occurrence of the change:2017/08/08

3.Name, title, and resume of the replaced person: Chi-Mau Sheih, President of Chunghwa Telecom, Master’s degree in Business Administration from National Taiwan University.

4.Name, title, and resume of the replacement: Shui-Yi Kuo, Senior Executive Vice President for Investment of Chunghwa Telecom and former Vice President of Investment Department, Master’s degree in Accounting from National Chengchi University.

5.Type of the change (please enter: “resignation”, “position adjustment”, “dismissal”, “retirement”, “death” or “new replacement” ): position adjustment

6.Reason for the change: position adjustment

7.Effective date:2017/08/09

8.Any other matters that need to be specified: The President Chi-Mau Sheih acts for the position of Senior Executive Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer con-currently from June 1, 2017.

EXHIBIT 99.3

New appointment of Senior Executive Vice President for Investment

Date of events:2017/08/08

Contents:

1.Type of personnel changed (please enter: spokesperson, acting spokesperson, important personnel(CEO, COO, CMO, CSO, etc.),financial officer, accounting officer, research and development officer, or internal audit officer):important personnel

2.Date of occurrence of the change:2017/08/08

3.Name, title, and resume of the replaced person: Shui-Yi Kuo, Senior Executive Vice President for Investment of Chunghwa Telecom and former Vice President of Investment Department, Master’s degree in Accounting from National Chengchi University.

4.Name, title, and resume of the replacement: Yung-Fong Song , President of Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd. and former Chairman of CIMB Advisory Taiwan, MBA degree from University of Iowa.

5.Type of the change (please enter: “resignation”, “position adjustment”, “dismissal”, “retirement”, “death” or “new replacement” ):position adjustment

6.Reason for the change:position adjustment

7.Effective date:2017/08/09

8.Any other matters that need to be specified:None

EXHIBIT 99.4

New appointment of audit officer

Date of events:2017/08/08

Contents:

1.Type of personnel changed (please enter: spokesperson, acting spokesperson, important personnel(CEO, COO, CMO, CSO, etc.),financial officer, accounting officer, research and development officer, or internal audit officer):audit officer

2.Date of occurrence of the change:2017/08/08

3.Name, title, and resume of the replaced person: Dow-Hong Leu, the Chief Audit Executive of the company, former Vice President of Enterprise Business Group, Master’s degree in Electronics from Chiao Tung University.

4.Name, title, and resume of the replacement: Fu-Kuei Chung, Chairman of Taiwan International Standard Electronic Co., Ltd. and former President of Northern Taiwan Business Group, Chunghwa Telecom, Master’s degree in Information Management from National Taiwan University.

5.Type of the change (please enter: “resignation”, “position adjustment”, “dismissal”, “retirement”, “death” or “new replacement” ):retirement

6.Reason for the change: retirement

7.Effective date:2017/09/30

8.Any other matters that need to be specified:None

EXHIBIT 99.5

New appointment of accounting officer

Date of events:2017/08/08

Contents:

1.Type of personnel changed (please enter: spokesperson, acting spokesperson, important personnel(CEO, COO, CMO, CSO, etc.),financial officer, accounting officer, research and development officer, or internal audit officer):accounting officer

2.Date of occurrence of the change:2017/08/08

3.Name, title, and resume of the replaced person: Dah-Sung Lee, Vice President of Accounting Department of the company, former Assistant Vice President of Accounting Department, Chunghwa Telecom, Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Management Information from Huafan University.

4.Name, title, and resume of the replacement: Shu-Ling Chen, Assistant Vice President of Accounting Department of the company and former Chief Financial Officer of Senao International Co., Ltd., Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Soochow University.

5.Type of the change (please enter: “resignation”, “position adjustment”, “dismissal”, “retirement”, “death” or “new replacement” ):position adjustment

6.Reason for the change:position adjustment

7.Effective date:2017/09/30

8.Any other matters that need to be specified:None

EXHIBIT 99.6

New appointment of spokesperson

Date of events:2017/08/08

Contents:

1.Type of personnel changed (please enter: spokesperson, acting spokesperson, important personnel(CEO, COO, CMO, CSO, etc.),financial officer, accounting officer, research and development officer, or internal audit officer):spokesperson

2.Date of occurrence of the change:2017/08/08

3.Name, title, and resume of the replaced person: Chi-Mau Sheih, President of Chunghwa Telecom, Master’s degree in Business Administration from National Taiwan University.

4.Name, title, and resume of the replacement: Shui-Yi Kuo, Senior Executive Vice President of Chunghwa Telecom, Master’s degree in Accounting from National Chengchi University.

5.Type of the change (please enter: “resignation”, “position adjustment”, “dismissal”, “retirement”, “death” or “new replacement” ):position adjustment

6.Reason for the change:newly appointed CFO and concurrently spokesperson

7.Effective date:2017/08/09

8.Any other matters that need to be specified:None

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

Chunghwa Telecom Announces Management Changes

Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. August 8^th, 2017 — Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (“CHT”, “Chunghwa Telecom” or the “Company”, TAIEX: 2412, NYSE: CHT) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Shui-Yi Kuo as the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), Mr. Ronald Song as the Chief Investment Officer (“CIO”), and Mr. Fu-Kui Chung as the Chief Audit Executive.

Prior to his new role as Chunghwa Telecom’s CFO, Mr. Shui-Yi Kuo, served as the CIO & Senior Executive Vice President, and Vice President of the Investment Department and Accounting Department in the headquarters of Chunghwa Telecom. He was also the President of Light Era Development Co., Chunghwa’s real estate subsidiary. Mr. Kuo has extensive experience and strong expertise in best practice financial implementation and strategic investment planning. He holds a Master’s degree of Accounting from National Chengchi University.

Mr. Ronald Song, Chunghwa Telecom’s new CIO, previously held the position of President at Chunghwa Investment Co., a subsidiary company of Chunghwa Telecom. Before that, he assumed various senior management roles at several global investment banks in the areas of strategic planning and mergers and acquisitions. He holds an MBA degree of University of Iowa.

Mr. Fu-Kuei Chung, the newly-appointed Chief Audit Executive, is the Chairman of Taiwan International Standard Electronics, a subsidiary company of Chunghwa Telecom. Prior to the Chairman position, Mr. Chung had overseen several major business and operational functions at Chunghwa Telecom including Senior Executive Vice President at its corporate headquarters, President of the Northern Taiwan Business Group, and President of the Data Communication Business Group.

Mr. Yu Cheng, Chairman of Chunghwa Telecom said, “I believed these new senior management team members will bring fresh perspective to the company’s financial operation and strategic investment. By leveraging their professional experience and strategic vision, they will provide strong financial and operational support to our business.”

EXHIBIT 99.2

New appointment of Senior Executive Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer

Date of events:2017/08/08

Contents:

1.Type of personnel changed (please enter: spokesperson, acting spokesperson, important personnel(CEO, COO, CMO, CSO, etc.),financial officer, accounting officer, research and development officer, or internal audit officer):important personnel and financial officer

2.Date of occurrence of the change:2017/08/08

3.Name, title, and resume of the replaced person: Chi-Mau Sheih, President of Chunghwa Telecom, Master’s degree in Business Administration from National Taiwan University.

4.Name, title, and resume of the replacement: Shui-Yi Kuo, Senior Executive Vice President for Investment of Chunghwa Telecom and former Vice President of Investment Department, Master’s degree in Accounting from National Chengchi University.

5.Type of the change (please enter: “resignation”, “position adjustment”, “dismissal”, “retirement”, “death” or “new replacement” ): position adjustment

6.Reason for the change: position adjustment

7.Effective date:2017/08/09

8.Any other matters that need to be specified: The President Chi-Mau Sheih acts for the position of Senior Executive Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer con-currently from June 1, 2017.

EXHIBIT 99.3

New appointment of Senior Executive Vice President for Investment

Date of events:2017/08/08

Contents:

1.Type of personnel changed (please enter: spokesperson, acting spokesperson, important personnel(CEO, COO, CMO, CSO, etc.),financial officer, accounting officer, research and development officer, or internal audit officer):important personnel

2.Date of occurrence of the change:2017/08/08

3.Name, title, and resume of the replaced person: Shui-Yi Kuo, Senior Executive Vice President for Investment of Chunghwa Telecom and former Vice President of Investment Department, Master’s degree in Accounting from National Chengchi University.

4.Name, title, and resume of the replacement: Yung-Fong Song , President of Chunghwa Investment Co., Ltd. and former Chairman of CIMB Advisory Taiwan, MBA degree from University of Iowa.

5.Type of the change (please enter: “resignation”, “position adjustment”, “dismissal”, “retirement”, “death” or “new replacement” ):position adjustment

6.Reason for the change:position adjustment

7.Effective date:2017/08/09

8.Any other matters that need to be specified:None

EXHIBIT 99.4

New appointment of audit officer

Date of events:2017/08/08

Contents:

1.Type of personnel changed (please enter: spokesperson, acting spokesperson, important personnel(CEO, COO, CMO, CSO, etc.),financial officer, accounting officer, research and development officer, or internal audit officer):audit officer

2.Date of occurrence of the change:2017/08/08

3.Name, title, and resume of the replaced person: Dow-Hong Leu, the Chief Audit Executive of the company, former Vice President of Enterprise Business Group, Master’s degree in Electronics from Chiao Tung University.

4.Name, title, and resume of the replacement: Fu-Kuei Chung, Chairman of Taiwan International Standard Electronic Co., Ltd. and former President of Northern Taiwan Business Group, Chunghwa Telecom, Master’s degree in Information Management from National Taiwan University.

5.Type of the change (please enter: “resignation”, “position adjustment”, “dismissal”, “retirement”, “death” or “new replacement” ):retirement

6.Reason for the change: retirement

7.Effective date:2017/09/30

8.Any other matters that need to be specified:None

EXHIBIT 99.5

New appointment of accounting officer

Date of events:2017/08/08

Contents:

1.Type of personnel changed (please enter: spokesperson, acting spokesperson, important personnel(CEO, COO, CMO, CSO, etc.),financial officer, accounting officer, research and development officer, or internal audit officer):accounting officer

2.Date of occurrence of the change:2017/08/08

3.Name, title, and resume of the replaced person: Dah-Sung Lee, Vice President of Accounting Department of the company, former Assistant Vice President of Accounting Department, Chunghwa Telecom, Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Management Information from Huafan University.

4.Name, title, and resume of the replacement: Shu-Ling Chen, Assistant Vice President of Accounting Department of the company and former Chief Financial Officer of Senao International Co., Ltd., Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Soochow University.

5.Type of the change (please enter: “resignation”, “position adjustment”, “dismissal”, “retirement”, “death” or “new replacement” ):position adjustment

6.Reason for the change:position adjustment

7.Effective date:2017/09/30

8.Any other matters that need to be specified:None

EXHIBIT 99.6

New appointment of spokesperson

Date of events:2017/08/08

Contents:

1.Type of personnel changed (please enter: spokesperson, acting spokesperson, important personnel(CEO, COO, CMO, CSO, etc.),financial officer, accounting officer, research and development officer, or internal audit officer):spokesperson

2.Date of occurrence of the change:2017/08/08

3.Name, title, and resume of the replaced person: Chi-Mau Sheih, President of Chunghwa Telecom, Master’s degree in Business Administration from National Taiwan University.

4.Name, title, and resume of the replacement: Shui-Yi Kuo, Senior Executive Vice President of Chunghwa Telecom, Master’s degree in Accounting from National Chengchi University.

5.Type of the change (please enter: “resignation”, “position adjustment”, “dismissal”, “retirement”, “death” or “new replacement” ):position adjustment

6.Reason for the change:newly appointed CFO and concurrently spokesperson

7.Effective date:2017/08/09

8.Any other matters that need to be specified:None