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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 8.01 |
Other Events.
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Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibits.
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Exhibit
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Description
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Record of May 2022 Investor Relations Activity filed by ACM Research (Shanghai), Inc. with the Shanghai Stock Exchange on June 20, 2022
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Agenda for the ACM Research (Shanghai), Inc. 2021 Annual Meeting filed by ACM Research (Shanghai), Inc. with the Shanghai Stock Exchange on June 22, 2022
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ACM RESEARCH, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Mark McKechnie
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Mark McKechnie
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Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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Dated: June 23, 2022
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Categories of investor relation activities
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✓Specific object survey ✓Analyst meeting
☐ Media interview ☐ Performance briefing
☐ Press conference ☐ Roadshow
☐ Site visit ☐ Others
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Time
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May 2022
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Place
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Conference call
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Receptionists of the listed company
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Chairman: HUI WANG
General Manager: JIAN WANG
Person in Charge of Financial Matters: LISA YI LU FENG
Board Secretary: MINGZHU LUO
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Summary of investor relation activities
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I. Company Introduction: Leaders of ACM Shanghai (“the Company”) described the performance of the Company for the first quarter of 2022, and answered questions of concern by
investors.
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II. Q&A:
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1. Under the significant effect from the delay in facilities of certain customers in Shanghai, how about the recognition period for the equipment delivered by the Company in comparison with other suppliers? What
is the approximate pace from delivery to full sales revenue recognition?
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A: According to the accounting standards adopted by ACM Shanghai, sales of the equipment is recognized after it has been installed on the
customer production line and is ready to use. The pace depends on whether the facilities of customers are ready. If such facilities are ready, it usually takes 1.5 to 3 months for the recognition.
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2. Can the affected revenue of RMB172million on equipment be recognized in Q2?
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A: Some of the equipment was delivered last year, and with a long period having passed, most of it can be recognized without special
circumstances.
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3. Does the epidemic affect the guidance for the whole year?
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A: Referring to the guidance data for annual sales of USD365million to USD405million disclosed by ACMR, the controlling shareholder in the
US stock market, the Company’s annual sales and shipment guidance in the context of epidemic has not been revised for the following two primary reasons: first, the Company’s standard parts have not been affected, and although the parts
purchased have not yet been delivered, basically the supply of goods with a long delivery period will, by its nature, not be affected; second, there are no changes in the customers’ orders, in which case, when the parts are ready, we will
only need to properly arrange later production to ensure the efficiency of the installation team after shipment. We will maintain “two first-line” operations during the epidemic which is intended to ensure the production at the Chuansha
Plant and we expect that there will be no effect on the whole year.
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4. At present, Shanghai is still under lockdown, with certain restrictions on logistics in some regions. How about the Company’s spare parts inventory? Will there be any supply chain gap affecting production in
the later stage?
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A: Most domestic supplies are in or around Jiangsu, with only a relatively small quantity in Shanghai. Standard parts are mainly imported,
some of which are still under customs clearance, but overall the impact from overseas supply chain is insignificant.
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5. Will there be any impact on logistics and supporting personnel for Q2 and Q3 in the short term when mature equipment involves verification and other factory affairs?
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A: The situation on site is controllable. We have installation teams throughout the country which are reasonably allocated in response to
the situation. Some employees, managers and sales personnel in Shanghai have gradually moved to areas outside Shanghai.
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6. Recently, cleaning equipment manufacturers outside Mainland China have a tight production capacity and are conservative in domestic supply. Will there be greater opportunities for the Company to grow cleaning
equipment in the two years?
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A: On the one hand, the above-mentioned manufacturers are affected by the supply of parts. On the other hand, they do not focus on their
market in Mainland China, but preferentially guarantee to supply Samsung, TSMC, Intel and other large manufacturers. During this wave of plant expansion, relatively small chip manufacturers will be affected, and the Company is actively
following up. From the perspective of the layout of technology breadth, production capacity and R&D team, etc., the Company has a leading position in China with its cleaning technologies covering 90% of the cleaning process steps, and
will seize the opportunity to expand the domestic market share.
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7. When will the Company have its explosive growth in the overseas market? Apart
from customers in Korean and the US, how about the customer expansion in Taiwan, China?
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A: Last year, the Company developed four major customers outside Mainland China, including one in the US which ordered two tools, the first
to be delivered at the end of Q2 and the second to be delivered in the beginning of Q3 of 2022, which we believe will have a group effect among world-class manufacturers and accelerate the entry of our cleaning equipment into the global
market. At present, we intend to consolidate the US market, obtain batch orders, and expand from SAPS to other equipment. Our long-term goal is to obtain more than 50% of the sales from outside Mainland China, improving sales in the US,
South Korea, Europe, Taiwan and Singapore. Meanwhile, the Company has established a R&D institution in Korea for cooperation with Shanghai, and will continue to set up similar local R&D centers in localities of customers in the
future, so as to speed up our R&D and promote our equipment to the world.
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8. Less layout has been made for the two products that the Company plans to launch at the end of the year, and domestic manufacturers in China have taken the lead with some of them planning to launch similar
equipment at similar time points. What do you think about the market positioning of the two products and their competitiveness among domestic manufacturers in China?
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A: We have made preparation and layout for these two products very early. After long-term research, we have had extensive knowledge from IP
confirmation to industry understanding. In our product R&D, we not only do so for solving problems of existing customers, but also take into account the technology extension needs of customers for the next generation, so as to have our
technology and functions on a par with to the standards of international manufacturers. Once the verification at the customer end is completed, we are expected to become one of the first-tier suppliers.
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Currently, both products are also made by domestic manufacturers in China. However, in terms of competition, we believe that we have no
direct competition with domestic manufacturers on this regard. Anyone who can make them can sell the same. We mainly compete with overseas mainstream equipment manufacturers. It is the main direction in the future that our domestic
manufacturers perfect their products and occupy the share of international equipment manufacturers in China’s equipment market.
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9. How about the extent of impact by the epidemic on the Company since April in terms of production and customer end? What are the details?
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A: It has little impact on the customer end. Before Shanghai being subject to lockdown, our relevant personnel have entered the customer
end. Although no new personnel can be added, basically we have procured our personnel on site of all our customers in Shanghai. For customers outside Shanghai, we have maintained normal dispatches of our personnel to the factories. At
present, all our customers can keep normal operation, including some installation. Upon being named into the white list for resumption of work, we also plan to dispatch some customer service personnel to customers outside Shanghai.
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For the production end, we arranged for nearly 100 employees to enter the Chuansha Plant for closed production before lockdown measures were
taken against Shanghai. After belong allowed to resume work, we also implemented relevant measures timely to ensure that the production staff can make “two first-line” production arrangements. About a dozen new employees will be added to
the closed-loop production every day. At present, around 80% of the employees have conducted normal production, and it is expected that full resumption of production will be achieved in June.
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10. How about the current R&D progress of incoming customers for the Company’s furnace tube ALD equipment?
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A: Based on the high cost performance brought by its high working efficiency, the furnace tube ALD equipment will have a large market space
in the future under the same performance. Only by developing differentiated technologies can we compete with international equipment manufacturers. After entering and being verified in the domestic market in China, our equipment is expected
to seize the international market share.
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11. The proportion of sales on cleaning equipment of the Company dropped to less than 60% in the first quarter. Will such proportion be maintained throughout the year?
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A: In the first quarter, most of the products that were not accepted due to the epidemic were cleaning equipment. If this part of revenue
were to be included, the revenue from cleaning equipment would still account for a relatively high proportion, with the annual cleaning equipment retaining at a level close to 70%.
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Meeting Time, Place and Voting Method
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Meeting time: 10:00, June 30, 2022
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Meeting mode: communication conference
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Conveners: board of directors of ACM Research (Shanghai), Inc.
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Chairperson: HUI WANG, Chairman
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Online voting system, period and time
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Meeting Agenda
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(1) |
Attendance of participants
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(2) |
The chairperson announcing opening of the meeting and reporting to the general meeting the number of shareholders attending physically and the number of voting rights held by them
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(3) |
Reading out the notes to the general meeting
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Electing tellers and scrutineers
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Deliberating or listening to the proposals at the meeting one by one:
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Deliberating the Proposal on the Company’s Annual Report in 2021 and Summary Thereof
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Deliberating the Proposal on the Work Report of the Board of Directors in 2021
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Deliberating the Proposal on the Work Report of the Board of Supervisors in 2021
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Deliberating the Proposal on the Final Account Report in 2021
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Deliberating the Proposal on the Financial Budget Plan for 2022
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The 2022 financial budget is developed based on internal business goals and work plans with an internal revenue growth assumption of 44-60% solely for budgeting purposes
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With the expansion of business scale and the new product development targets, R&D expenses growth rate is expected to be in the range of 70%-72% in 2022
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Deliberating the Proposal on the Profit Distribution Plan in 2021
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Net profit attributable to owners of parent company is RMB 266.2482 million
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Net profit of parent company is RMB 243.8152 million
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The company plans not to distribute profits in 2021, nor to convert capital reserves into share capital, and the remaining undistributed profits will be rolled over to the next year
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Deliberating the Proposal on Confirming the Amount of the Company’s Day-to-Day Related Party Transactions Exceeding the Estimated Amount in 2021 and the Estimated Amount of Day-to-Day Related
Party Transactions in 2022
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Additional detail attached as an annex hereto
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Deliberating the Proposal on the Reappointment of Audit Institution in 2022
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Deliberating the Proposal on the Remuneration Scheme for Directors and Supervisors of the Company in 2022
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(6) |
Speeches and questions of shareholders and their proxies present
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Votes of shareholders and their proxies present on various proposals
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Adjournment (counting the votes)
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(9) |
Resumption of the meeting, announcement of the voting results and adoption of proposals
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The chairperson declaring resolution of the general meeting
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Witnessing the lawyer to read the legal opinion
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(12) |
Signing the meeting documents
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Close of meeting
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Related party transaction category
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Related Party
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Estimated Amount
in 2021
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Actual Amount incurred in 2021
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Reasons for large differences
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Sales of products, goods and services to related parties
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Wafer Works Co.
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550.00
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1.31
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Customer procurement plan delayed
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Wafer Works (Shanghai)
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1,400.00
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867.87
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Changes in customer purchasing plans
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Subtotal
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1,950.00
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869.18
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Accept products and services from related parties
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NINEBELL Co., Ltd.
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20,000.00
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21,710.41
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Order demand exceeds expectations
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SY-SEMITECH
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3,000.00
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1,932.30
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Adjust filter purchasing suppliers
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Subtotal
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23,000.00
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23,642.72
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Related party transaction category
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Related Party
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Estimated Amount
in 2022
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% of similar business
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Accumulated transaction amount with related parties
2022/1/1 – 1/31
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Actual Amount incurred in 2021
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% of similar business
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Possible reasons for large differences
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Sales of products, goods and services to related parties
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Wafer Works Co.
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2,200.00
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0.89%
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1.31
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0.00%
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Affected by customer equipment purchase plan
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Wafer Works (Shanghai)
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100.00
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0.04%
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9.31
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867.87
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0.54%
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ACM RESEARCH
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5,000.00
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2.01%
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-
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0.00%
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Business growth
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GTA
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8,000.00
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3.22%
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0.00%
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Business growth
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Subtotal
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15,300.00
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6.16%
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9.31
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869.18
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0.54%
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Accept products and services from related parties
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NINEBELL Co., Ltd.
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45,000.00
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12.81%
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2,191.51
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21,710.41
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12.36%
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Grows with increased demand for sales order
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SY-SEMITECH
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4,800.00
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1.37%
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55.27
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1,932.30
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1.10%
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Subtotal
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49,800.00
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14.18%
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2,246.79
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23,642.72
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13.46%
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