Mega Bank Annual Report 2017

34 Mega Bank -34- We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit. We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards. From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication. The consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended December 31, 2017 expressed in US dollars were translated from the New Taiwan dollar consolidated financial statements using the exchange rate of US$1:NT$29.648 at December 31, 2017 solely for the convenience of the readers. This basis of translation is not in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the Republic of China. Chi, Shu-Mei Chou, Chien-Hung For and on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Taiwan March 16, 2018 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The accompanying consolidated financial statements are not intended to present the financial position and results of operations and cash flows in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in countries and jurisdictions other than the Republic of China. The standards, procedures and practices in the Republic of China governing the audit of such financial statements may differ from those generally accepted in countries and jurisdictions other than the Republic of China. Accordingly, the accompanying consolidated financial statements and report of independent accountants are not intended for use by those who are not informed about the accounting principles or auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China, and their applications in practice. As the financial statements are the responsibility of the management, PricewaterhouseCoopers cannot accept any liability for the use of, or reliance on, the English translation or for any errors or misunderstandings that may derive from the translation. 屯婈倗⎰㚫妰ⷓḳ⊁㇨ PricewaterhouseCoopers, Taiwan 11012 冢⊿ⶪᾉ佑⋨➢昮嶗ᶨ㭝 333 嘇 27 㦻 27F, No.333, Sec.1, Keelung Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei 11012, Taiwan T: +886 (2) 2729 6666 , F: +886 (2) 2729 6686, www.pwc.tw