中华电信 2025年年度报告和过渡报告

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.☒Yes☐No If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.¨Yes☒NoIndicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that theregistrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.☒Yes☐No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this Chapter) during the preceding 12months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).☒Yes☐No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,”and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with anynew or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C.) 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☒ If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issuedfinancial statements.☐ Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing: U.S. GAAP☐International Financial Reporting Standardsas issued by the International Accounting Standards Board☒Other☐If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.☐Item 17☐Item 18If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).☐Yes☒No(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under aplan confirmed by a court.☐Yes☐No CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD.FORM 20-F ANNUAL REPORTFISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024TABLE OF CONTENTS SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION1FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS IN THIS ANNUAL REPORT MAY NOT BE REALIZED2 Part IITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERSITEM 2.OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLEITEM 3.KEY INFORMATIONITEM 4.INFORMATION ON THE COMPANYITEM 4A.UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTSITEM 5.OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTSITEM 6.DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEESITEM 7.MAJOR STOCKHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONSITEM 8.FINANCIAL INFORMATIONITEM 9.THE OFFER AND LISTINGITEM 10.ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONITEM 11.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISKITEM 12.DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES Part IIITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIESITEM 14.MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OFPROCEEDSITEM 15.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURESITEM 16A.AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERTITEM 16B.CODE OF ETHICSITEM 16C.PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICESITEM 16D.EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEESITEM 16E.PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERSITEM 16F.CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANTITEM 16G.CORPORATE GOVERNANCEITEM 16H.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSUREITEM 16I.DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONITEM 16J.INSIDER TRADING POLICIESITEM 16K.CYBERSECURITY Part IIIITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS100ITEM 18.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS100ITEM 19.EXHIBITS101 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION All references to “we,” “us,” “our,” “Chunghwa Telecom” and “our company” in this annual report are to ChunghwaTelecom Co., Ltd. and our consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires. All references to “shares” and“common shares” are to our common shares, par value NT$10 per share, and to “ADSs” ar