| 英文摘要 |
On December 31, 1999, Taiwan amended the 10-year old Statute for Upgrading Industries (SUI hereafter), which was implemented since January 1, 1991. The new SUI of 2000 was effective from January 1, 2000. The amendment in the new SUI of 2000 that affects shareholders the most is the rescission of the shareholders' option to defer taxation of stock dividends distributed from corporate earnings. This study examines the effects of the new SUI of 2000 on stock ownerships of directors and on corporate dividend policy. Empirical results show the following: 1. The stock ownership of individual directors and supervisors on the board decreases after the implementation of the new SUI of 2000. 2. The relationship between the implementation of the new SUI of 2000 and the stock ownerships of institutional investors is not significant. 3. The relationship between the implementation of the new SUI of 2000 and stock ownership of close relatives of directors is not significant. 4. The payout ratio of stock dividends decreases after the implementation of the new SUI of 2000. |