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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001564590-21-053031
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20211101
FILED AS OF DATE:		20211101
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20211101

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001132924
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RADIO TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS [4812]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31731
		FILM NUMBER:		211365241

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		STREET 1:		21 3 HSINYI RD SECTION 1
		STREET 2:		TAIPEI TAIWAN REPUBLIC OF CHINAA
		CITY:			TAIPEI TAIWAN
		STATE:			F5
		ZIP:			10048
		BUSINESS PHONE:		886223445488

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		STREET 1:		21 3 HSINYI RD SECTION 1
		STREET 2:		TAIPEI TAIWAN REPUBLIC OF CHINA
		CITY:			TAIPEI TAIWAN
		STATE:			F5
		ZIP:			10048
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">TAIPEI, Taiwan, R.O.C. November 1, 2021 - Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (TAIEX: 2412, NYSE: CHT) (&#8220;Chunghwa&#8221; or &#8220;the Company&#8221;) today reported its un-audited operating results for the third quarter of 2021. All figures were prepared in accordance with Taiwan-International Financial Reporting Standards (&#8220;T-IFRSs&#8221;) on a consolidated basis.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#auto;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><font style="Background-color:#auto;text-decoration:none;"></font><font style="color:#000000;"></font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Total operating costs and expenses decreased by 5.5% to NT$ 39.44 billion.</font></p></td></tr></table></div>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#auto;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><font style="Background-color:#auto;text-decoration:none;"></font><font style="color:#000000;"></font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Net income attributable to stockholders of the parent increased by 12.8% to NT$ 9.40 billion. </font></p></td></tr></table></div>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#auto;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;letter-spacing:0pt;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;"><font style="Background-color:#auto;text-decoration:none;"></font><font style="color:#000000;"></font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;">Basic earnings per share (EPS) was NT$1.21.</font></p></td></tr></table></div>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">&#8220;We are pleased to see our products and services have been featured in even greater spotlights during the third quarter,&#8221; said Mr. Chi-Mau Sheih, Chairman, and CEO of Chunghwa Telecom. &#8220;In the mobile business, post-paid subscriber number and mobile service revenue continued to increase year over year to sustain ARPU growth. The launch of the iPhone 13 series late in the third quarter further increased the number of 5G subscribers and higher price plan adoption. We remain dedicated to providing our clients with excellent connection and experiences. Currently, we have more than 10,000 5G base stations operating and expect to meet our guidance of 12,000 base stations by end of year.&#8221; </p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">&#8220;In addition, we are also delighted to see the &#8216;work from anywhere&#8217; trend continued to enhance the growth of our broadband business as the number of 300Mbps and higher subscribers increased by 48% year-over-year. Our MOD business continued to achieve good performance as a result of our proper pricing strategy and the success of the broadcasting of the Tokyo Olympic Games. For ICT business, we are pleased to see ICT project margin growth on a year over year basis and will continue to leverage our ICT technology capabilities to cater to more emerging digital opportunities. &#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Mr. Sheih concluded, &#8220;Going forward, we will strive to maintain the upward trend of revenue and ARPU in every business segment and upgrade our products and services to satisfy our customers. To respond to the ESG requirement, we will also carry out ESG practices to pursue sustainable corporate growth. &#8221;</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Chunghwa Telecom&#8217;s total revenues for the third quarter of 2021 decreased by 2.5% to NT$ 50.89 billion. </p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Internet business revenue for the third quarter of 2021 increased by 11.0% year over year to NT$ 8.28 billion. </p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Domestic fixed revenue for the third quarter of 2021 decreased by 16.9% year over year to NT$ 15.66 billion, mainly due to the decrease of ICT project revenues, which was offset by the increase of broadband access revenue. </p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">International fixed communications revenue decreased by 1.5% to NT$ 2.11 billion. </p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Operating Costs and Expenses </p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Total operating costs and expenses for the third quarter of 2021 decreased by 5.5 % year over year to NT$ 39.44 billion, mainly due to lower ICT project cost and lower concession fees.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Operating Income and Net Income</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Income from operations for the third quarter of 2021 increased by 6.7 % to NT$ 11.44 billion. The operating margin was 22.5 %, as compared to 20.6 % in the same period of 2020. Net income attributable to stockholders of the parent increased by 12.8% to NT$ 9.40 billion. Basic earnings per share was NT$1.21. </p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Cash flow from operating activities for the third quarter of 2021 increased by 4.2 % year over year to NT$ 21.29 billion, mainly due to an increase of pre-tax income.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Cash and cash equivalents, as of September 30th, 2021, increased by 33.2 % to NT$ 23.59 billion as compared to that as of September 30th, 2020. The increase was primarily attributable to the issuance of corporate bonds</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">EBITDA for the third quarter of 2021 increased by 4.8 % to NT$ 21.06 billion. EBITDA margin was 41.40%, as compared to 38.51% in the same period of 2020. </p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Financial Statements</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Financial statements and additional operational data can be found on the Company&#8217;s website at <font style="text-decoration:underline;">http://www.cht.com.tw/en/home/cht/investors/financials/quarterly-earnings</font> </p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">NOTE CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements constitute &#8220;forward-looking&#8221; statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as &#8220;will,&#8221; &#8220;expects,&#8221; &#8220;anticipates,&#8221; &#8220;future,&#8221; &#8220;intends,&#8221; &#8220;plans,&#8221; &#8220;believes,&#8221; &#8220;estimates&#8221; and similar statements. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Chunghwa&#8217;s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Investors are cautioned that actual events and results could differ materially from those statements as a result of a number of factors including, but not limited to the risks outlined in Chunghwa&#8217;s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Forms F-1, F-3, 6-K and 20-F, in each case as amended. The forward-looking statements in this press release reflect the current belief of Chunghwa as of the date of this press release and Chunghwa undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements for events or circumstances that occur subsequent to such date, except as required under applicable law.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">This press release is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration. Any public offering of securities to be made in the United States will be made by means of a prospectus that may be obtained from the issuer or selling security holder and that will contain detailed information about the company and management, as well as financial statements.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">To supplement the Company&#8217;s consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards pursuant to the requirements of the Financial Supervisory Commission, or T-IFRSs, Chunghwa Telecom also provides EBITDA, which is a "non-GAAP financial measure&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;EBITDA is defined as consolidated net income (loss) excluding (i) depreciation and amortization, (ii) total net comprehensive financing cost (which is comprised of net interest expense, exchange gain or loss, monetary position gain or loss and other financing costs and derivative transactions), (iii) other income, net, (iv) income tax, (v) (income) loss from discontinued operations.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">In managing </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">the </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Company&#8217;</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">s</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> business</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Chunghwa Telecom</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> rel</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">ies</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> on EBITDA as a means of assessing </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">its</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> operating performance because it excludes the effect of (</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">i</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">) depreciation and amortization, which represents a non-cash charge to earnings, (ii) certain financing costs, which are significantly affected by external factors, including interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and inflation rates, which have little</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> or no bearing on our operating </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">performance, (iii) income tax (iv) other expenses or income not related to the operation of the business.&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">CAUTIONS ON USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">In addition to the consolidated financial results prepared under T-IFRSs, Chunghwa Telecom also provide non-GAAP financial measures, including &#8220;EBITDA&#8221;. The Company believes that the non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with another method for assessing its operating results in a manner that is focused on the performance of its ongoing operations.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Chunghwa Telecom&#8217;s management believes investors will benefit from greater transparency in referring to these non-GAAP financial measures when assessing the Company&#8217;s operating results, as well as when forecasting and analyzing future periods. However, the Company recognizes that:</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:7.22%;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:7.22%;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Further, these non-GAAP financial measures may be unique to Chunghwa Telecom, as they may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. As such, this presentation of non-GAAP financial measures may not enhance the comparability of the Company&#8217;s results to the results of other companies. Readers are cautioned not to view non-GAAP results as a substitute for results under T-IFRSs, or as being comparable to results reported or forecasted by other companies.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">About Chunghwa Telecom</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="SelTemp"></a>Chunghwa Telecom (TAIEX 2412, NYSE: CHT) (&#8220;Chunghwa&#8221; or &#8220;the Company&#8221;) is Taiwan&#8217;s largest integrated telecommunications services company that provides fixed-line, mobile, broadband, and internet services. The Company also provides information and communication technology services to corporate customers with its big data, information security, cloud computing and IDC capabilities, and is expanding its business into innovative technology services such as IoT, AI, etc. In recent years, Chunghwa has been actively involved in corporate social responsibility and has won domestic and international awards and recognition. For more information, please visit our website at <font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">www.cht.com.tw</font></p>
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