ASE Technology (ASX) GM Chung Chih‑Hsiao Exercises Options (~$15.0M)

What Happened

• Chung Chih‑Hsiao, General Manager of ASE Japan & Wuxi Tongzhi, exercised stock options (transaction code M) in two tranches to acquire a total of 365,000 ordinary shares: 292,000 shares on 2026-08-12 at $41.10 (reported) for $12,001,200 and 73,000 shares on 2026-08-13 at $41.10 (reported) for $3,000,300. The combined reported cash cost equals $15,001,500.
• The filing also records the corresponding disposition of the derivative instruments (the options) at $0.00, which reflects conversion/exercise of those options into shares.

Key Details

• Transaction dates and prices: 2026-08-12 — 292,000 shares @ $41.10 (acquired); 2026-08-13 — 73,000 shares @ $41.10 (acquired). Both entries coded M = option exercise.
• Total shares acquired: 365,000; total reported value: $15,001,500.
• Shares owned after transaction: not disclosed in the provided filing data.
• Footnotes: F1 — the option exercise price is reported in New Taiwan dollars; F2 — these were stock options granted Nov 23, 2018 and are fully vested and exercisable.
• Filing timeliness: Form 4 was filed 2026-08-19 for transactions dated 2026-08-12/13, indicating a late filing relative to the reported transaction dates.

Context

• For clarity, “M” entries indicate the insider exercised options. The simultaneous “disposed” entries at $0.00 reflect the surrender/conversion of the option instruments when exercising, not a market sale of shares. The filing does not show immediate sales of the acquired shares.