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        <hl1>New Milestone: NIRI and Taiwan’s TIRI Advance Global IR Standards</hl1>
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      <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/styles/gnw_nitf.css"/><p>TAIPEI, Taiwan, June  09, 2025  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Taiwan Investor Relations Institute (TIRI) is proud to announce a new milestone in its long-standing collaboration with the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI): The Association for Investor Relations (IR). This enhanced partnership marks a meaningful step forward in advancing IR education and aligning professional standards between Taiwan and global markets.</p>  <p><img alt="024-1812-DavidFoxPhotography" height="399" name="GNW_RichHtml_External_IMG" src="https://ml.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/b0d5fc9b-a169-49bb-a986-9f54d098dff6/024-1812-davidfoxphotography.jpg" width="600" /><br /></p>  <p><em>Left: Jack Chang, Executive Director ofthe Taiwan Investor Relations Institute (TIRI)</em><br /><em>Right: Matthew Brusch, President and CEO of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI)</em></p>  <p>This collaboration was formally presented during the book presentation ceremony on the morning of June 3, 2025 (local time), at the NIRI Annual Conference in Boston. Representing TIRI, Executive Director <strong>Jack Chang</strong> officially delivered the <strong>first-ever authorized Chinese translation</strong> of the <em>Investor Relations Body of Knowledge, 2nd Edition</em>—a significant achievement in IR knowledge transfer and international integration.</p>  <p>“The translation effort was made possible through the contributions of TIRI board directors and senior members with extensive experience in corporate finance, capital markets, and investor communication,” said <strong>Jack Chang</strong>. “Over five months, they volunteered more than 200 hours to ensure both accuracy and localization for Taiwan’s financial sector.”</p>  <p><img alt="IMG_6584" height="600" name="GNW_RichHtml_External_IMG" src="https://ml.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/17550022-b9c7-487c-9da7-a058755458c5/img-6584.jpg" width="538" /><br /></p>  <p><em>From left to right: Jack Chang, Executive Director, and Pansy Yang, Director of Secretariat of TIRI; Matthew Brusch, President and CEO; Remy Bernarda, Incoming Chair; and John Moten, Finance Executive and Immediate Past Chair of NIRI.</em></p>  <p>The project aligns with TIRI’s broader vision—under the leadership of Chairman <strong>Jonny Kuo</strong>—to establish a structured, internationally oriented IR education framework while promoting transparency, ESG engagement, and effective stakeholder communication.</p>  <p>Through this collaboration, TIRI members gain access to NIRI’s globally respected resources, including its core curriculum and the Investor Relations Charter (IRC) credential—helping foster IR professionalism and international integration.</p>  <p>This milestone publication not only reflects TIRI’s progress in institutionalizing IR education, but also lays the groundwork for cross-border knowledge exchange and deeper regional collaboration in Asia’s IR landscape.</p>  <p>Taiwan Investor Relations Institute</p>  <p>Contact: <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=QecIQ6Je8BPl0TKzRYp4umfQ4zSWQ4U3hTv5tE2c6Rf92RwRBjKgTEZzgrNB0ojm2LZ5pI1m1j8gHKrdhYclOQ==" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">office@tiri.tw</a></p>  <p>Photos accompanying this announcement are available at:</p>  <p><a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=qPelBNSAQQL7X1hg4pzRjOzpgMFrQ_paUvuLpFsy8o7A9erdOB4Dop-4BdtXRJYgajz5bwP22VU3JahqmUfQu_RhOp-ihgDedeNSPhEdjkPafH0Ah5YGKCmBPz_oBi5ND1YdmOPHHmEc4bY9U82xlPJIBcyUP_qn5PUM7lar_7AHZ87Cg9BnkSMg5K3IEbiv_BSEBzj2GHV77cRNv8MAgut4lkfe17XsiZCOWQbJEvC9RTsvlvkuQYClxHSb2kpHVELnS844w8TN9qmBvibPng==" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/b0d5fc9b-a169-49bb-a986-9f54d098dff6</a></p>  <p><a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=qPelBNSAQQL7X1hg4pzRjOzpgMFrQ_paUvuLpFsy8o7A9erdOB4Dop-4BdtXRJYg074aRerIUEX4Uslg2T-BEQ2KaKHQzamx4seIse28cb9es6JEkZohVM-4OpB9KOZzUWZv8kRg_yoJ91TL8iWaCq5LrgfNSd6PVpU2ABLC9m7oqNej4BtiysytM5KWtOR-TihwAvkNASiOj30jQ-mk4CeXmVRx1zA40hqbDc2Gx1k7h0HJFD4Hp7GDsrZqiLJQp3pCPqytYloHbnTutsHAiw==" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/17550022-b9c7-487c-9da7-a058755458c5</a></p> <img alt="" class="__GNW8366DE3E__IMG" src="https://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/ti?nf=OTQ2NTMyMSM2OTgxMjc2IzIyODUzODQ=" /> <br /><img alt="" src="https://ml.globenewswire.com/media/ZDhjZDljMDUtZGIyMy00ZmQ1LWFkMzUtZDY0YzU4ZjMwMzcwLTEyOTY5MzQtMjAyNS0wNi0wOS1lbg==/tiny/taiwan-investor-relations-inst.png" referrerpolicy="no-referrer-when-downgrade" /><p><a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/cd78b03c-0f52-4508-b463-814a248cebbf"><img src="https://ml.globenewswire.com/media/cd78b03c-0f52-4508-b463-814a248cebbf/small/tiri-logo-jpg.jpg" border="0" width="150" height="122" alt="Primary Logo" /></a></p>
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