ASE Test Announces Shareholders Meeting Date and Record Date
06 Março 2008 - 7:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
TAIPEI, Taiwan, March 6 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ASE Test
Limited (Nasdaq: ASTSF; TAIEX: 9101; "ASE Test"), a majority-owned
subsidiary of Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. ("ASE
Inc."), today announced that a meeting of shareholders is expected
to be held on May 6, 2008, Singapore time, at a place and time to
be announced, for the purpose of considering and voting on the
proposed acquisition by ASE Inc. of the outstanding ordinary shares
of ASE Test that ASE Inc. does not directly or indirectly own, by
way of a scheme of arrangement under Singapore law (the "Scheme").
ASE Test shareholders (other than ASE Inc. and its affiliates) of
record as of close of business on March 24, New York time, (the
"Record Date"), will be entitled to vote at the meeting of
shareholders. In connection with the Scheme, ASE Test and ASE Inc.
jointly filed a transaction statement on Schedule 13E-3 with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on January 4,
2008, which includes as an exhibit the draft disclosure document to
be sent to shareholders of ASE Test (the "Scheme Document"). ASE
Test and ASE Inc. also jointly filed amendments to the Schedule
13E-3 with the SEC on January 14, 2008 and today, respectively. The
final Scheme Document will be mailed to shareholders of ASE Test of
record as of the Record Date. Shareholders of ASE Test are
encouraged to read the Scheme Document, as it will contain
important information regarding the Scheme. About ASE Test ASE Test
is one of the world's largest independent providers of
semiconductor testing services. It provides customers with a
complete range of semiconductor testing services, including
front-end engineering test, wafer probe, final test and other
test-related services. The ordinary shares of ASE Test are quoted
for trading on The NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol "ASTSF".
ASE Test's Taiwan Depository Shares, which represent its ordinary
shares, are listed for trading on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under
the symbol "9101". The directors of ASE Test (including any
director who may have delegated detailed supervision of this press
release) have taken all reasonable care to ensure that the facts
stated and opinions expressed in this press release are fair or
accurate and that no material facts have been omitted from this
press release and they jointly and severally accept responsibility
accordingly. Forward-Looking Statements All statements other than
statements of historical facts included in this press release are
or may be forward looking statements. Forward-looking statements
include but are not limited to those using words such as "seek",
"expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "believe", "intend", "project",
"plan", "strategy", "forecast" and similar expressions or future or
conditional verbs such as "will", "would", "should", "could", "may"
and "might". These statements reflect ASE Test's current
expectations, beliefs, hopes, intentions or strategies regarding
the future and assumptions in light of currently available
information. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of
future performance or events and involve known and unknown risks
and uncertainties. Accordingly, actual results may differ
materially from those described in such forward-looking statements.
Shareholders and investors should not place undue reliance on such
forward-looking statements, and ASE Test undertakes no obligation
to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements. For
further information please contact: Ken Hsiang (CFO) Tel:
+1-510-687-2475 Steve C. Balet MacKenzie Partners, Inc. (Proxy
Solicitation Agent) Tel: +44-20-7170-4155 DATASOURCE: ASE Test
Limited CONTACT: Ken Hsiang, CFO of ASE Test, +1-510-687-2475, or ;
Steve C. Balet of MacKenzie Partners, Inc. (Proxy Solicitation
Agent) for ASE Test, +44-20-7170-4155 Web site:
http://www.asetest.com/
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