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MVI Capital/Financing Update 2018

Dec 28, 2018

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Capital/Financing Update

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INFORMATION MEMORANDUM

dated June 23, 2003

Mosel Vitelic Inc.

Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Up to USD 120'000'000 Zero % Guaranteed Convertible Bonds due 2008/2009

swissfirst Bank AG has agreed to purchase these convertible bonds (the “Bonds”).

swissfirst Bank AG

This Information Memorandum is for the use by potential investors. It is established in compliance with Swiss legal requirements regarding disclosure as it appertains to Mosel Vitelic Inc. (the “Issuer” or “MVI”). Swiss legal requirements may not conform with the disclosure requirements of any other jurisdiction, accordingly each party interested in this issue residing outside Switzerland should consult with its financial and/or legal adviser prior to such purchase.

This Information Memorandum does not constitute an invitation to subscribe. The information and data as regards the Issuer and its subsidiaries and affiliates come directly from it and its annual Securities Report and other publications issued by or concerning the Issuer. It must be read in conjunction with the latest consolidated and non-consolidated financial statements of the Issuer which are available for inspection at the Head Office in Zurich of swissfirst Bank AG. swissfirst Bank AG has not independently verified the financial statements of the Issuer.

The Issuer has agreed to provide swissfirst Bank AG during the life of the Bonds with copies of English version or English translation of audited annual consolidated or non-consolidated financial statements and auditor's report thereon and of unaudited consolidated or non-consolidated interim financial statements (if any). Copies of such documents will be available for inspection at the Head Office in Zurich of swissfirst Bank AG.

The Bonds have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) and the Bonds are subject to U.S. tax law requirements. Subject to certain exceptions, the Bonds may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States.

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Table of Contents

I. Summary of the Terms and Conditions of the Issue Summary of the Terms and Conditions of the Issue 3
II. Taxation 5
1. Dividends on the Shares 5
2. Capital Gains 5
3. Subscription Rights 5
4. Securities Transaction Tax 6
5. Estate Taxation and Gift Tax 6
6. Tax Treaty 6
III. Investment Considerations 7
1. Risks Relating to the Group’s Industry and its Business 7
2. Risks Relating to the Republic Of China (R.O.C.) 11
3. Risks Relating to the Bonds and Relevant Shares 12
4. Risks Related to Exchange 12
IV. Mosel Vitelic Inc. 13
1. Basic Information on the Issuer 13
2. Information Concerning the Shares of the Issuer 16
3. Financial Information on the Issuer 16
4. Supplementary Information 18
5. Audited Consolidated and Financial Statements 19
V. Terms of the Bonds 128
1. Amount / Form of Bond / Denomination / Custodianship / Printing and Delivery of the Bonds 130
2. Interest 130
3. Redemption and Purchase 130
4. Payments 131
5. Conversion 131
6. Payment of Additional Amounts / Taxation 135
7. Status and Negative Pledge 135
8. Events of Default 135
9. Substitution of the Issuer 136
10. Guarantee 137
11. Statute of Limitations 138
12. Notices 138
13. Currency Indemnity 138
14. Replacement of Bonds 138
15. Governing Law and Jurisdiction 139
16. Bondholders’ Meeting 139
17. Amendment to the Terms of the Bonds 141
18. Severability 141

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I. Summary of the Terms and Conditions of the Issue

Issue Issue Size

zero % convertible bonds 2003–2008/2009 (the “Bonds”)

up to USD 120,000,000 in up to twelve tranches of USD 10,000,000 each (the “Tranches”)

Mosel Vitelic Inc. (“MVI” or “Issuer”), 19 Li Hsin Road, Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China ( “R.O.C.”)

Issuer

swissfirst Bank AG, Bellariastrasse 23, 8023 Zurich, Switzerland („swissfirst“)

Guarantor swissfirst Bank AG, Bellariastrasse 23, 8023 Zurich, Switzerland („swissfirst“) Issue Price swissfirst has purchased the Bonds at the price of 100% (before commissions) Offering Price The Bonds are to be offered to investors through a bookbuilding process Interest Rate zero % p.a. Issue Date

For the first Tranche it is expected to be within three months after obtaining the approval of the Securities & Futures Commission of the Republic of China dated April 4, 2003, and if necessary, application will be made for extension (the “Issue Date”)

Pricing Date

Expected to be June 23, 2003 as regards the first Tranche

Maturity Date of each Tranche Final Redemption

5 years from the Issue Date of each Tranche (the “Maturity Date”)

Unless previously redeemed, converted or purchased and cancelled, the Bonds will be redeemed at the principal amount at Maturity Date

Early Redemption at the Option of the Bondholders

Unless previously redeemed, converted or purchased and cancelled, each Bondholder shall have the right to require the Issuer to redeem

(i) all or part of its Bonds on December 20, 2004, at the principal amount.

(ii) all of its Bonds in the event that the Issuer’s Common Shares cease to be listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, at the principal amount.

Early Redemption at the Option of the Issuer

Covenants

Denomination

Form of Bonds and Delivery Conversion Rights

Conversion Price

Conversion Price Adjustment

None

Negative pledge / Pari Passu / Cross-Default

USD 1,000

The Bonds are represented by a Permanent Global Certificate; investors do not have the right to request physical delivery of Definitive Bonds.

As regards the first Tranche, each Bondholder has the right to convert the Bonds into common shares (the “Shares”) of the Issuer (“Conversion Rights”) on or after June 24, 2003, up to June 13, 2008.The Conversion Period of the subsequent Tranches will be determined by the parties accordingly to the Bond Purchase, Paying and Conversion Agency Agreement dated June 23, 2003 upon issue of the respective Tranches

The Conversion Price is expected to be set at a premium of 0% to 20% above the closing price of the Pricing Date or the average of the closing prices of the Issuer’s Shares on the Taiwan Stock Exchange during a certain period of days (no more than 30 trading days) immediately preceding the Pricing Date.

In addition to the Conversion Price adjustments customary to similar types of issues from the R.O.C. (for details see Section V), the Conversion Price shall be subject to a Conversion Price Reset upon 10 days prior to every semiannual anniversary of the Issue Date and semi-annually thereafter (the “Reset Dates”) adjusted in the event that the average Closing Price for the 20 consecutive Business Days immediately prior to the Reset Dates, converted into

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USD at the then prevailing NT$/USD exchange rates is lower than the Conversion Price on the Reset Date converted into USD at the fixed NT$/USD exchange rate established on the Pricing Date. The reset Conversion Price shall not be lower than 80% of the Initial Conversion Price.

Sales Restrictions

USA and U.S. Persons

Listing The Shares of the Issuer are listed on the TSE. The Bonds will not be listed. Taxation i) Under present R.O.C. tax regulations, the withholding tax rate on the premium paid on redemption Bonds, if any, for non-resident is 20%.

ii)The securities transaction tax, which is payable by the seller, is levied on the selling of Shares at the rate of 0.3%. In case of any amendment to relevant tax regulations of the R.O.C, all matters shall be construed in accordance with the then prevailing laws.

iii) The Issuer will pay such additional amounts as will result in the receipt by the Bondholders of the net amount after such withholding or deduction equal to the amounts which would otherwise have been received by them had no such withholding or deduction been required.

Risks

See Section III.

Governing Law and The offering and administration shall be governed by Swiss Law / Zurich 2. Jurisdiction The approval for issuance of the Bonds and the exercise of the Conversion Rights will be subject to the R.O.C. laws and regulations and restrictions or limitations provided hereunder.

Issuing Parties Lead Manager swissfirst Bank AG Paying and Conversion Agent swissfirst Bank AG Domestic Financial Advisor Capital Securities Security Numbers / zero % Convertible Bonds 2003-2008/2009 Symbols ISIN: CH0016299791 Ticker Symbol: 2342.CB (as regards the first Tranche)

Common Shares ISIN: TW0002342003 Ticker Symbol: 2342.TW

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II. Taxation

Prospective investors should consult their own advisers concerning the tax consequences of an investment in the Bonds.

The following is a summary of the principal R.O.C. tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of the Bonds to a Non-Resident Individual or Non-Resident Entity that holds Bonds or shares (each a “NonR.O.C. Holder”) under the R.O.C. law currently in effect. As used in the preceding sentence, a “NonR.O.C. Individual” is a foreign narrow individual who owns the Bonds and is not physically present in the R.O.C. for 183 days or more during any calendar year, and a “Non-Resident Entity” is a corporation or a non-corporate body) that owns the Bonds and is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the R.O.C. and has no fixed place of business or other permanent establishment in the R.O.C. Prospective purchasers of Bonds should consult their own tax advisers concerning the tax consequences of owning Bonds or Shares in the R.O.C. and any other relevant taxing jurisdiction to which they are subject.

1. Dividends on the Shares

Dividends (whether in cash or shares) declared by the Issuer out of retained earnings and paid out to holders of Shares are normally subject to R.O.C. income tax collected by way of withholding at the time of distribution. The current rate of withholding for Non-R.O.C. Holders is 20% of the amount of the distribution (in the case of cash dividends) or the par value of the shares (in the case of stock dividends). It is not clear whether distributions of Shares declared by the Issuer out of capital reserves will be subject to R.O.C. withholding tax. The aforementioned 20% withholding tax may be reduced by an amount which is calculated by multiplying 10% of the amount of dividends distributed by a fraction. The numerator of the fraction is the retained earnings on which 10% retained earnings tax has been imposed and the denominator is the accumulated retained earnings as at the distribution date.

2. Capital Gains

Under current R.O.C. law, gain realized upon the sale or other disposition of securities is exempt from R.O.C. income tax. This exemption will apply to a sale or other disposition of the Bonds or Shares. On January 4, 1996, the R.O.C. Legislative Yuan passed a bill for the amendment to the R.O.C. Income Tax Law that would have eliminated the exemption from the R.O.C. income tax for gains realized on the sale of R.O.C. securities and imposed a capital gains tax. On January 12, 1996, this amendment was repealed by the Legislative Yuan. The reintroduction of a capital gains tax would require the Legislative Yuan to engage in the full legislative process for the enactment of tax legislation.

R.O.C. law currently provides no specific provisions regarding the R.O.C. income tax consequences of a conversion of the Bonds into Shares. Without further clarification from the R.O.C. tax authorities, it is impossible to conclude definitively that gain on the conversion of the Bonds into Shares will not be deemed as taxable gain, additional interest income (subject to the 20% withholding tax) or otherwise subject to other R.O.C. taxes. Transfers of the Bonds by Non-R.O.C. Holders are regarded as transactions outside the R.O.C. and thus any gains derived there from are not subject to R.O.C. income tax.

3. Subscription Rights

Distributions of statutory subscription rights for the Issuer's Shares in compliance with the R.O.C. Issuer Law are not subject to R.O.C. tax. Proceeds derived from sales of statutory subscription rights evidenced by securities are currently exempted from income tax but are subject to securities transaction tax currently at the rate of 0.3% of the gross amount received. Proceeds derived from sales of statutory subscription fights that are not evidenced by securities are subject to capital gains tax at the rate of (i) 25% of the gains realized for Non-Resident Entity and (ii) 35% of the gains realized for Non-Resident Individual. Subject to compliance with R.O.C. law, the Issuer has the sole discretion to determine whether statutory subscription fights are evidenced by securities or not.

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4. Securities Transaction Tax

The R.O.C. government imposes a securities transaction tax that will apply to sales of Shares. The transaction tax, which is payable by the seller, is generally levied on sales of shares at the rate of 0.3% of the sales proceeds. No securities transaction tax will apply to transfers of the Bonds.

There is no R.O.C. transfer, stamp, issue or registration tax imposed on the issuance of Shares upon conversion of the Bonds. However, securities transaction tax, gift tax and/or income tax may be imposed in relation to the converting Bondholder's designation of other person to be the holder of the Shares upon conversion of the Bonds.

5. Estate Taxation and Gift Tax

R.O.C. estate tax is payable on any property within the R.O.C. of a deceased Non-Resident Individual, and R.O.C. gift tax is payable on any property within the R.O.C. donated by a Non-Resident Individual. Estate tax is currently imposed at rates ranging from 2% of the first NT$600,000 to 50% of amounts in excess of NT$100,000,000. Gift tax is imposed at rates ranging from 4% of the first NT$600,000 donated to 50% of amounts donated in excess of NT$45,000,000. Under R.O.C. estate and gift tax laws, the Bonds and Shares will be deemed to be located in the R.O.C. without regard to the location of the owner.

6. Tax Treaty

At present, the R.O.C. has income tax treaties with Indonesia, Singapore. Australia, New Zealand, Gambia. Swaziland, Malaysia, Vietnam, Macedonia, South Africa, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom. It is unclear whether a Non-R.O.C. Holder will be considered to own the Bonds or Shares for the purposes of such treaties. Accordingly, a holder of the Bonds or Shares who is otherwise entitled to the benefit of a treaty should consult its own tax advisers concerning eligibility for benefit under the treaty with respect to the Bonds or Shares. The R.O.C. government has announced a plan to suspend or terminate the tax treaty with South Africa in reaction to Sooth Africa's decision to discontinue diplomatic recognition of the R.O.C.

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III. Investment Considerations

Any potential investor in, and buyer of, the Bonds should pay particular attention to the fact that the Issuer and many of its affiliates, including ProMOS Technologies Inc., ChipMOS Technologies Inc. (“ChipMOS”) and PlusMOS Technologies, Inc. (“PlusMOS”, and together with MVI, ProMOS and ChipMOS, the “Group”) are governed in the Republic Of China (R.O.C.) by a legal and regulatory environment which in some respects may be different from that which prevails in other countries. Prior to making an investment decision, prospective investors should carefully consider all of the information set forth in this Information Memorandum, including the following investment considerations.

1. Risks Relating to the Group’s Industry and its Business

1.1. The Semiconductor Industry

The semiconductor industry is characterised by rapid technological changes leading to more complex and powerful products, frequent product introductions and enhancements, difficult product transitions, evolving industry standards and relatively short product life cycles. In addition, the markets for semiconductor products are categorised by intense competition and fluctuations in both supply and demand. These characteristics historically have made the semiconductor industry highly volatile, particularly in the market for DRAMs, which are the Group’s primary semiconductor products.

The selling prices for the Group’s semiconductor products fluctuate significantly with real and perceived changes in the balance of supply and demand for these products. Growth in worldwide supply has outpaced growth in worldwide demand in recent years, resulting in a sharp decrease in average selling prices for the Group’s semiconductor products. In the event that average selling prices continue to decline at such pace, the Group would likely be materially adversely affected in its results of operations and financial condition. The planned expansion of production capacities announced by several major semiconductor companies and future yield improvements by the Group and its competitors could dramatically increase worldwide supply of semiconductor products and increase downward pressure on pricing. Further, the Group has no firm information with which to determine inventory levels of its competitors, or to determine the likelihood that substantial inventory liquidation may occur and cause further downward pressure on pricing.

In the event that average selling prices continue to decline at the preceding months’ pace, the Group would likely be required to make changes in its operations, including but not limited to, reduction of the amount or changes in the timing of its capital expenditures, renegotiation of existing debt agreements, reduction of production and workforce levels, reduction of research and development, or changes in the products produced.

1.2. Technological Change and New Product Development

The rapid changes in design and process technologies which characterise the semiconductor industry require large expenditures for capital investment and research and development. The Group expects that it will be required to introduce, on an ongoing basis, more advanced process technologies in order to anticipate and satisfy customer requirements. The failure by the Group to advance its design and process technologies successfully and in a timely manner, or the inefficient implementation of production increases or transitions, could have a material adverse effect on the Group. There can be no assurance that the Group will be able to continue funding research and development expenditure at such level or that the resources it commits will be sufficient to develop products necessary for the Group to maintain its industry position. The success of the Group’s business will depend on the ability of the Group to develop or acquire advanced design and process technologies, to apply such technologies to develop new semiconductor products on a cost-effective basis and to introduce such products in the marketplace in a timely manner. The success of new product introduction is dependent upon several factors, including timely completion of new product design, achievement of acceptable yields and market acceptance. Because new product development commitments must be made well in advance of sales, however, new product decisions must anticipate both future demand and the design and technology that will be available to supply such demand. Delays in developing new products with anticipated technological advances or in commencing volume shipments of new products may have an adverse effect on the Group’s business. In addition, there can be no assurance that new products will gain market acceptance or will not be adversely affected by new technological changes or new product announcements by competitors.

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1.3. Manufacturing Risks

The process technology for the manufacture of semiconductor products is highly complex, requires advanced and costly equipment and is continuously being modified in an effort to improve yields and product performance. Minor impurities such as dust and other contaminants, difficulties in the production process or defects in the masks used to manufacture a particular device can cause a percentage of the wafers to be rejected or individual IC or “die” on specific wafers to be non-functional, which in each case negatively affects manufacturing yields. Although the Group’s increased manufacturing efficiency has been an important factor in its improved results of operations, there is a risk that from time to time, as is common in the semiconductor industry, there will be production difficulties that could cause delivery delays and reduced yields. There can be no assurance that the Group will not experience manufacturing problems in achieving acceptable yields and/or product delivery delays in the future as a result of, amongst other things, capacity constraints, construction delays, difficulties in upgrading or expanding existing facilities, difficulties in changing its process technologies or delay in delivery of specialised equipment, any of which could result in a loss of future revenues.

1.4. Diversification into Production of LCD Drivers and Non-DRAM Products

The six-inch fab, which has primarily been a speciality DRAM manufacturing plant, since 1997 has incurred significant losses due to the sharp decline in speciality DRAM prices and the facility’s inability to compete with eight-inch manufacturing plants for the main memory DRAM business. As a result, since late 1998, the Group has begun a program to convert the six-inch fab into a non-DRAM manufacturing plant, producing mostly eFlashes and other embedded products. Pursuant to a recent board decision of MVI, the six-inch fab will be converted to produce LCD drivers. In addition, ProMOS plans to allocate a certain portion of the eight-inch fab’s capacity to produce non-DRAM products, including advanced embedded products. There can be no assurance that MVI will be able to successfully convert the six-inch fab, to efficiently manufacture LCD drivers or to generate sufficient customers and revenues to achieve the profitable operation of the six-inch fab on a stand-alone basis. Similarly, there can be no assurance that ProMOS will be able to successfully allocate part of the eight-inch fab to produce embedded nonDRAM products, or to generate sufficient customers for such products. It is not unusual for a Issuer with a successful experience in DRAM production to encounter difficulties in producing non- DRAM products because of the lack of application expertise as is generally required in the non-DRAM business. The Group’s ability to produce commercially viable LCD drivers and embedded non-DRAM products and to offer such products at acceptable prices is largely dependent on its ability to design and develop new generation products and to ramp up such products at acceptable rates to acceptable yields, of which there can be no assurance.

1.5. Breaches of Certain Credit and Other Financing Agreements

MVI failed to pay its first domestic secured corporate bonds issued in Year 2000 ("2000 Bonds") when it came due on April 25 and 26, 2003. On May 28, 2003, MVI settled with all holders of the 2000 Bonds and obtained waivers of the breach of its obligations to the holders of the 2000 Bonds unless the above settlement is in breach. According to the settlement between MVI and all holders of the 2000 Bonds, MVI shall pay to all holders of the 2000 Bonds thirty-five percent (35%) of the outstanding amount on June 2, 2003 and shall pay the remaining amount in ten (10) monthly installments commencing from June 28, 2003. MVI had made the first payment in accordance with the above settlement on June 2, 2003. However, there can be no assurance that MVI will be able to successfully perform the settlement agreement, or if it is unable to do so, that it will be able to reach further settlement or obtain further waivers. MVI's failure to comply with the above settlement may result in the acceleration of its obligations to the holders of the 2000 Bonds and therefore would have a material adverse effect on MVI's financial condition

1.6. Relationship with Siemens

In 1996, MVI entered into a shareholders agreement with Siemens for the joint venture in setting up ProMOS for manufacture and sale of DRAMs and other semiconductor products. In 1999, Siemens spun off its semiconductor group and incorporated the same into Infineon Technologies AG ("Infineon"). Accordingly, Siemens transferred to Infineon its rights and obligations under the shareholders agreement in March 2000, as well as all or substantially all of its shares in ProMOS. Also in March 2000, ProMOS signed into (i) a license agreement with Infineon for the license of 0.17, 0.14 and 0.11 µm technologies, and (ii) a product purchase agreement with Infineon and MVI for allocation of ProMOS' manufacturing

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capacity. In October 3, 2002, MVI received from Infineon a notice of termination of the shareholders agreement, alleging that MVI had been pledged its shares in ProMOS at a percentage greater than the restriction in the shareholders agreement, which constituted a cause for termination. Infineon also asserted that the product purchase agreement should be automatically terminated due to termination of the shareholders agreement, effective as of January 1, 2003. However, MVI has disputed the unilateral termination by Infineon because the over-pledge had been removed within the period as notified by Infineon. As of the end of May 2003, there has been a total outstanding of US$31 million due by Infineon for shipments delivered by ProMOS under the product purchase agreement. An arbitration has been instituted, among others, for confirmation of ProMOS' license under the license agreement and for payment of the aforesaid outstanding amount.

1.7. Substantial Capital Requirements

Semiconductor manufacturers, such as the Group, generally have substantial ongoing capital requirements to maintain, modernise or increase manufacturing capacity. In addition, the semiconductor industry also requires heavy commitments for the funding of the research and development necessary to keep up with the rapid pace of technological change and to develop effective products. Historically, the Group has reinvested substantially all of its cash flows from operations in capacity expansion and enhancement programs and research and development activities. The Group’s cash flows from operations are significantly affected by average selling prices and variable cost per megabit for the Group’s semiconductor products. For 2001, 2002 and the first half of 2003, the rate of decline in average selling prices for semiconductor products surpassed the rate at which the Group was able to decrease average production costs, and as a result the Group’s cash flows were materially adversely affected. If average selling prices decline faster than the rate at which the Group is able to decrease average production costs for any extended period of time, the Group may not be able to generate sufficient cash flows from operations to sustain its operations. MVI anticipates that in 2003 it will spend approximately NT$372 million for purchases of equipment and improvement of MVI’s existing facilities and NT$3,886 million has been spent as of the date of this information memorandum for acquisition of intangible assets. However, in the event of adverse market conditions, the Group does not expect to have sufficient internal sources of liquidity to affect its current operational plan and will need to secure additional financing from external sources. There can be no assurance that external sources of liquidity will be available to fund the Group’s ongoing operations or the Group’s capacity enhancement programs. The failure to obtain financing would hinder the Group’s ability to make continued investments in its capacity enhancement program, which could materially adversely affect the Group’s business and results of operations.

1.8. Dependence on PC Markets

Substantially all of MVI’s consolidated total revenues to customers who used them in PCs or PC-related products. DRAMs are the most widely used semiconductor memory component in most PC systems. Should the rate of growth of sales of PC systems or the rate of growth in the amount of memory per PC system decrease, the growth rate for sales of IC memory products could also decrease, placing further downward pressure on selling prices for the Group’s semiconductor products. The Group is unable to currently predict changes in industry supply, major customer inventory management strategies, or end user demand, which are significant factors influencing pricing for the Group’s IC products. In recent periods the PC industry has seen a shift in demand towards PCs with prices less than US$1,000. While the Group cannot predict the future impact on the PC and semiconductor industry of this shift, possible effects include, but are not limited to, further downward pricing pressure on PC systems and further downward pricing pressure on semiconductor products.

1.9. Competition

The semiconductor industry is highly competitive. The Group competes internationally and domestically with integrated semiconductor companies and end product manufacturers that produce ICs for their own use and/or allocate a portion of their manufacturing capacity to foundry operations, as well as dedicated foundry service providers. The Group’s competitors include companies that have substantially greater production, financial, research and development and marketing resources than the Group. The Group may be at a disadvantage in competing against manufacturers having significantly greater capital resources, manufacturing capacities, engineer and employee bases and portfolios of intellectual property and more diverse product lines. As a result of greater product diversification and resources, the Group’s larger competitors may have long-term advantages in research and new product development, and in their ability to withstand current or future downturns in the semiconductor product market. The Group’s competitors

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are also aggressively seeking improved yields, smaller die size and fewer mask levels in their product designs. These improvements could result in a dramatic increase in worldwide capacity, leading to further downward pressure on product prices. Certain of the Group’s DRAM competitors have announced merger plans. Any such merger or consolidation could put the Group at a further disadvantage with respect to such competitors.

1.10. Intellectual Property Protection

The Group, similar to many other semiconductor producers, has from time to time received, and may in the future receive, communications alleging that its products or its processes may infringe on product or process technology rights held by others. Adverse determinations that the Group’s manufacturing processes or products have infringed on the product or process rights held by others could subject the Group to significant liabilities to third parties, require material changes in production processes or products or restrict the Group from making, using, selling or exporting its products that infringe the protected technology, any of which could have a material adverse effect on the Group’s business, results of operations and financial condition. In addition, management attention consumed by, and legal costs associated with, any patent litigation could have a material adverse effect on the Group’s operating results. The Group has entered into a number of patent and intellectual property license agreements with third parties, some of which require one-time or periodic license fees or royalty payments. It may be necessary or advantageous in the future for the Group to obtain additional patent licenses or to renew existing license agreements. The Group is unable to predict whether these license agreements can be obtained or renewed on terms acceptable to the Group. In the event that the Group were unable to obtain required licenses or other rights on acceptable terms, or that third parties were to make such claims against the Group, the Group’s business and future operating results could be materially adversely affected.

1.11. Dependence on Certain Sources of Supply

The Group’s manufacturing operations depend upon obtaining adequate supplies of raw materials and delivery of equipment on a timely basis. From time to time, suppliers may extend lead times, limit supply to the Group or increase prices due to capacity constraints or other factors, any of which could adversely affect the Group’s results of operations and financial condition. In addition, delays in the delivery of IC manufacturing equipment could delay implementation of the Group’s expansion plan.

The manufacturing of ICs requires significant quantities of electricity and water. Although the Group maintains power conservation and back-up generating devices to prevent damage to sensitive equipment during power shortages, the devices do not provide sufficient power to allow continued operation of the Group’s manufacturing facilities. The Group maintains water holding facilities which can alleviate water shortage problem. Although the Group has not in the past experienced material interruptions due to water or electricity shortages, and although the Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park has been assigned a priority with respect to the supply of electricity, Taiwan has in the past experienced shortages of both electricity and water and unexpected interruption of power supply, and no assurance can be given that the Group’s supplies of water and/or electricity may not in the future experience material interruptions.

1.12. Key Customers and Relationships

Aggregate sales to MVI’s top ten customers accounted for 39.4 per cent. and 46.1 per cent .of the MVI’s non-consolidated total revenues in 2002. Many of MVI’s key customers operate in the cyclical PC business and have in the past varied and may in the future vary order levels significantly from period to period. In addition, in an industry downturn, MVI has in the past been and may in the future be requested to reduce prices to limit the level of order cancellations. There can be no assurance that customers that cancel orders or any other customers will continue to place orders with MVI in the future at the same levels as in prior periods. The loss of one or more of MVI’s key customers, or reduced orders by its key customers, could adversely affect MVI’s results of operations.

1.13. Environmental Regulation

The Group is subject to a variety of regulations relating to the use, storage, discharge and disposal of chemicals and gases used in its manufacturing process. Although the Group has not suffered material environmental claims in the past and believes that its activities conform to current applicable environmental regulations in all material respects, environmental claims or the failure to comply with current or future regulations could result in the assessment of damages or imposition of fines against the Group, suspension of production or a cessation of operations. New regulations could require the Group to acquire costly

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equipment or to incur other significant expenses. Any failure by the Group to control the use of, or adequately restrict the discharge of, hazardous substances could subject it to future liabilities.

2. Risks Relating to the Republic Of China (R.O.C.)

2.1. Recent Economic Developments in the R.O.C.

A substantial portion of the Group’s assets are located, and substantially all of the Group’s revenues derived from its operations, in Taiwan. Accordingly, the Group’s financial condition and results of operations and market price of the Shares and the GDSs may be affected by changes in R.O.C. governmental policies, taxation, inflation, interest rates, social instability and other political, economic, diplomatic or social developments in or affecting the R.O.C. which are not within the control of the Group. Recently, the currencies of many East Asian countries, including the R.O.C., have experienced considerable volatility and depreciation. The CBC from time to time has intervened to minimise the fluctuation of US dollar/NT dollar exchange rate and to prevent significant decline in NT dollar value with respect to US dollar.

For 2000, 2001 and 2002, approximately 76 per cent., 65 per cent. and 77 per cent., respectively, of MVI’s consolidated total revenues were denominated in US dollars and 24 per cent., 33 per cent. and 19 per cent., respectively, were denominated in NT dollars, with the remainder denominated in Japanese Yen. In these periods a substantial portion of MVI’s consolidated cost of revenues were denominated in foreign currency, principally US dollars, with the remainder denominated in Japanese Yen. Accordingly, a portion of MVI’s results of operations is exposed to fluctuations amongst the US dollar, the Japanese Yen and the NT dollar exchange rates. The impact of future exchange rate fluctuations amongst these currencies cannot be predicted. Although the impact of exchange rate fluctuations has been partially mitigated by MVI’s practice of hedging its foreign currency receivables and payables through forward exchange rate contracts or other instruments in the past, there can be no assurance that MVI will be able to offset the overall impact of any exchange rate fluctuations in the future. The banking sector in Taiwan has been adversely affected by the general economic downturn in Asia and Taiwan which has resulted in, amongst other things, a depressed property market and an increase in the number of companies filing for corporate reorganisation and protection from their creditors. As a result, Taiwanese and foreign financial institutions are more cautious in providing credit for businesses in Taiwan. Although the Group in the past has not experienced material difficulties in obtaining necessary bank financings to meet its capital expenditure requirements, there can be no assurance that it will continue to have access to the necessary credit, at commercially reasonable rates of interest or at all.

2.2. The R.O.C. Securities Market

The R.O.C. securities market is smaller and more volatile than the securities markets in the United States and in certain European and other countries. The TSE has experienced substantial fluctuations in the prices and volumes of sales of listed securities, and there are currently limits on the range of daily price movements on the TSE. From the beginning of 2000 to 21 April, 2003, the TSE Index peaked at 10,202 on 21 February 2000, and reached a low of 3,446 on 3 October 2001. On 21 April, 2003, the TSE Index closed at 4,648, and the daily closing value of the Shares was NT$3.71 per Share. The TSE has in the past experienced problems such as market manipulation, insider trading and payment defaults. In addition, the R.O.C. government has from time to time intervened in the stock market by directly or indirectly purchasing stocks listed on the TSE. The recurrence of these or similar problems could adversely affect the market price and liquidity of the securities of R.O.C. companies, including the Shares, in both the domestic and the international markets.

2.3. Political Risks

The R.O.C. has an unique international political status. Both the R.O.C. and the PRC assert sovereignty over all of China (i.e., Taiwan, certain other islands and all of mainland China). The PRC government does not recognise the legitimacy of the R.O.C. government. Although significant economic and cultural relations have been established in the past decade between the R.O.C. and the PRC, the PRC has refused to renounce the possibility that it may at some point use force to gain control over Taiwan. Certain past developments in relations between the R.O.C. and the PRC have had, from time to time, an adverse effect on the value of the TSE Index. Relations between the R.O.C. and the PRC may also affect the Group’s results of operations and the market price and liquidity of the Shares.

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3. Risks Relating to the Bonds and Relevant Shares

Prior to the offer of the Bonds, there has been no market for the Relevant Shares outside the R.O.C. and there has been no market for the Bonds. Following the offer of the Bonds, the only trading market for the Shares will be the TSE. The Bonds will not be listed.

4. Risks Related to Exchange

4.1. Appointment of Local Agent

Bondholders (being either individuals or legal entities) who are non-R.O.C. persons (other than R.O.C. persons who are not permitted to hold or convert the Bonds or to register as shareholders of the Relevant Issuer) will be required to appoint a local agent to, among other things, open a New Taiwan dollar bank account and a securities trading account in the R.O.C. for sale of the relevant Shares deliverable upon conversion.

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IV. Mosel Vitelic Inc.

1. Basic Information on the Issuer

Name of the issuer Mosel Vitelic Inc. Registered head office 19 Li Hsin Road Science-Based Industrial Park Hsinchu, Taiwan R.O.C. Form of the entity Company limited by shares Duration Unlimited

1.1. Business

MVI designs, develops, manufactures and markets semiconductor products including SRAM, DRAM, flash memory and voice ROM. Its principal affiliates include ProMOS, a 37.25 per cent. Owned affiliate, which designs and manufactures DRAM products using technology developed by Infineon AG (“Infineon”) under a technology transfer agreement; ChipMOS, a 45.08 per cent. owned affiliate, which offers back-end IC packaging and testing services to its customers; and PlusMOS, a newly setup module service provider which is 35 per cent. owned by MVI and 25 per cent. owned by ChipMOS. MVI and ProMOS are two of the leading semiconductor designers and manufacturers in Taiwan. ChipMOS is currently amongst the largest IC packaging and testing providers in Taiwan. MVI, ProMOS, ChipMOS and PlusMOS are together referred to herein as the “Group”. MVI (formerly known as MOS Electronics Taiwan Inc.) was founded in 1987 and acquired MOS Electronics Corporation and Vitelic Corporation in 1990 and 1991, respectively, resulting in MVI. MVl’s headquarters and manufacturing facilities are located at the Science-Based Industrial Park in Hsinchu, Taiwan. It operates a six-inch fab which commended mass production in 1995. Recently MVI has undergone a series of strategic reorganisations with respect to the Group and the business of MVI. MVI reduced its shareholding in ProMOS from 42.5 per cent. at the beginning of 2002 to 37 per cent. as of 1 January, 2003 and may be further reduced both an exchange of Bonds or as a result of further disposal by MVI subject to certain contractual restrictions. As of 30 September, 1999 MVI had a 48 per cent. shareholding in TwinMOS Technologies, Inc., (“TwinMOS”) a module service provider in Taiwan. In December 1999, MVI sold its entire shareholding in TwinMOS. In 1999, MVI set up PlusMOS, another module service provider in Taiwan, which MVI intends to use as its primary module service provider of its semiconductor products for its customers in place of TwinMOS. MVI has also commenced a programme to convert its six-inch fab from a SRAM, DRAM, voice ROM and flash memory fabrication facility into a facility for the design and manufacture of liquid crystal display (“LCD”) drivers.

Business Strategy

MVI’s long-term goal is to maintain and enhance its position as a leading semiconductor product designer and manufacturer. To achieve this goal MVI has implemented the following strategies:

Expand product offerings and enter into the LCD market. In late 1998, the Group commenced a program to convert the six-inch fab from a DRAM producer into a producer of embedded non-DRAM products, particularly eFlash products. Recently the Group has decided to reserve certain manufacturing capacity in the eight-inch fab of ProMOS for the production of, inter alia, embedded non-DRAM products, whereas the six-inch fab will be converted into a producer of LCD drivers. With the advancement in technologies and market demand for DRAM products with smaller die size, the six-inch fab cannot compete with eight-inch or twelve-inch fabs for production of such higher density products. MVI believes that the production of LCD drivers can fully utilise the six-inch fab’s capacity.

Enhance fund raising ability and performance through a “group” structure. The Group currently consists of four members, MVI, ProMOS, ChipMOS and PlusMOS. Under the “group” structure, the Group seeks to provide each of its members with operational independence, which allows management of each member to be directly responsible for its performance. The Group believe that such operational independence and direct responsibility have assisted each of its members to achieve financial independence

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and to acquire the ability to independently raise needed funding. The Group plans to further enhance its members’ fund raising ability by listing common shares of each member on Taiwan’s stock exchanges. The Group also plans to broaden its access to funding for capital intensive projects, such as construction of additional semiconductor manufacturing facilities, by establishing new members in the future with financial contributions from strategic partners.

Products and Services

MVI designs and manufactures a wide range of semiconductor products, with various packaging and configuration options, architectures and performance characteristics. The principal products include DRAM, SRAM, flash memory and voice ROM products. Production of MVI’s semiconductor products utilises advanced CMOS silicon gate process technology. MVI also provides foundry service to certain selected customers.

The following table sets forth on a non-consolidated basis the total revenues and percentages of MVI’s total revenues accounted for by each type of its products and services for the periods indicated.

As of 31 December 2002

Product Name Revenue (NT$m) Percentage
DRAM 10,396 89.87%
SRAM 5 0.04%
AUDO 17 0.15%
Foundry
1,144
9.89%
Other 6 0.05%
11,567

Intellectual Property

As of December 31, 2002, MVI owned approximately 279 patents, most with registration in Taiwan, the United States and certain European countries, relating to the use of its products and processes. In addition, MVI has over 552 domestic and foreign patent applications pending. MVI seeks to aggressively expand its patent portfolio in order to obtain greater protection against future intellectual property claims as well as offer competitive pricing to its customers through a reduction of license fee payment.

MVI has entered into cross-license and technology transfer agreements in the areas of process technology and design technology with a number of third parties, including Siemens, IBM, Intel Corporation, Lucent Technologies Inc. and NEC. The agreements typically require one-time and/or periodic license fees or royalty payments and expire at various times. One-time payments are typically capitalised and amortised over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the technology, the patent term or the term of the agreement. In the future, it may be necessary or advantageous for MVI to obtain additional patent license or to renew existing license agreements. MVI is unable to predict whether these license agreements can be obtained or renewed on terms acceptable to MVI.

Quality Control

MVI believes that its advanced design and production capability and its reputation for high quality and reliable products and services have been important factors in attracting and retaining major international companies as customers. The six-inch fab has been qualified by several leading companies, including OKI and Seagate Technology Inc., and was certified as meeting ISO 9001 quality standards by the International Organisation for Standardisation (“ISO”) in 1995. ISO is an organisation formed by delegates from member countries to establish international quality assurance standards for products and manufacturing processes. The certification process involves subjecting MVI’s production processes and the quality management systems at its factories to review and surveillance for fixed periods. The ISO certification is required by certain European countries in connection with sales of industrial products in such countries. MVI has established at its facilities quality control systems that seek to ensure high production yields and quality. As of December 31, 2002, MVI maintained a quality control staff of approximately 48 engineers, technicians and other employees whose exclusive duty is to monitor

41 design and production processes in order to ensure high quality. These employees include line inspectors who work with members of the production staff to conduct examination, testing and fine-tuning of products during the production process. Quality control procedures of MVI include a burn-in period for finished products, production reliability audits, failure analysis for identification of production problems

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and customer service. Management believes that MVI’s testing systems assure the quality of its products and help to control its manufacturing costs.

1.2. Use of Proceeds

The net proceeds of the issue of the Bonds will be utilized for improvements of the financial structure.

1.3. Number of employees

As of 31 December 2002, total number of MVI’s employees is 866.

1.4. Board of Directors and Management

Management

Directors and Supervisors

The R.O.C. Company Law and Articles of Incorporation of the Issuer provide that the Board of Directors of the Issuer are to be elected by and from amongst the Issuer’s shareholders in the annual general shareholders’ meetings at which a quorum, consisting of a majority of all the shares in issue having voting rights, is present. The Chairman is a director (a “Director”) elected by the Board of Directors. The sevenmember Board of Directors is responsible for the management of the business of the Issuer.

The Articles of Incorporation of the Issuer provide for two supervisors (collectively, the “Supervisors”). In accordance with the R.O.C. Company Law, the Supervisors are elected by and from amongst the shareholders of the Issuer and cannot concurrently serve as a Director or officer of, or in a staff position with, the Issuer. The duties and powers of each Supervisor include, amongst other things, investigating the condition of the Issuer, inspecting corporate records, verifying statements prepared by the Board of Directors prior to the annual general shareholders’ meeting, calling shareholders’ meetings, representing the Issuer in negotiations with its Directors and notifying, when appropriate, the Board of Directors to cease acting in contravention of applicable law or regulation or in contravention of the Articles of Incorporation or i.e. regarding debt incurred by MVI. The term of office for the Directors and the Supervisors is three years from the date of election or until the next election, whichever is later. The Directors and the Supervisors may serve any number of consecutive terms and may be removed from office at any time for cause by a resolution adopted at a general meeting of shareholders. The business address of each of the Directors, Supervisors and executive officers is the registered office of the Issuer.

The following table sets forth certain information relating to the Directors and Supervisors.

Hung-Chiu Hu Chairman
John Seto Director
Hsing Tuan Director
Min Liang Chen Director
Naorai Company Ltd. Director
(Rep. Louise Yang)
Bernadine International Ltd. Director
(Rep. James Wang)
PCL Enterprises Holdings Ltd. Director
(Rep. Thomas Chang)
ChipMOS Technologies Inc. Supervisor
(Rep. S.J. Cheng)
Thung Sheng Investment Ltd. Supervisor
(Rep. Che-Ling Chung)

The following table sets forth certain information relating to the executive officers of the Issuer.

Hung-Chiu Hu Chairman & President
John Seto Executive Vice President
Hsing Tuan Executive Vice President
Thomas Chang Vice President

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2. Information Concerning the Shares of the Issuer

2.1. Capital

Authorized 4,670,000,000 shares with a nominal value of NT$10; issued 3,639,039,439 shares with a nominal value of NT$10.

2.2. Dividends per Share

Record date NT$ per Share December 31, 1998 0 December 31, 1999 0.12 December 31, 2000 0.1 December 31, 2001 0 December 31, 2002 0

2.3. Listing

The Shares of the Issuer are listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange since 1995. As of 31December, 2002, MVI had a market capitalisation of NT$ 18,559 million (US$ 533 million).

2.4. Principal Shareholders

The names of the ten largest shareholders of record of the Issuer and their share ownership as at April 25, 2003 were as follows:

2003 were as follows:
Bernadine International S.A. 2.14%
R.O.C. Government Fund 2.09%
Mou Fu Investment Inc. 1.85%
Naorai Company Ltd. 1.46%
Hon-Da Company Ltd. 1.27%
Hon-Fa Company Ltd. 1.10%
Wei-Li Company Ltd. 1.02%
Hung-Chiu Hu 0.80%
Standard Chartered. 0.80%
An-One Company Ltd. 0.71%

3. Financial Information on the Issuer

3.1. Financial Year

The financial year of the Issuer currently begins on January 1 and ends on December 31 of each year.

3.2. Accounting Principles

The non-consolidated financial statements of the Issuer, of which the English version are included herein, are in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in Taiwan.

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3.3. Outstanding Bonds and/or Notes as of December 31, 2002

The First Unse- The Second Unse- The Secured Ex- The Second Se-
cured Convertible cured Convertible changeable Bonds cured Corporate
Bonds Bonds Bonds (Index
Bonds)
Issuing Date July 8, 1996 May 21, 1998 February, 2000 April, 2000
Total NT$2,000,000,000 NT$5,000,000,000 US$150,000,000 NT$5,500,000,000
Amount
Coupon Coupon rate = 2.5% Coupon rate = 0% Coupon rate = 1% Coupon rate = 5.7%
Rate + Spread Linked into
the TSE Index
Tenor 10 years; Maturity: 10 years; Maturity: 5 years; Maturity: 3 years; Maturity:
July 7, 2006 May 20, 2008 February 2, 2005 April, 2003
Put in May 2003
Guarantor N/A N/A N/A N/A
Repayment Principal amount Principal amount Principal amount Principal amount
will be redeemed on will be redeemed on will be redeemed on will be redeemed on
due date; Interest due date due date; Interest due date; Interest
will be paid annually will be paid annually will be paid quarterly
Outstanding NT$24,000,000 NT$1,610,400,000 US$1,200,000 NT$4,701,000,000

3.4. Subsidiaries and Affiliates

As of December 31, 2002, the Issuer has 17 subsidiaries (any Issuer in which the Issuer holds, directly or indirectly, more than 50 per cent. of the issued share capital) and 5 affiliates (any Issuer in which the Issuer holds, directly or indirectly, not less than 20 per cent. but not more than 50 per cent. of the issued share capital).

The following table sets forth certain information as of December 31, 2002, regarding MVI’s subsidiaries and the principal business of each such entity.

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MVI
100% 99.994%
100% 35% 100% 100% 100% 100% 54.99%
47.095%
MV KK
Giant Haven (dissolved in Dec. DGI
2001)
64.667% 99.994%
ChipMOS 0.397%
Bermuda
14.31%
69.7%
100%
25% VISION2000
ProMOS ChipMOS PlusMOS MVC MVS KK UMI MFI DenMOS
99.7%
Fortune Wave Billion-Create
(dissolved in Nov. 2001) 56% 49% 99.967% 99.8%
100% 31.51% SFS InterMOS
Herbert PacMOS
Holding Ltd. Land Mark BDI
99.88%
100% 100%
SFSIA
Grousehill Ltd Layline Ltd.
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4. Supplementary Information

4.1. Legal Proceedings

The top managers of Mosel and Infineon have held three rounds meeting since Chairman Hu met Infineon’s CEO, Dr. Schumacher, on February 26, 2003. The latest meeting was held on mid April 2003. The two companies exchanged their own opinions toward the Capacity and Technology License agreement and provided their own proposals. The discrepancy between the two companies has been narrowed and the next meeting schedule is expected to be in June 2003.

4.2. No Material Adverse Change

Save as disclosed herein, there has been no material adverse change, nor any event involving a prospective material adverse change, in the financial position, business or prospects of the Issuer since December 31, 2002.

4.3. Responsibility

The Issuer accepts responsibility for all information contained in this Information Memorandum and has taken all reasonable care to ensure itself that the facts stated herein are true and accurate in all material respects and that there are no other material facts the omission of which would make misleading any statement herein whether of fact or opinion.

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5. Audited Consolidated and Financial Statements

  • 5.1. Audited, consolidated Financial Statements for the year 2001 and 2000

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Financial Statements as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 Together with Independent Auditor’s Report

English Translation of a Report Originally Issued in Chinese

Independent Auditor’s Report

March 5, 2002

The Board of Directors and the Stockholders Mosel Vitelic Inc.

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Mosel Vitelic Inc. as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the related statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We did not audit the financial statements of certain investee companies, as described in Note 7 as of and for the years then ended, the investment in which is accounted for in the accompanying financial statements using the equity method of accounting. The carrying values of those investments amounted to $509,100 and $1,693,280 as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively, and the equity in their net loss amounted to $1,107 and $118,738 for the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively. Those statements were audited by other auditors whose report has been furnished to us and our opinion, insofar as it related to the amounts included for those investee companies, is based solely on the reports of the other auditors.

We conducted our audits in accordance with Regulations for Auditing of Financial Statements by Certified Public Accountants, and auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits and the report of other auditors provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

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In our opinion, based on our audits and the reports of other auditors, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Mosel Vitelic Inc. as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with the Guidelines for Securities Issuers’ Financial Reporting and accounting principles generally accepted in the Republic of China.

As described in Note 2 to the financial statements, Mosel Vitelic Inc. revised the useful life of certain technology acquired from other company from ten years to five years. The revision was approved by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). The foregoing change in accounting estimate increased the net loss for the year ended December 31, 2001 by $1,269,060.

Notice to Readers

The accompanying financial statements are intended only to present the financial position, results of operations and cash flows in accordance with accounting principles and practices generally accepted in the Republic of China and not those of any other jurisdictions. The standards, procedures and practices to audit such financial statements are those generally accepted and applied in the Republic of China.

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English Translation of Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese

MOSEL VITELIC INC.

BALANCE SHEETS December 31, 2001 and 2000

(In Thousand of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Par Value)


A S S E T S

CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents (Notes 2 and 3)

Investments in mutual funds - net (Notes 2 and 4)
Notes receivable
Accounts receivable (Notes 2, 5 and 19):
Related parties
Third party customers - net
Inventories - net (Notes 2 and 6)
Deferred income taxes (Notes 2 and 18)
Forward exchange receivables (Notes 2 and 23)
Pledged time deposits (Notes 3, 20 and 22)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (Note 19)
Total Current Assets

INVESTMENTS IN SHARES OF STOCK (Notes 2, 7, 20 and 24)

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Notes 2, 8, 19 and 20)
Cost
Machinery and equipment

Buildings and auxiliary equipment
Furniture and fixtures
Tooling
Transportation equipment
Equipment under capital lease
Leasehold improvements
Total cost

Accumulated depreciation

Construction in progress and advances on acquisitions of equipment
Net Property, Plant and Equipment
INTANGIBLE ASSETS – NET (Notes 2 and 9)
OTHER ASSETS
Deferred income taxes (Notes 2 and 18)
Non-operating properties - net (Notes 2, 10 and 20)
Refundable deposits (Note 20)
Pledged time deposits (Notes 3, 20, 22 and 23)
Miscellaneous
Total Other Assets
TOTAL ASSETS
2001

Amount
%

$ 5,057,352
9
167,958
-
2,544
-
463,596
1
698,384
1
1,324,664
2
-
-
7,386
-
6,116,343 11
409,874

1

14,248,101
25

23,806,632
42

15,009,777 26
2,913,130
5
322,466
1
42,879
-
4,483
-
209,791
-
4,698

-

18,507,224 32
( 13,968,084 ) ( 24 )
73,575

-

4,612,715

8

7,757,045
13

3,747,137
7
1,510,961
3
1,170,219
2
174,750
-
42,163

-

6,645,230
12

$ 57,069,723
100
2000

Amount
%

$ 3,156,323
4

652,928
1

19,356
-

1,870,403
3

1,386,214
2

4,466,352
6

466,000
1

53,694
-

9,824,497 13
382,365

-

22,278,132
30

27,899,070
37

15,482,120 21

3,018,127
4

331,809
-

42,306
-

7,516
-

-
-
4,698

-

18,886,576 25
( 12,360,789 ) ( 16 )
168,959

-

6,694,746

9

11,136,628
15


4,427,631
6

1,519,516
2

795,055
1

165,400
-
31,974

-

6,939,576

9

$ 74,948,152
100
2001

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Amount
%

CURRENT LIABILITIES
Bank loans (Notes 11 and 20)
$ 3,924,565
7
Commercial paper (Note 12)
530,000
1
Notes and accounts payable:
Related parties (Note 19)
978,719
1
Third party suppliers
1,583,000
3
Royalties payable (Note 9)
1,010,140
2
Current portion of deferred intercompany profit (Note 2)
140,651
-
Excess of cumulative share in net loss of an investee companies over the
acquisition costs of investments (Notes 2 and 7)
2,010,361
4
Current portion of long-term liabilities (Notes 2, 13, 14, 15 and 20)
5,514,150 10
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (Note 19)
1,381,617

2

Total Current Liabilities
17,073,203
30

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Bank loans (Notes 13 and 20)
525,000
1
Bonds issued (Notes 2 and 14)
12,466,613 22
Samurai bonds issued (Note 15)
-
-
Royalties payable (Note 9)
1,235,483

2

Total Long-Term Liabilities
14,227,096
25

OTHER LIABILITIES
Deferred intercompany profit – net of current portion (Note 2)
321,735
-
Accrued pension cost (Notes 2 and 16)
42,239

-

Total Other Liabilities
363,974

-

Total Liabilities
31,664,273
55

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Note 17)
Capital stock - $10 par value
Authorized – 4,670,000 thousand shares
Issued –3,239,040 thousand shares in 2001 and 2,926,547 thousand
shares in 2000
32,390,394 57
Capital surplus:
Paid-in capital in excess of par value
5,010,216
9
Excess of the carrying value over the par value of shares issued upon
conversion of bonds (Note 2)
4,252,185
7
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment and other (Note 2)
2,460,387
4
Retained earnings:
Legal reserve
593,051
1
Special reserve
-
-
Unappropriated earnings (accumulated deficit)
( 19,684,530 ) ( 34 )
Cumulative translation adjustments (Note 2)
383,747

1

Total Stockholders’ Equity
25,405,450
45

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
$ 57,069,723
100
2000
Amount
%
$ 96,662
-

-
-

1,006,003
1

1,835,674
3

1,204,462
2

351,611
-

718,549
1

3,405,307
4
608,038

1
9,226,306
12

406,650
-
13,997,943 19

3,612,500
5
2,009,610

3
20,026,703
27

413,925
1
34,347

-
448,272

1
29,701,281
40
29,265,470 39

6,327,162
8

4,230,942
6

2,735,305
4

388,968
-

841
-
2,097,777
3
200,406

-
45,246,871
60
$ 74,948,152
100

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

(With T N Soong & Co report dated March 5, 2002)

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English Translation of Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese

MOSEL VITELIC INC.

STATEMENTS OF INCOME

For the Years Ended December 31, 2001 and 2000

(In Thousand of New Taiwan Dollars, Except Amounts Per Share)



PRODUCT SALES

SALES RETURNS AND DISCOUNTS
(
NET PRODUCT SALES (Notes 2 and 19)
COST OF PRODUCTS SOLD (Note 19)

REALIZED (UNREALIZED) INTERCOMPANY
TRANSACTION - NET (Note 2)

GROSS PROFIT (LOSS)
(
OPERATING EXPENSES (Note 19)
Research and development
General and administrative
Marketing

Total Operating Expenses

LOSSES FROM OPERATIONS
(
NON–OPERATING INCOME
Interest
Rent (Note 19)
Remuneration as director and
supervisor of subsidiaries
Gain on disposal of investments in mutual funds
and investments in shares of stock (Note 2)
Gain on disposal of property, plant and
equipment, and non-operating assets (Note 2)
Equity in net income of investee companies – net
(Notes 2 and 7)
Insurance proceeds
Other (Note 19)

Total Non-Operating Income

(Forward)
2001

Amount
%

$ 9,783,089


346,577
)
(
9,436,512 100
14,916,964 158
145,838
1
(

5,334,614
) (57
)
5,151,234 54
481,090 5
159,407
2

5,791,731
61

11,126,345
) (118
) (
477,896 5
89,945 1
82,961 1
48,832 1
27,968
-
-
-
-
-
41,233

-

768,835
8
2000
Amount
%
$ 27,203,797

310,455
)
26,893,342 100
23,939,846 89

112,438
)
-
2,841,058
11

3,487,932 13

552,308 2
227,624
1
4,267,864
16

1,426,806
) (5
)

648,852 3

55,584
-

80,466
-

824,967 3

90,013
-

3,193,150 12

181,955 1
40,761

-
5,115,748
19
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English Translation of Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese

NON-OPERATING EXPENSES
Equity in net loss of investee companies - net
(Notes 2 and 7)

Interest (Note 2)
Losses on inventories (Notes 2 and 6)
Depreciation expenses of other assets
Foreign exchange losses – net (Note 2)
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment
and other assets (Note 2)
Provision for losses on investments in mutual funds
(Notes 2 and 4)
Other

Total Non-Operating Expenses

INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAX
(
INCOME TAX BENEFIT (EXPENSE) (Notes 2
and 18)
(
NET INCOME (LOSS)
(
EARNINGS (LOSSES) PER SHARE
Based on weighted-average number of shares
outstanding of 3,238,512 thousand in 2001 and
2,893,863 thousand in 2000
Based on 3,201,411 thousands shares representing
the weighted-average shares outstanding in 2000
adjusted for the related stock dividends and
bonus to employees in stocks distributed in 2001
$ 5,471,029 58
1,485,822 16
1,162,920 12
77,226 1
15,420
-
164
-
-
-
41,645

-

8,254,226
87

18,611,736 ) ( 197 )

1,146,494
) (12
)
$ 19,758,230
) (209
)
($6.10
)
$ -
-

1,253,840 5

-
-

76,243 1

520,907 2

58,295
-

64,004
-
8,487

-
1,981,776
8

1,707,166 6
401,760
2
$ 2,108,926
8
$ 0.73
$ 0.66

(


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

(With T N Soong & Co report dated March 5, 2002)

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English Translation of Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese

MOSEL VITELIC INC.

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY For the Years Ended December 31, 2001 and 2000

(In Thousand of New Taiwan Dollars)

CAPITAL CAPITAL SURPLUS SURPLUS
Gain on RETAINED EARNINGS (Notes 2 and 17)
Paid-in Arising from Disposal of Unappropriated CUMULATIVE
CAPITAL STOCK
Capital in Conversion Properties Earnings TRANSLATION TOTAL
Shares Excess of of Bonds and Other Legal Special (Accumulated ADJUSTMENTS STOCKHOLDERS’
(Thousand)
Amount
Par Value
(Notes 2 and 14)
(Notes 2 and 7) Total
Reserve
Reserve
Deficit) Total (Note 2) EQUITY
BALANCE, JANUARY 1, 2000 2,491,920 $ 24,919,200 $ 6,327,162
$ 1,474,333
$ 2,963,290 $ 10,764,785 $ - $
-
$ 3,890,527
$ 3,890,527
( $

841 )
$ 39,573,671
Appropriations of prior year’s earnings
Special reserve -
-

-
- - - - 841 (
841
) - - -
Legal reserve -
-

-
- - - 388,968 - (
388,968
) - - -
Remuneration to directors and supervisors -
-

-
- - - - - (
52,512
) (
52,512 )
- (
52,512 )
Bonus to employees – stock 35,007
350,072

-
- - - - - (
350,072
) (
350,072 )
- -
Stock dividends - 12% 304,034
3,040,338

-
- - - - - (
3,040,338
) (
3,040,338 )
- -
Shares issued upon conversion of bonds 95,586
955,860

-

2,756,609
- 2,756,609 - -
-
- - 3,712,469
Net income in 2000 -
-

-
- - - - -
2,108,926

2,108,926
- 2,108,926
Adjusting arising from changes in ownership percentage in
investees -
-

-
- (
296,930 )
(
296,930 )
- -
-
- - (
296,930 )
Share in gain on sale of property, plant and equipment
reported by investees -
-

-
- 1,435 1,435 - - (
1,435
) ( 1,435 ) - -
Reclassification of gain on sale of property, plant and
equipment -
-

-
- 67,510 67,510 - - (
67,510
) (
67,510 )
- -
Translation adjustments of investees -
-
-
- - -
-
-
- -
201,247 201,247
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2000 2,926,547 29,265,470 6,327,162
4,230,942
2,735,305 13,293,409 388,968 841
2,097,777
2,487,586
200,406 45,246,871
Appropriations of prior year’s earnings:
Legal reserve -
-

-
- - - 204,083 - (
204,083
) - - -
Remuneration to directors and supervisors -
-

-
- - - - - (
27,552
) (
27,552 )
- (
27,552 )
Bonus to employees – stock 18,368
183,682

-
- - - - - (
183,682
) (
183,682 )
- -
Stock dividends – 5.5% 160,960
1,609,601

-
- - - - - (
1,609,601
) (
1,609,601 )
- -
Transfer of paid-in capital in excess of par value to capital
stock 131,695
1,316,946
( 1,316,946 ) - - (
1,316,946 )
- -
-
- - -
Reversal of special reserve -
-

-
- - - - ( 841 )
841
- - -
Shares issued upon conversion of bonds 1,470
14,695

-

21,243
- 21,243 - -
-
- - 35,938
Net loss in 2001 -
-

-
- - - - - ( 19,758,230 ) ( 19,758,230 ) - ( 19,758,230 )
Adjusting arising from changes in ownership percentage in
investees -
-

-
- (
274,918 )
(
274,918 )
- -
-
- - (
274,918 )
Translation adjustments of investees -
-
-
- - -
-
-
- -
183,341 183,341
BALANCE, DECEMBER 31, 2001 3,239,040
$ 32,390,394
$ 5,010,216
$ 4,252,185 $ 2,460,387 $ 11,722,788
$ 593,051
$
-
($ 19,684,530 )($19,091,479
)
$ 383,747 $ 25,405,450

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

(With T N Soong & Co report dated March 5, 2002)

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English Translation of Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese

MOSEL VITELIC INC.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the Years Ended December 31, 2001 and 2000

(In Thousand of New Taiwan Dollars)

2001 2000

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss) ( $ 19,758,230 ) $ 2,108,926
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
(used in) operating activities:
Depreciation 2,194,589 2,829,491
Amortization of intangible assets 3,608,615 2,122,599
Realized deferred technology service revenue and others (
3,476
) ( 28,670 )
Write off of forward exchange receivables - 337,094
Equity in net loss (net income) of investee companies – net 5,471,029 ( 3,193,150 )
Deferred income taxes 1,146,494 ( 401,760 )
Unrealized (realized) intercompany profit (
145,838
) 112,438
Gain on disposals of:
Investments in shares of stock - ( 733,538 )
Property, plant and equipment and other assets (
23,142
) ( 31,718 )
Accrued pension cost 7,892 5,704
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in:
Notes receivable 16,812 174,833
Accounts receivable 2,094,637 1,219,689
Inventories 3,141,688 746,291
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (
25,522
) ( 147,474 )
Forward exchange receivables 61,213 23,000
Increase (decrease) in:
Notes and accounts payable (
279,958
) ( 2,965,483 )
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 745,691
( 141,904
)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities ( 1,747,506
) 2,036,368
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisitions of:
Property, plant and equipment (
315,772
) ( 246,794 )
Investments in shares of stock (
317,332
) ( 2,070,775 )
Properties held for sale (
25,094
) ( 15,076 )
Decrease (increase) in pledged time deposits 3,698,804 ( 7,604,842 )
Decrease (increase) in refundable deposits (
375,164
) 155,549
Proceeds from disposals of:
Investments in mutual funds – net 484,970 2,114,456
Investments in shares of stock - 867,324
Property, plant and equipment and other assets 252,068 214,295
Increase in intangible assets ( 1,203,597
) ( 2,250,471
)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities 2,198,883
( 8,836,334
)

(Forward)

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English Translation of Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from (payments of):
Bank loans $ 3,827,903 ( $ 1,410,575 )
Commercial paper 530,000 ( 175,000 )
Long-term bank loans ( 1,705,307 ) ( 2,442,355 )
Convertible bonds ( 895,392 ) 9,990,459
Effect of foreign exchange rates in Samurai bonds ( 280,000 ) ( 230,000 )
Payment of remuneration to directors and supervisors ( 27,552
) ( 52,512
)
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities 1,449,652
5,680,017
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS 1,901,029 ( 1,119,949 )
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR 3,156,323
4,276,272
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR $ 5,057,352
$ 3,156,323
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Interest paid $ 1,496,543
$ 1,109,984
Income tax paid $ 60,258
$ 58,969
Cash paid for acquisition of properties:
Total acquisitions ( $ 341,192 ) ( $ 242,789 )
Payable to contractor and equipment suppliers 25,420
( 4,005
)
($ 315,772
) ($ 246,794
)
Cash paid for acquisitions of intangible assets:
Total acquisitions ( $ 235,148 ) ( $ 4,853,848 )
Royalties payable ( 968,449
) 2,603,377
($ 1,203,597
) ($ 2,250,471
)
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Conversion of bonds into capital stock $ 96,900
$ 3,245,000
Carrying value of bonds exchanged into investments in
shares of stock $ -
$ 904,407
Current portion of long-term liabilities $ 5,514,150
$ 3,405,307

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

(With T N Soong & Co report dated March 5, 2002)

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English Translation of Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese

MOSEL VITELIC INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts are in Thousand of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Specified Otherwise)

1. GENERAL

The Company was incorporated on January 8, 1987 and its shares of stock are listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange since September 1995.

It designs, manufactures and markets dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips, DRAM modules, high-speed and standard static random access memory (SRAM) chips, flash memory chips, dual port SRAM based CMOS first-in/first-out memory chips, application specific products, and other semi-conductor products and components.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of presentation

The accompanying financial statements were prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in ROC. The Company’s significant accounting policies are summarized as follows:

Cash equivalents

Government bonds acquired under resale agreements with original maturity dates of less than three months are classified as cash equivalents.

Investments in mutual funds

These investments are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Costs of investments sold are determined using the weighted-average method.

Allowance for doubtful receivables

Allowance for doubtful accounts is provided based on evaluation of the collectibility of the receivables evaluated based upon the overall financial condition and payment history of the individual customers as well as the age of the receivables.

Sales and allowances for sales returns and discounts

Sales are recognized upon shipment of products to customers. Allowances for sales returns and discounts are provided based on experience; such provisions are deducted from sales and the related costs of products are deducted from cost of products sold.

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Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of standard cost (which approximates actual weighted average cost) or market value. Market value represents replacement cost for raw materials and net realizable value for other inventories.

Investments in shares of stock

Investments in shares of stock of companies wherein the Company exercises significant influence on their operating or financial decisions are accounted for using the equity method. Under the equity method, the investment are initially carried at cost and subsequently adjusted for the proportionate equity of the Company in the net income or net loss of the investees. The difference between the costs of the investment and the Company’s proportionate share in the net assets of the investees at the date of acquisition is amortized using the straight-line method over five years. Such amortization is recognized as a component of “Equity in net income or net loss of investee companies” account shown in the statements of income.

The Company will discontinue its recognition of its equity in the net loss of the investees when the carrying value of the investment (including advances) is reduced to zero. However, in cases where the Company guarantees the obligations or is committed to provide further financial support to an investee company, or if the investee’s losses are temporary and evidence sufficiently shows imminent return to profitability in the foreseeable future, then, the Company continues to recognize its share in the net loss of the investees. The resulting negative carrying value of the investment and advances are reported as a liability on the balance sheets.

The entire amount of the gains or losses on sales to majority owned subsidiaries are deferred until such gains or losses are realized through the subsequent sale of the related products to third parties. The gains or losses on the sales made by the majority owned subsidiaries to the Company are deferred by the Company to the extent of its equity interest in such subsidiaries until such gains or losses are realized also through the subsequent sale of the related products to unrelated parties. On the other hand, the gains or loss arising from the transactions between more than 20% owned investee companies is deferred in proportion to the ownership percentage in the investee company that recognizes the gains or losses until realized through transactions with third parties.

Other investments in shares of stock are accounted for at costs. A decline in value is accounted for as follows:

  • a. Stock with quoted market prices. The temporary decline in market values and the reversal of such declines are included in stockholders’ equity. However, an other than temporary decline in the value of the investment is charged to current income.

  • b. Stock with no quoted market prices. A reduction that is other than a temporary decline in the carrying value of the investment is charged to current income.

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Cash dividends received in the year the investment is made is accounted for as reduction in the carrying value of the investment while cash dividends received in subsequent years are recognized as investment income. No investment income is recognized on stock dividends received.

The costs of investments sold are determined using the weighted average method.

- Property, plant and equipment and non operating properties

Property, plant and equipment and non-operating properties are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Major additions, renewals and betterment are capitalized, while maintenance and repairs are expensed currently.

The initial estimate of the service lives of the property, plant and equipment is as follows: Machinery and equipment, 2 to 7 years; buildings and auxiliary equipment, 2 to 55 years; furniture and fixtures, 3 to 5 years; tooling, 2 years; transportation equipment, 3 to 5 years; equipment under capital lease, 2 to 3 years; and leasehold improvements, 3 to 10 years. The foregoing service lives plus one year to represent the estimated salvage value are used to depreciate the property, plant and equipment using the straight-line method. The carrying value of property, plant and equipment, which were fully depreciated using the foregoing service lives, but are still being used by the Company are depreciated over their remaining estimated service lives.

Property, plant and equipment covered by agreements qualifying as capital leases are carried at the lower of the market value of the leased equipment or the present value, at the inception of the lease, of the minimum lease payments, and are depreciated over the leased equipment’s useful lives. The effective interest method is used to allocate each lease payment between principal and interest expense. The difference between the selling price and the carrying value of the leaseback assets was recorded as unrealized loss on sale-leaseback, and is amortized over the contract period as depreciation expense.

Upon sale or disposal of items of properties, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any gain or loss is credited or charged to current income. Any such gain generated prior to 2001, less applicable income tax, is reclassified to capital surplus at end of the year.

Intangible assets

Intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over the following periods: Technology, 5 years or contract periods; patents, contract periods; deferred charges, 3 to 10 years; computer software and electrical installation costs, 3 to 5 years.

Convertible and exchangeable bonds

The excess of the stated redemption price over the face value of the bond is recognized as interest expense over a period starting from the issue date to the last day of the redemption period, using the effective interest rate method.

Capital stock account is credited for the face value of the bond converted into the Company’s shares of stock and the excess of the face value of the bond as of the date of its conversion over its face value is credited to capital surplus account.

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The carrying value and the related cost of the exchangeable bonds are removed from the accounts when exchanged for the ProMOS’ shares of stock, and the excess of the conversion price of the bond as of the date of its conversion over its related carrying amounts is credited or charged to income. The issue cost of the convertible and exchangeable bonds is amortized as expenses during the entire term of the bond.

Pension costs

Pension costs are recorded based on actuarial calculations. Unrecognized net transition obligation is amortized over 23 years.

Income tax

The Company adopts inter-period income tax allocation method. Deferred income tax assets are recognized for the tax effects of deductible temporary differences, unused tax credits, and operating loss carryforwards and those of taxable temporary differences are recognized as deferred income tax liabilities. Valuation allowance is provided for deferred tax assets that are not certain to be realized. A deferred tax asset or liability is classified as current or noncurrent based on the classification of the related asset or liability. However, if a deferred asset or liability cannot be related to an asset or liability in the financial statements, then it is classified as current or noncurrent based on the expected reversal date of the temporary difference.

Adjustments of prior years’ tax liabilities are added to or deducted from the current year’s tax provision.

Income taxes (10%) on undistributed earnings generated are recorded as expense in the year when the stockholders have effectively decided that earnings shall be retained.

Revenue recognition

Sales are recognized when titles of products and risks of ownerships are transferred to customers, primarily upon shipment.

Derivative financial instruments

Foreign-currency forward exchange contracts are recorded in New Taiwan Dollars as assets or liabilities at spot rates on the inception dates of the contracts. The difference in the New Taiwan Dollars amounts translated using the spot rates and the amounts translated using the contracted forward rates are also recognized as premiums or discounts on the inception dates of the forward contracts. Premiums or discounts are amortized using the straight-line method over the terms of the forward contracts and the amortization is recognized as income. On the balance sheet dates, the gains or losses on the foreign currency receivables or payables arising from these forward contracts are recognized as income.

Also, the receivables and payables related to the forward contracts are netted out, and the net amount is presented as either an asset or a liability.

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Interest rate swap transactions are entered into to hedge the Company’s interest rate exposures on its various obligations. The net interest payable or receivable under such contracts is recorded as an adjustment to the interest income or expense of the obligations hedged.

- Foreign currency transactions

Foreign-currency transactions, except derivative financial instruments, are recorded in New Taiwan Dollars at the rates of exchange in effect when the transactions occur. Gains or losses resulting from the application of different foreign exchange rates when cash in foreign currency is converted into New Taiwan Dollars, or when foreign-currency receivables or payables are settled, are credited or charged to income in the year of conversion or settlement. On the balance sheet dates, the balances of foreign-currency assets and liabilities are restated at the prevailing exchange rates and the resulting differences are charged to current income except those foreign currency denominated investments in shares of stock where such differences are accounted for as translation adjustments under stockholders’ equity.

Changes in accounting estimates

The useful life of related SRAM technology bought from Infineon Technologies AG was determined to be shorter than previously estimated according to industrial specialist’s judgement. The Company obtained approval from Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) on December 18, 2000 to change the useful life from 10 years to 5 years. The foregoing change in the estimated service life increased the net loss for the year ended December 31, 2001 by $1,269,060.

Reclassifications

Certain accounts in the financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2000 have been reclassified to conform to the financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2001.

3. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS


Cash and bank deposits

Bonds acquired under resale agreements


Less: Pledged time deposits
- Current
- Non-current

December 31
2001
2000
$ 11,180,437 $ 13,140,477
168,008

5,743
11,348,445 13,146,220
6,116,343
9,824,497
174,750

165,400
$ 5,057,352
$ 3,156,323
2001

$ 11,180,437
168,008

11,348,445
6,116,343
174,750

$ 5,057,352
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4. INVESTMENTS IN MUTUAL FUNDS


Acquisition costs of open-end funds

Less - allowance for decline in value

December 31
2001
2000
$ 195,481 $ 716,932
27,523

64,004
$ 167,958
$ 652,928
2001

$ 195,481
27,523

$ 167,958

The allowance for decline in value for open-end funds is based on the net asset values as of December 31 of each year.

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE


Related parties

Third party
Allowances for:
Doubtful accounts
Sales returns and discounts


December 31
2001
2000
$ 463,596
$ 1,870,403
841,455 1,435,856
31,125
32,684
111,946

16,958
698,384
1,386,214
$ 1,161,980
$ 3,256,617
2001

$ 463,596

841,455
31,125
111,946

698,384

$ 1,161,980

5. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

INVENTORIES


Finished goods

Work in process

Materials and spare parts


Less – allowance for losses

December 31
2001
2000
$ 1,673,552 $ 2,747,262
1,099,498 1,910,027
173,208

267,737
2,946,258 4,925,026
1,621,594

458,674
$ 1,324,664
$ 4,466,352
2001

$ 1,673,552
1,099,498
173,208

2,946,258
1,621,594

$ 1,324,664

6. INVENTORIES

7. INVESTMENTS IN SHARES OF

STOCK



Equity method:
ProMOS Technologies Inc.
(ProMOS)

Giant Haven Investments (BVI)
Ltd. (Giant Haven)
Mosel Vitelic Corporation (MVC)
Ultima Electronics Co. (Ultima)
December 31 December 31
% of
Owner-
Ship
2001

% of
Owner-
Ship

47

100
100
8
2000
Carrying
Value

$ 15,689,618
4,963,112

2,231,986
291,221
Carrying
Value

$ 18,836,238
-
2,146,198
289,894

48

-
100
8

(Forward)

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DenMOS Technology, Inc.
(DenMOS)

United Memories Inc. (UMI)
PlusMOS Technology Inc.
(PlusMOS)
Mosel Vitelic Semiconductor
K. K. (MVS KK)
ChipMOS Technologies Inc.
(ChipMOS)
Dai-Gin Investment Co. (DGI)
Cost method:
Aplus Technology, Inc.
Taiwan Asia Pacific Venture
Fund Ltd. (BVI) (TAPVF)
Precision Semi-Conductor Mask
Co. (PSM)


Excess of cumulative share in net loss
over the acquisition costs of the
investments:
Vision2000 Venture (Cayman)
Ltd. (Vision2000)

Dai-Gin Investment Co. (DGI)

$ 248,138 55

123,424 100
74,589 35
40,909 100
-
-
-
-
92,600 9
28,035 4
23,000
1
$ 23,806,632


$ 1,854,931 100

155,430
100

$ 2,010,361

$ -
-
103,068 100

179,636 35
45,324 100
5,553,076 45
602,001 100

92,600 9
28,035 4
23,000
1
$ 27,899,070

$ 718,549 100
-

-
$ 718,549

The carrying values of the equity-accounted investments (except for MV KK in 2001 and UMI in 2000) and the related equity in net income or net loss for the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000 were based on audited financial statements in the same period.

The equity in net income or net loss are summarized as follows:

2001

Investees
ProMOS
( $ 2,878,186 )
Vision2000
( 1,165,125 )
DGI
(
767,665 )
Giant Haven
(
629,578 )
ChipMOS
127,492
PlusMOS
(
105,047 )
MVC
(
29,513 )
DenMOS
(
26,802 )
UMI
5,789
MV KK
(
2,778 )
Ultima
1,327
MVS KK
(
943
)
2000
$ 2,837,341

849,572
(
831,071 )

-

729,753
(
240,364 )
(
250,194 )

-
(
12,744 )

-

12,904

97,953

( $ 5,471,029 ) $ 3,193,150

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The following financial statements were audited by auditors other than T N Soong & Co: Financial statements of Ultima as of and for the year ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, and those of Sun-Fund Securities Ltd. (SFS), Land Mark Venture Capital Corp. (LMVC), Ber-Der Investment Co., Ltd. (BDI), Sun-Fund Security Investment Advisory Ltd. (SFSIA), and Mou-Jui Management Consulting Co., Ltd. (MJMC), as of and for the year ended December 31, 2000, the investment in which is accounted for using the equity method of accounting by Mou-Fu Investment Co., Ltd. (MFI) which is accounted for by DGI, using the equity method of accounting.

The direct equity interest of the Company in Ultima represents 8% of its outstanding capital stock (OCS). In addition to indirectly owned equity through ownership in other investee companies, the Company’s total direct and indirect equity interest in Ultima was 21% of its OCS.

The Company exchanged its investment in 377,278 thousands of ChipMOS common shares with 37,728 thousands common shares of ChipMOS Technologies (Bermuda) Ltd. (ChipMOS-Bermuda) pursuant to a Purchase and Subscription Agreement (Agreement) entered into on January 12, 2001. Subsequently, on December 17, 2001, the Company executed another agreement whereby it exchanged all its holdings of common shares of ChipMOS -Bermuda with those of Giant Haven Investments (BVI) Ltd. (Giant Haven). The Company, which prior to the execution of these agreements, had 45% equity interest in ChipMOS, thus became the major shareholder of Giant Haven, which, in turn, has indirect 47% equity interest in ChipMOS through its direct 67% equity interest in ChipMOS-Bermuda. The shares of stock of ChipMOS-Bermuda is listed and traded on National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (NASDAQ) since June 19, 2001. On March 6, 2001, the Company acquired 27,494 thousand shares of DenMOS, representing 55% of its OCS, for $274,940. DenMOS designs LCD driver integrated circuit products.

The Company, on January 2, 2002, disposed 150,000 thousand ProMOS shares in the open market. The total selling price was $3,150,000 (or an average selling price was $21 per share) and the gain on disposal was $1,561,876. As a result of such disposal, the Company represents 43% of ProMOS’s OCS. In addition, on January 25, 2002, the Company increased its investments on Giant Haven by acquiring 12,000 thousand shares at is US$1 per share. As a result of the said additional acquisition, the Company held 154,006 thousand (100% owned) Giant Haven shares.

8. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Accumulated depreciation consists of:

Accumulated depreciation consists of:


Machinery and equipment

Buildings and auxiliary equipment
Furniture and fixtures
(Forward)
December 31
2001
2000
$ 12,410,678 $ 10,996,348
1,213,693
1,050,842
280,411
272,972
2001

$ 12,410,678
1,213,693
280,411
  • 16 -
Tooling

Transportation equipment
Equipment under capital lease
Leasehold improvements

$ 38,394
3,847
18,161
2,900

$ 13,968,084
$ 32,417

6,308

-
1,902
$ 12,360,789

The Company sold certain machinery and equipment to a domestic leasing company, and simultaneously leased them back under agreements that qualify as capital lease since the agreements contains bargain purchase options. The period of sale-leaseback is 1 year from October 2001 to October 2002 with the lease paid monthly. The future lease obligation amounted to $191,463 as of December 31, 2001.

9. INTANGIBLE ASSETS – NET


Technology

Patents
Deferred charges
Computer software and electrical installations

December 31
2001
2000
$ 7,558,104 $ 10,720,271
97,255
258,507
77,522
121,447
24,164

36,403
$ 7,757,045
$ 11,136,628
2001

$ 7,558,104
97,255
77,522
24,164

$ 7,757,045

The Company paid a specified amount of license fee to Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (SAG) for 64Mb and 256Mb DRAM technology and technologies related to back-end processes pursuant to license agreements dated September 26, 1996 and August 19, 1997. SAG subsequently transferred all its rights and obligations under the foregoing license agreements to Infineon Technologies A.G. (Infineon) on March 15, 2000. Infineon was formerly the semiconductor business of SAG that was spun off into a separate entity in April 1999.

The Company has patent agreements with several foreign companies under which it pays royalties based on schedules of payments set forth in the agreements.

10. NON-OPERATING PROPERTIES – NET


Buildings and equipment leased to others

Dormitory used by employees
Office building and other assets

December 31
2001
2000
$ 853,094 $ 681,146
593,984
621,705
63,883

216,665
$ 1,510,961
$ 1,519,516
2001

$ 853,094
593,984
63,883

$ 1,510,961

Buildings and equipment leased to others included those leased to ProMOS and DenMOS, among others, under the operating lease agreements.

  • 17 -
BANK LOANS


Loan for importation of materials. The amount of the
original currencies of the loans was US$1,412 thousand
in 2001 and US$445 thousand and¥283,500 thousand
in 2000. The 2001 loans mature in June 2002 and the
2000 loans matured in June 2001. The loans bear
interest at 2.63% to 4.49% in 2001 and 1.348% to 7.766%
in 2000

Operating capital loan. This loan is due in October 2002
and bears interest at 2.62% to 7.85%.

December 31 December 31
2001

$ 49,350
3,875,215

$ 3,924,565
2000
$ 96,662
-
$ 96,662

11. BANK LOANS

The unused credit lines that are available for bank loans as of December 31, 2001 amounted to $1,310,507 (consisting of $1,274,054 and US$1,043 thousand.)

12. COMMERCIAL PAPER

The commercial paper, which was guaranteed by several financial institutions, was due in June 2002 and bore annual interest rate ranging from 2.72% to 4.30%.

13. LONG-TERM BANK LOANS


Bank loans collateralized by building. Granted on March
1999. This is payable in 8 semi-annual installments
commencing in September 2000 and a final installment
in March 2004. The loan bears interest at floating rate
that ranges from 7.30% to 7.60% as of December 31,
2001 and ranges from 7.6% to 8.32% as of December 31,
2000

Bank loans collateralized by building. Granted on
November 2001. This is payable in monthly
installments commencing in December 2002 and a final
installment in November 2008. The loan bore interest
at floating rate 7.35%
Bank loans collateralized by building. Granted on
October 30, 1998. This is payable in quarterly
installments in April 2002. The loan bore interest at
floating rate 6.36% to 6.06% and 6.63% to 6.77% as of
December 31, 2001 and 2000.
Syndicated Bank Loans granted on:
November 14, 1998
September 15,1997
December 31
2001
2000
$ 375,000 $ 525,000
300,000
-
31,650
94,970
- 1,701,257
-
20,730
2001

$ 375,000
300,000
31,650
-
-

(Forward)

  • 18 -
Credit loans granted on September 1999. This is payable Credit loans granted on September 1999. This is payable
in March 2001 and bore interest at floating rate that
ranges from 8.00% to 8.30%. $ -
$
70,000
706,650 2,411,957
Less – current portion 181,650
2,005,307
$ 525,000
$ 406,650
14. BONDS ISSUED December 31
2001
2000
Bonds issued in July 1996 (the “July 1996 Bonds”)
Aggregate face value of bonds issued $ 2,000,000 $ 2,000,000
Converted into 71,489 thousand shares and
70,019 thousand shares as of December 31, 2001
and 2000, respectively (
1,976,000
) ( 1,879,100 )
Accrued redemption premium 7,741
38,255
31,741
159,155
Bonds issued in May 1998 (the “May 1998 Bonds”)
Aggregate face value of bonds issued 5,000,000 5,000,000
Converted into 97,995 thousand shares as of
December 31, 2001 and 2000 (
3,389,600
) ( 3,389,600 )
Accrued redemption premium 507,945
353,782
2,118,345
1,964,182
Bonds issued in October and November 1998. This is
due in October and November 2001 and bears annual
interest rates of 7.52% and 7.18%.
Original issue - 2,000,000
Redemption -
( 600,000
)
-
1,400,000
Bonds issued in January 1999. This is due in January
2002 and bears interest at floating rate (currently
6.8%, up to 9%) 2,000,000
2,000,000
Issued on February 2000 (the “February 2000 Bonds”)
Aggregate face value of bonds issued 5,242,500 4,962,000
Converted into 7,833 thousand shares as of
December 31, 2001 and 2000. ( 955,533 ) ( 904,407 )
Redemption ( 174,750 ) -
Accrued redemption premium 704,310
317,013
4,816,527
4,374,606
Bonds issued in April 2000. This is due in April 2003
and bears interest at floating rate that ranges from
5.70% to 7.85%. 5,500,000
5,500,000
14,466,613 15,397,943
Less -current portion 2,000,000
1,400,000
$ 12,466,613
$ 13,997,943
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The July 1996 Bonds, the May 1998 Bonds and the February 2000 Bonds (collectively the “Bonds”) will mature on July 2006, May 2008 and February 2005, respectively, and bear annual interest rates of 2.5%, 0% and 1%, respectively. The July 1996 Bonds and the May 1998 Bonds are convertible into shares of stock of the Company at $40.40 and $46.58 per share (both adjustable), respectively from October 1996 to July 2006 and from August 1998 to May 2008, respectively. The February 2000 Bonds are convertible into shares of stock of ProMOS at $107.41 (adjustable) per share. The conversion period is from February 2, 2000 to February 1, 2005. The Company may redeem the bonds at certain period prior to the maturity date, and the holders of the May 1998 Bonds and the February 2000 Bonds may redeem the bonds with the par value of the bonds plus the accrued redemption premium from May 2003 and February 2003, respectively.

As of December 31, 2001, the Company has provided shares of 154,800 thousand, 425,004 thousand and 497,201 thousand shares in investment of ProMOS as security for the bonds issued in January 1999, in April 2000, and the February 2000 Bonds, respectively. Also, the Company has provided $369,311 and USD$15,570 thousand of time deposits to security for the bonds issued in January 1999 and the February 2000 Bond, respectively.

15. SAMURAI BONDS


Samurai bonds

Less – current portion

December 31
2001
2000
$ 3,332,500 $ 3,612,500
3,332,500

-
$ -
$ 3,612,500
2001

$ 3,332,500
3,332,500

$ -

The total par value of the bond is ¥12,500,000 thousand. They were issued on June 12, 1997 in Japan and will mature on June 12, 2002. Such bonds, which are unsecured, bear annual fixed interest rate of 2.8% that is payable semi-annually.

16. PENSION PLAN

The Company has a pension plan for all regular employees that provides benefits based on length of service and average monthly salary for the six months before retirement. The Company makes monthly contributions, equal to 2% of salaries, to a pension fund (the “Fund”). The Fund is administered by a pension fund monitoring committee and deposited in the committee’s name in the Central Trust of China.

  • 20 -

Certain pension information is as follows:

2001
2000
a. Pension cost
Service cost $ 15,558 $ 19,021
Interest cost 5,791 7,307
Projected return on plan assets ( 8,113 ) ( 7,711 )
Amortization of unrecognized net transition
obligation ( 576
) ( 1,451
)
$ 12,660
$ 17,166
b. Reconciliation of the funded status of the plan and
accrued pension cost:
Benefit obligations:
Vested benefit obligation ( $ 19,122 ) ( $ 12,101 )
Nonvested benefit obligation ( 51,313
) ( 55,091
)
Accumulated benefit obligation ( 70,435 ) ( 67,192 )
Additional benefits based on future salaries ( 63,347
) ( 76,660
)
Projected benefit obligation ( 133,782 ) ( 143,852 )
Fair value of plan assets 136,046
131,020
Funded status 2,264 ( 12,832 )
Unrecognized net transition obligation 17,061 18,064
Unrecognized net actuarial gain ( 61,564
) ( 44,379
)
Accrued pension cost ($ 42,239
) ($ 39,147
)
c. Vested benefit – undiscounted ($ 21,453
) ($ 13,413
)
d. Actuarial assumptions:
Discount rates used in determining present values 5.0% 6.0%
Future salary increase rate 5.0% 6.0%
Expected rate of return on plan assets 5.0% 6.0%
e. Contributions to pension fund $
9,568
$ 11,397
f. Payments from pension fund $
9,834
$
858

17. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

On September 23,1999, the Company issued 9,980 thousand units of global depositary receipts (GDR), at an aggregate issue price of $2,770,000 or $27.70 per share representing 99,800 thousand shares of its common stock. Simultaneous to the issuance of the GDR, the Company also issued 200 thousand shares to its employees.

Capital surplus, pursuant to ROC Company Law, can be only used to offset a deficit or be transferred to capital as stock dividend. Such transfers from capital surplus to capital (as a stock dividend) are limited to the following: (i) donations (donated capital); (ii) the excess of the issue price over the par value of the capital stock issued; (iii) the excess of the sale price over the par value of treasury stock sold; and (iv) the excess of the issue price over the par value of shares issued in a business combination.

  • 21 -

The Company’s Articles of Incorporation provides that the following may be appropriated, if approved by the stockholders, from the accumulated net income after deducting any previously accumulated deficit and the 10% legal reserve: (a) a special reserve, if deemed necessary, (b) 10% as bonus to employees, in cases where any dividend is distributed or paid by the Company, (c) no more than 2% as remuneration to directors and supervisors, also in cases where any dividend is distributed or paid by the Company, and (d) dividends to stockholders. Also, bonus and dividends can only be distributed and/or paid after all income tax obligations of the Company are paid.

Dividends are either in cash or in he from of stock. Also, the ratio of distribution shall be based on the future capital needed. If the Company acquired sufficient funds from the capital market for operation of the year and when the declared dividends is more than $2 dollars per share, the cash dividends shall be distributed as at least 10% of the excess of total dividends declared over $2 dollars. But, stock dividend can be distributed out of the capital surplus pursuant to relevant regulations after taking into account the finance, business, operation and capital structure of the Company.

These appropriations and the disposition of the remaining net income are approved by the stockholders in the following year and given effect to in the financial statements of that year.

The above-mentioned appropriation for legal reserve is made until the reserve equals the aggregate par value of the Company’s outstanding capital stock. Such reserve can only be used to offset a deficit; or, when it has reached 50% of the aggregate par value of the Company’s outstanding capital stock, up to 50% thereof can be declared as stock dividend.

Pursuant to current regulations promulgated by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), a special reserve equivalent to the debit balance of any account shown in the stockholder equity of the balance sheets, such as unrealized loss on investments in shares of stock and cumulative translation adjustments, shall be appropriated from retained earnings. The special reserve shall be adjusted accordingly based on the debit balance of such accounts as at balance sheet dates.

Under the Integrated Income Tax System that became effective on January 1, 1998, resident individual stockholders are allowed tax credits for the income tax paid by the Company on earnings generated also as of January 1, 1998. An Imputation Credit Account (ICA) is maintained by the Company actually paid by or withheld from the Company and the tax credit allocated to each stockholder. The maximum credit available for allocation to each stockholder cannot exceed the balance shown in the ICA on the date of distribution of dividends.

  • 22 -

18. INCOME TAX

  • a. A reconciliation of income tax expense – there is no income tax expense for year 2001. Current and income tax expense based on income tax at statutory rate for year 2000 is shown below:
2000
Income tax expense on income before income tax at statutory rate $ 341,433
Temporary differences (
9,462
)
Permanent differences and other ( 628,965
)
Income tax expense – current ( $ 296,994
)
  • b. Income tax benefit (expense) as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 consist of:
2001
2000
Income tax expense – current $
-
$ -
Net change in deferred income tax benefit (expenses)
for the year:
Temporary differences 362,418 119,865
Operating loss carryforwards 2,792,305 747,076
Tax credit ( 76,641 ) ( 572,720 )
Valuation allowance ( 4,184,045 ) 107,539
Additional 10% on the unappropriated earnings ( 40,531
) -
Income tax benefit (expense) ( $ 1,146,494
)$ 401,760
  • c. Deferred income tax assets as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 consisted of the tax effects of the following:

Current:
Tax credit on machinery and equipment

Research and development expenditures
Temporary differences
Tax credit from shareholders’ shares

Operating loss carryforwards


Less - valuation allowance
(
2001

$ 33,974
87,829
639,991
1,363,988
362,156

2,487,938
2,487,938
)(
$ -
2000
$ 179,340

29,882

466,001

-
-

675,223

209,223
)
$ 466,000

(Forward)

  • 23 -
Noncurrent:
Tax credit on machinery and equipment

Research and development expenditures
Tax credit from shareholders’ shares

Operating loss carryforwards

Temporary differences
(

Less - valuation allowance
(
$ 18,363
265,652
1,362,921
5,364,942

420,749
) (
6,591,129
2,843,992
) (
$ 3,747,137
$ 41,368

272,400
2,726,909
2,934,793

609,177
)
5,366,293

938,662
)
$ 4,427,631

The effective tax rate for deferred income tax as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 is 25%.

  • d. Integrated income tax information. The balances of the ICA (see Note 17) were $8,241 and $4,299 as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively.

The actual tax credit rate was 0.2% as of December 31, 2000. There was no distribution of retained earnings in 2001.

  • e. The unappropriated retained earning information. The unappropriated earnings as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 did not include any earning generated prior to December 31, 1997.

Unused tax credits outstanding as of December 31, 2001 will expire as follows:


Year of Expiry

2002

2003
2004
2005 and thereafter

Credits on
Machinery
and
Equipment
$ 33,974
3,230
1,778

13,355
$ 52,337
R&D
Shareholders’
Expenditures
Shares
$ 87,829
$ 1,363,988
86,897
963,595
90,784
399,326

87,971

-
$ 353,481
$ 2,726,909
Operating Loss
Carryforwards










$ 362,156
991,148
1,210,247
3,163,547
$ 5,727,098

Income tax returns through 1998 have been examined and cleared by the tax authorities.

  • 24 -

19. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

  • a. The Company has transactions with the following related parties:

Name Relationship

1) Direct subsidiaries

Mosel Vitelic Corporation (MVC) Mosel Vitelic Semiconductor K. K. (MVS KK) ProMOS Technologies Inc. (ProMOS) PlusMOS Technology Inc. (PlusMOS) DenMOS Technology Inc. (DenMOS) Ultima Electronics Co. (Ultima)

United Memories Inc. (UMI) Dai-Gin Investment Co. (DGI) Mosel Vitelic K. K. (MV KK)

A wholly owned subsidiary A wholly owned subsidiary

A 47% owned investee A 35% owned investee A 55% owned subsidiary A 8% directly owned investee (combined directly and indirect equity interest is 21%) A wholly owned subsidiary A wholly owned subsidiary A wholly owned subsidiary (dissolved in December 2001)

  • 2) Indirect subsidiaries

Harvest Century Enterprises Limited A wholly owned subsidiary of (Harvest) PacMOS PacMOS Technologies Holdings A 32% indirectly owned investee Limited (PacMOS) ChipMOS Technologies Inc. A 45% indirectly owned investee (ChipMOS) SyncMOS Technologies Inc., Taiwan A 32% owned investee of PacMOS branch (SyncMOS Taiwan branch) SyncMOS Microelectronic Inc. A 37% owned investee of SyncMOS (SyncMOS) Taiwan Branch InterMOS Technologies Corp. Indirectly owns 100% ownership (InterMOS) Billion Create Technologies Co. A wholly owned subsidiary of (Billion-Create) PlusMOS (dissolved in November

A wholly owned subsidiary of PlusMOS (dissolved in November 2001)

  • 25 -

b. Related party transactions other than those disclosed in other notes:

At end of year
Accounts receivable
Ultima
MVC
MVS KK
PlusMOS
SyncMOS
PacMOS
Harvest
DenMOS
ProMOS
Other receivables
ProMOS
SyncMOS
DenMOS
ChipMOS
MVC
PlusMOS
Ultima
InterMOS
MVS KK
SyncMOS Taiwan branch
Notes and accounts payable
ChipMOS
ProMOS
PlusMOS
MVC
Other payables
MVC
ProMOS
ChipMOS
UMI
PlusMOS
SyncMOS Taiwan branch











2001
%

18
7
7
4
2
2

-

-

-

40

10
2
1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

13

28
9
1

-

38

27
11
7
1

-
-
46
































2000 %
4
2
51

-

-

-

-

-
-
57
5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
3
2
10
24
9

-
2
Amount

$ 203,149
81,263
77,242
46,565
28,284
23,073
2,754
1,266
-

$ 463,596

$ 38,893
7,367
3,306
782
623
292
274
121
117
-

$ 51,775

$ 734,167
227,180
17,372
-

$ 978,719

$ 375,982
153,889
101,826
12,527
356
149
$ 644,729
Amount

$ 129,866

76,149
1,663,670

28

-

-

-

-
690

$ 1,870,403

$ 16,816

-

-

750

1,436

416

479

-

10,647
6,842

$ 37,386

$ 687,241

258,212

-
60,550































$ 1,006,003

$ 32,529

9,697

8,800

12,132

-
-
$ 63,158
35
5
2
2
1

-
-
10

(Forward)

  • 26 -
Prepaid expenses
ProMOS

Advance in rental
ProMOS

SyncMOS
DenMOS


Guarantee deposits
ProMOS

For the year
Product sales
Ultima

MVC
PlusMOS
MVS KK
SyncMOS
PacMOS
Harvest
DenMOS
ChipMOS
ProMOS
Billion-Create


Technology service revenue
ChipMOS

ProMOS


Purchases
ProMOS

Subcontract expenses
ChipMOS

PlusMOS

$ 82,926
20

$ 5,307 44
1,881 15
299
2

$ 7,487
61

$ 14,487
1

$ 1,265,998 13
693,987 7
629,412 7
309,021 3
37,899 1
29,943
-
2,719
-
1,190
-
76
-
-
-
-

-

$ 2,970,245
31

$ 2,967 85
509
15

$ 3,476
100

$ 553,222
8

$ 2,456,419 84
50,542
2

$ 2,506,961
86
$ -

-
$ -
-

-
-
-

-
$ -

-
$ 9,685
2
$ 1,461,888 5
2,633,691 10
1,085,774 4
3,924,621 15

-
-

-
-

-
-

-
-

192,923 1

2,752
-
283,878
1
$ 9,585,527
36
$ 1,659 8
22,186
104
$ 23,845
112
$ 942,727
6
$ 4,026,532 41
-

-
$ 4,026,532
41

(Forward)

  • 27 -
Research and development expense
MVC

UMI
ProMOS
ChipMOS


Marketing expenses – commission
MV KK

MVC


Rental revenue
ProMOS

SyncMOS
DenMOS
DGI


Rental expense
ChipMOS

ProMOS


Other non-operating income
ProMOS

ChipMOS
SyncMOS
SyncMOS Taiwan branch
Ultima
PlusMOS
DenMOS
InterMOS
MVC


Proceeds from disposal of properties
SyncMOS

ProMOS

$ 442,050 9
161,609 3
13,615
-
62,804
1

$ 680,078
13

$ 3,470 2
2,913
2

$ 6,383
4

$ 59,065 66
6,345 7
2,798 3
80

-

$ 68,288
76

$ 5,717 1
5,040
1

$ 10,757
2

$ 30,791 4
7,755 1
7,447 1
7,277 1
2,800
-
2,277
-
1,681
-
987
-
174

-

$ 61,189
7

$ 27,258 11
-

-

$ 27,258
11
$ 372,857 11

135,079 4

58,130 1
38,059
1
$ 604,125
17
$ -
-
10,506
5
$ 10,506
5
$ 35,580 64

-

-
-

-
$ 35,580
64
$ 7,550 21
5,040
14
$ 12,590
35
$ 37,721 1

7,776 1

-
-

1,058
-

1,300
-

1,724
-

-
-

-
-
-

-
$ 49,579
2
$ -
-
178,531
83
$ 178,531
83
  • 28 -

The sales prices to MVC and MVS KK, as a percentage of the selling prices to third parties, were 90% (increased to 92% starting from July 2001) and 96%, respectively. The payment terms of the sales are similar to those with non-related parties except for the following:

  • a. Ultima - according to the related contracts with specific days (7 days, 30 days and 120 days) after the shipment dates of the products.

  • b. PlusMOS - 7 days after the shipment dates of the products.

  • c. MVS KK - 120 days after the end of the month of sale.

In view of the improvement in the industry, the Company adjusted the payment term of sales to both ChipMOS and ProMOS from 90 days and 120 days, respectively, to 120 days after month end from November 2001 to April 2002.

MVC and UMI are conducting, on behalf of the Company, research and development (R&D) on certain products. The Company reimburses the expenses incurred by MVC and UMI related to foregoing R&D activities plus a fee equivalent to 5% and 10%(adjusted to 2% and 8% from July 2001), respectively, of the actual expenses.

20. PLEDGED OR MORTGAGED ASSETS

The following assets are pledged or mortgaged as collaterals to secure the customs duties obligations, short-term loans, long-term loans, secured bonds, exchangeable bonds of the Company and forward contracts as well as obligations of related companies:



Time deposits:
Current Assets

Other Assets
Refundable deposits:
Current assets
Other assets
Shares of stock (shown as investments in shares of
stock):
ProMOS – 1,077,005 thousand shares in 2001 and
576,005 thousand shares in 2000

Property, plant and equipment – net
Non-operating properties:
R&D buildings-net
Dormitory used by employees-net

December 31
2001
2000
$ 6,116,343 $ 9,824,497
174,750
165,400
24,919
-
537,466
-
10,979,211
8,605,515
3,191,043
5,092,361
143,859
150,776
538,282

621,706
$ 21,705,873
$ 24,460,255
2001

$ 6,116,343
174,750
24,919
537,466
10,979,211
3,191,043
143,859
538,282

$ 21,705,873
  • 29 -

21. SIGNIFICANT LONG-TERM OPERATING LEASES

The Company leases parcels of land from the Hsin-Chu Science-Based Industrial Park Administration (SIPA) and ProMOS under several agreements expiring on various dates from 2005 to 2015, but are renewable upon expiration. Annual rentals, which are subjected to adjustments, currently aggregate to $28,649.

The Company also leased certain equipment from Comdisco Trade Inc and Cypress Semiconductor Corp. that will expire in 2002 and 2005, respectively.

Minimum lease payments were as follows:

Years
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 and thereafter
Equipment
$ 459,391
349,500
349,500
174,750
-

-

$ 1,333,141
Land,
Building and
Auxiliary-
Equipment

$ 28,649

28,649

28,649

24,449

23,608

110,032

$ 244,036
Total
$ 488,040

378,149

378,149

199,199

23,608
110,032
$ 1,577,177









  1. SIGNIFICANT COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Significant commitments and contingencies as of December 31, 2001, except those disclosed in other notes to the financial statements, are as follows:

  • a. Unused letters of credit of about US$42 thousand and ¥31,500 thousand.

  • b. As mentioned in Note 20, a portion of the Company’s time deposits amounting to US$46,935 thousand were used to partially secure an obligation of Vision2000. Also, a portion of the Company’s time deposits amounting to $2,302,527 and US$33,339 thousand were used to partially secure an obligation of MFI, a wholly owned subsidiary of DGI. Further, the Company also has guarantee on the borrowings of Ultima of $2,230,000, Vision2000 of $2,374,336 and MFI (an indirect-wholly owned subsidiary of the Company) of $3,967,721.

  • c. Purchase, through SAG, of a certain percentage of wafers produced by ProMOS pursuant to a Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) entered into on September 26, 1996 among the Company, ProMOS and SAG. On March 15, 2000, the rights and obligations of SAG under the JVA were substituted by Infineon.

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  • d. The Company had entered into two forward contracts with Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Limited (CSFB) and Credit Suisse First Boston International (CSFBI) in 1997, respectively. The amounts of contracts are US$120,000 thousand and US$50,000 thousand, which matured at October 2002 and December 2002 respectively. According to the contracts, the Company should pay an amount equivalent to 1.825%~1.8325% of the US$120,000 thousand and US$50,000 thousand every year. CSFBI and the Company, respectively, have options to extend the contract, which final extended maturity dates are October and December 2027. The Company will pay a significant amount of penalty if it terminates the contract in advance.

In September 2000, CSFB and CSFBI brought an action in an English Court (the “Court”) to declare the contracts to be valid. In November 2000, the Company terminated the contracts and filed a defense and counterclaim with the Court. The counterclaim seeks to have these two contracts declared invalid or, alternatively, seeks to have CSFB and CSFBI declared to be in breach of the contracts. The counterclaim also seeks repayment for all annual payments totaling to US$6,299 thousand that the Company has paid, the security deposit payments with CSFB and CSFBI of US$5,000 thousand (other assets) and damages as compensation for breach of contract. In January 2001, CSFB and CSFBI also filed their counter suits reasserting that the two contracts are still valid. The counter suits filed by CSFB and CSFBI also seek net claim amounting to approximately US$45,485 thousand in early termination penalty fees.

As of March 5, 2002, the foregoing legal proceedings are still on going in the Court. After consultation with the Company’s general counsel, management believes that the Company’s defense and counterclaim have a reasonable prospect of proving the facts and matters stated in its amended defense and counterclaim, and therefore succeed in its defence. Thus, the management believes that the outcome of the case will not materially affect the Company’s financial position and the result of its operations. Accordingly, no provision has been recorded in the accompanying financial statements in respect of the claims made by CSFB and CSFBI.

  • e. The Company had entered into the Patent Cross License Agreement with Hitachi Ltd. (“Hitachi”) on October 23, 1997. As of November 21, 2001, Hitachi brought an action in the California court to declare that the Company to be in breach of the contract and claimed compensation for the damages (including 3% of net sales of Mosel Higher Memory Capacity DRAMS made by the Company during the contract period), accrued interest, litigation fee, and other compensation. The ascertainment of responsibility and if it is ascertained, the liabilities to pay compensation are debatable. The case is still under the period of investigation. The management cannot evaluate the possible outcome of the case and the related amount of the liability is not estimable. Accordingly, no any provision has been recorded in the accompanying financial statements in respect of the claims from Hitachi. The legal proceedings are still pending with the California Court.

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23. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The information relative to the derivative transactions of the Company is as follows:

  • a. Interest rate (and exchange rate) swap agreements

The Company has entered into interest rate swap agreement to hedge its exposures to rising interest rates that is associated with certain floating rate long-term bank debts (see Note 13). Under such agreement, the Company pays rate of interest on the notional amounts based on LIBOR rates and received specific fixed interest that is based also on LIBOR. Such transactions are summarized as follows:

Contract Date

January 21, 1997
Period
January 23, 1997 – January 23, 2002
Notional Amount
(Thousand)

US$ 4,286

In addition, the Company has also entered into two exchange rate and interest rate swap transactions to hedge exposure to exchange rate fluctuations on its JP¥ -denominated Samurai bonds. The contracts (wherein the Company received interest based on fixed rate of 0.2452% and 0.2438% and pays interest based on variable rates), as of December 31, 2001, are summarized as follows:

Contract Date Period

July 16, 1997 – June 10, 2002
Amount
(Thousand)

JP¥335,680
Type
July 14, 1997 –
July 15, 1997

NT$to JP¥

b. Transaction risks

  • 1) Credit risk. The banks with which the Company has entered into the above contracts are reputable and, therefore, management believes that exposure to credit risks arising from probable default by such counter parties is low.

  • 2) Market risk and hedge strategy. The Company is exposed to market risks arising from changes in interest rates on floating-rate long-term obligations and currency exchange rates arising from U.S. dollar denominated accounts receivable, Yen denominated accounts payable and U.S. dollar denominated debt. In order to manage these exposures, the Company entered into forward contracts and swap contracts. The hedging strategy of the Company is to use the changes in the fair value of the derivatives instruments to offset the changes in the fair value of the hedged items. The Company periodically evaluates the effectiveness of these instruments as hedges of its exposures.

  • 3) Liquidity and cash requirement. Interest and exchange rate swap transactions requires the settlement of the net interest payable or receivable only. The foregoing cash requirements are not material to the Company.

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c. Fair value of financial instruments




Assets
Cash and cash equivalents

Pledged time deposits
(including current portion)
Investments in mutual funds –
Net
Notes receivable
Accounts receivable
Investments in shares of stock
(including credit balance)

Refundable deposits
(including current portion)
Liabilities
Bank loans
Commercial papers
Notes and accounts payable
Royalties payable (including
current portion)
Long-term bank loans
(including current portion)
Bonds issued (including
current portion)

Samurai bonds
Guarantee deposits
(other liabilities)
Derivative financial
instruments
Forward exchange receivables
December 31, 2001

Carrying

Value
Fair Value

$ 5,057,352 $ 5,057,352

6,291,093
6,291,093
167,958
167,958
2,544
2,544
1,161,980
1,161,980
21,796,271 40,815,296

1,195,138
1,195,138
3,924,565
3,924,565
530,000
530,000
2,561,719
2,561,719
2,245,623
2,245,623

706,650
706,650
14,466,613 13,026,938
3,332,500
2,599,350
22,219
22,219

7,386
6,283
December 31, 2000
Carrying
Value
Fair Value
$ 3,156,323 $ 3,156,323

9,989,897
9,989,897

652,928
652,928

19,356
19,356

3,256,617
3,256,617
26,968,537 48,598,621

795,055
795,055

96,662
96,662

-
-

2,841,677
2,841,677

3,214,072
3,214,072

2,411,957
2,411,957
15,397,943 14,667,953

3,612,500
3,468,000

17,478
17,478

68,599
-
Carrying
Value

$ 5,057,352

6,291,093
167,958
2,544
1,161,980
21,796,271

1,195,138
3,924,565
530,000
2,561,719
2,245,623

706,650
14,466,613
3,332,500
22,219

7,386
Carrying
Value

$ 3,156,323

9,989,897

652,928

19,356

3,256,617
26,968,537

795,055

96,662

-

2,841,677

3,214,072

2,411,957
15,397,943

3,612,500

17,478

68,599

Fair values of financial instruments were determined as follows:

  • 1) Short-term financial instruments – carrying values.

  • 2) Investments in mutual funds - market values.

  • 3) Investments in shares of stock - market value for listed companies and net equity value for the others.

  • 4) Refundable guarantee deposits – carrying values.

  • 5) Long-term bank liabilities - forecasted cash flows discounted at present value, using interest rates of similar long-term liabilities. Fair values of long-term liabilities are their carrying values as they use floating interest rates.

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  • 6) The Company calculates the fair value of each contract by the interest swap rate published by the bank, according to the maturity rate of each swap contract.

The fair values shown above pertain only to the fair values of financial instruments and did not include the fair values of non-financial instruments. Accordingly, they do not represent the fair value of the Company.

24. ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES

The following are the additional disclosures required by SFC for the Company and investees:

  • a. Financing provided: Please see Table 1 attached;

  • b. Endorsement/guarantee provided: Please see Table 2 attached;

  • c. Marketable securities held: Please see Table 3 attached;

  • d. Marketable securities acquired and disposed at costs or prices at least $100,000 or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please see Table 4 attached;

  • e. Total purchase from or sale to related parties amounting to at least $100,000 or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please see Table 5 attached;

  • f. Receivable from related parties amounting to at least $100,000 or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please see Table 6 attached;

  • g. Names, locations and related information of investees on which the Company exercises significant influence: Please see Table 7 attached;

  • h. Transactions of derivative financial instruments: Please see Note 23 and the followings.

ProMOS

  • a. ProMOS expects to receive U.S. dollars from its export sales, pays U.S. dollars on its loans and pays Japanese Yen and Euros for certain of its importation of materials, machinery and equipment. It has entered into foreign currency option contracts with banks to hedge exchange rate risks. ProMOS has no open European currency option contract as of December 31, 2001.

  • b. The transaction risks related to options are as follows:

  • 1) Credit risk. This is risk that the counterparty to the contract is unable to meet its obligation to the contracts at settlement dates. ProMOS manages risks by entering into contract with reputable banks.

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  • 2) Liquidity and cash requirement. The cash flow requirements with respect to the foreign currency options are limited to the premium payments and the net differences between the option rate and the prevailing rate. Options may not have to be exercised at all in cases where the strike price is higher than the related market price at the exercise dates of a given option.

  • 3) Market risk and hedge strategy. ProMOS is exposed to market risks arising from fluctuations in currency exchange rates due to U.S. dollar denominated accounts receivable, Yen denominated accounts payable and U.S. dollar denominated debt. In order to manage these exposures, ProMOS entered into option contracts. ProMOS’s hedging strategy is to use instruments that offset the fluctuations in their values with the changes in the values of the underlying exposures. The effectiveness of the hedges is periodically evaluated.

  • 4) Fair value of ProMOS’s financial instruments are as follows:



Assets
Cash

Pledged time deposits
(including other assets
portion)
Bank deposits for bridge
loans
Investments in mutual
funds
Trade accounts receivable
from related parties
Trade accounts receivable
from third party
customers
Other receivable from
related parties
Long-term investment in
debt securities
Refundable deposits
Liabilities
Short-term bank loans

Commercial paper issued
Notes payable
Accounts payable
Other payables to related
parties
Payable to contractors and
equipment suppliers
Bonds issued
December 31, 2001

Carrying
Value
Fair Value

$ 5,398,866 $ 5,398,866
351,000
351,000
6,170,000
6,170,000
957,548
957,679
2,457,341
2,457,341
-
-
42,522
42,522
200,000
200,000
15,020
15,020
$ 4,408,673 $ 4,408,673

1,690,000
1,690,000
2,041
2,041
928,978
928,978
57,093
57,093
3,759,118
3,759,118
6,597,028
6,597,028
December 31, 2000
Carrying
Value
Fair Value
$ 11,945,214 $ 11,945,214

332,300
332,300

-
-

1,115,351
1,129,012

2,445,985
2,445,985

2,437
2,437
-
-
-
-

10,045
10,045
$ 23,000 $ 23,000

105,000
105,000

-
-

950,825
950,825
56,583
56,583

1,721,299
1,721,299

-
-
Carrying
Value

$ 5,398,866
351,000
6,170,000
957,548
2,457,341
-
42,522
200,000
15,020
$ 4,408,673

1,690,000
2,041
928,978
57,093
3,759,118
6,597,028
Carrying
Value

$ 11,945,214

332,300

-

1,115,351

2,445,985

2,437
-
-

10,045
$ 23,000

105,000

-

950,825
56,583

1,721,299

-

(Forward)

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Obligation under capital
lease (including current
portion)
$ 1,000,000 $ 1,000,000 $
- $

-
Long-term loans
(including current
portion)
14,561,848 14,561,848 12,401,330 12,401,330
Guarantee deposits 840
840
840 840

Fair values were determined as follows:

  • 1) Short-term financial instruments and long-term investment in debt securities – carrying values.

  • 2) Short-term investments – market values.

  • 3) Long-term loans – fair values of long-term liabilities are their carrying values as they use floating interest rates.

  • 4) Refundable and guarantee deposits – carrying values.

Only the fair values of certain non-derivative financial instruments are disclosed above. Accordingly, the sum of the fair values of the financial instruments listed above is not equal to the fair value of the Company.

ProMOS had entered into two forward contracts with Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) of US$200,000 thousand and Credit Suisse First Boston International (CSFBI, formerly Credit Suisse Financial Products) of US$225,000 thousand in 1997, respectively. The forward exchange contracts also provide for: (a) payment by ProMOS every year of an amount equivalent to 1.825% and 1.857% of the US$225,000 thousand and US$200,000 thousand, respectively (the “annual payment”), and (b) the contracts could be terminated early in November and December 2002, but there was an option for ProMOS to allow these contracts to continue up to November and December 2027. ProMOS will be required to pay a significant amount of penalty if the contract would be terminated early (the “termination settlement payment”).

In September 2000, CSFB and CSFBI brought an action in an English Court to declare the contracts to be valid. In November 2000, ProMOS terminated the alleged contract and filed a defense and counterclaim with the English Court. The counterclaim seeks to have these two contracts declared invalid or alternatively, seeks to have CSFB and CSFBI declare to be in breach of the contracts. The counterclaim also seeks repayment of all annual payments totaling to US$15,863 thousand that ProMOS has paid, the security deposit payments of US$10,000 thousand and damages compensation for breach of contract. In January 2001, CSFB and CSFBI also filed their counter suits reasserting that the two contracts are still valid. The counter suits filed by CSFB and CSFBI also seek net claim amounting to approximately US$101,000 thousand in early termination penalty fees.

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As of March 5, 2002, the foregoing legal proceeding is still on going in the English Court. After consultation with ProMOS’s general counsel, the management believes that ProMOS has a reasonable prospect of proving the facts and matters stated in its amended defence and counterclaim, and therefore succeed in its defence. Thus, the management believes that the outcome of the case will not materially affect ProMOS's financial position and the result of its operations. Accordingly, no provision has been recorded in the accompanying financial statements in respect of the claims made by CSFB and CSFBI.

ChipMOS

Information on the derivative transactions is as follows:

  • a. Forward exchange contracts

ChipMOS has no outstanding forward contracts as of December 31, 2001. Net exchange gain on forward exchange contracts was $13,869 for the year ended December 31,2001.

  • b. European options

  • 1) ChipMOS expects to receive U.S. dollars from its export sales and to pay Japanese yen for its importation of inventories, machinery and equipment. It has entered into foreign currency option contracts with banks to hedge exchange rate risks. As of December 31, 2001, ChipMOS has no outstanding foreign currency option contracts.

The amounts received on options written was $156 for the year ended December 31, 2001.

  • c. Transaction risks

  • 1) Credit risk. The banks with which ChipMOS has entered into the above contracts are reputable and, therefore, ChipMOS is not expected to be exposed to significant credit risks.

  • 2) Market risk and hedge strategy. ChipMOS is exposed to market risks arising from changes in currency exchange rates due to U.S. dollar denominated accounts receivable, Yen denominated accounts payable and U.S. dollar denominated debt. In order to manage these exposures, ChipMOS entered into forward contracts and option contracts.

  • 3) Liquidity and cash requirement. The cash flow requirements with respect to ChipMOS’s forward contracts are limited to the periodic premium payments and the net differences of the contracted settlement rates. On the other hand, options may not have to be exercised at all in cases where the strike price is higher than the related market price at exercise dates.

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d. The estimated fair values of ChipMOS’s financial instruments are as follows:




Assets
Cash

Restricted cash
Short-term investments – net
Notes receivable
Accounts receivable
Receivables from related parties:
Notes and accounts

Other
Long-term investments
Refundable deposits
Liabilities
Bank loans

Accounts payable
Payables to related parties:
Accounts
Other
Payable for contractors and
equipment suppliers
Long-term loans (including current
portion)

Long-term bonds payable

Guarantee deposits
Derivative financial instruments
European option
December 31, 2001

Carrying

Value
Fair Value

$ 1,174,253 $ 1,174,253
835,625
835,625
969,945
969,945
29,542
29,542
250,709
250,709
1,201,281 1,201,281
106,474
106,474
271,375
325,208
13,796
13,796
$ 1,066,762 $ 1,066,762
120,085
120,085
-
-
2,561
2,561
358,757
358,757
1,949,411
1,949,411

1,200,000 1,266,176
329
329
-
-
December 31, 2000
Carrying
Value
Fair Value
$ 1,184,985 $ 1,184,985

34,038
34,038
2,048,207 2,048,210

15,198
15,198
1,089,244 1,089,244

871,222
871,222

31,807
31,807

280,330
267,523

44,609
44,609
$ 233,618 $ 233,618

216,588
216,588

11,526
11,526

3,010
3,010
1,038,393 1,038,393
3,001,750
3,001,750
1,200,000
948,341

984
984

-
2,049
Carrying
Value
Carrying
Value
$ 1,174,253
835,625
969,945
29,542
250,709
1,201,281
106,474
271,375
13,796
$ 1,066,762
120,085
-
2,561
358,757
1,949,411
1,200,000
329
-
$ 1,184,985

34,038
2,048,207

15,198
1,089,244

871,222

31,807

280,330

44,609
$ 233,618

216,588

11,526

3,010
1,038,393
3,001,750
1,200,000

984

-

Fair values of financial instruments were determined as follows:

  • 1) Short-term financial instruments – carrying values.

  • 2) Short-term investments – market values.

  • 3) Long-term investment – market value for listed companies and net equity value for the others.

  • 4) Refundable deposits and guarantee deposits – carrying values.

  • 5) Long-term liabilities – forecasted cash flows discounted at present value, using interest rates of similar long-term liabilities. Bonds payable are discounted at present value, using an annual interest rate of 5.95%. Other long-term liabilities are their carrying values as they use floating interest rates.

Accordingly, the sum of the fair values of the financial instruments listed above is not equal to the fair value of ChipMOS.

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Vision2000

In 1997, Vision2000 has forward exchange contracts as follows: (a) with CSFBI whereby Vision2000 will receive US$50,000 thousand, and (b) with CSFB whereby Vision2000 will receive US$120,000 thousand. The forward exchange contracts also provide for: (a) payment by Vision2000 every year of an amount equivalent to 1.825% and 1.8325% of the US$50,000 thousand and US$120,000 thousand, respectively, and (b) the contracts could be terminated early (in Year 2002) but there was an option for Vision2000 to allow these contracts to continue up to Year 2027. Vision2000 is required to pay a significant amount of penalty if the contract is terminated early.

In September 2000, CSFB and CSFBI brought an action in an English Court to declare the contracts to be valid. In November 2000, Vision2000 terminated the alleged contract and filed a defense and counterclaim with the English Court. The counterclaim seeks to have these two contracts declared invalid or alternatively, seeks to have CSFB and CSFBI declare to be in breach of the contracts. The counterclaim also seeks damages compensation for breach of contract. In January 2001, CSFB and CSFBI also filed their counter suits reasserting that the two contracts are still valid. The counter suits filed by CSFB and CSFBI also seek net claim amounting to approximately US$35,009 thousand in early termination penalty fees.

As of March 5, 2002, the foregoing legal proceeding is still on going in the English Court. After consultation with Vision2000’s general counsel, the management believes that Vision2000 has a reasonable prospect of proving the facts and matters stated in its amended defence and counterclaim, and therefore succeed in its defence. Thus, the management believes that the outcome of the case will not materially affect Vision2000's financial position and the result of its operations. Accordingly, no provision has been recorded in the accompanying financial statements in respect of the claims made by CSFB and CSFBI.

25. SEGMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  • a. Industry. The Company has no business outside the semiconductor industry particularly the fabrication of integrated circuit products.

  • b. Geographic information. The Company has no operations outside the Republic of China.

  • c. Export sales

Geographic Area

Europe

Southeast Asia
North America
Northeast Asia
Other
2001

$ 1,185,410
1,834,865
1,007,075
864,556
2,720
2000
$ 5,328,514

2,323,263

3,992,904

4,596,476
25,793

$ 4,894,626 $ 16,266,950

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  • d. Major customer. Sales to customers representing at least 10% total net product sales.


Customer

A

B

C
D
2001

Amount
%

$ 1,265,998 13
1,038,812 11
309,021 3
693,987 7
2000
Amount
%
$ 1,461,888 5

-
-
3,924,621 15
2,633,691 10
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TABLE 1

MOSEL VITELIC INC. AND INVESTEES

FINANCING PROVIDED For the Year Ended December 31, 2001

(Amounts in Thousand of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Otherwise Specified)

Financing Name Counter-Party Financial Statement
Account
Maximum
Balance for the
Period
Ending Balance Interest Rate Financing Nature Transaction
Amount
Financing Reasons Allowance for
Bad Debt
Collateral Collateral Financing Limit
for Each
Borrowing
Company
Financing
Company’s
Financing
Amount Limits

Item
Value
MVC
Vision2000
Layline Ltd.
Vision2000
Vision2000
OTC Wireless, Inc.
Ark Logics Inc.
Vision2000
Accounts receivable -
related parties
Accounts receivable -
related parties
Other receivables
Other receivables
Accounts receivable -
related parties
$ 896,699
296,632
3,473
23,406
1,985,960
$ 896,699
296,632
-
23,406
-
4.03%
2.46%~3.55%
-
-
-
Short-term financing
Short-term financing
Short-term financing
Short-term financing
Short-term financing
$ -
-
-
-
-
Redemption of the papers
at a floating rate
Loan
Loan
Loan
Loan
$ -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$ -
-
-
-
-
$ -
-
-
-
-
$ -
-
-
-
-
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TABLE 2

MOSEL VITELIC INC. AND INVESTEES

ENDORSEMENT/GUARANTEE PROVIDED For the Year Ended December 31, 2001

(Amounts in Thousand of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Otherwise Specified)

Endorsement/Guarantee Counter-party Counter-party Limits on
Each
Counter-party’s
Endorsement/Guar
antee Amounts
Maximum
Balance for the
Period
Ending Balance Value of Collateral
Properties, Plant
and Equipment
(US$ in Thousand)


Percentage of
Accumulated Amount
of Collateral on Net
Equity of the Latest
Financial Statement
Maximum
Collateral/
Guarantee
Amounts
Allowable
Name Nature of Relationship
MVI
ChipMOS
MFI
MFI
BDI
Vision2000
Ultima
Ultima
SFS
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Investee of 25% ownership
Business relationship
Investee of 49% ownership
(Note 1)
(Note 1)
(Note 1)
(Note 1)
(Note 3)
-
$ 4,725,123
500,000
2,534,476
2,400,000
600,000
250,000
$ 3,967,721
-
2,374,336
2,230,000
600,000
250,000
$ 2,302,527
US$ 33,339
-
US$ 46,935
-
600,000
Credence
15.6
-
9.3
8.8
5.45
97.68
(Note 2)
(Note 2)
(Note 2)
(Note 2)
(Note 4)
-

Note 1: Not exceeding 120% ($30,486,540) of the net equity $25,405,450 of MVI for each transaction entity.

Note 2: Not exceeding 150% ($38,108,175) of the net equity $25,405,450 of MVI.

Note 3: Not exceeding 120% ($13,214,737) of the net equity $11,012,281 of ChipMOS for each transaction entity.

Note 4: Not exceeding 150% ($16,518,422) of the net equity $11,012,281 of ChipMOS.

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TABLE 3

MOSEL VITELIC INC. AND INVESTEES

MARKETABLE SECURITIES HELD December 31, 2001

(Amounts in Thousand of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Otherwise Specified)

Held Company Name Marketable Securities Type and Name Relationship with the
Company
Financial Statement Account December 31, 2001 December 31, 2001 December 31, 2001
Shares/Units
(Thousand)
Carrying Value Percentage of
Ownership

Market Value or
Net Asset Value
Note
MVI
ProMOS
ProMOS
MVC
MVS K.K.
Vision2000
UMI
DGI
PlusMOS
Taiwan Asia Pacific Venture Fund Ltd. (BVI)
(TAPVF)
Precision Semi-Conductor Mask Co. (PSM)
Ultima
Aplus Technology, Inc.
DenMOS
Giant Haven
NITC OTC Fund
Ta Chong Bond Fund
Masterlink Asia-Pacific Fund
Fubon Aggressive Growth Fund
EnTrust Phoenix Bond Fund
Trustwell Bond Fund
Phoenix Bond Fund
Tai-Yu Bond Fund
Union Bond Fund
Solomon Bond Fund
Prudential Bond Fund II
Macoto Bank Debenture
A 47% owned investee
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
A 35% owned investee
Cost-accounted investee
Cost-accounted investee
A 8% owned investee
Cost-accounted investee
A 55% owned subsidiary
Subsidiary
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Investments in shares of stock
Investments in shares of stock
Investments in shares of stock
Investments in shares of stock
Investments in shares of stock
Investments in shares of stock
Investments in shares of stock
Investments in shares of stock
Investments in shares of stock
Investments in shares of stock
Investments in shares of stock
Investments in shares of stock
Investments in shares of stock
Investment in mutual funds
Investment in mutual funds
Investment in mutual funds
Investment in mutual funds
Investment in mutual funds
Investment in mutual funds
Investment in mutual funds
Investment in mutual funds
Investment in mutual funds
Investment in mutual funds
Investment in mutual funds
Long-term investments in debt
securities
1,539,935
-
-
99,000
1,112
99,994
42,000
115
2,300
20,202
1,492
27,494
142,006
3,000
5,080
5,000
2,500
2,192
8,572
983
13,910
26,426
28,156
7,027
-
$ 15,689,618
2,231,986
40,909
(
1,854,931 )
123,424
(
155,430 )
74,588
28,035
23,000
291,221
92,600
248,138
4,963,112
30,060
60,346
50,000
25,075
30,000
100,000
13,500
150,000
294,048
300,000
100,000
200,000
47
100
100
100
100
100
35
4
1
8
9
55
100
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$ 34,864,125
2,231,986
40,909
(
1,854,931 )
114,465
(
175,177 )
74,588
28,616
19,760
308,077
-
248,139
4,963,112
17,310
60,510
45,500
14,550
30,088
100,000
13,500
150,000
294,179
300,000
100,000
200,000

(Forward)

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Held Company Name Marketable Securities Type and Name Relationship with the
Company
Financial Statement Account December 31, 2001 December 31, 2001 December 31, 2001
Shares/Units
(Thousand)
Carrying Value Percentage of
Ownership

Market Value or
Net Asset Value
Note
ChipMOS
Mou-Fu Investment
Co., Ltd. (MFI)
UBS Taiwan Bond Fund
President James Bond Fund
HSBC NTD Money Management Fund
Aisa Pacific Bond Fund
First Global Wan Tai Fixed Income Fund
Da Chong Bond Fund
TIIM Bond Fund
Dresdner Dam Bond Fund
Apollo Bond Fund
Apollo Solomon Bond Fund
Union Bond Fund
Tai-yu Long River Bond Fund
MVI Samurai Bonds
ChipMOS Japan Inc.
ChipMOS USA Inc.
PlusMOS
Ultima
MVI
EPISIL Technologies Inc.
ProMOS
Government Bond 89-5
Government Bond 87-2
Government Bond 89-8
MVI-Index Bond
MVI March 2000 Bonds-1A
MVI May 2000 Bonds-1A
First Global Duoli II Fixed Income Fund
NITC Taiwan Bond Fund
IIT High-Yield Securities Investment Trust Fund
ChipMOS-Bermuda
Ultima
SFS-stock
BDI-stock
Land Mark-stock
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
An indirect major
shareholder
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Equity-accounted
investee
Cost-accounted investee
Parent company of DGI
-
Investee of MVI
-
-
-
Parent of DGI
Parent of DGI
Parent of DGI
-
-
-
65% indirect owned
subsidiary of MVI
Equity-accounted
investee
Equity-accounted
investee
Equity-accounted
investee
Equity-accounted
investee
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
1,706
2,497
1,620
4,305
11,827
5,224
3,431
2,975
4,844
6,767
4,111
10,128
-
-
50
30,000
18,586
84,351
255
1
-
-
-
1,772 sheets
1 sheet
199 sheets
2,114
168
6,222
232
20,866
58,800
17,994
28,000
$ 23,359
35,329
21,055
50,167
152,288
62,218
44,356
31,651
50,175
72,107
45,765
109,223
272,252
(
1,594 )
(
9,910 )
53,276
218,099
1,968,614
8,085
11
56,333
52,099
11,635
184,293
1,000
198,995
28,291
2,163
82,007
46,646
336,379
591,715
266,619
287,144
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
100
100
25
8
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8.65
49.00
99.97
56.00
$ 23,359
35,329
21,055
50,167
152,288
62,218
44,356
31,651
50,175
72,107
45,765
109,223
272,252
(
1,594 )
(
9,910 )
53,276
283,436
1,056,075
4,562
14
-
-
-
177,643
773
199,180
28,352
2,166
82,067
16,217
318,212
592,116
266,671
287,280
(78,000 thousand
shares pledged)
(18,000 thousand
shares
pledged)

(Forward)

  • 44 -
Held Company Name Marketable Securities Type and Name Relationship with the
Company
Financial Statement Account December 31, 2001 December 31, 2001 December 31, 2001
Shares/Units
(Thousand)
Carrying Value Percentage of
Ownership

Market Value or
Net Asset Value
Note
Vision2000
DGI
PlusMOS
Herbert
PlusMOS
Hi Corporation
SyncMOS Taiwan branch (BVI)
InterMOS Technologies Corp.
Mou-Jui Management Consulting Co. Ltd.
OTC Wireless, Inc.
Integrated Memory Tech., Inc.
Goal Electronics Inc.
PacMOS
Ark Logics Inc.
Soft Device Inc.
Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc.
Herbert Holding Ltd.
New Media Networking Corp.
TVIA, Inc.
MFI
EnTrust Phoenix Bond Fund
Barits Bond Fund
Apollo Bond Fund
Fuh-Hwa Albatross Fund
HSBC NTD Money Management Fund
President James Bond Fund
Fuh-Hwa Yuli Fund
Grousehill Ltd.
Layline Ltd.
MVI
Equity-accounted
investee
Equity-accounted
investee
32% indirect investee of
MVI
Equity-accounted
investee
Equity-accounted
investee
Investee of 23%
ownership
Investee of 23%
ownership
Investee of 49%
ownership
Investee of 32%
ownership
Investee of 94%
ownership
Investee of 32%
ownership
Investee of 16%
ownership
Subsidiary
Investee of 5% ownership
Investee of 3% ownership
Subsidiary
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Parent of Vision 2000
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Short-term investments
17,175
2,070
6,303
2,994
2,994
4,536
2,500
1,760
106,043
1,078,652
7,518
6,008
-
1,600
667
99,994
2,194
1,258
2,422
5,522
3,756
832
316
-
-
3,070
$ 29,378
30,600
61,635
24,919
31,197
68,949
41,289
44,612
347,981
-
-
119,573
84,895
5,498
41,152
(
247,536 )
30,000
14,000
25,000
56,102
48,702
11,735
3,500
783
60,429
38,469
14.31
3.76
19.70
99.80
99.80
23
23
49
32
94
32
16
100
5
3
100
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
100
100
-
$ -
-
-
24,910
31,197
25,450
18,825
17,546
219,509
(
10,786 )
(
2,180 )
-
100,211
-
-
(
504,013 )
30,115
14,040
25,088
56,309
48,830
11,774
3,514
783
60,429
38,469
Note 2
Note 2
Note 2
Note 2
Note 2
Note 2

(Forward)

  • 45 -
Held Company Name Marketable Securities Type and Name Relationship with the
Company
Financial Statement Account December 31, 2001 December 31, 2001 December 31, 2001
Shares/Units
(Thousand)
Carrying Value Percentage of
Ownership

Market Value or
Net Asset Value
Note
Land Mark
BDI
Mou-Jui Management
Consulting
Giant Haven
ChipMOS-Bermuda
Nano-Architect Research Co.
PSM
FuPo Electronics Co.
Marketech International Co.
Advanced Analogic Technologies Incorporated –
series B
Advanced Analogic Technologies Incorporated –
series D
Wavesat Telecom Inc.
Software911, Inc.
Virtual Silicon Technology, Inc.
Techwell, Inc.
Ark Logic, Inc.
Teletronics International, Inc.
QPICT, Inc.
Darly III Venture Inc.
iMAGIC Technologies Co., Ltd.
National Bond Fund
First Global Duoli II Fixed Income Fund
IIT High-Yield Fund
MVI -Index Bond
PSM
Best Return (BVI)
National Bond Fund
ChipMOS-Bermuda
Fortune Wave Profits Limited
ChipMOS
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Parent company of DGI
Investee of MVI
Subsidiary
-
Investee
of
65%
ownership
Subsidiary
A 70% owned subsidiary
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Short-term investments

Long-term investment
Long-term investment
Long-term investment
400
1,500
1,100
457
1,200
600
1,956
133
400
133
47,656
400
1,667
1,000
750
135
2,270
701
100 sheets
1,530
-
200
37,728
-
618,424
$ 5,000
15,000
19,800
23,277
19,824
24,646
19,080
6,123
30,845
18,647
9,323
27,210
34,950
10,000
7,500
20,272
30,366
9,220
10,193
15,300
-
30,000
4,963,112
-
7,675,560
2
1
1
1
1
1
6
2
1
1
4
3
3
5
15
-
-
-
-
1
100
-
65
100
70
$ 2,572
12,300
12,144
14,156
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
20,327
30,442
9,243
10,025
-
-
30,254
2,637,176
-
7,674,639
Note 2

Note 1: Including the investment income (loss) by the equity method and the appropriated stock shares.

Note 2: Unlisted, no public market price to be compared.

  • 46 -

TABLE 4

MOSEL VITELIC INC. AND INVESTEES

MARKETABLE SECURITIES ACQUIRED AND DISPOSED OF AT COSTS OR PRICES OF AT LEAST NT$100 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL

For the Year Ended December 31, 2001

(Amounts in Thousand of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Otherwise Specified)

Company Name Marketable Securities Type and
Name
Financial Statement Account Counter-Party Nature of Relationship BeginningBalance BeginningBalance Acquisition Acquisition Disposal Disposal Disposal Disposal Ending Balance Ending Balance
Shares/Units
(Thousand)

Amount
Shares/Units
(Thousand)

Amount
Shares/Units
(Thousand)

Amount
Carrying
Value
Gain (Loss)
on Disposal
Shares/Units
(Thousand)

Amount
(Note 2)
MVI ChipMOS
ChipMOS-Bermuda
DenMOS
Giant Haven
MV K.K.
Da-Chong Bond Fund
Grand Cathay Bond Fund
First Global Wan Tai Fixed
Income Fund
AIG Domestic Bond Fund
Tai-Yu Long River Bond Fund
EnTrust Phoenix Bond Fund
JF (Taiwan) Bond Fund
Asia Pacific Bond Fund
Tiim Bond Fund
Apollo Bond Fund
Prudential Bond Fund II
Nitc Bond Fund
Increment Securities
Investment Trust Fund
IIT High-Yield Bond Fund
WANPO Securities Investment
Trust Fund
Home Run Bond Fund
Kwang Hua Bond Fund
UBS Taiwan Bond Fund
Safe Income Bond Fund
Forever Fund
Dresdner Dam Bond Fund
Union Bond Fund
Investment in shares of stock
Investment in shares of stock
Investment in shares of stock
Investment in shares of stock
Investment in shares of stock
Investment in mutual funds
Investment in mutual funds
Investment in mutual funds
Investment in mutual funds
Investment in mutual funds
Investment in mutual funds
Investment in mutual funds
Investment in mutual funds
Investment in mutual funds
Investment in mutual funds
Investment in mutual funds
Investment in mutual funds
Investment in mutual funds
Investment in mutual funds
Investment in mutual funds
Investment in mutual funds
Investment in mutual funds
Investment in mutual funds
Investment in mutual funds
Investment in mutual funds
Investment in mutual funds
Investment in mutual funds
ChipMOS
ChipMOS-Bermuda
DenMOS
Giant Haven
MV K.K.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Investee of 45%
ownership
Indirectly owns 65% of
ownership
Investee of 55%
ownership
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
377,279
-
-
-
-
11,039
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9,291
4,147
-
12,964
-
6,800
$ 5,553,076

-

-

-

-

122,266

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

122,880

53,314

-

161,287

-

72,000

-

37,728

27,494

142,006

-

71,128

12,691

40,927

21,119

9,316

26,775

10,265

21,987

34,836

48,239

42,134

15,258

47,199

12,605

7,275

25,936

34,638

47,938

28,173

20,800

16,977

26,255
$ -
5,592,690

274,940
4,963,112

2,778

838,000

150,000

523,600

240,000

100,000

359,000

141,000

253,000

439,000

489,000

589,000

194,000

648,000

160,000

100,000

328,000

470,000

646,000

369,000

264,000

177,000

284,000

377,279

37,728

-

-

-

77,087

12,691

40,927

21,119

9,316

24,583

10,265

21,987

34,836

48,239

42,134

15,258

47,199

12,605

7,275

25,936

43,929

52,085

28,173

33,764

16,977

33,055
$ 5,553,076
4,963,112

-

-

-

908,165

150,356

524,025

242,569

100,116

329,879

142,118

253,869

440,419

493,673

595,245

195,117

649,146

160,348

100,146

329,623

596,546

708,521

370,084

428,726

177,758

357,202
$ 5,553,076
4,963,112
(Note 1)

-

-

-

899,920

150,000

523,600

240,000

100,000

329,000

141,000

253,000

439,000

489,000

589,000

194,000

648,000

160,000

100,000

328,000

592,880

699,314

369,000

425,287

177,000

356,000
$ -
-

-

-

-

8,245

356

425

2,569

116

879

1,118

869

1,419

4,673

6,245

1,117

1,146

348

146

1,623

3,666

9,207

1,084

3,439

758

1,202

-

-

27,494

142,006

-

5,080

-

-

-

-

2,192

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
$ -

-

248,138
4,963,112

-

60,346

-

-

-

-

30,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

(Forward)

  • 47 -
Company Name Marketable Securities Type and
Name
Financial Statement Account Counter-Party Nature of Relationship BeginningBalance BeginningBalance Acquisition Acquisition Disposal Disposal Ending Balance
Shares/Units
(Thousand)

Amount
Shares/Units
(Thousand)

Amount
Shares/Units
(Thousand)
Amount Carrying
Value
Gain (Loss)
on Disposal
Shares/Units
(Thousand)

Amount
(Note 2)
ProMOS
ChipMOS
MFI
PlusMOS
Trustwell Bond Fund
Apollo Bond Fund
Barits Bond Fund
Apollo Solomon Bond Fund
TIIM Bond Fund
Tai-Yu Long River Bond Fund
Prudential Bond Fund II
Fuh-Hwa Bond Fund
Union Bond Fund
AIG Ju-Lun Bond Fund
Forever Fund
CCR Management Fund
Macoto Bank Debenture
Grand Cathay Bond Fund
AIG Ju Lun Bond Fund
Jih-Sun Bond Fund
UBS Taiwan Bond Fund
Asia Pacific Bond Fund
Sheng Hua 1699 Bond Fund
First Global Wantai Assets
Income Fund
Ta Chong Bond Fund
Tiim Bond Fund
Tiim High Yield Fund
Union Bond Fund
Tai-yu Long River Bond Fund
Apollo Solomon Bond Fund
Apollo Bond Fund
Dresdner Dam Bond Fund
ProMOS
MVI Samurai Bond
MVI
ProMOS
MVI-convertible bonds 2
MVI January 1999 bonds-I
MVI bonds –04
MVI May 2000 Bonds-1A05
MVI May 2000 Bonds-1A03
IIT High-Yield Bond Fund
National Bond Fund
Yuan-Ta Duoli-II Bond Fund
National Taiwan Bond Fund
Tiim Bond Fund
Fuh-Hwa Heirloom Fund
President James Bond Fund
HSBC NTD Money
Management Fund 2
Fuh-Hwa Albatross Fund
HSBC NTD Incremental Return
Fund 2
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Long-term investments in debt
securities
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Investee of MVI
An indirect major
shareholder
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11,020
9,776
-
5,687
-
10,084
-
27,957
-
-
-
14,260
20,024
21,764
18,205
17,606
10,620
-
-
17,941
9,786
19,216
17,707
-
-
-
-
-
82,275
29,677
1,519
1,500 sheets
200 sheets
-
-
-
762
-
-
940
-
1,338
-
-
-
$ -

-

115,479

99,000

-

58,247

-

115,000

-

311,000

-
US$ 5,002
thousand

-

162,102

223,763

259,261

238,717

195,817

114,689

-

-

221,188

103,625

204,258

182,208

-

-

-

-

-
2,624,225
1,099,338

297,471

157,492

203,348

-

-

-

110,000

-

-

11,546

-

18,000

-

-

-

30,700

16,105

14,199

28,156

24,749

49,454

9,431

-

27,424

5,293

19,641
2

-

19,414

21,263

23,583

35,497

46,231

-

23,654

13,070

41,728

19,571

88,446

65,918

49,665

13,284

14,621

22,710

-

134,150

44,287

-
372 sheets

-

1 sheet
199 sheets

21,423

5,329

52,053

11,519

31,478

9,369

12,590

14,958

12,519

15,931
$ 349,000

164,000

153,000

300,000

315,000

521,000

133,000

-

305,000

60,000

250,000
US$ 17,021
thousand

200,000

223,489

241,640

283,863

477,719

522,520

-

304,288

154,218

526,390

211,301

963,847

700,629

521,531

137,175

154,651

295,367

272,252
2,807,259
1,062,960

-

37,300

-

1,000
198,995

282,000

787,000

695,000

148,000

396,366

100,000

174,479

193,569

127,040

161,917

22,128

16,105

25,219

9,776

24,749

41,231

2,404

10,084

998

33,250

19,641
2

-

33,674

41,287

45,347

51,996

59,532

10,620

11,827

7,846

56,238

29,357

103,551

73,497

42,898

8,440

11,646

22,710

-

132,074

73,963

1,519
100 sheets
200 sheets

-

-

15,202

6,091

49,940

11,351

32,418

9,369

13,096

11,201

6,997

15,931
$ 250,394

165,061

272,284

100,175

315,295

432,308

33,058

116,057

11,209

374,507

251,387
US$ 22,556
Thousand

-

387,493

468,330

546,294

696,606

670,564

114,814

152,288

92,348

707,463

318,112
1,127,512

778,233

452,385

87,295

123,651

480,119

-
2,550,557
2,293,761

162,815

10,340

199,812

-

-

200,148

898,343

668,058

146,006

409,200

98,187

181,760

145,094

71,105

164,102
$ 249,000

164,000

268,479

99,000

315,000

429,247

33,000

115,000

10,952

371,000

250,000
US$ 22,023
thousand

-

385,591

465,403

543,124

693,077

668,170

114,689

152,000

92,000

703,222

314,926
1,122,340

773,614

449,424

87,000

123,000

295,367

-
3,462,871
2,162,286

297,471

10,500

203,348

-

-

199,993

897,000

666,709

145,837

407,912

100,000

180,744

144,868

70,938

161,917
$ 1,394

1,061

3,805

1,175

295

3,061

58

1,057

257

3,507

1,387
US$ 533
Thousand

-

1,902

2,927

3,170

3,529

2,394

125

288

348

4,241

3,186

5,172

4,619

2,961

295

651

184,752

-
(
912,314 )

131,475
(
134,656 )
(
160 )
(
3,536 )

-

-

155

1,343

1,349

169

1,288
(
1,813 )

1,016

226

167

2,185

8,572

-

-

28,156

-

13,910

7,027

-

26,426

-

-
-

-

-

-

-

1,706

4,305

-

11,827

5,224

3,431

-

4,111

10,128

6,767

4,844

2,975

-

-

84,351

1

-
1,772 sheets

-

1 sheet
199 sheets

6,221

-

2,113

168

-

-

832

3,757

5,522

-
$ 100,000

-

-

300,000

-

150,000

100,000

-

294,048

-

-

-

200,000

-

-

-

23,359

50,167

-

152,288

62,218

44,356

-

45,765

109,223

72,107

50,175

31,651

-

272,252
1,968,613

12

-

184,292

-

1,000

198,995

82,007

-

28,291

2,163

-

-

11,735

48,701

56,102

-

(Forward)

  • 48 -
Company Name Marketable Securities Type and
Name
Financial Statement Account Counter-Party Nature of Relationship BeginningBalance BeginningBalance Acquisition Acquisition Disposal Disposal Ending Balance
Shares/Units
(Thousand)

Amount
Shares/Units
(Thousand)

Amount
Shares/Units
(Thousand)

Amount
Carrying
Value
Gain (Loss)
on Disposal
Shares/Units
(Thousand)

Amount
(Note 2)
DGI
BDI
Giant Haven
ChipMOS-
Bermuda
MVI-Bond
MVI-Bond
MVI
ProMOS
First Global Duoli II Fixed
Income Fund
IIT High-Yield Bond Fund
National Bond Fund
ChipMOS-Bermuda
ChipMOS
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
MVI
MVI
-
-
-
-
-
MVI
Shareholder
Parent company
Parent company
Parent company
Investee of MVI
-
-
-
Parent company
Investee of 70%
ownership
-
-
2,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
$ -

-

95,550

-

-

-

-

-

-

1 sheet

1 sheet

7,078

50,713

17,265

9,576

2,826

37,728

618,424
$ 214,725

214,171

127,706

778,893

231,000

126,000

423,000
4,963,112
8,708,825

1 sheet

1 sheet

9,078

50,713

14,995

8,875

2,692

-

-
$ 214,999

214,171

141,374

945,237

201,022

117,000

403,195

-

-
$ 214,725

214,171

223,256

778,893

200,634

116,780

402,728

-

-
$ 274

-
(
81,882 )

166,344

388

220

467

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,270

701

134

37,728

618,424
$ -

-

-

-

30,366

9,220

20,272
4,963,112
7,675,560

Note 1: The carrying value of the disposal shares included the recognition of the investment income (loss) by the equity method.

Note 2: The ending balance included the recognition of the investment income (loss) by the equity method and appropriated stock shares.

  • 49 -

TABLE 5

MOSEL VITELIC INC. AND INVESTEES

TOTAL PURCHASE FROM OR SALE TO RELATED PARTIES AMOUNTING TO AT LEAST NT$100 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL For the Year Ended December 31, 2001

(Amounts in Thousand of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Otherwise Specified)

Company Name Related Party Nature of Relationship Transaction Details Transaction Details Transaction Details Abnormal Transaction Note/Accounts Payable
or Receivable
Note/Accounts Payable
or Receivable
Note
Purchase/Sale
(Note 1)
Amount % to
Total
Payment Terms Payment Terms Unit Price Ending Balance % to
Total
MVI
MVC
MVS K.K.
ProMOS
ChipMOS
PlusMOS
MVS K.K.
MVC
PlusMOS
ProMOS
ChipMOS
Ultima
MVI
MVI
Infineon
MVI
MVI
Ultima
MVI
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Investee of 35% ownership
Investee of 47% ownership
Investee of 45% ownership
Investee of 8% ownership
Parent company
Parent company
Director and supervisors of ProMOS
Major shareholder
An indirect major shareholder
Investee
Major shareholder
Sales
Sales
Sales
Purchase
Subcontract expenses
Sales
Purchase
Purchase
Sales
Sales
Sales
Sales
Purchase
$ 309,021
693,987
629,412
553,222
2,456,419
1,265,998
958,489
309,788
9,192,868
618,189
2,495,046
1,163,383
629,412
3
7
7
8
82
13
100
100
94
6
48
22
69
Note 19
Note 19
Note 19
Note 19
Note 19
Note 19
Note 19
Note 19
60 days after shipment dates
Note 2
Net 60~120 days from monthly
closing date
Net 60~90 days from monthly
closing date
7 days after arrival
Note 19
Note 19
Note 19
Note 19
Note 19
Note 19
Note 19
Note 19
Note 19
Note 19
Net 120 days from monthly closing date
Net 90 days from monthly closing date
(Note 3)
Note 19
Note 19
Note 19
Note 19
Note 19
Note 19
Note 19
Note 19
Note 19
Note 19
Note 19
Note 19
Note 19
Note 19
$ 77,242
81,236
46,565
(
227,180 )
(
734,167 )
203,779
(
45,092 )
(
77,359 )
2,110,722
346,619
824,393
375,150
(
46,828 )
7
7
4
(
9 )
( 28 )
18
( 78 )
25
86
14
56
25
( 53 )
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

Note 1: Sales includes technical service income.

Note 2: The sales to MVI are payable within 60 days after the shipment dates in principle. However, in the view of the market recession, the payment term was changed from 60 days to 120 days from November 2001 to April 2002.

Note 3:

The sales to Ultima are payable within 30 days from monthly closing dates in principle. However, in the view of the market recession, the payment term was changed to 90 days from November 2001.

  • 50 -

TABLE 6

MOSEL VITELIC INC. AND INVESTEES

RECEIVABLE FROM RELATED PARTIES AMOUNTING TO AT LEAST NT$100 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL December 31, 2001

(Amounts in Thousand of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Otherwise Specified)

Company Name Related Party Nature of Relationship Ending Balance Turnover Rate Overdue Amounts Received
in Subsequent
Period
Allowance for Bad
Debts
Amount Action Taken
MVI
MVC
ProMOS
ChipMOS
Ultima
MVI
MVI
Infineon
MVI
Ultima
Investee of 8% ownership
Parent company
Major shareholder
Director and supervisor
An indirect major shareholder
Investee of 8% ownership
$ 203,779
375,982
346,619
2,110,722
824,393
375,150
4.00
1.30
2.03
4.28
3.30
4.70
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$ 99,211
-
145,812
917,591
143,396
1,158
$ -
-
-
-
-
-
  • 51 -

TABLE 7

MOSEL VITELIC INC. AND INVESTEES

NAMES, LOCATIONS, AND OTHER INFORMATION OF INVESTEES ON WHICH THE COMPANY EXERCISES SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE For the Year Ended December 31, 2001

(Amounts in Thousand of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Otherwise Specified)

Investor Company Investee Company Location Main Businesses and Products Original Investment Amount Original Investment Amount Balance as of December 31, 2001 Balance as of December 31, 2001 Balance as of December 31, 2001 Net Income
(Loss) of the
Investee
Investment
Gain (Loss)
Note
Dec. 31, 2001 Dec. 31, 2000 Shares
(Thousand)
Percentage of
Ownership
Carrying
Value
MVI
ChipMOS
MFI
DGI
MVC
MVS K.K.
Vision2000
UMI
DGI
ProMOS
PlusMOS
Ultima
ChipMOS-Bermuda
DenMOS
MV K. K.
Giant Haven
ChipMOS Japan Inc.
ChipMOS U.S.A. Inc.
PlusMOS
SFS
BDI
Land Mark
Mou-Jui Management Consulting Co. Ltd.
InterMOS Technologies Corp.
MFI
California U.S.A.
Japan
Grand Cayman
Colorado U.S.A.
Taipei, Taiwan
Hsin-Chu, Taiwan
Chupei, Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan
Bermuda
Hsin-Chu, Taiwan
Japan
British Virgin Islands
Tokyo, Japan
Sunnyvale U.S.A.
Chupei, Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan
Research, design, develop, manufacture
and distribute related IC products
To sell, import and export the
semiconductor IC and electronic
components
Holding company
Develop of prototype integrated circuits
and service generated
Investment and holding company
Research, design, develop, manufacture
and distribute related IC products
Manufacture, design and sale of DRAM
modules
Research, development, manufacture and
sale of DRAM modules
Holding Company
To develop, design, manufacture and
market of “ TFT-LCD Source/Gate
Driver IC”
Holding company
Holding company
Research and development, and testing of
integrated circuits
Research and development, and testing of
integrated circuits
Manufacture, design and sale of DRAM
modules
Securities company, underwriter and
broker
Investment and holding company
Joint venture company
Business consulting firm
Electronic equipment installment;
automatic control equipment
construction
Investment and holding company
$ 2,790,332
2,429
99,000
118,084
1,000,000
10,280,001
420,000
254,442
-
274,940
-
4,963,112
2,699
3,088
300,000
553,600
179,940
280,000
29,940
29,940
999,940
$ 2,790,332

2,429

99,000

118,084

1,000,000
10,280,001

420,000

254,442

-

-

-

-

2,699

3,088

300,000

555,893

179,940

280,000

29,940

-

999,940

-

-

99,000

1,112

99,994

1,539,935

42,000

20,202

-

27,494

-

142,006

-

50

30,000

58,800

17,994

28,000

2,994

2,994

99,994
100
100
100
100
100
47
35
8
-
55
-
100
100
100
25
49
100
56
100
100
100
$ 2,231,986
40,909
(
1,854,931 )
123,424
(
155,430 )
15,689,618
74,589
291,221
-
248,138
-
4,963,112
(
1,594 )
(
9,910 )
53,276
591,715
266,619
287,144
31,197
24,919
(
253,176 )
$ 14,385
(
943 )
(
1,172,729 )

9,057
(
757,022 )
(
6,069,952 )
(
300,136 )
(
102,580 )
(
1,134,927 )
(
48,740 )
(
2,782 )

-

711

983
(
300,136 )
(
76,408 )

171,729

7,932

496
(
4,999 )
(
742,912 )
( $ 29,513 )
(
943 )
(
1,165,125 )

5,789
(
767,665 )
(
2,878,186 )
(
105,047 )

1,327
(
629,578 )
(
26,802 )
(
2,778 )

-

711

983
(
75,035 )
(
37,439 )

170,819

4,130

490
(
4,989 )
(
756,424 )
Note 4
-
Note 5
Note 2
-
-
-
Note 3
Note 1
-
Note 6
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Note 7

(Forward)

  • 52 -
Investor Company Investee Company Location Main Businesses and Products Original Investment Amount Original Investment Amount Balance as of December 31, 2001 as of December 31, 2001 Net Income
(Loss) of the
Investee
Investment
Gain (Loss)
Note
Dec. 31, 2001 Dec. 31, 2000 Shares
(Thousand)
Percentage of
Ownership
Carrying
Value
Vision2000
Herbert
PlusMOS
ChipMOS-Bermuda
Giant Haven
OTC Wireless, Inc.
Integrated Memory Tech, Inc.
Goal Electronics Inc.
PacMOS
Ark Logics Inc.
Soft Device Inc.
Herbert
Grousehill
Layline
Billion Create Technology, Inc.
ChipMOS
Fortune Wave Profits Limited
ChipMOS-Bermuda
San Jose, U.S.A
Santa clara, U.S.A
Canada
Hong Kong
San Jose, U.S.A
Capertino, U.S.A.
British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands
Hsin-Chu, Taiwan
Hsin-Chu, Taiwan
British Virgin Islands
Bermuda
A Wireless Ethernet Lan design house
Flash memory design house
Develop of prototype integrated circuits
and service generated
Holding company
Graphic controller design house
SRAM design house
Investment company
Investment company
Investment company
Manufacture of electronic components
Research, development, manufacturing,
testing and assembly of integrated
circuits
Holding company
Holding company
$ 75,258
44,753
113,662
483,970
181,209
164,651
-
783
60,715
-
8,708,825
-
4,963,112
$ 71,763

44,753

100,846

483,970

181,209

164,651

1,248,473

70,023

594,705

22,233

-

-

-

4,536

2,500

1,760

106,043

1,078,652

7,518

-

-

-

-

618,424

-

37,728
23
23
49
32
94
32
100
100
100
-
70
100
65
$ 68,949
41,289
44,612
347,981
-
-
84,895
783
60,715
-
7,675,560
-
4,963,112
( $ 73,798 )
(
66,005 )
(
32,117 )
(
298,690 )
(
10,768 )
(
46,862 )
(
613,669 )

23
(
3,054 )
(
3,589 )
(
1,509,064 )

-
(
1,134,927 )
( $ 19,913 )
(
17,810 )
(
17,409 )
(
102,130 )
(
13,123 )
(
20,558 )
(
612,697 )
(
500,169 )
(
90,206 )
(
5,406 )
(
1,058,609 )

-

-
-
-
-
Note 7
-
-
Note 7
Note 7
Note 7
Note 8
-
-
-

Note 1: Including $104,562 of unrealized intercompany transaction loss.

Note 2:

The recognized gain or loss includes the amortization of $3,268 of the difference between the costs of the investment and MVI’s proportionate share in the net assets of the investee at the acquisition date.

Note 3: The recognized gain or loss includes the amortization of $9,927 of the difference between the costs of the investment and MVI’s proportionate share in the net assets of the investee at the acquisition date.

Note 4: The recognized gain or loss includes the amortization of $3,878 of the deferred intercompany profits.

Note 5: The recognized gain or loss includes the amortization of $7,604 of the deferred intercompany profits.

Note 6: The Company recognized the investment loss until the investment carrying value down to zero, and MV KK’s registration was cancelled in December 2001.

Note 7: The recognized gain or loss includes the amortization of the difference between the cost of the investment and the proportionate share in the net assets of the investee at acquisition date.

Note 8: The recognized gain or loss includes the amortization of negative goodwill and the liquidation loss.

  • 53 -

  • 5.2. Audited, consolidated Financial Statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001

74

Mosel Vitelic Inc.

Financial Statements for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002 and 2001

Together with Independent Auditors’ Report

English Translation of a Report Originally Issued in Chinese

Independent Auditors’ Report

October 29, 2002

The Board of Directors and the Shareholders Mosel Vitelic Inc.

We have reviewed the accompanying balance sheets of Mosel Vitelic Inc. as of September 30, 2002 and 2001, and the related statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the nine months then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to issue a report on these financial statements based on our review.

Except as discussed in the following paragraph, we conducted our reviews in accordance with Statement of Audit Standards No. 36 “Review of Financial Statements”. Because we only do analysis, comparisons and inquiries for the above financial statements, and do not audit them in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China, we cannot issue an audit opinion.

As mentioned in Note 8 to the financial statements, the carrying values of the entire investments accounted for using the equity method of $7,467,649 thousand and $8,077,307 thousand and the negative carrying value of the investments amounted to $1,207,005 thousand and $2,348,092 thousand as of September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively, and the related investment income and loss amounted to $72,700 thousand and $2,793,638 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively, are based on unaudited financial statements of investee companies in the same period.

Based on our review, except for the effect of such adjustments, if any, as might have been disclosed had we reviewed the financial statements of investee companies as explained in the preceding paragraph, we do not discover misrepresentations in the financial statements referred to above, in all material respects, not in conformity with the regulations governing the preparation of financial statements of public companies and accounting principles generally accepted in the Republic of China.

  • 1 -

As disclosed in Note 3 to the financial statements, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 30, “Accounting for Treasury Stock” (SFAS No. 30) on January 1, 2002. SFAS No. 30 requires, when a subsidiary holds stock of its parent company, the stock be recorded as a treasury stock. The adoption of SFAS No. 30 resulted in the decrease of long-term investments and simultaneous increase of treasury stock by $1,011,413 thousand as of September 30, 2002. Furthermore, net loss decreased by $361,688 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2002.

  • 2 -

English Translation of Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese

MOSEL VITELIC INC.

BALANCE SHEETS September 30, 2002 and 2001

(In Thousand New Taiwan Dollars, Except Par Value)

2002 2001 2002 2001
Amount
%
Amount
%
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY Amount
%
Amount
%
CURRENT LIABILITIES
$ 755,550
2
$ 6,311,817 10 Bank loans (Notes 12) $ 3,811,378 9
$3,294,054
5
2,908,507
6

7,057,869
11 Commercial papers issued (Note 13 and 22) 60,000
-
1,030,000
1
1,182,568
3

925,483

2
Notes and accounts payable:
Related parties (Note 21) 1,194,435
3

610,257

1
753,940 2
360,981

-
Third party suppliers 3,227,445
7

1,066,183

2
526,024 1
405,537

1
Other payable - related parties (Note 21) 805,279
2

519,307

1
1,824,375
4

2,789,331

4
Royalties payable (Note 10) 1,197,334
3

1,048,333

2
-
-

15,241
- Excess of cumulative share in losses over the
1,713,336
4
-

-
investment acquisition costs (Notes 2 and 8) 1,207,005
3

2,348,092

4
330,135
1
470,456
1
Current portion of deferred intercompany profit (Note 2) 128,823
-

228,897

-
9,994,435
23 18,336,715 29
Current portion of long-term liabilities (Notes 14, 15 and 22) 12,724,894 29
8,110,137
13
20,805,873
48
24,948,926
39
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (Notes 9 and 21) 437,767
1 584,076 1
Total Current Liabilities 24,794,360
57 18,839,336
30
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
15,214,938
35 15,587,267 25 Bank loans (Notes 14 and 22) 843,333
2

225,000

-
2,960,770
7

2,903,510

5
Bonds issued (Notes 2, 15 and 22) 30,357 - 12,272,534
20
323,273
1

328,795

-
Royalties payable (Note 10) 670,464
1
1,453,292
2
222,338
-

-

-
Total Long-Term Liabilities 1,544,154
3 13,950,826
22
43,868 -
42,792
-
4,483
-

4,483

-
DEFERRED INTERCOMPANY PROFIT - NET OF CURRENT PORTION
4,698
-
4,698
-
(Note 2) 261,435
1
309,723
-
18,774,368
43 18,871,545 30
(15,301,682) (35 ) (13,885,521) ( 22) ACCRUED PENSION COST (Notes 2 and 16) 46,192
-
37,565
-
31,087 -
74,910 -
3,503,773
8
5,060,934
8
Total Liabilities 26,646,141
61
33,137,450
52
5,356,834
12
8,631,971
14
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Notes 17)
Capital stock - $10 par value
Authorized - 4,670,000 thousand shares in 2002 and 3,880,000 thousand
1,449,489
3

1,531,455

3
shares in 2001
522,979
1

668,645

1
Issued - 3,239,040 thousand shares 32,390,394
74 32,390,394
174,600
-

172,600

-
Advance capital 60,803 -
-
51
5,352
-

36,962
-
1,933,222
5
3,747,138
6
4,085,642
9
6,156,800
10
Capital surplus:
Paid-in capital in excess of par value -
-

5,010,216

8
Excess of the carrying value over the par value of shares issued upon
conversion of bonds -
-

4,252,185

7
Other 667,104 1
2,466,871

4
Retained earnings:
Legal reserve -
-

593,051

1
Accumulated deficit ( 15,391,368 ) (35) (15,024,552) (24 )
Cumulative translation adjustments 384,896
1

309,731

1
Treasury stock (at cost) - 91,397 thousand shares (Notes 3, 8 and 18) (1,011,413)
(

2
) -
-
Total Shareholders’ Equity 17,100,416
39
29,997,896
48
$ 43,746,557
100
$ 63,135,346
100
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY $ 43,746,557
100
$ 63,135,346
100
A S S E T S
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents (Notes 2 and 4)
Pledged time deposits (Notes 4 and 22)
Investments in mutual funds - net (Notes 2 and 5)
Notes and accounts receivable (Notes 2, 6 and 21)
Related parties
Third party customers - net
Inventories - net (Notes 2 and 7)
Forward exchange receivables (Notes 2 and 25)
Refundable deposit (Note 22)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (Note 21)
Total Current Assets
INVESTMENTS IN SHARES OF STOCK (Notes 2, 8 and 22)
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Notes 2, 9, 21 and 22)
Cost
Machinery and equipment
Buildings and auxiliary equipment
Furniture and fixtures
Equipment under capital lease
Tooling
Transportation equipment
Leasehold improvements
Total cost
Accumulated depreciation
Prepayments for properties
Net Property, Plant and Equipment
INTANGIBLE ASSETS - NET (Notes 2 and 10)
OTHER ASSETS
Non-operating properties - net (Notes 2, 11 and 22)
Refundable deposits (Note 22)
Pledged time deposits (Notes 4, 22 and 24)
Miscellaneous
Deferred income taxes (Notes 2 and 19)
Total Other Assets
2002

Amount
%

$ 755,550
2
2,908,507
6
1,182,568
3
753,940
2
526,024
1
1,824,375
4
-
-
1,713,336
4
330,135
1

9,994,435
23
20,805,873
48

15,214,938
35
2,960,770
7
323,273
1
222,338
-
43,868
-
4,483
-
4,698

-

18,774,368
43
(15,301,682) (35 )
31,087
-

3,503,773

8

5,356,834
12

1,449,489
3
522,979
1
174,600
-
5,352
-
1,933,222

5

4,085,642

9


$







$ 43,746,557
100

TOTAL ASSETS

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

(For review only, not audited in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China; with T N Soong & Co auditors’ review report dated October 29, 2002)

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English Translation of Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese

MOSEL VITELIC INC.

STATEMENTS OF INCOME

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 (In Thousand New Taiwan Dollars, Except Loss Per Share)



PRODUCT SALES (Notes 2 and 21)
SALES RETURNS AND DISCOUNTS

NET PRODUCT SALES

COST OF PRODUCTS SOLD (Note 21)

REALIZED INTERCOMPANY
TRANSACTION - NET (Note 2)

GROSS LOSS

OPERATING EXPENSES (Note 21)
Research and development

Marketing
General and administrative

Total Operating Expenses

LOSSES FROM OPERATIONS

NON-OPERATING INCOME
Gain on disposal of investments in mutual funds
and investments in shares of stock (Note 2)

1. Interest

Rental (Note 21)
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment,
and non-operating assets (Note 2)
Other (Note 21)

Total Non-Operating Income

(Forward)


(


2002
%


(
100
133
-

33

50
8
4

62

95
40
1
1
1
1

44
2001 %
100
145
1
44
50
2
5
57
101

-
5
1
-
2
8
Amount

$7,848,992

72,701
)
7,776,291
10,301,532
147

2,525,094

3,849,445

628,302
343,852

4,821,599

7,346,693

3,077,529
106,084

67,472

51,909

95,363

3,398,357
Amount

$ 7,692,339
139,337
)
7,553,002
10,985,096
96,953

3,335,141

3,771,719
120,805
414,899

4,307,423

7,642,564


20,993
397,584

66,337

31,593
129,379

645,886


















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English Translation of Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese



NON-OPERATING EXPENSES
Investment loss recognized by equity method - net
(Notes 2 and 8)

Interest (Note 2)

Losses on inventories (Notes 2 and 7)

Depreciation of non-operating properties

Losses of reduction of short-term investment to
market

Foreign exchange losses - net (Note 2)

Other

Total Non-Operating Expenses

LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAX

INCOME TAX EXPENSE (Notes 2 and 19)

NET LOSS

LOSS PER SHARE (Notes 3 and 20)
Basic and diluted losses per share
2002

Amount
%

$948,363
12
878,667
11
167,962
2
69,097
1
42,567
1
31,013
-
55,273
1

2,192,942
28

6,141,278 79
1,831,415
24

$ 7,972,693
103

2002

Before
Income
Tax
After
Income
Tax
$ 1.95
$ 2.53
2002

Amount
%

$948,363
12
878,667
11
167,962
2
69,097
1
42,567
1
31,013
-
55,273
1

2,192,942
28

6,141,278 79
1,831,415
24

$ 7,972,693
103

2002

Before
Income
Tax
After
Income
Tax
$ 1.95
$ 2.53
2002

Amount
%

$948,363
12
878,667
11
167,962
2
69,097
1
42,567
1
31,013
-
55,273
1

2,192,942
28

6,141,278 79
1,831,415
24

$ 7,972,693
103

2002

Before
Income
Tax
After
Income
Tax
$ 1.95
$ 2.53
2001
Amount
%
$ 4,633,459 61
1,118,108 15
921,884
12
56,731
1
-
-
188,028
3
36,870
-
6,955,080
92
13,951,758 185
1,146,494
15
$15,098,252
200
2001
Before
Income
Tax
After
Income
Tax
$ 4.31
$ 4.66
2001
Amount
%
$ 4,633,459 61
1,118,108 15
921,884
12
56,731
1
-
-
188,028
3
36,870
-
6,955,080
92
13,951,758 185
1,146,494
15
$15,098,252
200
2001
Before
Income
Tax
After
Income
Tax
$ 4.31
$ 4.66
$



Before
Income
Tax

$ 1.95
Before
Income
Tax

$ 4.31

The pro forma net loss per share, on the assumption that the stock of parent company held by its subsidiary is treated as an investment instead of treasury stock, are shown as follows (Notes 3 and 18):


NET LOSS

LOSS PER SHARE
Basic and diluted losses per share
Before
Income Tax

$6,502,966

$ 2.01
Before
Income Tax

$6,502,966

$ 2.01
After
Income Tax
$8,334,381
$ 2.57

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

(For review only, not audited in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China; with T N Soong & Co auditors’ review report dated October 29, 2002)

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English Translation of Financial Statement s Originally Issued in Chinese

MOSEL VITELIC INC.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the Nine months Ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 (In Thousand New Taiwan Dollars)

2002
2001
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net loss ( $ 7,972,693 ) ( $ 15,098,252 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by
(used in) operating activities:
Depreciation 1,392,712 1,683,935
Amortization 2,797,731 2,731,817
Realized deferred technology service revenue and others ( 6,455 ) ( 2,821 )
Investment loss recognized by equity method - net 948,363 4,633,459
Deferred income taxes 1,813,916 1,146,494
Realized intercompany profit ( 147 ) ( 96,953 )
Gain on disposals of:
Investments in shares of stock ( 3,037,379 ) -
Property, plant and equipment and other assets ( 51,909 ) ( 31,593 )
Foreign exchange losses (gains) in “February 2000 Bonds” ( 4,135 ) 190,430
Foreign exchange gains in Samurai Bonds - 12,500
Accrued pension cost 3,953 3,218
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in:
Notes and accounts receivable ( 115,440 ) 2,509,455
Inventories ( 499,711 ) 1,677,021
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 73,300 ( 32,430 )
Forward exchange receivables 7,386 53,358
Increase (decrease) in:
Notes and accounts payable 1,411,835 ( 1,165,237 )
Other accounts payable - related parties 160,550 456,149
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities ( 258,089
) ( 21,244
)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities ( 2,887,886
) ( 1,350,694
)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisitions of:
Property, plant and equipment ( 265,285 ) (
72,589
)
Investments in shares of stock ( 1,693,630 ) (
317,332
)
Properties held for sale 36,811 ( 19,893 )
Increase in investment in mutual funds ( 1,014,610 ) ( 272,555 )
Decrease in pledged time deposits 3,207,986 2,759,428
Decrease (increase) in refundable deposits and other assets ( 1,064,983 )
126,410

(Forward)

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English Translation of Financial Statement s Originally Issued in Chinese

2002
2001
Proceeds from disposals of:
Investments in shares of stock $ 5,572,536 $
-
Property, plant and equipment and other assets 1,593 28,336
Increase in intangible assets ( 768,906 ) ( 943,737 )
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities 4,011,512
1,288,068
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Increase (decrease) in short-term bank loans ( $
113,187
) $3,197,392
Increase (decrease) in commercial papers issued ( 470,000 ) 1,030,000
Increase (decrease) in long-term bank loans 193,350 ( 859,220 )
Increase in advance capital 60,803 -
Decrease in convertible bonds ( 1,763,894 ) (143,036 )
Decrease in Samurai bonds ( 3,152,500
) ( 27,552
)
Net Cash Used In Financing Activities ( 5,245,428
) 3,197,584
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS ( 4,121,802 ) 3,134,958
Effect of foreign exchange rates in convertible bonds ( 180,000
) 20,536
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF THE
PERIOD 5,057,352
3,156,323
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF THE PERIOD $755,550
$ 6,311,817
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Interest paid $
950,804
$ 1,000,886
Income tax paid $
48,722
$
47,868
Cash paid for acquisition of property, plant and equipment:
Total acquisitions ( $
223,142
) ( $
75,354
)
Payable for properties ( 42,143
) 2,765
( $
265,285
) ( $
72,589
)
Cash paid for acquisitions of intangible assets:
Total acquisitions ( $
391,081
) ( $
231,290
)
Royalties payable ( 377,825
) ( 712,447
)
( $
768,906
) ( $
943,737
)
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Conversion of bonds into capital stock $
-
$
14,696
Treasury stock - the parent’s share of stock held by
Subsidiaries $ 1,011,413
$
-
Current portion of long-term liabilities $ 12,724,894
$ 8,110,137

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

(For review only, not audited in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China; with T N Soong & Co auditors’ review report dated October 29, 2002)

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English Translation of Financial Statement s Originally Issued in Chinese

MOSEL VITELIC INC.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(For review only, not audited in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the Republic of China)

(In Thousand New Taiwan Dollars, Except Per Share Data and Specified Otherwise)

1. GENERAL

The Company was incorporated on January 8, 1987 and its shares of stock are listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange since September 1995.

It designs, manufactures and markets dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips, DRAM modules, high-speed and standard static random access memory (SRAM) chips, flash memory chips, dual port SRAM based CMOS first-in/first-out memory chips, application specific products, and other semi-conductor products and components.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of presentation

The accompanying financial statements were prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in ROC. The Company’s significant accounting policies are summarized as follows:

Cash equivalents

Government bonds acquired under resale agreements with original maturity dates of less than three months are classified as cash equivalents.

Investments in mutual funds

These investments are stated at the lower of cost or market value. Costs of investments sold are determined using the weighted-average method.

Allowance for doubtful receivables

Allowance for doubtful accounts is provided based on evaluation of the collectibility of the receivables evaluated based upon the overall financial condition and payment history of the individual customers as well as the age of the receivables.

Sales and allowances for sales returns and discounts

Sales are recognized upon shipment of products to customers. Allowances for sales returns and discounts are provided based on experience; such provisions are deducted from sales and the related costs of products are deducted from cost of products sold.

  • 8 -

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of standard cost (which approximates actual weighted average cost) or market value. Market value represents replacement cost for raw materials and net realizable value for other inventories.

Investments in shares of stock

Investments in shares of stock of companies wherein the Company exercises significant influence on their operating or financial decisions are accounted for using the equity method. Under the equity method, the investment are initially carried at cost and subsequently adjusted for the proportionate equity of the Company in the net income or net loss of the investees. The difference between the costs of the investment and the Company’s proportionate share in the net assets of the investees at the date of acquisition is amortized using the straight-line method over five years. Such amortization is recognized as a component of “Investment income or loss” account shown in the statements of income.

The Company will discontinue its recognition of its investment loss when the carrying value of the investment (including advances) is reduced to zero. However, in cases where the Company guarantees the obligations or is committed to provide further financial support to an investee company, or if the investee’s losses are temporary and evidence sufficiently shows imminent return to profitability in the foreseeable future, then, the Company continues to recognize its investment loss. The resulting negative carrying value of the investment and advances are reported as a liability on the balance sheets.

The entire amount of the gains or losses on sales to majority owned subsidiaries are deferred until such gains or losses are realized through the subsequent sale of the related products to third parties. The gains or losses on the sales made by the majority owned subsidiaries to the Company are deferred by the Company to the extent of its equity interest in such subsidiaries until such gains or losses are realized also through the subsequent sale of the related products to unrelated parties. On the other hand, the gains or losses arising from the transactions between more than 20% owned investee companies is deferred in proportion to the ownership percentage in the investee company that recognizes the gains or losses until realized through transactions with third parties.

Other investments in shares of stock are accounted for at costs. A decline in value is accounted for as follows:

  • a. Stock with quoted market prices. The temporary decline in market values and the reversal of such declines are included in stockholders’ equity. However, an other than temporary decline in the value of the investment is charged to current income.

  • b. Stock with no quoted market prices. A reduction that is other than a temporary decline in the carrying value of the investment is charged to current income.

  • 9 -

Cash dividends received in the year the investment is made is accounted for as reduction in the carrying value of the investment while cash dividends received in subsequent years are recognized as investment income. No investment income is recognized on stock dividends received.

The costs of investments sold are determined using the weighted average method.

Beginning January 2002, the Company adopted Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 30, “Accounting for Treasury Stock” (“SFAS No. 30”) which requires that the Company accounted for its stocks held by its subsidiaries as treasury stocks. The recorded costs of such treasury stocks are based upon the carrying values of the investments of subsidiaries as of January 1, 2002 or the date on which the Company hold the controlling interest over the subsidiaries. However, if its stocks held by subsidiaries as treasury stocks cause the Company continues to recognize its investment loss, then will be reported as a liability on the balance sheets.

- Property, plant and equipment and non operating properties

Property, plant and equipment and non-operating properties are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Major additions, renewals and betterment are capitalized, while maintenance and repairs are expensed currently.

The initial estimate of the service lives of the property, plant and equipment is as follows: Machinery and equipment, 2 to 7 years; buildings and auxiliary equipment, 2 to 55 years; furniture and fixtures, 3 to 5 years; tooling, 2 years; transportation equipment, 3 to 5 years; equipment under capital lease, 2 to 3 years; and leasehold improvements, 3 to 10 years. The foregoing service lives plus one year to represent the estimated salvage value are used to depreciate the property, plant and equipment using the straight-line method. The carrying value of property, plant and equipment, which were fully depreciated using the foregoing service lives, but are still being used by the Company are depreciated over their remaining estimated service lives.

Property, plant and equipment covered by agreements qualifying as capital leases are carried at the lower of the market value of the leased equipment or the present value of the minimum lease payments at the inception date of the lease, and are depreciated over the leased equipment’s useful lives. The effective interest method is used to allocate each lease payment between principal and interest expense. The difference between the proceeds and the carrying value of the leaseback assets was recorded as unrealized loss on sale-leaseback, and is amortized over the contract period as depreciation expense.

Upon sale or disposal of properties, plant and equipment, the related cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any gain or loss is credited or charged to current income.

Intangible assets

Intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over the following periods: Technology, 5 years or contract periods; patents, contract periods; deferred charges, 3 to 10 years; computer software and electrical installation costs, 3 to 5 years.

  • 10 -

Convertible and exchangeable bonds

The excess of the stated redemption price over the face value of the bond is recognized as interest expense over a period starting from the issue date to the last day of the redemption period, using the effective interest rate method.

Capital stock account is credited for the face value of the bond converted into the Company’s shares of stock and the excess of the face value of the bond as of the date of its conversion over its face value is credited to capital surplus account.

The carrying value and the related cost of the exchangeable bonds are removed from the accounts when exchanged for the ProMOS’ shares of stock, and the excess of the conversion price of the bond as of the date of its conversion over its related carrying amounts is credited or charged to income. The issue cost of the convertible and exchangeable bonds is amortized as expenses during the issued date and redemption date.

Pension costs

Pension costs are recorded based on actuarial calculations. Unrecognized net transition obligation is amortized over 23 years.

Income tax

The Company adopts inter-period income tax allocation method. Deferred income tax assets are recognized for the tax effects of deductible temporary differences, unused tax credits, and operating loss carryforwards and those of taxable temporary differences are recognized as deferred income tax liabilities. Valuation allowance is provided for deferred tax assets that are not certain to be realized. A deferred tax asset or liability is classified as current or noncurrent based on the classification of the related asset or liability. However, if a deferred asset or liability cannot be related to an asset or liability in the financial statements, then it is classified as current or noncurrent based on the expected reversal date of the temporary difference.

Any tax credit arising from the purchase of machinery, equipment and technology, research and development expenditures, personnel training, investments in important technology-based enterprise are recognized by the flow-through method.

Adjustments of prior years’ tax liabilities are added to or deducted from the current year’s tax provision.

Income taxes (10%) on undistributed earnings generated are recorded as expense in the year when the stockholders have effectively decided that earnings shall be retained.

Revenue recognition

Sales are recognized when titles of products and risks of ownerships are transferred to customers, primarily upon shipment.

  • 11 -

Derivative financial instruments

The premium or discount of the forward exchange contracts, recorded in New Taiwan dollars as assets and/or liabilities, is computed using the foreign currency amount of the contract multiplied by the difference between the contracted forward rates and the spot rates at the inception dates of the contract. The premium or discount is amortised using the straight-line method over the term of the forward contract with the amortization charged to income. On the balance sheet dates, the gains or losses on the foreign currency receivables or payables arising from these forward contracts are recognized as income.

Also, the receivables and payables related to the forward contracts are netted out, and the net amount is presented as either an asset or a liability.

Interest rate swap transactions are entered into to hedge the Company’s interest rate exposures on its various obligations. The net interest payable or receivable under such contracts is recorded as an adjustment to the interest income or expense of the obligations hedged.

- Foreign currency transactions

Foreign-currency transactions, except derivative financial instruments, are recorded in New Taiwan Dollars at the rates of exchange in effect when the transactions occur. Gains or losses resulting from the application of different foreign exchange rates when cash in foreign currency is converted into New Taiwan Dollars, or when foreign-currency receivables or payables are settled, are credited or charged to income in the period of conversion or settlement. At period-end, the balances of foreign-currency assets and liabilities are restated at the prevailing exchange rates and the resulting differences are charged to current income except those foreign currency denominated investments in shares of stock where such differences are accounted for as translation adjustments under stockholders’ equity.

Reclassifications

Certain accounts in the financial statements as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 have been reclassified to conform to the financial statements as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2002.

3. CHANGE OF THE ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE

In accordance with the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 30, “Accounting for Treasury Stock” (SFAS No. 30) and other relevant regulations from Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the Company should record its stocks held by its subsidiaries as treasury stocks. The reclassification is based on the carrying value of $1,056,072 thousand that the subsidiaries originally invested in the Company as of January 1, 2002. The adoption of SFAS No. 30 resulted in the decrease of investments in shares of stock and the increase of treasury stock by $1,011,413 thousand as of September 30, 2002, and the decrease of net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 by $361,688 thousand.

  • 12 -
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS


Cash and bank deposits

Bonds acquired under resale agreements

Less: Pledged time deposits
- Current
- Non-current


INVESTMENTS IN MUTUAL FUNDS


Open-end funds

Less - allowance for decline in value

September 30
2002
2001
$ 3,810,657 $ 13,537,286

28,000

5,000
3,838,657 13,542,286
2,908,507
7,057,869

174,600

172,600
$ 755,550
$ 6,311,817
September 30
2002
2001
$ 1,225,135 $ 963,665

42,567

38,182
$ 1,182,568
$ 925,483

4. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

5. INVESTMENTS IN MUTUAL FUNDS

The allowance for decline in value for open-end funds is based on the net asset values of the funds as of September 30 of each year.

NOTES AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE


Related parties

Third party customers
Allowances for:
Doubtful accounts
Sales returns and discounts

INVENTORIES


Finished goods

Work in process
Materials and spare parts
Less - allowance for losses
September 30
2002
2001
753,940
$ 360,226
1,007,229
442,104
470,991
31,416
10,214
4,396
526,024

406,292
1,279,964
$ 766,518
September 30
2002
2001
1,873,002 $ 1,733,045
1,511,814
2,267,979
229,115

168,864
3,613,931
4,169,888
1,789,556

1,380,557
September 30
2002
2001
753,940
$ 360,226
1,007,229
442,104
470,991
31,416
10,214
4,396
526,024

406,292
1,279,964
$ 766,518
September 30
2002
2001
1,873,002 $ 1,733,045
1,511,814
2,267,979
229,115

168,864
3,613,931
4,169,888
1,789,556

1,380,557

$
$


2002

1,873,002
1,511,814
229,115

3,613,931
1,789,556

$ $

6. NOTES AND ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

7. INVENTORIES

$ 1,824,375 $ 2,789,331

  • 13 -
8. INVESTMENTS IN SHARES OF
STOCK
Equity method:
ProMOS Technologies Inc.
(ProMOS)
Giant Haven Investments (BVI)
Ltd. (Giant Haven)
Mosel Vitelic Corporation (MVC)
DenMOS Technology, Inc.
(DenMOS)
United Memories, Inc. (UMI)
PlusMOS Technology Inc.
(PlusMOS)
Mosel Vitelic Semiconductor
K. K. (MVS KK)
ChipMOS Technologies
(Bermuda) Ltd. (ChipMOS -
Bermuda)
Ultima Electronics Co. (Ultima)
Cost method:
Aplus Technology, Inc.
Taiwan Asia Pacific Venture
Fund Ltd. (BVI) (TAPVF)
Precision Semi-Conductor Mask
Co. (PSM)
Ultima Electronics Co. (Ultima)
Excess of cumulative share in net loss
over the acquisition costs of the
investments:
Dai-Gin Investment Co. (DGI)
Vision2000 Venture (Cayman)
Ltd. (Vision2000)






September 30 September 30 September 30 September 30
% of
Owner-
Ship

2002



% of
Owner-
Ship









2001
Carrying
Value

$16,727,984
-
2,171,217
261,530
120,964

80,602
32,220
5,126,520
284,254
$ 92,600
28,035
23,000
-
$ 24,948,926

$849,555
1,498,537
$ 2,348,092

37
100
100
51
100
35
100

-

-
9
4
1
-
100
100

47

-
100
55
100
35
100
65
8
9
4
1
-
100
100




$
2,348,092

The carrying values of the equity-accounted investments (except for ProMOS in 2002 and 2001) and the related investment income and loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 were based on unreviewed financial statements in the same period.

  • 14 -

Investment income (losses) are summarized as follows:

2002
2001
ProMOS ( $ 1,021,063 ) ( $ 1,839,821 )
Giant Haven ( 498,270 ) -
DGI 437,886 ( 1,456,177 )
ChipMOS 74,371 95,619
Vision2000 56,685 ( 774,139 )
Mosel Vitelic Corporation (MVC) ( 49,085 ) ( 63,773 )
Ultima 29,562 ( 5,641 )
DenMOS 11,209 ( 13,410 )
PlusMOS 6,669 ( 99,034 )
MVS KK 3,287 ( 12,932 )
UMI 386 4,797
ChipMOS-Bermuda - ( 466,170 )
MV KK -
( 2,778
)

($ 948,363 ) ( $ 4,633,459 )

The Company and its affiliate have combined equity interests representing 20% of the outstanding common stock of Ultima as of February 2002. Accordingly, this investment was accounted for by equity method. However, since February 2002, the Company’s affiliate has subsequently disposed its investment in shares of stock of Ultima which had led to a combined equity interests of less than 20%. Accordingly, this investment has been accounted for by cost method since March 2002.

The Company exchanged its investment in 377,279 thousand common shares of ChipMOS with 37,728 thousand common shares of ChipMOS Technologies (Bermuda) Ltd. (ChipMOS-Bermuda) pursuant to a Purchase and Subscription Agreement (Agreement) entered into on January 12, 2001. Subsequently, on December 17, 2001, the Company executed another agreement whereby it exchanged all its holdings of common shares of ChipMOS-Bermuda with those of Giant Haven Investments (BVI) Ltd. (Giant Haven). The Company, which prior to the execution of these agreements, had 45% equity interest in ChipMOS, thus became the major shareholder of Giant Haven, which, in turn, has indirect 47% equity interest in ChipMOS through its direct 67% equity interest in ChipMOS-Bermuda. The shares of stock of ChipMOS-Bermuda is listed on National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (NASDAQ) since June 19, 2001.

The Company has collectively disposed 210,000 thousand shares of ProMOS stock in January and March 2002, and 20,201 thousand shares of Ultima stock in August and September 2002, which has resulted in a gain on disposal of such investments of $3,037,379 thousand.

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9. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Accumulated depreciation consists of:



Machinery and equipment

Buildings and auxiliary equipment
Furniture and fixtures
Equipment under capital lease
Tooling
Transportation equipment
Leasehold improvements

September 30
2002
2001
$ 13,489,104 $ 12,396,108
1,370,817
1,161,521
294,337
284,334
99,886
-
39,936
37,137
4,099
3,742
3,503

2,679
$ 15,301,682
$13,885,521

2002

$ 13,489,104 $ 1,370,817
294,337
99,886
39,936
4,099
3,503

$ 15,301,682

The Company sold certain machinery and equipment to a domestic leasing company, and simultaneously leased them back under agreements that qualify as capital lease since the agreements contains bargain purchase options. The period of sale-leaseback is 1 year from November 2001 to October 2002 with the lease paid monthly. The future lease obligation amounted to $40,996 thousand as of September 30, 2002.

INTANGIBLE ASSETS - NET
Technology
Deferred charges
Computer software and electrical installation
Patents


10. INTANGIBLE ASSETS - NET

The Company paid a specified amount of license fee to Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (SAG) for 64Mb and 256Mb DRAM technology and technologies related to back-end processes pursuant to license agreements dated September 26, 1996 and August 19, 1997. SAG subsequently transferred all its rights and obligations under the foregoing license agreements to Infineon Technologies A.G. (Infineon) on March 15, 2000. Infineon was formerly the semiconductor business of SAG that was spun off into a separate entity in April 1999.

The Company has patent agreements with several foreign companies under which it pays royalties based on schedules of payments set forth in the agreements.

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NON-OPERATING PROPERTIES - NET
September 30
2002
2001
Buildings and equipment leased to others
$ 876,295 $ 714,904
Employee dormitory
573,194
604,686
Office building and other assets

-
211,865
$ 1,449,489
$ 1,531,455
NON-OPERATING PROPERTIES - NET
September 30
2002
2001
Buildings and equipment leased to others
$ 876,295 $ 714,904
Employee dormitory
573,194
604,686
Office building and other assets

-
211,865
$ 1,449,489
$ 1,531,455




$ 1,531,455

11. NON-OPERATING PROPERTIES - NET

Buildings and equipment leased to others included those leased to ProMOS, DenMOS and SynMOS, among others, under the operating lease agreements.

12. SHORT-TERM BANK LOANS
The loan due in December 2002 and August 2002
with bear interest at 3.0% to 7.715% and 3.9% to 7.705%
in 2002 and 2001, respectively.
Loan for importation of materials. NT$94,000 thousand,
US$36,507 thousand, and¥8,910 thousand due in
February 2003 with interest at 2.55% to 3.13% in 2002;
¥8,910 thousand due in February 2003 with interest at
1.15% in 2002; US$487 thousand due in March 2002
with interest at 3.23% to 4.49%.








September 30
2002
2001
$ 2,440,000 $ 3,277,243
1,371,378
16,811
$ 3,811,378
$ 3,294,054
September 30
2002
2001
$ 2,440,000 $ 3,277,243
1,371,378
16,811
$ 3,811,378
$ 3,294,054

2002

$ 2,440,000
1,371,378
$ 3,811,378


13. COMMERCIAL PAPERS ISSUED

These commercial papers in the amount of $60,000 thousand and 1,030,000 thousand, respectively, as of September 2002 and 2001, guaranteed by financial institutions, bear annual interest rates of 4% and 3.9% to 4.46%, and have maturity dates of October 16, 2002 and January 2002 for those issued in 2002 and 2001, respectively.

LONG-TERM BANK LOANS


Long-term secured working capital loans: Repayable
in quarterly installments commencing from August
2004 until May 2012; interest at a floating rate of
5.15% to 5.25%

Medium secured syndicated loans at US$25,714
thousand: Repayable in semi-annual installments
commencing from November 1998 until November
2001; interest at floating rates of 4.85% to 7.702% in
2001.
September 30
2002
2001
$ 360,000 $ -
-
887,657

2002

$ 360,000
-

14. LONG-TERM BANK LOANS

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(Forward)

  • 18 -


Medium to long-term secured working capital loans:
Repayable monthly commencing from December 2002
until November 2008; interest at floating rates of
6.22% to 7.28%.
Medium secured working capital loans: Repayable in
quarterly installments commencing from August 2003
until May 2007; interest at a floating rate of 5.15% to
5.25%.
$ Medium loans for purchase of equipment: Repayable
in 15 consecutive quarterly installments commencing
from October 1998 until April 2002; interest at floating
rates of 6.5% to 6.63% in 2001.

Less - current portion
$ 15. BONDS ISSUED


Bonds issued in July 1996 (the “July 1996 Bonds”)
Aggregate face value of bonds issued
$ Converted into 71,489 thousand shares and
71,489 thousand shares as of September 30, 2002
and 2001, respectively
(
Accrued redemption premium
Bonds issued in May 1998 (the “May 1998 Bonds”)
Aggregate face value of bonds issued
Converted into 97,995 thousand shares as of
September 30, 2002 and 2001
(
Accrued redemption premium

Bonds issued in October and November 1998. This is
due in October and November 2001 and bears annual
interest rates of 7.52% and 7.18%.
Original issue
Redemption



$
$


(Forward)

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Bonds issued in January 1999. This is due in January
2002 and bears interest at floating rate (currently
6.8%, up to 9%)
Issued on February 2000 (the “February 2000 Bonds”)
Aggregate face value of bonds issued
Converted into 7,833 thousand shares as of
June 30, 2002 and 2001.
Redemption
Accrued redemption premium
Bonds issued in April 2000. This is due in April 2003
and bears interest at floating rate that ranges from
5.70% to 7.85%.
Redemption
Less - current portion


$ ( $ (



$




The July 1996 Bonds, the May 1998 Bonds and the February 2000 Bonds (collectively the “Bonds”) will mature on July 2006, May 2008 and February 2005, respectively, and bear annual interest rates of 2.5%, 0% and 1%, respectively. The July 1996 Bonds and the May 1998 Bonds are convertible into shares of stock of the Company at $40.40 and $46.58 per share (both adjustable), respectively from October 1996 to July 2006 and from August 1998 to May 2008, respectively. The February 2000 Bonds are convertible into shares of stock of ProMOS at $107.41 (adjustable) per share. The conversion period is from February 2, 2000 to February 1, 2005. The Company may redeem the bonds at certain period prior to the maturity date, and the holders of the May 1998 Bonds and the February 2000 Bonds may request the company to redeem the bonds with the par value of the bonds plus the accrued redemption premium in May 2003 and February 2003, respectively.

As of September 30, 2002, the Company has provided 591,500 thousand, and 406,400 thousand investment in share of ProMOS as security for the bonds issued, in April 2000, and the February 2000 Bonds, respectively. Also, the Company has provided US$48,351 thousand of refundable deposits to security for the Bond issued in February 2000.

16. PENSION PLAN

The Company has a pension plan for all regular employees that provides benefits based on length of service and average monthly salary for the six months before retirement. The Company makes monthly contributions, equal to 2% of salaries, to a pension fund (the “Fund”). The Fund is administered by a pension fund monitoring committee and deposited in the committee’s name in the Central Trust of China.

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Pension costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 were $11,061 thousand and $11,107 thousand, respectively, and the balances of the pension fund as of September 30, 2002 and 2001 were $142,752 thousand and $131,658 thousand respectively.

17. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

On September 23, 1999, the Company issued 9,980 thousand units of global depositary receipts (GDR), at an aggregate issue price of $2,770,000 thousand or $27.70 per share representing 99,800 thousand shares of its common stock. Simultaneous to the issuance of the GDR, the Company also issued 200 thousand shares to its employees.

Capital surplus, pursuant to ROC Company Law, can be only used to offset a deficit or be transferred to capital as stock dividend. Such transfers from capital surplus to capital (as a stock dividend) are limited to the following: (i) donations (donated capital); (ii) the excess of the issue price over the par value of the capital stock issued; (iii) the excess of the sale price over the par value of treasury stock sold; and (iv) the excess of the issue price over the par value of shares converted from bonds, and should be distributed to shareholders based on their proportionate share of ownership.

The Company’s Articles of Incorporation provides that the following may be appropriated, if approved by the shareholders, from the accumulated net income after deducting any previously accumulated deficit and the 10% legal reserve: (a) a special reserve, if deemed necessary, (b) 10% as bonus to employees, including employees of affiliates of the Company, in cases where any dividend is distributed or paid by the Company, (c) 2% as remuneration to directors and supervisors, also in cases where any dividend is distributed or paid by the Company, and (d) dividends to shareholders. Also, bonus and dividends can only be distributed and/or paid after all income tax obligations of the Company are paid.

Dividends are either in cash or in he from of stock. Also, the ratio of distribution shall be based on the future capital needed. If the Company acquired sufficient funds from the capital market for operation of the year and when the declared dividends is more than $2 dollars per share, the cash dividends shall be distributed as at least 10% of the excess of total dividends declared over $2 dollars. But, stock dividend can be distributed out of the capital surplus pursuant to relevant regulations after taking into account the finance, business, operation and capital structure of the Company.

These appropriations and the disposition of the remaining net income are approved by the shareholders in the following year and given effect to the financial statements of that year.

The above-mentioned appropriation for legal reserve is made until the reserve equals the aggregate par value of the Company’s outstanding capital stock. Such reserve can only be used to offset a deficit; or, when it has reached 50% of the aggregate par value of the Company’s outstanding capital stock, up to 50% thereof can be declared as stock dividend.

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Pursuant to current regulations promulgated by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), a special reserve equivalent to the debit balance of any account shown in the stockholder equity of the balance sheets, such as unrealized loss on investments in shares of stock and cumulative translation adjustments, shall be appropriated from retained earnings. The special reserve shall be adjusted accordingly based on the debit balance of such accounts as at balance sheet dates.

Under the Integrated Income Tax System that became effective on January 1, 1998, resident individual shareholders are allowed tax credits for the income tax paid by the Company on earnings generated also as of January 1, 1998. An Imputation Credit Account (ICA) is maintained by the Company actually paid by or withheld from the Company and the tax credit allocated to each shareholder. The maximum credit available for allocation to each shareholder cannot exceed the balance shown in the ICA on the date of distribution of dividends.

The shareholders of the Company has resolved on May 23, 2002 to offset deficit by transferring the accumulated legal reserve in amounts of $593,051 thousand and paid-in capital in amounts of $11,722,788 thousand generated prior to 2001.

The Company expected to issue additional 400,000 thousand shares (with par value of $10 per share) in September 2002. The Company has received approval from SEC on its issue of the new shares. The paid-in capital is expected to be $36,390,394 thousand after the issue. Up to October 29[th] , 2002, the issue is completed.

18. TREASURY STOCK (COMMON STOCK)

(Shares in Thousand)

Purpose of Purchase
Nine months ended September 30, 2002
Treasury stock - the parent’s share of
stock held by subsidiaries
Beginning
Shares

84,351
Increase

43,069
Decrease

36,023
Ending
Shares
91,397

Beginning on January 2002, the Company accounted for its share of capital stock held by subsidiaries as treasury stock in the amount of $1,056,072 thousand and the carrying value and the market value of such stock were $1,011,413 thousand and $743,056 thousand, respectively, as of September 30, 2002. Proceeds from sales of treasury stock for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 were $658,863 thousand. The Company’s share of stock held by subsidiaries, although accounted for under treasury stock method, is still entitled shareholders’ right and privilege.

19. INCOME TAX

  • a. A reconciliation of income tax expense - there is no income tax expense payable for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001.

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b. Income tax expense (benefit) as of September 30, 2002 and 2001 consist of:


Income tax expense – current

Additional 10% on the unappropriated
earnings

Income tax credit

Net change in deferred income tax benefit
(expenses) for the year:
Tax credit
Temporary differences
Operating loss carryforwards
Valuation allowance
Adjustment of prior years’ taxes

Income tax expense
2002

$ -
55,094
(55,094)
117,371
( 392,539)

( 283,257)

2,372,340

17,500

$ 1,831,415
2001
$ -
-

(
55,360 )
(
390,382)
(
1,810,564)

3,402,800

-
$ 1,146,494

c. Deferred income tax assets as of September 30, 2002 and 2001 consisted of the following:


Current
Tax credit on machinery and equipment
Research and development expenditures
Temporary differences
Tax credit from stockholders’ shares
Operating loss carryforwards
Less - valuation allowance

Noncurrent
Tax credit on machinery and equipment
Research and development expenditures
Tax credit from stockholders’ shares
Operating loss carryforwards
Temporary differences
Less - valuation allowance
2002

$ 6,427
6,648
864,702
1,363,988
362,051
2,603,816
2,603,816


-

$ 17,964
257,408
1,362,921
5,648,304
( 252,921 )

7,033,676
5,100,454

$1,933,222
2001
$179,447
29,882
719,033
-
-
928,362
928,362
-
$ 50,341
318,680
2,726,909
4,745,357
471,827)
7,369,460
3,622,322
$3,747,138



$

$









(


The effective tax rate for deferred income tax as of September 30, 2002 and 2001 is 25%.

  • d. Integrated income tax information. The balances of the ICA (see Note 17) were $8,280 thousand and $8,241 thousand as of September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively.

The actual tax credit rate was 11.21% in 2000. There was accumulative deficit in 2001.

  • 23 -

e. The unappropriated retained earning information. The unappropriated earnings as of September 30, 2002 and 2001 did not include any earning generated prior to December 31, 1997.

f. As of September 30, 2002, investment tax credits consisted of the following:

Regulation

Statute for
Upgrading
Industries
Statute for
Upgrading
Industries
Statute for
Upgrading
Industries
Income Tax Law
Item Total Tax
Credit

$ 33,974
3,230
12,882
1,852

$ 51,938

$ 6,648
74,477
89,537
67,975
52,966

$ 291,603

$ 1,363,988
963,595

399,326

$ 2,726,909

$ 362,051
977,936
1,210,111
-
3,460,257

$6,010,355
Unused Tax
Credits

$ 6,427

3,230

12,882

1,852
$ 24,391
$ 6,648

74,477

89,537

67,975

25,419
$ 264,056
$ 1,363,988

963,595

399,326

$ 2,726,909
$ 362,051
977,936
1,210,111
-
3,460,257
$ 6,010,355
Year of
Expiry
Investments in
machinery
and equipment
Research and
development
expenditures
Investments in
important
technology based
enterprise
Loss carryforwards


































2002
2003
2004
2006
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2002
2003
2004
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 and
thereafter

Income tax returns through 1999 have been examined and cleared by the tax authorities.

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20. LOSS PER SHARE

A reconciliation of numerator and denominator of basic and diluted loss per share calculation is provided as follows:



Nine months ended September 30, 2002
Basic and diluted loss per share loss
available to common stockholders

Nine months ended September 30, 2001
Basic and diluted loss per share loss
available to common stockholders
Amounts (Numerator)
Before
After
Income
Income
Tax
Tax

$ 6,141,278
$ 7,972,693
$13,951,758
$15,098,252

Shares
(Denominator)
(Thousand)

3,150,699

3,238,413

Shares
(Denominator)
(Thousand)

3,150,699

3,238,413
Loss Per Share
Before
After
Income
Income
Tax
Tax
$ 1.95
$ 2.53
$ 4.31
$ 4.66
Loss Per Share
Before
After
Income
Income
Tax
Tax
$ 1.95
$ 2.53
$ 4.31
$ 4.66

Before
Income
Tax

$ 6,141,278

$13,951,758
Before
Income
Tax

$ 1.95

$ 4.31


$ 2.53
$ 4.66

The influence of stock dividend has been retroactively adjusted when computed earnings per share.

21. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

a. The Company has transactions with the following related parties:

Name

1) Direct subsidiaries
MVC
MVS KK
UMI
DGI
MV KK
DenMOS
ProMOS
PlusMOS
Relationship

A wholly owned subsidiary
A wholly owned subsidiary
A wholly owned subsidiary
A wholly owned subsidiary
A wholly owned subsidiary
(dissolved in December 2001)
A 51% owned subsidiary
A 37% owned investee
A 35% owned investee

2) Indirect subsidiaries

Ultima A 4% indirectly owned investee (Note 8) SyncMOS Technologies Inc., Taiwan Branch A 32% owned investee (SyncMOS Taiwan branch) Sun-Fund Securities Investment Advisory A 49% indirectly owned investee Co., LTD SyncMOS Microelectronic Inc. (SyncMOS) A 39% owned investee ChipMOS A 47% indirectly owned investee InterMOS Technologies Corp. (InterMOS) Indirectly owns 100% ownership (Forward)

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Name
Relationship
PacMOS
Technologies
Holdings
Ltd.
(PacMOS)
A 32% indirectly owned investee
PCL Holdings Ltd. (PCL)
The director and supervisor of
the Company
Shanghai SyncMos SemiConductor Corp.
(Shanghai SyncMOS)
A 22% owned investee
Harvest Century Enterprises Ltd. (Harvest) A 32% owned investee
b. Related party transactions other than those disclosed in other notes:
2002
2001
Amount
%
Amount
%
At end of the period
Notes receivable
SyncMOS
$ 572 1 $ - -
InterMOS
24 - - -
Ultima
-
-

755
34
$ 596
1
$ 755
34
Accounts receivable
Ultima
$ 245,461 19 $ 218,725 29
MVS KK
241,072 19 $ 103,972 14
DenMOS
84,820 7
-
-
MVC
82,190 6
-
-
PlusMOS
77,897 6
18,153 2
Shanghai SyncMOS
21,689 2
-
-
SyncMOS
147
-
9,494 1
PCL
68
-
-
-
PacMOS
-
-
9,882
1
$ 753,334
59
$ 360,226
47
Other receivables
ProMOS
$ 28,931 82 $ 25,404 27
SyncMOS
2,516 7
61,956 67
DenMOS
1,365 4
751 11
ChipMOS
915 3
2,713 3
Ultima
525 1
558 1
MVC
430 1
670 1
PlusMOS
400 1
477
-
MVS KK
232 1
125
-
InterMOS
99
-
31
-
DGI
21 - - -
SyncMOS
-
-
362
-
$ 35,434
100
$ 93,047
100
Notes payable
ChipMOS
$ 725,276
16 $ 524,607
31
ProMOS
466,698
11
75,338
4
PlusMOS
2,461

-

10,312

1
$ 1,194,435

27
$ 610,257

36
Name
Relationship
PacMOS
Technologies
Holdings
Ltd.
(PacMOS)
A 32% indirectly owned investee
PCL Holdings Ltd. (PCL)
The director and supervisor of
the Company
Shanghai SyncMos SemiConductor Corp.
(Shanghai SyncMOS)
A 22% owned investee
Harvest Century Enterprises Ltd. (Harvest) A 32% owned investee
b. Related party transactions other than those disclosed in other notes:
2002
2001
Amount
%
Amount
%
At end of the period
Notes receivable
SyncMOS
$ 572 1 $ - -
InterMOS
24 - - -
Ultima
-
-

755
34
$ 596
1
$ 755
34
Accounts receivable
Ultima
$ 245,461 19 $ 218,725 29
MVS KK
241,072 19 $ 103,972 14
DenMOS
84,820 7
-
-
MVC
82,190 6
-
-
PlusMOS
77,897 6
18,153 2
Shanghai SyncMOS
21,689 2
-
-
SyncMOS
147
-
9,494 1
PCL
68
-
-
-
PacMOS
-
-
9,882
1
$ 753,334
59
$ 360,226
47
Other receivables
ProMOS
$ 28,931 82 $ 25,404 27
SyncMOS
2,516 7
61,956 67
DenMOS
1,365 4
751 11
ChipMOS
915 3
2,713 3
Ultima
525 1
558 1
MVC
430 1
670 1
PlusMOS
400 1
477
-
MVS KK
232 1
125
-
InterMOS
99
-
31
-
DGI
21 - - -
SyncMOS
-
-
362
-
$ 35,434
100
$ 93,047
100
Notes payable
ChipMOS
$ 725,276
16 $ 524,607
31
ProMOS
466,698
11
75,338
4
PlusMOS
2,461

-

10,312

1
$ 1,194,435

27
$ 610,257

36
Name
Relationship
PacMOS
Technologies
Holdings
Ltd.
(PacMOS)
A 32% indirectly owned investee
PCL Holdings Ltd. (PCL)
The director and supervisor of
the Company
Shanghai SyncMos SemiConductor Corp.
(Shanghai SyncMOS)
A 22% owned investee
Harvest Century Enterprises Ltd. (Harvest) A 32% owned investee
b. Related party transactions other than those disclosed in other notes:
2002
2001
Amount
%
Amount
%
At end of the period
Notes receivable
SyncMOS
$ 572 1 $ - -
InterMOS
24 - - -
Ultima
-
-

755
34
$ 596
1
$ 755
34
Accounts receivable
Ultima
$ 245,461 19 $ 218,725 29
MVS KK
241,072 19 $ 103,972 14
DenMOS
84,820 7
-
-
MVC
82,190 6
-
-
PlusMOS
77,897 6
18,153 2
Shanghai SyncMOS
21,689 2
-
-
SyncMOS
147
-
9,494 1
PCL
68
-
-
-
PacMOS
-
-
9,882
1
$ 753,334
59
$ 360,226
47
Other receivables
ProMOS
$ 28,931 82 $ 25,404 27
SyncMOS
2,516 7
61,956 67
DenMOS
1,365 4
751 11
ChipMOS
915 3
2,713 3
Ultima
525 1
558 1
MVC
430 1
670 1
PlusMOS
400 1
477
-
MVS KK
232 1
125
-
InterMOS
99
-
31
-
DGI
21 - - -
SyncMOS
-
-
362
-
$ 35,434
100
$ 93,047
100
Notes payable
ChipMOS
$ 725,276
16 $ 524,607
31
ProMOS
466,698
11
75,338
4
PlusMOS
2,461

-

10,312

1
$ 1,194,435

27
$ 610,257

36
Relationship Relationship Relationship Relationship Relationship Relationship Relationship
Amount

$ 572
24
-

$ 596

$ 245,461
241,072
84,820
82,190
77,897
21,689
147
68
-

$ 753,334

$ 28,931
2,516
1,365
915
525
430
400
232
99
21
-

$ 35,434

$ 725,276
466,698
2,461
$ 1,194,435























$ 218,725
$ 103,972

-

-

18,153

-

9,494

-
9,882

$ 360,226

$ 25,404

61,956

751

2,713

558

670

477

125

31
-
362

$ 93,047

$ 524,607

75,338
10,312






















































27 $ 610,257 36

(Forward)

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Other payables
MVC

ChipMOS
ProMOS
UMI
PlusMOS
DenMOS
MVKK
SyncMOS


Prepaid expenses
ProMOS

Advanced rents
ProMOS

SyncMOS
DenMOS


Guarantee deposits
ProMOS

SyncMOS


For the period
Product sales
Ultima

PlusMOS
MVS KK
MVC
DenMOS
PCL
SyncMOS
Shanghai SyncMOS
Harvest
ProMOS
ChipMOS
PacMOS


Purchases
ProMOS

Manufacturing expenses
ChipMOS

PlusMOS
ProMOS
2002
%


83

13

3

1

-

-

-
-

100

34


1

-
-

1


4
-

4


17

10

7

6

5

1

1
-

-

-

-
-

47

8

88
3
-
2001 %

53

16

28

2

-

-

1
-
Amount

$ 666,931
102,888
22,712
8,391
4,338
19
-
-

$ 805,279

$ 110,827

$ 5,307
836
-

$ 6,143

$ 14,487
836

$ 15,323

$ 1,360,861
799,806
532,700
456,886
418,340
66,313
52,099
21,159
4,457
3,122
2,269
-

$ 3,718,012

$ 564,042

$ 1,613,551
59,039
6,060
Amount

$ 278,128

81,377

144,013
12,218

-
-

3,556
15

$ 519,307

$ -

$ 5,307

1,881
299

$ 7,487

$ 14,487
-

$ 14,487

$ 997,792

432,742

250,760

566,227

-

-

9,481

-

-

-

76
9,904

$ 2,266,982

$ 400,786

$ 1,928,893

23,917
3,436
100
-

1

-
-
1

3
-
3

13

6

3

7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-
-
29
7
78

-
-

$ 1,678,650 91 $ 1,956,246 78

(Forward)

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Research and development expense
MVC

UMI


Rental revenue
ProMOS

SyncMOS
DenMOS
InterMOS
DGI
MVS KK


Other non-operating income
ProMOS

ChipMOS
Ultima
SyncMOS
DenMOS
PlusMOS
InterMOS
MVC
SynMOS Taiwan branch


Proceeds from disposals of property,
plant and equipment and other assets
DenMOS

ProMOS
SynMOS Taiwan branch

2002
%

9
2

11


67

5

4

-

-
-

76

18


6
2
2
2
2
1
-
-

33


13

9
-

22
2001 %
11
3
14

67

7

3

-

-
-
Amount

$ 336,085
88,995

$ 425,080

$ 44,870
3,411
2,494
407
60
9

$ 51,251

$ 16,847
5,661
2,200
2,087
1,957
1,705
821
132
-

$ 31,410

$ 200
150
4

$ 354
Amount

$ 428,098
89,963

$ 518,061

$ 44,119

4,441

2,175

-

139
-

$ 50,874

$ 23,335

6,017

2,200

6,447

344

1,798

27
123
7,277

$ 47,568

$ -

-
27,258

$ 27,258
77

18
5
2
5
-
1
-
-
6
37

-

-
96
96

The sales prices to MVC and MVS KK, as a percentage of the selling prices to third parties, were 90% (increased to 92% starting from July 2001) and 96%, respectively. The payment terms of the sales are similar to those with non-related parties except for the following:

  • a. Ultima - according to the related contracts.

  • b. PlusMOS - 14 days after the shipment dates of the products.

  • c. MVS KK - 120 days after the end of the month of sale.

In view of the improvement in the industry, the Company adjusted the payment term of sales to ProMOS from 60 days after shipping date to 120 days after month end from November 2001 to August 2002, and to ChipMOS from 90 days to 120 days after month end from November 2001 to April 2002.

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MVC and UMI are conducting, on behalf of the Company, research and development (R&D) on certain products. The Company reimburses the expenses incurred by MVC and UMI related to foregoing R&D activities plus a fee equivalent to 5% and 10%(adjusted to 2% from July 2001), respectively, of the actual expenses.

22. PLEDGED OR MORTGAGED ASSETS

The following assets are pledged or mortgaged as collaterals to secure the customs duties obligations, short-term loans, long-term loans, secured bonds, exchangeable bonds of the Company, capital lease, royalties payable and forward contracts as well as obligations of related companies:



Refundable deposits:
Current assets
Other Assets
Time deposits:
Current Assets
Other Assets
Shares of stock
ProMOS – 1,046,230 thousand shares in 2002 and
1,077,005 thousand shares in 2001

Property, plant and equipment - net
Non-operating properties:
R&D buildings - net
Employee dormitory - net
September 30
2002
2001
$1,713,336
$ -
522,979
668,645
2,908,507
7,057,869
174,600
172,600
10,379,877 11,699,275
1,420,598
3,671,212
138,671
145,588
521,416

543,903
$17,779,984
$23,959,092
September 30
2002
2001
$1,713,336
$ -
522,979
668,645
2,908,507
7,057,869
174,600
172,600
10,379,877 11,699,275
1,420,598
3,671,212
138,671
145,588
521,416

543,903
$17,779,984
$23,959,092


2002

$1,713,336
522,979
2,908,507
174,600
10,379,877
1,420,598
138,671
521,416

$17,779,984


23. SIGNIFICANT LONG-TERM OPERATING LEASES

The Company leases parcels of land from the Hsin-Chu Science-Based Industrial Park Administration (SIPA) and ProMOS under several agreements expiring on various dates from 2005 to 2015, but are renewable upon expiration. Annual rentals, which are subjected to adjustments, currently aggregate to $27,637 thousand.

The Company also leased certain equipment from Cypress Semiconductor Corp. that will expire in 2005.

Minimum lease payments were as follows:

Years

2002 4thquarters

2003
2004
2005
Equipment
Land,
Building and
Auxiliary-
Equipment

$ 6,909

27,637

27,637

24,280

Total
$ 94,209

376,837

376,837

198,880
$ 87,300
349,200
349,200
174,600
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2006
2007 and thereafter
-
-

$ 960,300
$ 23,609
110,033

220,105
23,609
110,033
$1,180,405
  1. SIGNIFICANT COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Significant commitments and contingencies as of September 30, 2002, except those disclosed in other notes to the financial statements, are as follows:

  • a. Unused letters of credit of about ¥54,890 thousand.

  • b. As mentioned in Note 22, a portion of the Company’s time deposits amounting to US$5,000 thousand and $100,000 thousand were used to partially secure an obligation of Vision2000, and Mou-Fu Investment Co., Ltd., respectively. Further, the Company has guarantee on the borrowings of Ultima of $900,000 thousand, Vision2000 of $2,374,560 thousand and Mou-Fu Investment Co., Ltd. (MFI, an indirect-wholly owned subsidiary of the Company) of $3,100,000 thousand.

  • c. Purchase, through SAG, of a certain percentage of wafers produced by ProMOS (a 37% owned investee of the company) pursuant to a Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) entered into on September 26, 1996 among the Company, ProMOS and SAG. On March 15, 2000, the rights and obligations of SAG under the JVA were substituted by Infineon. On October 4[, ] 2002, Infineon terminated the agreement with the company. Currently, the legality is uncertain. If the agreement is legally terminated, the productivity-reserved contract signed by the company, Infineon and ProMOS will be terminated on December 31, 2002. The company will discuss the redistribution of the productivity with Infineon.

  • d. The Company had entered into two forward contracts with Credit Suisse First Boston (Europe) Limited (CSFB) and Credit Suisse First Boston International (CSFBI) in 1997, respectively. The amounts of contracts are US$120,000 thousand and US$50,000 thousand, which matured at October 2002 and December 2002 respectively. According to the contracts, the Company should pay an amount equivalent to 1.825%~1.8325% of the US$120,000 thousand and US$50,000 thousand every year. CSFBI and the Company, respectively, have options to extend the contract, which final extended maturity dates are October and December 2027. The Company will pay a significant amount of penalty if it terminates the contract in advance.

  • In September 2000, CSFB and CSFBI brought an action in an English Court (the “Court”) to declare the contracts to be valid. In November 2000, the Company terminated the contracts and filed a defense and counterclaim with the Court. The counterclaim seeks to have these two contracts declared invalid or, alternatively, seeks to have CSFB and CSFBI declared to be in breach of the contracts. The counterclaim also seeks repayment for all annual payments totaling to US$6,299 thousand that the Company has paid, the security deposit payments with CSFB and CSFBI of US$5,000 thousand (other assets) and damages as compensation for breach of contract. In January 2001, CSFB and CSFBI also filed their counter suits reasserting that the two contracts are still valid. The

  • 30 -

counter suits filed by CSFB and CSFBI also seek net claim amounting to approximately US$45,485 thousand in early termination penalty fees.

  • 31 -

As of October 29, 2002, the foregoing legal proceedings are still on going in the Court. After consultation with the Company’s general counsel, management believes that the Company’s defense and counterclaim have a reasonable prospect of proving the facts and matters stated in its amended defense and counterclaim, and therefore succeed in its defense. Thus, the management believes that the outcome of the case will not materially affect the Company’s financial position and the result of its operations. Accordingly, no provision has been recorded in the accompanying financial statements in respect of the claims made by CSFB and CSFBI.

  • e. Advanced Technology Distributors Inc. brought a civil action in July 2002 for alleged price-fixing by a number of manufacturers and sellers of DRAM memory chips. That investigation has not begun. Therefore, the probable outcome of this investigation or the likelihood of an adverse result is still undetermined.

25. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company has no derivative transactions as of September 30, 2002.

Fair value of financial instruments

September 30
2002
2001
Carrying
Carrying
Value
Fair Value
Value
Fair Value
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 755,550 $ 755,550 $ 6,311,817 $ 6,311,817
Pledged time deposits (including
Current portion)
3,083,107 3,083,107 7,057,869 7,057,869
Investments in mutual funds - net 1,182,568 1,182,568
925,483
925,483
Notes and accounts receivable
1,279,964 1,279,964
766,518
766,518
Other receivable-related parties
(other current assets)
35,434
35,434
93,047
93,047
Investments in shares of stock
(including credit balance)
19,598,868 25,460,335 22,600,834 30,677,773
Refundable deposits (including
current portion)
2,236,315 2,236,315
668,645
668,645
(Forward)
September 30 September 30 September 30

2001
Carrying
Value

$ 6,311,817
7,057,869

925,483

766,518

93,047
22,600,834

668,645
Fair Value
$ 6,311,817
7,057,869

925,483

766,518

93,047
30,677,773

668,645
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Liabilities
Bank loans

Commercial papers issued
Notes and accounts payable

Other payable-related parties
Payables on equipment (other
current liability)
Royalties payable (including
current portion)

Long-term bank loans (including
current portion)
Bonds issued (including current
portion)

Samurai bonds (including current
portion)
Guarantee deposits (other current
liabilities)
Derivative financial instruments
Forward
exchange
(receivables
Forward exchange receivables)
September 30 September 30 September 30

2002

Carrying

Value
Fair Value

$ 3,811,378 $ 3,811,378
60,000
60,000
4,421,880 4,421,880
805,279
805,279
44,812
44,812
1,867,798 1,867,798
900,000
900,000
12,698,584 11,182,256
-
-
23,332
23,332
-
-

2001
Carrying
Value

$ 3,811,378
60,000
4,421,880
805,279
44,812
1,867,798
900,000
12,698,584
-
23,332
-
Carrying
Value

$ 3,294,054
1,030,000
1,676,440

519,307

64,300
2,501,625
1,310,137
15,672,534
3,625,000

22,437

15,241
Fair Value
$ 3,294,054
1,030,000
1,676,440

519,307

64,300
2,501,625
1,310,137
14,352,411
3,443,750

22,437

-

Fair values of financial instruments were determined as follows:

  • a. Short-term financial instruments - carrying values.

  • b. Investments in mutual funds - market values.

  • c. Investments in shares of stock - market value for listed companies and net equity value for the others.

  • d. Refundable and guarantee deposits - carrying values.

  • e. Long-term liabilities - forecasted cash flows discounted at present value, using interest rates of similar long-term liabilities. Fair values of long-term liabilities are their carrying values as they use floating interest rates.

  • f. The Company calculates the fair value of each contract by the interest swap rate published by the bank, according to the maturity rate of each swap contract.

The fair values shown above pertain only to the fair values of financial instruments and did not include the fair values of non-financial instruments. Accordingly, they do not represent the fair value of the Company.

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26. ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES

The additional disclosures of investee companies are based on unaudited financial statements except for ProMOS. Except for the followings, the Company has no other significant transactions, investees and investments in Mainland China information that should additional disclosures required by the SEC:

  • a. Financing provided: Please see Table 1 attached;

  • b. Endorsement/guarantee provided: Please see Table 2 attached;

  • c. Marketable securities held: Please see Table 3 attached;

  • d. Marketable securities acquired and disposed at costs or prices at least $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please see Table 4 attached;

  • e. Total purchase from or sale to related parties amounting to at least $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please see Table 5 attached;

  • f. Receivable from related parties amounting to at least $100 million or 20% of the paid-in capital: Please see Table 6 attached;

  • g. Names, locations and related information of investees on which the Company exercises significant influence: Please see Table 7 attached;

  • h. Transactions of derivative financial instruments: Please see Note 25.

ProMOS

  • a. Derivative financial transactions. The purpose for ProMOS to enter foreign exchange options for the nine months of year 2002 is mainly to avoid risks of net assets and liabilities by foreign currencies, and exchange rate trading, which is non-trading-purpose activities. The related information is disclosed below:

European foreign currency options

  • Because ProMOS is expected to receive income by US dollars from export, and

  • pay the imported material and machinery by Japanese Yen and Euro currency, ProMOS signed the foreign-currency-option contract with the bank to avoid the risk of exchange rate fluctuations. Up to the end of September 2002, ProMOS doesn’t have contacts of European foreign currency options that are not due.

Trading risk

The parties that ProMOS trades with are financial institutions with outstanding credit histories. So, material credit risks are not expected.

The risk of market price

The purpose for ProMOS to enter foreign currency options is to avoid exchange rate risks of net assets and liabilities by foreign currencies. Because the gain or loss due to the exchange rate fluctuation will be offset with the hedging tools, the risk of market price is not material.

Current risk and risk of cash flow

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The purpose for ProMOS to enter foreign exchange options is to avoid risks of net assets and liabilities by foreign currencies, and the risk of exchange rate fluctuation for expected trading. Since there would be cash inflow and outflow when contacts are due, ProMOS has enough cash to meet the demand. Thus, there is no risk for raising capital, and foreign currency contracts would be paid by royalties. Therefore, the risk of cash flow would not be material.

Types of derivative financial instruments, purposes, and strategies for achieving such purposes

ProMOS’s derivative financial instruments are held for non-trading purposes, and the hedging purpose is to avoid most of the market price risk. Derivative financial instruments chosen mostly have high negative coefficient with the fluctuation of the fair value of items hedged, and periodic evaluations are performed.

b. Fair value of financial instruments






Assets
Cash and cash equivalents

Pledged time deposits
(including non-current
portion)
Investments in mutual funds
Accounts
receivable
from
related party
Trade accounts receivable
Other receivables from related
parties
Long-term investment in debt
securities
Restricted cash
Refundable deposits

(Forward)
September 30 September 30 September 30

2002

Carrying

Value
Fair Value

$ 3,437,993 $ 3,437,993
350,700
350,700
773,468
776,026
5,620,539
5,620,539
3,475
3,475
49,621
49,621
200,000
200,000
3,000,000
3,000,000
15,020
15,020

2001
Carrying
Value

$ 3,437,993
350,700
773,468
5,620,539
3,475
49,621
200,000
3,000,000
15,020
Carrying
Value

$ 11,690,363

346,700

712,032

1,719,336

468

32,240

-

-

14,875
Fair Value
$ 11,690,363

346,700

719,721

1,719,336

468

32,240

-

-

14,875
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Liabilities
Short-term bank loans
Commercial paper issued
Accounts payable
Other payables to related
parties
Payable to contractors and
equipment suppliers
Bonds issued
Convertible bonds issued
(including current portion)
Obligation under capital lease
(including current portion)
Long-term loans (including
current portion)

Guarantee deposits
September 30 September 30 September 30

2002

Carrying

Value
Fair Value

4,351,844
4,351,844
250,000
250,000
1,355,966
1,355,966
86,503
86,503
2,269,596
2,269,596
2,700,000
2,700,000

6,911,334
6,911,334

685,000
685,000
$ 9,768,245 $ 9,768,245
840
840

2001
Carrying
Value

4,351,844
250,000
1,355,966
86,503
2,269,596
2,700,000

6,911,334

685,000
$ 9,768,245
840
Carrying
Value


2,297,869

2,708,000

1,125,328

92,448

5,054,871

-

6,410,852

-
$ 12,505,540

840
Fair Value

2,297,869

2,708,000

1,125,328

92,448

5,054,871

-

6,410,852

-
$ 12,505,540

840

Fair values were determined as follows:

  • 1) Short-term financial instruments and long-term investment in debt securitiesCarrying values.

  • 2) Investments in mutual funds - market values.

  • 3) Long-term liabilities - except the fair value of bonds is estimated using the value of discounted future cash flow, fair values of other long-term liabilities are their carrying values as they use floating interest rates.

4) Refundable and guarantee deposits - carrying values.

Only the fair values of certain non-derivative financial instruments are disclosed above. Accordingly, the sum of the fair values of the financial instruments listed above is not equal to the fair value of ProMOS.

ProMOS had entered into two forward contracts with Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) of US$225,000 thousand and Credit Suisse First Boston International (CSFBI, formerly Credit Suisse Financial Products) of US$200,000 thousand in 1997, respectively. The forward exchange contracts also provide for: (a) payment by ProMOS every year of an amount equivalent to 1.825% and 1.857% of the US$225,000 thousand and US$200,000 thousand, respectively (the “annual payment”), and (b) the contracts could be terminated early in November and December 2002, but there was an option for ProMOS to allow these contracts to continue up to November and December 2027. ProMOS will be required to pay a significant amount of penalty if the contract would be terminated early (the “termination settlement payment”).

  • 36 -

In September 2000, CSFB and CSFBI brought an action in an English Court to declare the contracts to be valid. In November 2000, ProMOS terminated the alleged contract and filed a defense and counterclaim with the English Court. The counterclaim seeks to have these two contracts declared invalid or alternatively, seeks to have CSFB and CSFBI declare to be in breach of the contracts. The counterclaim also seeks repayment of all annual payments totalling to US$15,863 thousand that ProMOS has paid, the security deposit payments of US$10,000 thousand and damages compensation for breach of contract. In January 2001, CSFB and CSFBI also filed their counter suits reasserting that the two contracts are still valid. The counter suits filed by CSFB and CSFBI also seek net claim amounting to approximately US$101,000 thousand in early termination penalty fees.

As of October 22, 2002, the foregoing legal proceeding is still on going in the English Court. After consultation with ProMOS’s general counsel, the management believes that ProMOS has a reasonable prospect of proving the facts and matters stated in its amended defence and counterclaim, and therefore succeed in its defence. Thus, the management believes that the outcome of the case will not materially affect ProMOS's financial position and the result of its operations. Accordingly, no provision has been recorded in the accompanying financial statements in respect of the claims made by CSFB and CSFBI.

Vision2000

In 1997, Vision2000 has forward exchange contracts as follows: (a) with CSFBI whereby Vision2000 will receive US$100,000 thousand, and (b) with CSFB whereby Vision2000 will receive US$50,000 thousand. The forward exchange contracts also provide for: (a) payment by Vision2000 every year of an amount equivalent to 1.825% and 1.8325% of the US$100,000 thousand and US$50,000 thousand, respectively, and (b) the contracts could be terminated early (in Year 2002) but there was an option for Vision2000 to allow these contracts to continue up to Year 2027. Vision2000 is required to pay a significant amount of penalty if the contract is terminated early.

In September 2000, CSFB and CSFBI brought an action in an English Court to declare the contracts to be valid. In November 2000, Vision2000 terminated the alleged contract and filed a defense and counterclaim with the English Court. The counterclaim seeks to have these two contracts declared invalid or alternatively, seeks to have CSFB and CSFBI declare to be in breach of the contracts. The counterclaim also seeks damages compensation for breach of contract. In January 2001, CSFB and CSFBI also filed their counter suits reasserting that the two contracts are still valid. The counter suits filed by CSFB and CSFBI also seek net claim amounting to approximately US$35,009 thousand in early termination penalty fees. As of October 29, 2002, the foregoing legal proceeding is still on going in the English Court.

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TABLE 1

MOSEL VITELIC INC. AND INVESTEES

FINANCING PROVIDED For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002

(Amounts in Thousand of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Otherwise Specified)

Financing Name Counter-Party Financial Statement
Account
Maximum
Balance for the
Period
Ending Balance Interest Rate Financing Nature Transaction
Amount
Financing Reasons Allowance for
Bad Debt
Collateral Collateral Financing Limit
for Each
Borrowing
Company
Financing
Company’s
Financing
Amount Limits

Item
Value
MVC
Vision2000
Vision2000
Vision2000
Ark Logics Inc.
Accounts receivable -
related parties
Accounts receivable -
related parties
Other receivables
$ 911,934
817,363
23,513
$ 911,934
266,984
22,927
2.82%
2.89%-2.12%
-
Short-term financing
Short-term financing
-
$ -
-
-
Redemption of the papers
at a floating rate
Loan
Loan
$ -
-
-
-
-
-
$ -
-
-
$ -
-
-
$ -
-
-
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TABLE 2

MOSEL VITELIC INC. AND INVESTEES

ENDORSEMENT/GUARANTEE PROVIDED For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002

(Amounts in Thousand of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Otherwise Specified)

Endorsement/Guarantee Counter-party Counter-party Limits on Each
Counter-party’s
Endorsement/
Guarantee Amounts

Maximum
Balance for the
Period
Ending Balance Value of Collateral
Properties, Plant
and Equipment
(US$ in Thousand)


Percentage of
Accumulated Amount
of Collateral on Net
Equity of the Latest
Financial Statement
Maximum
Collateral/
Guarantee
Amounts
Allowable
Name Nature of Relationship
MVI
ChipMOS
MFI
Vision2000
Ultima
Ultima
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Investee
of
4%
indirect
ownership
Business relationship
(Note 1)
(Note 1)
(Note 1)
(Note 3)
$ 4,068,054
2,375,326
2,230,000
600,000
$ 3,100,000
2,374,560
900,000
600,000
$ 100,000
US$ 5,000
-
600,000
20.48
15.69
5.95
5.99
(Note 2)
(Note 2)
(Note 2)
(Note 4)
  • Note 1: Not exceeding 120% ($20,520,499 thousand) of the net equity $17,100,416 thousand of MVI for each transaction entity.

Note 2: Not exceeding 150% ($25,650,624 thousand) of the net equity $17,100,416 thousand of MVI.

Note 3: Not exceeding 120% ($12,013,042 thousand) of the net equity $10,010,869 thousand of ChipMOS for each transaction entity.

Note 4: Not exceeding 150% ($15,016,303 thousand) of the net equity $10,010,869 thousand of ChipMOS.

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TABLE 3

MOSEL VITELIC INC. AND INVESTEES

MARKETABLE SECURITIES HELD September 30, 2002

(Amounts in Thousand of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Otherwise Specified)

Held Company Name Marketable Securities Type and Name Relationship with the
Company
Financial Statement Account June 30, 2002 June 30, 2002
Shares/Units
(Thousand)
Carrying Value Percentage of
Ownership

Market Value or
Net Asset Value

Note
MVI Stock
ProMOS
MVC
MVS K.K.
Vision2000
UMI
DGI
Giant Haven
DenMOS
PlusMOS
Taiwan Asia Pacific Venture Fund Ltd. (BVI)
(TAPVF)
Precision Semi-Conductor Mask Co. (PSM)
Ultima
Aplus Technology, Inc.
Fund
Taiyu Bond Fund
NITC OTC Fund
NITC Taiwan Bond Fund
Tachung Gallop Bond Fund
TIIM Bond Fund
Masterlink Asia-Pacific Fund
Fubon Aggressive Growth Fund
IIT High-Yield Fund
Grand Cathay Bond Fund
EnTrust Phoenix Bond Fund
A 37% owned investee
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
A 51% owned subsidiary
A 35% owned investee

Cost-accounted investee
Cost-accounted investee
A 4% indirectly owned
investee
Cost-accounted investee
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Investments in shares of stock
Investments in shares of stock
Investments in shares of stock
Investments in shares of stock
Investments in shares of stock
Investments in shares of stock
Investments in shares of stock
Investments in shares of stock
Investments in shares of stock
Investments in shares of stock
Investments in shares of stock
Investments in shares of stock
Investments in shares of stock
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds

1,329,935

-
-

1,373,140

1,112
99,994

154,006
27,494
42,000

115
2,300
1

1,492
13,602
3,000
11,397
12,324
11,341
5,000
2,500
12,602
12,367
14,228
$ 13,194,576

2,177,634

47,478
( 529,370)

124,458
(
677,635)

4,775,068

261,753

81,258

28,035

23,000
13

92,600
150,000

30,060

150,000
150,000

150,000

50,000

25,075

170,000

150,000

200,000
37
100
100
100
100
100
100
51
35
4
1
-
9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$ 18,353,101
2,177,634

47,478
(
496,771)

118,014
(
61,575)
4,918,966

261,758

81,846

30,179
-
23

29,682
150,000
12,600
150,000
150,000
150,000
38,350
11,600
170,004
150,000
200,014






















(Forward)

  • 40 -
Held Company Name Marketable Securities Type and Name Relationship with the
Company
Financial Statement Account September 30, 2002 September 30, 2002 September 30, 2002
Shares/Units
(Thousand)
Carrying Value Percentage of
Ownership

Market Value or Net
Asset Value
Note
ProMOS
ChipMOS
Fund
Trustwell Bond Fund
Apollo Solomon Bond Fund
UBS Taiwan Bond Fund
AIG Domestic Bond Fund
Tai-Yu Bond Fund
HSBC NTD Money Management Fund
SKIT High Yield Bond
Union Bond Fund
Barits Bond Fund
National Bond Fund
Home Run Bond Fund
Grand Cathay Bond Fund
Prudential Wellpool Bond Fund
TIIM Bond Fund
International Diamond Bond Fund
DaChong Bond Fund
JF Taiwan Bond Fund
Fuhwa Bond Fund
S-T Bond Fund
Bond
Macoto Bank Debenture
Fund
President James Bond Fund
USB Taiwan Bond Fund
Aisa Pacific Bond Fund
Da Chong Bond Fund
TIIM Bond Fund
Union Bond Fund
Tai-yu Long River Bond Fund
Trustwell Bond Fund
Apollo Solomon Bond Fund
Stock
MVI
Chantek
ChipMOS Japan Inc.
ChipMOS USA Inc.
PlusMOS
Ultima
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
47% indirect owned ChipMOS
Equity-accounted investee
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Equity-accounted investee
Cost-accounted investee
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Long-term investments in
debt securities
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments

1,679

7,415

749

840

4,540

2,862

1,863
2,708
1,503
71
3,968
2,479
1,741
2,274
1,867
2,468
2,092
2,433
542
-
13,836
3,577
12,594
12,326
15,122
17,581
26,303
12,580
13,777
13,396
118,772
-
50
30,000
18,586
$ 20,000
80,000
10,340
10,000
50,000
40,000
24,980
30,425
17,000
10,914
52,000
30,000
20,336
30,000
20,000
30,000
30,000
30,000
US$6,800 thousand
200,000
$200,000
50,000
150,000
150,000
200,000
200,000
290,000
150,000
150,000
147,356
206,739
( 1,166 )
( 9,166 )
57,865
218,098
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
34
100
100
25
8
$ 20,024
80,745
10,476
10,021
50,060
40,040
25,035
30,803
17,148
11,006
52,060
30,063
20,455
30,071
20,023
30,035
30,031
30,075
US$6,811 thousand
200,000
$200,000
50,000
150,030
150,030
200,000
200,000
290,054
150,030
150,030
108,776
312,370
( 1,166 )
( 9,166 )
57,865
547,356

(Forward)

  • 41 -
Held Company Name Marketable Securities Type and Name Relationship with the
Company
Financial Statement Account September 30, 2002 September 30, 2002 September 30, 2002 September 30, 2002
Shares/Units
(Thousand)
Carrying Value Percentage of
Ownership


Market Value or
Net Asset Value

Note
Mou-Fu Investment Co.,
Ltd. (MFI)
Stock
MVI
ChipMOS-Bermuda
SFS
BDI
Land Mark
PlusMOS
Hi Corporation
Mou-Jui Management Consulting Co. Ltd.
SyncMOS Taiwan branch (BVI)
InterMOS Technologies Corp.
DenMOS
Fund
First Global Duoli II Fixed Income Fund
Prescience Bond Fund
INVESCO GP R.O.C. Bond
Parent company of DGI
65% indirect owned
subsidiary of MVI
Equity-accounted investee
Subsidiary of MFI
Equity-accounted investee
Equity-accounted investee
Equity-accounted investee
Equity-accounted investee
Equity-accounted investee
Equity-accounted investee
51% direct owned subsidiary
of MVI
-
-
-
Short-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long–term investment
Short-term investments
Short–term investments
Short–term investments
78,001
232
57,560
17,996
28,000
17,684
2,070
2,995
7,523
2,994
265
876
500
2,856
$1,814,800
46,646
525,168
212,629
285,141
31,523
30,600
31,141
68,140
20,776
2,572
12,000
5,000
40,000
-
-
48
100
56
15
4
100
24
100
-
-
-
-
$ 633,366
-
525,523
213,433
285,320
-
-
31,657
-
20,778
-
12,002
5,000
40,007
45,000 thousand
shares pledged
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

(Forward)

  • 42 -
Held Company Name Marketable Securities Type and Name Relationship with the
Company
Financial Statement Account September 30, 2002 September 30, 2002 September 30, 2002 September 30, 2002 September 30, 2002
Shares/Units
(Thousand)
Carrying Value Percentage of
Ownership


Market Value or
Net Asset Value

Note
Vision2000
DGI
Land Mark
Stock
OTC Wireless, Inc.
Integrated Memory Tech., Inc.
Goal Electronics Inc.
PacMOS
Ark Logics Inc.
Soft Device Inc.
Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc.
New Media Networking Corp.
TVIA, Inc.
Stock
MFI
Fund
EnTrust Phoenix Bond Fund
National Bond Fund
NITC Taiwan Bond Fund
Stock
Nano-Architect Research Co.
PSM
FuPo Electronics Co.
Marketech International Co.
Advanced Analogic Technologies
Incorporated – series B
Advanced Analogic Technologies
Incorporated – series D
Wavesat Telecom Inc.
Software911, Inc.-series A-1
Virtual Silicon Technology, Inc.
Techwell, Inc.-series C
Ark Logics, Inc.
Teletronics International, Inc.
QPICT, Inc.
Darly III Venture Inc.
iMAGIC Technologies Co., Ltd.
E-SOFT Technology Corp, Ltd.
Nobex Corporation, Inc.
CL Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
Investee of 23% ownership
Investee of 23% ownership
Investee of 49% ownership
Investee of 32% ownership
Investee of 95% ownership
Investee of 32% ownership
Investee of 16% ownership
Investee of 5% ownership
Investee of 3% ownership
Subsidiary
-
-
-
-
Investee of MVI
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
4,536
2,500
1,760
106,043
1,078,652
7,518
6,008
1,600
667
99,994
2,194
131
1,530
239
1,500
1,100
502
1,200
600
1,956
133
400
213
47,656
400
1,667
2,000
750
338
250
500
$ 46,371
31,177
31,749
454,875
-
-
187,073
5,498
41,152
($134,566)
30,000
20,000
20,000
$5,000
15,000
19,800
23,277
19,946
24,646
19,080
6,123
30,845
32,663
9,323
27,210
34,999
20,000
7,500
5,200
16,829
10,000
23
23
49
32
95
32
16
5
3
100
-
-
-
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
1
9
4
3
19
5
2
4
-
3
$ 18,191
11,225
8,430
332,626
-
-
-
-
-
($380,845
)
30,838
20,126
20,138
$ -
13,950
-
16,883
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
20,200
7,898
3,465
-
5,075






Note 1
Note 1
Note 1
Note 1

(Forward)

  • 43 -
Held Company Name Marketable Securities Type and Name Relationship with the
Company
Financial Statement Account September 30, 2002 September 30, 2002 September 30, 2002 September 30, 2002 September 30, 2002
Shares/Units
(Thousand)
Carrying Value Percentage of
Ownership


Market Value or
Net Asset Value

Note
BDI
PlusMOS
ChipMOS-Bermuda
Giant Haven
Chantek
Stock
PSM
Best Return (BVI)
ProMOS
Fund
First Global Duoli II Fixed Income Fund
INVESCO GP R.O.C. Bond
Union Bond Fund
Fund
President James Bond Fund
Home Run Bond Fund
Fuh-Hwa Yuli Fund
HSBC NTD Money Management Fund 2
HSBC Jacky Chan Fund
Fuh-Hwa Bond Fund
UBS Taiwan Bond Fund
TIIM Bond Fund
HSBC NTD Money Management Fund
Stock
ChipMOS
Stock
ChipMOS-Bermuda
Forture Wave Profits Limited
Third Dimension Semiconductor, Inc
Great Wall Semiconductor Corporation
Stock
WWW Test Technology Inc.
GEM Service, Inc.
Advanced Micro Chip Technology Co. Ltd.
TFN
Chantek Investment Co., Ltd.
APEC
Turbonet Communication
Lara Network, Inc.
Chantek International (Cayma) Co.,Ltd.
Integrated Sillicon Solution, Inc.
United Test Center Inc.
SOLOMON Technology Corp.
Investee of MVI
Subsidiary
Investee of MVI
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Subsidiary
Investee of 65% ownership
Subsidiary
Investee of 32% ownership
Investee of 50% ownership


Equity-accounted investee

Subsidiary






Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short–term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short–term investments
Short–term investments
Short–term investments
Short–term investments
Long-term investment
Long-term investment
Long-term investment
Long-term investment
Long-term investment
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Long-term investments
Short-term investments
1,530
-
7,371
1,241
4,284
1,000
1,533
4,226
316
1,747
96
654
1,436
2,667
724
618,424
37,728
-
28,800
50,000
33,357
667
12,000
2,000
-
500
13
21
602
3
3
1
$ 15,300
122
146,665
17,000
60,000
10,000
$21,856
55,115
3,500
23,013
1,380
8,000
20,000
35,026
10,000
$6,977,575
$4,477,829
-
307,268
86,556
$ -
-
32,144
26,000
18,701
8,500
-
3,235
-
-
39
36
1
100
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
69.70
65
100
32
50
23
-
38
-
100
1
-
-
100
-
-
-
$14,229
-
101,720
17,003
60,011
9,560
$22,159
55,445
3,606
23,148
1,383
8,086
20,071
35,271
10,125
$6,975,820
$3,359,513
-
-
-
$ -
-
32,144
26,000
32,777
8,500
-
3,235
-
-
39
12

B.V.I.




-
Note 1
Note 1
Note 1
Notes 2 and 5
Note 5
Note 3
Note 4 and 5
Note 6
Note 4 and 5
Note 5
Note 5
Note 5
Note 5
Note 5
  • 44 -
Mou-Jui Management
Consulting
Lite-On Semiconductor
Fund
EnTrust Phoenix Bond Fund
Forever Bond Fund
HSBC NTD Money Management Fund 2
Jihsun Bond Fund
RSIT Bond Fund
TIIM Bond Fund
Stock
SFS








Director and supervisors
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Short-term investments
Long-term investment
-
3,007
2,959
1,510
3,943
3,906
2,625
1,240
10
31,000
40,000
20,000
40,000
40,000
30,000
$12,400
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
10
31,027
40,022
20,007
40,041
40,012
30,013
$11,321






Note 1: Unlisted, no public market price to be compared.

Note 2: 28,350 thousand shares pledged for Long-term liabilities.

Note 3: 6,680 thousand shares pledged for Long-term liabilities.

Note 4: Fully pledged for Long-term liabilities.

Note 5: Market value is listed as the book value.

Note 6: The book value is after the deduction of treasure stocks of $2,540 thousand.

  • 45 -

TABLE 4

MOSEL VITELIC INC. AND INVESTEES

MARKETABLE SECURITIES ACQUIRED AND DISPOSED OF AT COSTS OR PRICES OF AT LEAST NT$100 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002

(Amounts in Thousand of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Otherwise Specified)

Company
Name
Marketable Securities Type and
Name
Financial Statement Account Counter-Party Nature of Relationship Beginning Balance Beginning Balance Acquisition Acquisition Disposal Disposal Disposal Disposal Ending Balance Ending Balance
Shares/Units
(Thousand)

Amount
Shares/Units
(Thousand)

Amount
Shares/Units
(Thousand)

Amount
Carrying
Value
Gain (Loss)
on Disposal
Shares/Units
(Thousand)

Amount
MVI
ProMOS
Giant Haven
ProMOS
Ultima
Vision2000
DaChong Bond Fund
Taiyu Bond Fund
Entrust Phoenix Bond Fund
Asia Pacific Bond Fund
TIIM Bond Fund
Prudential Wellpool Bond Fund
NITC Taiwan Bond Fund
BSC Fund
IIT High-Yield Fund
Home Run Bond Fund
President James Bond Fund
AMRO Select Bond Fund
Trustwell Bond Fund
HSBC NTD Money Management
Fund 2
USB Taiwan Bond Fund
Union Bond Fund
Debo Bond Fund
Apollo Solomon bond fund
National Bond Fund
SKIT High Yield Bond
Forever Bond Fund
Asia Pacific Bond Fund
Trustwell Bond Fund
Apollo Solomon bond fund
Prudential Bond FundⅡ
USB Taiwan Bond Fund
AIG Domestic Bond Fund
Entrust Phoenix Bond Fund
Tai-Yu Long River Bond Fund
Forever Bond fund
Investments in shares of stock
Investments in shares of stock
Investments in shares of stock
Investments in shares of stock
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Giant Haven
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Subsidiary
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
142,006
1,539,935
20,202
99,000
5,080
-
2,192
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8,572
28,156
7,027
-
-
983
13,910
-
$ 4,963,112
15,689,619
291,221
(1,854,931)
60,346
-
30,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$ -

100,000

300,000

100,000
-
-

13,500

150,000
-
12,000

-
-
1,274,140
59,264
63,755
33,705
21,491
17,359
66,822
28,605
26,410
42,404
30,070
25,866
11,869
61,500
14,222
66,327
55,372
33,565
23,415
2,502
13,633
15,014

12,736

33,678

72,389
-

14,496

13,514

16,091

88,979

37,213
$ 419,490
-
-
1,274,140
713,000
699,000
470,000
253,000
229,000
773,500
376,000
300,000
569,000
389,000
370,000
165,000
729,001
186,000
914,000
621,500
344,000
250,000
380,000
180,000
200,000
$ 150,000
400,000
780,000
-
200,000
160,000
223,000
971,000
500,000
-
210,000
-
52,020
50,153
21,669
21,491
6,018
66,822
17,208
26,410
29,802
30,070
25,866
11,869
61,500
14,222
66,327
55,372
33,565
23,415
2,502
13,633
15,014
-

12,736

40,571

93,130

7,027

13,747

12,674

17,074

98,349

37,213
$ -
4,826,520
746,016
-
624,446
550,141
300,684
253,301
79,173
774,142
226,372
300,347
400,133
389,305
370,320
165,105
730,365
186,372
915,311
621,946
344,629
250,324
380,243
180,092
200,107
$ 150,770
481,572
1,003,837
100,236
191,587
151,284
237,830
1,075,058
502,360
$ -

2,146,435
320,770
-
623,346
549,000
300,000
253,000
79,000
773,500
226,000
300,000
399,000
389,000
370,000
165,000
729,001
186,000
914,000
621,500
344,000
250,000
380,000
180,000
200,000
$ 150,000
480,000
1,000,000
100,000
189,660
150,000
236,500
1,071,000
500,000
$ -

2,512,133
(Note 2)
425,246
-
1,100
1,141
684
301
173
642
372
347
1,133
305
320
105
1,364
372
1,311
446
629
324
243
92
107
$ 770

1,572

3,837
236

1,927

1,284

1,330

4,058

2,360
154,006
1,329,935
1
1,373,140
12,324
13,602
14,228
-
11,341
-
11,397
-
12,602
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

1,679

7,415
-
749
840
-

4,540
-
$ 4,775,068
( Note 1)
13,194,576
(Note 1)
13
(Note 1)
(529,370)
(Note 1)
150,000
150,000
200,000
-
150,000
-
150,000
-
170,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$ -

20,000

80,000
-

10,340

10,000
-

50,000
-
  • 46 -
ChipMOS HSBC NTD Money Management
Fund
SKIT High Yield Bond
Union Bond Fund
Barits Bond Fund
National Bond Fund
Home Run Bond Fund
Grand Cathay Bond Fund
FUBON Bond FundⅢ
Sheng Hua 5599 Bond Fund
Prudential Wellpool Bond Fund
TIIM Bond Fund
Yuanta Bond Fund
International Diamond Bond Fund
Prudential Financial Bond Fund
DaChong Bond Fund
INVESCO GP R.O.C. Bond
AMRO Select Bond Fund
JF Taiwan Bond Fund
S-T Bond Fund
President James Bond Fund
HSBC NTD Money Management
Fund 2
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
26,426
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,497
1,620
-
-
294,048
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$35,329
21,055

37,407
16,496
51,432
28,321
1,311
35,425
41,549
30,655
13,116
20,690
12,257
12,842
18,679
21,959
8,226
9,649
28,191
6,974
940
36,131
23,232
520,000
220,000
577,000
320,000
200,000
461,000
500,000
350,000
136,000
240,000
161,000
200,000
200,000
300,000
100,000
135,000
300,000
100,000
US$ 11,800
thousand
$519,912
305,142

34,545
14,633
75,150
26,818
1,240
31,457
39,070
30,655
13,116
18,949
9,983
12,842
16,812
21,959
5,758
9,649
28,191
4,882
398
24,792
24,852
482,369
196,392
845,697
305,897
190,147
411,890
471,906
351,363
137,167
220,525
131,435
200,344
180,307
300,283
70,081
135,152
300,245
70,072
US$5,002
thousand
$356,800
327,115
480,000
195,019
840,623
303,000
189,086
409,000
470,000
350,000
136,000
219,664
131,000
200,000
180,000
300,000
70,000
135,000
300,000
70,000
US$ 5,000
thousand
$355,241
326,197

2,369
1,373
5,074
2,897
1,061
2,890
1,906
1,363
1,167
861
435
344
307
283
81
152
245
72
US$ 2,000
thousand
$1,559
918

2,862
1,863
2,708
1,503
71
3,968
2,479
-
-
1,741
2,274
-
1,867
-
2,468
-
-
2,092
542
13,836
-

40,000
24,980
30,425
17,000
10,914
52,000
30,000
-
-
20,336
30,000
-
20,000
-
30,000
-
-
30,000
US$ 6,800 thousand
$200,000
-

(Forward)

  • 47 -
Company
Name
Marketable Securities Type and
Name
Financial Statement Account Counter-Party Nature of Relationship Beginning Balance Beginning Balance Acquisition Acquisition Disposal Disposal Disposal Disposal Ending Balance Ending Balance
Shares/Units
(Thousand)

Amount
Shares/Units
(Thousand)

Amount
Shares/Units
(Thousand)

Amount
Carrying
Value
Gain (Loss)
on Disposal
Shares/Units
(Thousand)

Amount
(Note 1)
MFI
Herbert
BDI
Giant Haven
USB Taiwan Bond Fund
Asia Pacific Bond Fund
First Global Wan Tai Fixed Income
Fund
Da Chong Bond Fund
TIIM Bond Fund
Union Bond Fund
Tai-Yu Long River Bond Fund
Trustwell Bond Fund
Apollo Solomon bond fund
MVI
MVI
ProMOS
Ultima
89 MVI 1A05
National Bond Fund
IIT High-Yield Bond fund
First Global DuoliⅡFixed Income
Fund
Home Run Bond Fund
Grand Cathay Bond Fund
MVI
MVI
ProMOS
First Global Duoli II Fixed
Income Fund
National Bond Fund
Third Dimension Semiconductor,
Inc.
Great Wall Semiconductor
Corporation ,Inc
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds

Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Long-term investment
Short-term investment
Short-term investment
Investments in shares of stock
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds

Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Short-term investment
Short-term investment
Short-term investment
Investments in mutual funds
Investments in mutual funds
Long-term investment
Long-term investment
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Third Dimension
Semiconductor, Inc.
Great Wall
Semiconductor
Corporation
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Note 3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Investee of 32%
ownership
Subsidiary
1,706
4,305
11,827
5,224
3,431
4,111
10,128
-
6,767
-
84,351
1
20,866
199張
-
6,222
2,114
-
-
3,070
-
-
2,270
135
-
-
23,359
50,167
152,288
62,218
44,356
45,765
109,223
-
72,107
-
$1,968,614

11
330,442
198,995

-
82,007
$28,291

-

-
38,469
-
-
30,366
20,272
$ -
-
22,825
39,602
15,699
19,781
41,822
62,980
84,433
23,939
37,785
13,396
1,116
9,232
-
-
2,272
15,530
83,383
12,453
8,715

-
28,557
35,893
63,099
644
28,800
50,000
316,580
468,154
204,367
240,022
550,834
710,660
926,146
284,249
410,233
242,416
$19,893
263,383
28,231
-
345,000
206,000
$1,125,023
161,000
105,000
-
$535,148
732,015
854,000
98,000
$ 314,640
104,850
20,954
31,313
27,526
12,679
30,131
49,510
68,258
11,359
30,775
-
7,466
9,233
20,866
199 sheets
2,272
21,752
84,621
12,453
8,715
3,070
28,557
28,522
64,128
779

-
-
290,988
369,948
358,128
153,119
396,215
558,228
747,187
134,854
333,880
-
$135,474
211,704
1,034,553
198,995
345,458
288,597
$1,145,156
161,194
105,065
55,368
$523,389
577,748
870,021
118,623
$ -
-
289,939
368,321
356,655
152,240
395,190
556,425
745,369
134,249
332,340
-
$173,707
263,394
358,673
(Note 5)
198,995
345,000
288,007
$1,141,314
161,000
105,000

58,077
$535,148
585,350
867,366
118,272
$ -
-
1,049
1,627
1,473
879
1,025
1,803
1,818
605
1,540
-
(
$38,233 )
(
51,690 )
675,880
-
458
590
$3,842
194
65
(
2,709 )
($11,759
)
(7,602
)
2,655
351
$ -

-
3,577
12,594
-
12,326
15,122
17,581
26,303
12,580
13,777
13,396
78,001

-
-
-
-
-
876
-
-
-

-
7,371
1,241
-
28,800
50,000
50,000
150,000
-
150,000
200,000
200,000
290,000
150,000
150,000
147,356
(Note 4)
$1,814,800
-
-
-
-
-
$12,000
-
-
-
$ -
146,665
17,000
-
$ 307,268
(Note 1)
86,556
(Note 1)

Note1: The ending balance included the recognition of the investment income (loss) recognized by the equity method.

Note2: Including $67,952 thousand of unrealized intercompany transaction gain.

Note3: An indirect major shareholder.

Note4: ChipMOS reclassified its investments in MVI from short-term to long-term in June 2002 resulted in a realized loss of $95,060 thousand.

Note5: Including the recognized gain or loss by the equity method and the amortization of difference between the cost of the investment and proportionate share in the net assets of the investee at acquisition date.

  • 48 -

TABLE 5

MOSEL VITELIC INC. AND INVESTEES

TOTAL PURCHASE FROM OR SALE TO RELATED PARTIES AMOUNTING TO AT LEAST NT$100 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002

(Amounts in Thousand of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Otherwise Specified)

Company
Name
Related Party Nature of Relationship Transaction Details Transaction Details Transaction Details Abnormal Transaction Note/Accounts Payable
or Receivable
Note/Accounts Payable
or Receivable
Note
Purchase/Sale
(Note 1)
Amount % to
Total
Payment Terms Payment Terms Unit Price Ending Balance % to
Total
MVI
ProMOS
MVC
ChipMOS
PlusMOS
MVS K.K.
Ultima
MVS K.K.
MVC
PlusMOS
DenMOS
ProMOS
ChipMOS
Infineon
MVI
MVI
−MVI
Ultima
MVI
MVI
MVI
Investee of 4% indirect ownership
Subsidiary
Subsidiary
Investee of 35% ownership
Subsidiary of 51% ownership
Investee of 37% ownership
Investee of 47% indirect ownership
Major shareholder
Major shareholder
Parent company
An indirect major shareholder
Investee of 8% ownership
Major shareholder
Major shareholder
Parent company
Sales
Sales
Sales
Sales
Sales
Purchase
Subcontract expenses
Sales
Sales
Purchase
Sales
Sales
Purchase
Sales
Purchase
$1,360,861
532,700
456,886
799,806
418,340
564,042
1,581,214
$11,508,934
582,367
532,913
$1,609,344
990,017
$799,647
58,609
565,429
( 17.00)
( 7.00)
(
6.00)
( 10.00)
(
5.00)
8.00
87.00
95.00
5.00
100.00
(34.16)
(21.01)
75.05
(6.50)
100.00
According to the related contracts with specific days
120 days after the end of the month for sale
60 days after the end of the month for sale
14 days after shipment days
45 days after the end of the month for sale
60 days after arrival
According to the related contracts with specific days
60~120 days after shipment dates
120 days after shipment
60 days after the end of the month for sale
90 days from monthly closing date
90 days from monthly closing date
7 days after arrival
30 days after the end of the month for sale
60 days after the end of the month for sale
Note 21
Note 21
Note 21
Note 21
Note 21
Note 21
Note 21
Note 18
Note 18
Note 21
Note 21
90 days from monthly closing date
Note 21
Note 21
Note 21
Note 21
Note 21
Note 21
Note 21
Note 21
Note 21
Note 21
-
-
Note 21
Note 21
-
Note 21
Note 21
Note 21
$ 245,461
241,072
82,190
77,897
84,820
(
466,698)
(
725,276)
$5,167,042
453,497
(
83,917 )
$827,982
174,961
($74,802
)
6,548
($ 241,188)
19.00
19.00
6.00
6.00
7.00
(11.00)
(17.00)
92.00
8.00
( 2.82 )
43.71
9.10
(69.41)
15.25
(55.38)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
  • 49 -

TABLE 6

MOSEL VITELIC INC. AND INVESTEES

RECEIVABLE FROM RELATED PARTIES AMOUNTING TO AT LEAST NT$100 MILLION OR 20% OF THE PAID-IN CAPITAL September 30, 2002

(Amounts in Thousand of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Otherwise Specified)

Company Name Related Party Nature of Relationship Ending Balance Turnover Rate Overdue Overdue Amounts Received
in Subsequent
Period
Allowance for Bad
Debts
Amount Action Taken
MVI
ProMOS
MVC
ChipMOS
Ultima
MVS K.K.
Infineon
MVI
MVI
MVI
Ultima
Investee of 4% indirect ownership
Subsidiary
Major shareholder
Major shareholder
Parent company
An indirect major shareholder
Investee of 8% ownership
$ 245,461
241,072
$ 5,167,042
453,497
666,944
827,982
172,330
5.00
3.00
3.16
1.46
-
1.94
5.74
$ 91,012
9,740
$381,294
420,790
-
-
-
Receivable on demand
Receivable on demand
Receivable on demand
Receivable on demand
-
-
-
-
-
2,033,350
8,107
-
-
-
$ 48,540
-
-
-
-
-
-
  • 50 -

TABLE 7

MOSEL VITELIC INC. AND INVESTEES

NAMES, LOCATIONS, AND OTHER INFORMATION OF INVESTEES ON WHICH THE COMPANY EXERCISES SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002

(Amounts in Thousand of New Taiwan Dollars, Unless Otherwise Specified)

Investor Company Investee Company Location Main Businesses and Products Original Investment Amount Original Investment Amount Balance as of September 30, 2002 as of September 30, 2002 Net Income
(Loss) of the
Investee
Investment
Income (Loss)
Note
September 30,
2002

Dec. 31, 2002
Shares
(Thousand)
Percentage of
Ownership
Carrying
Value
MVI
ChipMOS
MFI
Vision2000
DGI
ChipMOS-Bermuda
(Forward)
MVC
MVS K.K.
Vision2000
UMI
DGI
ProMOS
PlusMOS
Ultima
DenMOS
Giant Haven
ChipMOS Japan Inc.
ChipMOS U.S.A. Inc.
PlusMOS
Chantek Electronic Co., LTD.
SFS
BDI
Land Mark
Mou-Jui Management Consulting Co. Ltd.
SyncMOS Inc.
InterMOS Technologies Corp.
OTC Wireless, Inc.
Integrated Memory Tech, Inc.
Goal Electronics Inc.
PacMOS
Ark Logics Inc.
Soft Device Inc.
Herbert
MFI
ChipMOS
California U.S.A.
Japan
Grand Cayman
Colorado U.S.A.
Taipei, Taiwan
Hsin-Chu, Taiwan
Hsin-Chu, Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan
Hsin-Chu, Taiwan
British Virgin Islands
Tokyo, Japan
Sunnyvale U.S.A.
Hsin-Chu, Taiwan
Hsin-Chu, Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan
San Jose, U.S.A.
Santa Clara, U.S.A.
Canada
Hong Kong
San Jose, U.S.A.
Capertino, U.S.A.
British Virgin Islands
Taipei, Taiwan
Hsin-Chu, Taiwan
Research, design, develop, manufacture and distribute
related IC products
To sell, import and export the semiconductor IC and
electronic components
Holding company
Develop of prototype integrated circuits and service
generated
Investment and holding company
Research, design, develop, manufacture and distribute
related IC products
Manufacture, design and sale of DRAM modules
Research, development, manufacture and sale of DRAM
modules
To develop, design, manufacture and market of
“TFT-LCD Source/Gate Driver IC”
Holding company
Research and development, and testing of integrated
circuits
Research and development, and testing of integrated
circuits
Manufacture, design and sale of DRAM modules
To Package semiconductor IC
Securities company, underwriter and broker
Investment and holding company
Joint venture company
Business consulting firm
Design and market related electrical products
Electronic equipment installment; automatic control
equipment construction
A Wireless Ethernet Lan design house
Flash memory design house
Develop of prototype integrated circuits and service
generated
Holding company
Graphic controller design house
SRAM design house
Investment company
Investment and holding company
To provide assembly and testing services for
high-density, high-level memory products and logics
lcs.
$2,790,332
2,429
1,373,140
118,084
999,940
8,878,198
420,000
10
274,940
5,382,602
2,699
3,088
300,000
213,790
541,243
179,960
280,000
29,950
72,492
29,940
75,258
44,753
113,662
483,970
181,209
164,651
-
999,940
8,708,825
$ 2,790,332
2,429
99,000
118,084
999,940
10,280,088
420,000
254,442
274,940
4,963,112
2,699
3,088
300,000
-
553,600
179,940
280,000
29,940
61,635
29,940
75,258
44,753
113,662
483,970
181,209
164,651
-
999,940
8,708,825
-
-
1,373,140
1,112
99,994
1,329,935
42,000
1
27,494
154,006
-
50
30,000
118,772
57,560
17,996
28,000
2,995
7,523
2,994
4,536
2,500
1,760
106,043
1,078,652
7,518
-
99,994
618,424
100
100
100
100
100
37
35
-
51
100
100
100
25
34
48
100
56
100
23
100
23
23
49
32
95
32
-
100
69.70
$2,177,634
47,478
(529,370)
124,458
(677,635)
13,194,576
81,258
13
261,753
4,775,068
(
1,166)
(
9,166)
57,865
206,739
525,168
212,629
285,141
31,141
68,140
20,776
46,371
31,177
31,749
454,875

-

-

-
( 134,566)
6,977,575
($ 51,770 )
3,287
84,020
3,546
122,185
( 2,564,744)
20,571
-
22,688
( 510,949)
520
724
20,571
( 941,884)
( 114,704)
( 55,033)
(
683)
156
( 19,839)
(
4,184)
( 84,984)
( 36,232)
( 17,744)
342,123
(
5,759)
-
16,740
131,733
( 962,760)
($ 49,085 )
3,287
56,685
386
437,886
( 1,021,063)
6,669
29,562
11,209
( 498,270 )
520
724
4,587
(
7,051)
(
54,094)
(
55,021)
(
382)
156
(
4,353)
(
4,175)
( 22,577)
( 10,112)
( 12,862)
106,894

-
-
32,055
121,557
( 671,044)
Note 1
-
Note 2
Note 3
Note 4
Note 5
-
Note 6
-
Note 7
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
  • 51 -
Investor Company Investee Company Location Main Businesses and Products Original Investment Amount Original Investment Amount Balance as of September 30, 2002 as of September 30, 2002 Net Income
(Loss) of the
Investee
Investment
Income (Loss)
Note
September 30,
2002
Dec. 31, 2002 Shares
(Thousand)
Percentage of
Ownership
Carrying
Value
Giant Haven ChipMOS-Bermuda
Third Dimension Semicond, Inc.
Great Wall Semiconductor Co.
British Virgin Islands,
Bermuda
U.S.A.
U.S.A.
Holding company
Power IC design
Power IC design
$4,963,113
314,640
104,850
$4,963,113
-
-
37,728
28,800
50,000
65
32
50
$4,531,582
300,731
86,653
($ 736,721)
( 21,649)
( 36,588)
($ 485,283)
(
7,372)
( 18,294)
Chantek Electronic
Co., LTD.
WWT Technology Inc.
AMCT
Chantek International investment Co., Ltd.
Chantek International (Cayman) Co., Ltd.
Hsin-Chu, Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan
Cayman Islands
Semiconductor testing service
Electrical products wholesaler and retailer
Investment and holding company
Investment and holding company
430,286
120,000
98,399
19,426
430,286
120,000
98,399
19,426
33,357
12,000
-
602
23
38
100
100

-
32,144
18,701

-
( 408,504)
( 112,697)
(
1,843)
(
4,487)
( 308,009)
( 43,345)
( 24,258)
(
4,487)
Note 8

Note 1: Including the amortization of $2,685 thousand of the deferred intercompany profits.

  • Note 2: Investment income or loss includes the amortization of $5,264 thousand of the deferred intercompany profits and the investment loss of $32,599 thousand for the difference on the long-term investments accounted for under equity method by the parent and under cost method by the subsidiaries

  • Note 3: Investment income or loss includes the amortization of the difference between the costs of the investment and MVI’s proportionate share in the net assets of the investee at the acquisition date.

  • Note 4: Investment income or loss includes (1) the investment loss of $3,141 thousand for the difference on the long-term investments accounted for under equity method by the parent and under cost method by the subsidiaries, (2) reversal of the disposal loss of $49,983 thousand resulted from the subsidiary’s disposal of the parent company’s stocks, and (3) $268,859 thousand for the provision for loss on parent’s share of stock held by its subsidiaries.

  • Note 5: Including $4,378 thousand of unrealized intercompany transaction profit.

  • Note 6: Investment income or loss includes the amortization of the difference between the costs of the investment and MVI’s proportionate share in the net assets of the investee at the acquisition date. At beginning of March 2002, the Company’s accounting for long-term investments in Ultima was changed to cost method because the Company has no more significant influence on Ultima.

  • Note 7: Investment income or loss includes $30,167 thousand of unrealized intercompany transaction profit, and $42,846 thousand of allowance for decline in value of the parent’s stock held by its subsidiaries.

Note 8: Investment loss this period includes $183,398 thousand permanent loss for decline in value.

  • 52 -

V. Terms of the Bonds

The following is the text of the Terms of the Bonds which will be endorsed on the Permanent Global Certificate and on each Definitive Bond (if delivered) and which govern the rights and obligations of the Issuer (guaranteed by the Guarantor) and of each holder of the Bonds (whether or not Definitive Bonds are delivered).

In these Terms of the Bonds established pursuant to the Bond Purchase, Paying and Conversion Agreement by virtue of which the Bonds are constituted, the terms below shall be defined as follows:

Agreement means the Bond Purchase, Paying and Conversion Agency Agreement. Board of Directors means the board of directors of Mosel Vitelic Inc. Business Day means any day (i) on which SIS is open for business, or (ii) on which commercial banks are open for domestic business and foreign exchange during the entire day in Zurich, Switzerland.

Cent one hundredth of a NT Dollar. Chairman has the meaning given in Section 16(e). Closing Price means the last reported sales price of the Shares Conversion Date means the date on which a Conversion Notice is validly presented in accordance with Section 5.

Conversion Notice means a duly completed notice of conversion deposited by the Bondholder with swissfirst in a form satisfactory to swissfirst acting as conversion agent (such form being available at swissfirst).

Conversion Period means for the first Tranche the period on or after June 24, 2003 up to and including June 13, 2008or, in case of early redemption of the Bonds pursuant to Sections 3 and 8 up to and including such earlier date which is five (5) Business Days prior to the date fixed for early redemption. The Conversion Period of the subsequent Tranches will be determined by the parties accordingly to the Agreement upon issue of the respective Tranches.

Conversion Price means the price allocated to a Share in NT Dollars for the purpose of the conversion of the Bonds.

Conversion Right

Currency

Definitive Bond

Extraordinary Resolution

Final Redemption Amount

Guarantee

means the right of a Bondholder to convert Bonds into Shares at the Conversion Price.

means any other currency than US Dollars, such as Euro or Swiss Francs.

means the printed certificate representing individual Bonds in the denomination of USD 1,000

means an extraordinary resolution of a Bondholders Meeting as defined in Section 16.

means the amount to be repaid to the Bondholders by the Issuer in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 3(a) on the Maturity Date equalling 100% of the principal amount of all Bonds.

means the guarantee in the meaning of Article 496 of the Swiss Federal Code of Obligations issued by the Guarantor in favour of the Bondholders and securing the Issuers obligations under the Bonds.

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Guarantor

Initial Conversion Price

means swissfirst Bank AG, Bellariastrasse 23, 8027 Zurich, Switzerland.

means 1.49 NT Dollars

Issuer means Mosel Vitelic Inc., Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. Material Subsidiary has the meaning given in Section 8.

Maturity Date means the date five years from the issue date of each Tranche.

New Issuer has the meaning given in Section 9

Bondholder means a holder of a Bond. Bondholders’ Meeting has the meaning given in Section 16.

Bond Purchase, Paying and Conversion Agreement

Bonds

Ordinary Resolution

Paying Agent

Payment Date

Permanent Global Certificate Pricing Date

Relevant Exchange

means the bond purchase, paying and conversion agreement among the Issuer, swissfirst and Capital Securities Limited entered into effective as of June 23, 2003.

means the zero % convertible Bonds with a principal amount of USD 1,000 issued by the Issuer, due 2008/2009.

means an ordinary resolution of a Bondholders Meeting as defined in Section 16.

means swissfirst acting as sole paying and conversion agent on behalf of the Bondholders pursuant to the Agreement.

means June 23, 2003 as regards the first Tranche. The Payment Date of the subsequent Tranches will be determined by the Parties upon issue of the respective Tranches.

means the permanent global certificate evidencing the Bonds.

means June 23, 2003 as regards the first Tranche. The Pricing Date of the subsequent Tranches will be determined by the Parties upon issue of the respective Tranches.

means the Taiwan Stock Exchange or, if the Shares are no longer admitted to trading on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, the principal stock exchange or securities market on which the Shares are traded.

ROC means the Republic of China SFC means Securities and Futures Commission

Shares means shares of common stock of the Issuer with a nominal value of currently 10 NT Dollars. Upon the exercise of the Conversion Rights the Bonds may be converted into Shares.

Specified Office means swissfirst Bank AG, LSS, Bellariastrasse 23, 8027 Zurich, Switzerland.

SIS means SIS SegaInterSettle AG.

swissfirst means swissfirst Bank AG, Bellariastrasse 23, 8002 Zurich, Switzerland.

Terms of the Bonds

Trading Day

Tranche

Withholding Taxes

means the provisions governing the rights and obligations of the Issuer and of each holder of the Bonds.

means the day (other than Saturday or Sunday) on which the Relevant Exchange is open for business and Shares may be dealt in.

means any one of the up to twelve Tranches with an aggregate principal amount of USD 10’000’000.-- each (ten million US Dollars).

has the meaning given in Section 6.

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1. Amount / Form of Bond / Denomination / Custodianship / Printing and Delivery of the Bonds

  • (a) The Bonds are issued in up to twelve Tranches.

  • (b) The Bonds and all rights in connection therewith are documented solely in the form of a Permanent Global Certificate as per Annex B to the Agreement. Each Bondholder retains a quotal coownership interest (Miteigentumsanteil) in the Permanent Global Certificate to the extent of his claim against the Issuer. Except as provided below, no printing of Bonds will occur. Bondholders do not have the right to request the printing and delivery of Definitive Bonds.

  • (c) The Permanent Global Certificate remains in safekeeping with swissfirst or SIS Segaintersettle, or any other collective safe custody organization approved by the SWX Swiss Exchange, during the entire duration of the issue and until the complete redemption of the Bonds.

  • (d) Should the Definitive Bonds be printed, they shall be evidenced by bearer certificates in the denomination of USD 1,000 principal amount each.

  • (e) Should swissfirst or the Issuer deem the printing of Definitive Bonds to be necessary or useful at any time prior to the complete redemption of the Bonds, or if the presentation of Definitive Bonds is required by Swiss or foreign laws in connection with the enforcement of rights (e.g. in cases of bankruptcy, consolidation or reorganization of the Issuer), swissfirst, on behalf of the Issuer, will provide for such printing without cost for the Bondholders. Should the Definitive Bonds be printed, swissfirst will then exchange the Permanent Global Certificate (deposited as above provided) as soon as possible against the Definitive Bonds.

  • (f) So long as no Definitive Bonds have been issued, the expressions “Bonds” shall mean and include quotal co-ownership interests in the Permanent Global Certificate and the expressions “Bondholder” shall mean and include any person entitled to such quotal co-ownership interests.

2. Interest

The Bonds shall not bear interest until Maturity Date.

3. Redemption and Purchase

  • (g) Final Redemption

Unless (i) previously converted, (ii) redeemed, or (iii) purchased and cancelled as provided below, the Issuer undertakes to repay all outstanding Bonds at 100% of the Final Redemption Amount without further notice on the Maturity Date.

  • (h) Redemption at the Option of the Bondholder

Subject to a period of 30 days’ prior notice and unless (i) previously converted, (ii) redeemed, or (iii) purchased and cancelled as provided below, each Bondholder has the right to ask for the redemption of the Bonds in whole, or in part, at the Final Redemption Amount on December 20, 2004.

  • (i) Unless (i) previously converted, (ii) redeemed, or (iii) purchased and cancelled as provided below, the Bondholder has the right to ask for the redemption of the Bonds in whole, or in part, at the Final Redemption Amount any time after Payment Date and prior to the Maturity Date in the event that the Issuer’s Shares cease to be listed or traded on the R.O.C. Taiwan Securities Exchange.

  • (j) Purchase

The Issuer and any of its subsidiaries may at any time purchase Bonds by tender, in the open market or otherwise at any price. Any purchase shall be made in accordance with applicable laws or regulations, including (without limitation) applicable stock exchange regulations. The Bonds so purchased, while held by or on behalf of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, shall not entitle the holder to vote at any meetings of the Bondholders and shall not be deemed to be outstanding for the

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purposes of calculating quorums at meetings of the Bondholders or for the purpose of Sections 8 and 16 below.

Any Bonds purchased by the Issuer or any of their subsidiaries may be held, resold or surrendered for cancellation, subject to applicable laws and regulations.

  • (k) Cancellation

All Bonds, which are converted, redeemed or surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled. All Bonds so cancelled shall be forwarded to the Specified Office of swissfirst and cannot be reissued or resold.

4. Payments

The amounts required for the payment of the Final Redemption Amount of the Bonds will be made available in good time in freely disposable USD, which will be placed at the free disposal of swissfirst in Switzerland, acting as sole Paying Agent on behalf of the Bondholders, irrespective of any future transfer restrictions and notwithstanding any bilateral or multilateral payment or clearing agreement which may be applicable at the time of such payments.

Upon receipt of the funds in Switzerland and under the same conditions as received, swissfirst will arrange for payment to the Bondholders.

The Issuer undertakes that all payments shall be made in freely disposable USD without collection cost to the Bondholders, and unless provided for by applicable law, without any restrictions and whatever the circumstances may be, irrespective of nationality, residence or domicile of the Bondholders and without requiring any affidavit or the fulfilment of any other formality, at the counters in Switzerland of swissfirst acting as sole Paying Agent.

The receipt by swissfirst of the funds in USD in Switzerland shall release the Issuer of its obligations under the Bonds to the extent of amounts so received.

In the event, however, that it is impossible for the Issuer to make payment as above provided without violating laws or mandatory regulations, then the Issuer will inform swissfirst in good time of this fact. The Issuer will then

  • (a) at the option of swissfirst and as swissfirst shall specify to the Issuer not less than 10 Business Days prior to the relevant payment date, make payment either (i) in USD at such place as swissfirst shall have specified, or (ii) in any other Currency at such place as swissfirst shall have specified, in either case in such manner as shall not involve violation of any law or mandatory regulation; or

  • (b) if swissfirst shall fail to exercise its option under paragraph (a) or if none of the alternatives under paragraph (a) are available without violation of any law or mandatory regulation, make payment in any Currency to the respective branch or affiliate or correspondent of swissfirst for its benefit.

The amount of any payment in the respective Currency pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) shall be determined by converting the amount of the payment in USD into the Currency at the rate of exchange in effect at the close of business in Zurich on the Business Day immediately prior to the payment date for wholesale purchases of the respective Currency with USD at swissfirst, Zurich. The receipt by swissfirst of such funds in Switzerland shall release the Issuer of its obligations under the Bonds to the extent of the amounts so received.

5. Conversion

Annex C attached to the Agreement, which Annex is available on request at the specified Office of swissfirst (the "Conversion Agent"), contains the full and binding provisions of conversion of the Bonds into Shares.

Under current ROC law, regulation and policy, PRC persons are not permitted to hold or to convert the Bonds or to register as a shareholder of the Issuer.

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Under current ROC law, each converting Bondholder when exercising his conversion right of the Bonds into Shares is required to appoint a local agent in the ROC (each a "Local Agent") with such qualifications as are set by the ROC SFC, to open a securities trading account with a local brokerage firm and a NT dollar bank account, act as custodian for the securities, pay ROC withholding taxes, make confirmation and settlement, remit funds, exercise shareholders’ rights and perform such other matters as may be designated by such converting Bondholder, on behalf of and as agent for such converting Bondholder. Under existing ROC law and regulations, without first obtaining the approval of TSE and the opening of such accounts an investor in the Bonds would not be able to hold or to sell or otherwise transfer the Shares into which the Bonds may have been exchanged on the Relevant Exchange or otherwise.

  • (a) The right of a Bondholder to convert any Bond into Shares is hereinafter called the "Conversion Right".

  • (b) As regards the first Tranche, the Bondholder shall have the right, at the option of such Bondholder at any time on or after June 24, 2003 (Zurich time) and prior to the close of business in Zurich on June 13, 2008 (but in no event thereafter) or, in the case that the Bonds are called for redemption on or prior to June 13, 2008 or in the case of the Bonds as to which a redemption notice is provided in accordance with Section 3 b) or c), then prior to the close of business in Zurich on the fifth business day next preceding the date fixed for redemption (unless the Issuer shall default in payment due upon such redemption, but in any case not later than June 13, 2008), to convert the Bonds into Shares; provided however, that the Conversion Right shall be suspended during any Closed Period and the Conversion Period shall not include any such Closed Period. The Conversion Period of the subsequent Tranches will be determined by the parties accordingly to the Agreement upon issue of the respective Tranches.

For the purposes of these Terms of the Bonds:

“Closed Period” shall mean (i) the 60-day period prior to the date of the annual general meeting of shareholders, (ii) the 30-day period prior to a special shareholders’ meeting, (iii) the 5-day period prior to a record date or such other periods as determined by ROC law applicable from time to time, (iv) the period form the date following the third Trading Day prior to the date of notification to the Taiwan Stock Exchange by the Issuer of the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to the receipt of dividends, subscription of new shares or other benefits and bonuses to such record date, and (v) such other periods during which the Issuer may be required to close the Issuer’s stock transfer books under ROC laws applicable form time to time.

  • (c) The number of Shares to be transferred and delivered upon conversion of any Bond will be determined as to each conversion to the greatest number of full Shares, disregarding fractions and without cash adjustments therefor, obtainable by dividing the aggregate issue amount of Bonds e.g. USD 1’000.-- surrendered for conversion by the converting Bondholder (translated into NT Dollars at the applicable NT Dollar/USD exchange rate quoted by Citibank N.A., Taipei Branch, on the relevant Conversion Date (as defined below)) by the Conversion Price in effect at the date of conversion.

  • (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a consolidation or reclassification of Shares by operation of law or otherwise occurring after 2003, the Issuer will upon conversion of the Bonds pay in USD a sum equal to such portion of the principal amount of the Bond or Bonds deposited for conversion as corresponds to any fraction of a Share not issued as aforesaid if such sum exceeds USD 10. For the purpose of calculating the amount of such payment, the Issuer shall use the exchange rate referred to above in this Section 5.

  • (e) To exercise the Conversion Right attaching to any Bond, the holder thereof must complete, execute and deposit at his own expense between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on any business day in Zurich during the Conversion Period at the Specified Office of the Conversion Agent a conversion notice (a “Conversion Notice”) in duplicate, duly completed and signed, as provided in Annex G to the Agreement, together with the Bonds, if printed, and any certificates and other documents as may be required under the law of the ROC. The Conversion Notice must contain, inter alia, an appointment of a Local Agent. A Conversion Notice once deposited shall be irrevocable and may not be withdrawn without the consent in writing of the Issuer. The price at which such Bonds will be converted will be the Conversion Price in effect on the Conversion Date.

  • (f) The Issuer, or the Conversion Agent on its behalf, may reject any incomplete or incorrect Conversion Notice or any Conversion Notice which is not accompanied by any amount payable under this

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Section 5. All costs and expenses incurred or caused by an incomplete or incorrect Conversion Notice shall be for the account of the relevant Bondholder.

  • (g) Together with the Conversion Notice, the Bondholder must pay to the Conversion Agent all stamp, issue, registration and similar taxes and duties and transfer costs (if any) arising on exchange in the country in which the Bond is deposited for exchange, or payable in any jurisdiction consequent upon the transfer or delivery of Shares or any other property or cash upon exchange to or to the order of a person other than the converting Bondholder. Except as aforesaid, the Issuer will pay the expenses arising in the ROC on the transfer and delivery of Shares on Conversion of Bonds and all charges of the Conversion Agent in connection herewith as provided in the Agreement.

  • (h) The date on which the Bond, the Conversion Notice (in duplicate) relating thereto and all such other certificates and documents as are required under Section 5 are deposited with the Conversion Agent and the payments, if any, required to be paid by the Bondholder are made is hereinafter referred to as the “Deposit Date”. The “Conversion Date” applicable to a Bond shall mean the next day following the Deposit Date, which day is both a Trading Day and occurs during the Conversion Period. Accordingly, if a Conversion Date would otherwise fall within a Closed Period, the Conversion Date shall be the first Trading Day following such period.

  • (i) Subject as set out below, the Issuer shall procure that Share certificates (which shall be in the name of the Issuer but which are endorsed in accordance with the Exchange Notice of the relevant Bondholder, subject to Annex C of the Agreement) for the Shares or such other evidence of title as shall be available at the relevant time (including any such other evidence of title in respect of Shares as shall be available from time to time under ROC law) for any Shares to which any Bondholder or any person designated by the Bondholder shall become entitled in consequence of exercising the Conversion Right shall be delivered to the Bondholder or any person designated by the Bondholder as soon as practicable and in any event not later than five Trading Days after the relevant Conversion Date together with any other property or cash (including, without limitation, cash payable pursuant to Section 5) required to be delivered upon conversion and such assignments and other documents (if any) as may be required by law to effect the delivery thereof. The date on which such delivery is completed is referred to in these terms of the Bonds as the “Delivery Date”.

  • Delivery of Shares may be effected through account transfer at Taiwan Securities Central Depository Co., Ltd. (or any successor depository system).

  • (j) With effect from, and including, the Conversion Date, the converting Bondholder shall, as between it and the Issuer, be entitled to exercise all rights in respect of the Shares and receive all income or other assets arising out of the Shares (except where such rights, income or other assets accrue by reference to a record date which precedes the Conversion Date). The rights of a converting Bondholder in respect of the Shares as between it and any other person shall be provided by applicable law or regulation. In particular, the rights of the converting Bondholder with respect to Shares as between it and the Issuer will be determined by the date on which the name of the Bondholder (or its designee) is registered as owner of the Shares in the shareholders’ register of the Issuer.

  • (k) The Issuer will procure that the Shares delivered on conversion of Bonds will in all respects rank pari passu with the Shares in issue on the relevant Conversion Date (except for any right the record date for which precedes such Conversion Date and except for any other right excluded by mandatory provisions of applicable law).

  • (l) The Shares to be delivered on exercise of Conversion Rights shall not include any dividends or other income thereon declared or paid by reference to a record date prior to the Conversion Date.

If the Conversion Date in relation to any converted Bond shall fall after a date with effect from which an adjustment to the Conversion Price is applicable (retroactively or otherwise) pursuant to any of the provisions referred to in Section 5 and Annex C of the Agreement and the relevant Conversion Date falls on a date when the relevant adjustment has not been reflected in the Conversion Price, the Issuer will, within 20 days after the date of such adjustment of the Conversion Price, transfer and deliver such number of Shares as is equal to the excess of the number of Shares that would have been required to be issued on conversion of such Bond if the relevant retroactive adjustment had been made as at the said Conversion Date over the number of Shares previously issued pursuant to such exchange, and in such event and in respect of such number of Shares references in Section 5 to the Conversion Date shall be deemed to refer to the date upon which such retroactive adjustment becomes effective (disregarding the fact that it becomes effective retroacti-

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vely if that is the case). Fractions of Shares will not be issued and no cash adjustment will be made in respect thereof.

  • (m) The price at which Shares shall be issued if so permitted under the laws of the ROC, upon conversion (hereinafter called the "Conversion Price") shall be initially 1.49 NT Dollars per Share.

  • (n) The Conversion Price will be subject to adjustment in certain events, details of which are provided in Annex C to the Agreement, including:

  • a. declaration of a dividend in, or free distribution of, Shares;

  • b. sub-divisions, consolidations and reclassifications of Shares;

  • c. authorization to issue to holders of Shares rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase Shares at less than the then current market price of the Shares;

  • d. authorization to distribute to holders of Shares other securities, evidences of indebtedness or assets of the Issuer or rights to subscribe for or purchase securities (other than those mentioned above);

  • e. issue of securities (other than the Bonds) convertible into or exchangeable for Shares at a consideration per Share less than the then current market price (as hereinafter defined in Annex

  • C);

  • f. issue of Shares at a consideration less than the then current market price of the Shares or the issue of rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase Shares (other than those offered or issued by the Issuer to holders of Shares, but including Shares issued under any employee dividend or profit-sharing arrangements) at a initial consideration less than the then current market price of the Shares;

  • g. any other event or circumstance which would have in the determination of the Issuer or swissfirst an analogous effect to any of the events in (a) to (f) above including, but not limited to, issues of receipts or certificates entitling holders to receive securities;

  • h. No adjustment will be made where such adjustment would be less than NT Dollar 0.10, provided, however, that any adjustment that otherwise would be required to be made will be carried forward and taken into account in determining any subsequent adjustment;

  • i. Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted the Issuer will promptly inform swissfirst Bank AG as Conversion Agent;

  • j. The Issuer has agreed that, so long as any of the Bonds remains outstanding and convertible, it will not take any action which would result in the adjustment of the Conversion Price if, after giving effect thereto, the Conversion Price would be reduced to such an extent that the Shares to be issued upon conversion could not be legally issued, under applicable ROC law then in effect, at such reduced Conversion Price as fully-paid Shares;

  • k. Bondholders will be given notice in accordance with Section 10 of all adjustments and all adjustments will be made in accordance with the provisions contained in Annex C to the Agreement. There are several circumstances in which no adjustment will be made and these are set out in Annex C to the Agreement.

  • (o) In addition, the Conversion Price shall be subject to a Conversion Price Reset upon 10 days prior to every semi-annual anniversary of the Issue Date and semi-annually thereafter (the “Reset Dates”) adjusted in the event that the average Closing Price for the 20 consecutive Business Days immediately prior to the Reset Dates, converted into USD at the then prevailing NT$/USD exchange rates is lower than the Conversion Price on the Reset Date converted into USD at the NT$/USD fixed exchange rate established on the Pricing Date. The reset Conversion Price shall not be lower than 80% of the Initial Conversion Price.

  • (p) swissfirst and the Issuer may from time to time amend the provisions of this Section 5 and of Annex C to the Agreement without the consent of the Bondholders in the event that swissfirst and the Issuer agree that such amendment is necessary or desirable as a result of any change in the ROC Company Law or other related laws and regulations that may come into effect subsequent to the issue of the Bonds. Such amendments shall be binding on the holders of the Bonds.

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6. Payment of Additional Amounts / Taxation

All payments of principal on the Bonds by the Issuer to the Paying Agent will be made without deduction or withholding for or on account of any present or future taxes, duties or governmental charges of any nature whatsoever imposed, levied or collected by or in or on behalf of the R.O.C. or Switzerland (hereinafter together called “Withholding Taxes”), unless such deduction or withholding is required by law.

In the event that any Withholding Taxes on any such payments to the Paying Agent must be withheld at source by the Issuer or, as the case may be, the Issuer shall pay such additional amounts of principal and as may be necessary in order that the net amounts received by the Bondholders after such deduction or withholding shall equal the respective amounts of principal which would have been receivable had no such deduction or withholding been required. No such additional amounts shall, however, be payable on account of any taxes, duties or governmental charges which

  • (a) are payable otherwise than by deduction or withholding from payments of principal, or

  • (b) are payable by reason of the Bondholders having, or having had, some personal or business connection with the R.O.C or Switzerland and not merely by reason of the holding of the Bond, or

  • (c) are payable by reason of a change in law that becomes effective more than 30 days after the relevant payment of principal becomes due, or is duly provided for and notice thereof is published in accordance with Section 12, whichever occurs later.

In the case of transfer of the Issuer’s domicile to another country, territory or jurisdiction, the preceding provisions shall apply with the understanding that any reference to the R.O.C shall from then on be deemed to refer to such other country, territory or jurisdiction.

7. Status and Negative Pledge

  • (a) Status

The Bonds constitute direct, unconditional and (subject as provided in paragraph (b) below of this Section) unsecured obligations of the Issuer and rank pari passu and without any preference among themselves and (subject as aforesaid) at least equally with all the Issuer's other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations, except for such preferences as are provided by any mandatory applicable provision of law.

  • (b) Negative Pledge

So long as any Bond remains outstanding, the Issuer will not create or permit to subsist, otherwise than in the ordinary course of business, any mortgage or other encumbrance upon the whole or any part of its assets (present or future) to secure any Relevant Debt, or any guarantee of or indemnity in respect of any debt unless, at the same time or prior thereto, in the reasonable opinion of swissfirst the Issuer's obligations under the Bonds (i) are secured equally and rateably therewith or benefit from a guarantee or indemnity in substantially identical terms thereto, as the case may be, or (ii) have the benefit of such other security,

8. Events of Default

swissfirst has the right but not the obligation, on behalf of the Bondholders, to declare all Bonds to be immediately repayable at the Final Redemption Amount in the following events:

  • (a) Non-Payment : there is a failure by the Issuer to pay the principal on any of the Bonds when due and such failure continues for a period of 14 days; or

  • (b) Breach of Other Obligations : the Issuer does not perform or comply with any one or more of its other obligations under the Terms of the Bonds which default is incapable of remedy or is in the opinion of swissfirst not remedied within 30 days after notice of such default shall have been given by swissfirst to the Issuer; or

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  • (c) Cross-Default : (i) any other present or future loan or indebtedness of the Issuer or any Material Subsidiary (as defined below) for or in respect of borrowed money with an original maturity in excess of four years becomes due and payable prior to its stated maturity otherwise than at the option of the relevant debtor, or (ii) any such indebtedness is not paid when due or, as the case may be, within any applicable grace period, or (iii) the Issuer or any Material Subsidiary fails to pay when due any amount payable by it under any present or future guarantee for, or indemnity in respect of, any borrowed money with an original maturity in excess of four years, in each case after any applicable grace period, provided that the aggregate amount of the relevant indebtedness, guarantees and indemnities in respect of which one or more of the events mentioned above in this paragraph (c) have occurred equals or exceeds USD 5,000,000 in the case of the Issuer or any Material Subsidiary, or, in either case, its equivalent in another currency; or

  • (d) Security Enforced : any mortgage, lien or other encumbrance, present or future, created or assumed by the Issuer or any Material Subsidiary becomes enforceable and any step is taken to enforce it (including the taking of possession or the appointment of a receiver, manager or other similar person), provided that the aggregate amount of the relevant indebtedness in respect of which such mortgage, lien or other encumbrance was created or permitted to subsist equals or exceeds USD 5,000,000 in the case of the Issuer or any Material Subsidiary, or in either case, its equivalent in another currency; or

  • (e) Insolvency : the Issuer or any Material Subsidiary is (or is, or could be, deemed by law or a court to be) insolvent or bankrupt or unable to pay its debts, stops, suspends or threatens to stop or suspend payment of all or a material part of (or of a particular type of) its debts, proposes or makes a general assignment or an arrangement or composition with or for the benefit of the relevant creditors in respect of any of such debts or a moratorium is agreed or declared in respect of or affecting all or any part of (or of a particular type of) the debts of the Issuer or any Material Subsidiary; or

  • (f) Winding-up : an order is made or an effective resolution passed for the winding-up or dissolution of the Issuer or any Material Subsidiary, or the Issuer or any Material Subsidiary ceases or threatens to cease to carry on all or a material part of its business or operations, or a sale or assignment of a material part of the assets of the Issuer(on a consolidated basis) or any Material Subsidiary, except for the purpose of and followed by a reconstruction, amalgamation, reorganisation, merger or consolidation on terms approved by an Extraordinary Resolution of the Bondholders; or

  • (g) Change of Control : a dissolution or merger involving the Issuer as a result of which the Issuer is not the subsisting Issuer, unless the successor Issuer assumes all the Issuer’s liabilities; or

  • (h) Analogous Events : any event occurs which under the laws of any relevant jurisdiction has an analogous effect to any of the events referred to in any of the foregoing paragraphs; or

  • (i) Guarantee : the Guarantee is not (or is claimed by the Guarantor not to be) in full force and effect.

  • For purposes of this Section 8, “ Material Subsidiary ” shall mean any subsidiary undertaking of the Issuer included in the Issuer's consolidated financial statements the assets of which constitute more than 25 % of the Issuer's consolidated assets, or the revenues, operating profits or profits after taxes and where the Issuer owns directly or indirectly more than 50% of the equity.

The Issuer has undertaken to inform swissfirst without delay if an event mentioned under paragraph (b), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) and/or (i) has occurred and to provide swissfirst with the necessary documents. The Issuer accepts responsibility for the information contained in those documents.

If an event of default referred to this Section 8 occurs, swissfirst has the right but not the obligation to serve a written notice of default upon the Issuer. In this event, the Final Redemption Amount of all outstanding Bonds shall be due and payable 30 days after receipt of such notice of default by the Issuer, unless (i) the event of default has been cured within such 30 day period or (ii) security has been posted, in a form satisfactory to swissfirst, for the Final Redemption Amount.

9. Substitution of the Issuer

The Issuer may, without consent of the Bondholders, at any time substitute in respect of all rights and obligations arising under or in connection with the Bonds for itself, any non-Swiss Issuer of which all shares carrying voting rights are directly or indirectly held by the Issuer (the “New Issuer”), provided that

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  • (a) the New Issuer is in the opinion of swissfirst in a position to fulfil all payment obligations arising from or in connection with the Bonds in freely convertible and transformable legal tender without any need to deduct or withheld any taxes or duties at source and to transfer without restriction all amounts required to be paid under the Bonds to swissfirst and the interests of the Bondholders are adequately protected in the opinion of swissfirst,

  • (b) the New Issuer has obtained to this effect all necessary governmental authorizations of the country of its domicile or its deemed residence for tax purposes.

Any substitution shall be published in accordance with Section 12.

In the event of such substitution, any reference in the Bond Purchase Agreement plus Annexes and Terms of the Bonds to the Issuer shall be deemed to refer to the New Issuer and any reference to the R.O.C. (as far as made in connection with the Issuer) shall be deemed to refer to the country in which the New Issuer has its domicile or is deemed resident for tax purposes.

10. Guarantee

As security for the 0.00 % Convertible Bonds due 2008/2009 in the aggregate principal amount of up to USD 120,000,000 (one hundred twenty million US Dollars) of the Issuer, the Guarantor has undertaken to issue in respect of each Tranche of Bonds issued by the Issuer the following unconditional and irrevocable Guarantee in accordance with Article 496 of the Swiss Federal Code of Obligations up to an aggregate maximum principal amount of USD 120,000,000, in favour of the Bondholders for the due payment of all amounts payable on the Bonds:

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DECLARATION OF GUARANTEE

(in the meaning of Article 496 of the Swiss Federal Code of Obligations, hereinafter called the

Guarantee ”)

The undersigned,

swissfirst Bank AG

(hereinafter referred to as the "Guarantor")

a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Switzerland, and having its principal place of business at Bellariastrasse 23, 8002 Zurich, Switzerland,

declares that it jointly and severally (“solidarisch”), unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees - in accordance with article 496 of the Swiss Federal Code of Obligations (“Solidarbürgschaft”) - to the holders of Bonds (the “Bondholders”) up to a limit of

USD 10,000,000.00 (ten million US Dollars)

the payment of principal and premium (if any) in respect of tranche [●] of the terms of the zero 0.00 % Convertible Bonds 2003-2008/2009 of up to a maximum of USD 120,000,000.00 principal amount issued by Mosel Vitelic Inc. (the “Issuer”)

under the Bond Purchase, Paying and Conversion Agency Agreement dated June 23, 2003 (the "Agreement") and additional amounts (if any), to be paid under the Terms of the Bond attached to the Agreement as per Annex A (the "Terms of the Bonds").

The amount of this Guarantee shall be reduced as and to the extent of payments received by swissfirst Bank AG of principal and additional amounts (if any) to be paid in respect of each respective tranche under the Terms of the Bonds effected by or on behalf of the Guarantor and/or the Issuer.

This Guarantee shall remain in force regardless of any modification of whatsoever nature which may be made in the structure, style or legal form of the Guarantor and/or of the Issuer. It shall remain valid until principal and additional amounts (if any) to be paid in respect of tranche [●] under the Terms of the Bonds, are paid in full, regardless of any concession which the holders of the Bonds may grant to the Issuer.

Should the Issuer for any reason not pay or not be able to pay the principal of, the Bonds and additional amounts (if any), payable in respect of each respective tranche pursuant to the Terms of the Bonds, when

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due, and should payments not be effected immediately after having been requested, pursuant to the Guarantee, the Guarantor will pay the amounts due in respect of each respective tranche on receipt of first written demand from each individual Bondholder without delay in Switzerland in United States Dollars effectively in accordance with the Agreement, the Terms of the Bonds and the Guarantee.

This Guarantee shall be governed by Swiss law.

Any dispute to which it may give rise shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of Justice of the Canton of Zurich, place of jurisdiction being Zurich 2, with the right to appea1 to the Swiss Federa1 Court of Justice in Lausanne where the law permits.

Dated: [●] swissfirst Bank AG

By _________

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11. Statute of Limitations

Claims for payment of principal cease to be enforceable by legal action in accordance with the applicable Statute of Limitations (presently after 10 years from their due date of payment).

12. Notices

All notices regarding the Bonds shall be published by swissfirst at the expense of the Issuer in due time and shall be valid if published in the Swiss Official Commercial Gazette (Schweizerisches Handelamsblatt).

13. Currency Indemnity

If any payment obligation of the Issuer and/or the Guarantor in favour of the Bondholders has to be changed from US Dollars into a currency other than US Dollars (to obtain a judgment, execution, or for any other reason), the Issuer undertakes as a separate and independent obligation to indemnify the Bondholders for any shortfall caused by fluctuations of the exchange rates applied for such conversions. The rates of exchange to be applied in calculating such shortfall shall be swissfirst's spot rates of exchange prevailing between US Dollars and the currency other than US Dollars on the date on which such conversions are necessary.

14. Replacement of Bonds

Definitive Bonds which are mutilated, stolen, lost or destroyed may be replaced at the Specified Office and against payment of such costs as may be incurred in connection therewith and on such terms as to evidence (including, in the case of stolen, lost or destroyed Bonds, surrender of a copy (certified in a manner satisfactory to the Issuer and swissfirst) of the final and conclusive judgement of nullification from the competent courts as specified in Section 15 below) and such Guarantee as the Issuer and swissfirst may require and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender of the mutilated Bond.

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15. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

The terms and conditions and form of the Permanent Global Certificate and the Bonds shall be subject to and governed by Swiss law.

Any dispute which might arise between Bondholders on the one hand and the Issuer on the other hand regarding the Terms of the Bonds, the Permanent Global Certificate and the Bonds shall be settled in accordance with Swiss law and falls within the jurisdiction of the Ordinary Courts of the Canton of Zurich, the place of jurisdiction being Zurich 2, with the right of appeal to the Swiss Federal Court of Justice in Lausanne, where the law permits, whose decision shall be final. Only for that purpose and for the purpose of execution in Switzerland, the Issuer elects legal and special domicile at swissfirst Bank AG, Bellariastrasse 23, 8002 Zurich, Switzerland, which has agreed forthwith to notify the Issuer of any communication received under this Section.

The above-mentioned jurisdiction is also exclusively valid for the declaration of cancellation of Bonds.

The Issuer shall be discharged by and to the extent of any payment made to a holder recognized as creditor by an enforceable judgement of a Swiss court.

The Bondholders are also at liberty to enforce their rights and to take legal action before competent courts in the R.O.C, or the country of domicile of the New Issuer or any other competent court or authority, in which case Swiss law shall be applicable with respect to the Terms of the Bonds, the Permanent Global Certificate and the Bonds.

16. Bondholders’ Meeting

  • (a) swissfirst or the Issuer may at any time convene a meeting of the Bondholders (a “Bondholders' Meeting”).

In case of any event mentioned in Section 8 above and as long as swissfirst has not exercised its rights thereunder, the Bondholders who wish that a Bondholder's Meeting should be convened and who represent at least 20 per cent (twenty per cent) of the aggregate principal amount then outstanding and who are entitled to participate and to vote in accordance with paragraphs (f) and (h) below may at any time require swissfirst to convene a Bondholders' Meeting which shall convene such a meeting as soon as commercially possible upon receipt of such request.

  • (b) The costs for such Bondholders' Meeting shall be borne by the Issuer or, in the case the Issuer is prohibited by law to pay these costs, by the Bondholders convening such meeting (each of these Bondholders shall bear such costs in relation to its respective holding of Bonds at the time of such Bondholders' request to swissfirst to convene a Bondholders Meeting).

  • (c) A Bondholders' Meeting may consider any matter affecting the interests of the Bondholders (other than matters on which swissfirst has previously exercised its rights contained in Section 8 above and Section 17 below), except any modification of, or arrangement in respect of the Terms of the Bonds which may be admissible only if an Event of Default has occurred.

  • (d) Notice convening a Bondholders' Meeting shall be given at least 45 days prior to the proposed date thereof. Such notice shall be given by way of one announcement in accordance with Section 12 above, at the expense of the Issuer. It shall state generally the nature of the business to be transacted at such meeting. If an Extraordinary Resolution (as defined below) is being proposed, the wording of the proposed resolution or resolutions shall be indicated. The notice shall specify the day, hour and place of the meeting and also the formal requirements referred to in paragraph (f) below. The Issuer and the Paying Agent will make a copy of such notice available for inspection by the Bondholders during normal business hours at each of their respective head offices.

Notice of any resolution passed at a Bondholders' Meeting will be published by swissfirst on behalf and at the expense of the Issuer in compliance with Section 12 above not less than 10 days after the date of the meeting. Non-publication of such notice shall not invalidate such resolution.

  • (e) All Bondholders' Meetings shall be held in Zurich. A chairman (the “ Chairman ”) shall be nominated by swissfirst in writing. If no person has been so nominated or if the nominated person shall

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not be present at the Bondholders' Meeting within 30 minutes after the time fixed for holding the meeting, the Bondholders present shall choose the Chairman.

The Chairman shall lead and preside over the Bondholders' Meeting. Among others, it shall be his duty to determine the presence of persons entitled to vote and to inquire if the necessary quorum (as set forth below) is present. He shall instruct the Bondholders as to the procedure of the Bondholders' Meeting and the resolutions to be considered. He shall sign the minutes referred to in paragraph (l) below.

In the case of any equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a casting vote.

A declaration by the Chairman that a resolution has been supported or supported by a particular majority in accordance with paragraphs (g) and (i) below or lost or not supported by a particular majority in accordance with paragraph g) and i) below shall be conclusive evidence of the fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution.

  • (f) Each person who produces a Bond or Bonds or a certificate by a bank in respect of such Bond relating to that Bondholders' Meeting is entitled to attend and to vote on the resolutions proposed at such Bondholders' Meeting. Bank certificates shall be dated before the date of the Bondholders' Meeting and confirm that the Bond(s) is (are) deposited with that bank and will remain deposited with it until and including the date of the Bondholders' Meeting and that it has not issued any other such certificate with respect to such Bond(s).

  • (g) The quorum necessary in order to vote on resolutions proposed at a Bondholders' Meeting shall be persons entitled under paragraph (f) above and (h) below holding or representing in the aggregate percentages (or more) of the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Bonds:

each Ordinary Resolution: (as defined below) 25 %

each Extraordinary Resolution: 66 %.

If within thirty minutes after the time appointed for any Bondholders' Meeting a sufficient quorum is not present, the meeting shall be dissolved.

  • (h) Bondholders' voting rights shall be determined according to the principal amount of outstanding Bonds held i.e. each Bond in the denomination of USD 1,000 shall be entitled to one vote.

Bonds held by or on behalf of the Issuer or any other natural person or legal entity,

  • (A) which directly or indirectly owns or controls more than 50 % of the equity share capital of the Issuer, or

  • (B) of which in the case of a legal entity more than 50 % of the equity share capital is controlled by the Issuer directly or indirectly, or

  • (C) where the Issuer is in a position to exercise, directly or indirectly, a control over the decisions or actions of such natural person or legal entity or representative thereof, irrespective of whether or not the latter is affiliated to the Issuer, shall not be entitled to vote at such Bondholders' Meeting.

  • (i) A resolution shall be validly passed if approved by the following percentages (or more) of votes cast at a duly convened Bondholders' Meeting held in accordance with this Section 16:

Each Ordinary Resolution: 51 % of the quorum described in paragraph (g) above

Each Extraordinary Resolution: 66 % of the quorum described in paragraph g) above

Every proposal submitted to a Bondholders' Meeting shall be decided upon a poll.

  • (j) Any resolution which is not an Extraordinary Resolution in accordance with paragraph (k) below shall be deemed to be an Ordinary Resolution.

  • (k) An Extraordinary Resolution shall be necessary to decide on the following matters at a Bondholders' Meeting:

  • to postpone the maturity beyond the stated maturity of the principal of any Bond; or

  • to reduce the amount of principal payable on any Bond; or

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  • to change any provision for payment contained in the Terms of the Bonds or the place or the currency of repayment of the principal of any Bond; or

  • to amend or modify or waive the whole or any parts of Sections 6, 7 or 8 above or paragraphs (f), (g), (h), (i) or (k) of this Section 16; or

  • to create unequal treatment between Bondholders of the same class of an issue; or

  • to convert the Bonds into equity; or

  • to change the choice of law and the jurisdiction clause contained in Section 15 above; or

  • to amend or modify any of the provisions of the Guarantee.

The above-mentioned list of issues for which an Extraordinary Resolution shall be necessary is exclusive.

  • (l) Any resolution approved at a Bondholders' Meeting held in accordance with this Section 16 shall be conclusive and binding on the Issuer and on all present or future Bondholders, whether present or not, regardless if such Bondholders have approved such resolution. The Bondholders shall not be entitled to any improvement of their position vis-à-vis, as the case may be, pursuant to a resolution approved at a Bondholders' Meeting without prior written approval of the Issuer, as the case may be. Any Resolution approved at a Bondholders’ Meeting which increased the obligations of the Issuer, as the case may be, under the Terms and Conditions of the Bonds shall become effective only after written approval of the Issuer, as the case may be.

Minutes of all resolutions and proceedings at a Bondholders' Meeting shall be made and signed by the Chairman pursuant to paragraph (e) above.

  • (m) If no Bondholder or an insufficient number of Bondholders shall attend a Bondholders' Meeting, the right to decide on the early repayment of the Bonds or any other measures to protect the interests of the Bondholders shall revert to the absolute discretion of swissfirst. Any such decision of swissfirst shall be final and binding upon the Issuer and the Bondholders. Notice of any such decision shall be published in accordance with Section 12 above.

17. Amendment to the Terms of the Bonds

The Terms of the Bonds may be amended from time to time by agreement between the Issuer and swissfirst on behalf of the Bondholders provided that in the sole opinion of swissfirst such amendment is of a formal, minor or technical nature, is made to correct a manifest error or is not materially prejudicial to the interests of the Bondholders.

Notice of any such amendment shall be transmitted as per Section 12 above. Any such amendment shall be binding on the Issuer and the Bondholders in accordance with its terms.

18. Severability

If at any time any one or more of the provisions of the Terms of the Bonds is or becomes unlawful, invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any law, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not be in any way affected or impaired thereby.

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