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UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP Regulatory Filings 2008

Jun 6, 2008

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6-K 1 d6k.htm FORM 6-K Form 6-K

1934 Act Registration No. 1-15128

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Dated June 6, 2008

United Microelectronics Corporation

(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)

No. 3 Li Hsin Road II

Science Park

Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

Form 20-F ü Form 40-F

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)

Yes No ü

(If “Yes” is marked, indicated below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): Not applicable )

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

/s/ Chitung Liu
Chitung Liu
Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit

Exhibit Description
99.1 United Microelectronics Corporation Financial Statements With Report of Independent Accountants for the Three-Month Periods Ended March 31, 2008 And 2007

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Exhibit 99.1

United Microelectronics Corporation Financial Statements With Report of Independent Accountants for the Three-Month Periods Ended March 31, 2008 And 2007

UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

WITH REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

FOR THE THREE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED

MARCH 31, 2008 AND 2007

Address: No. 3 Li-Hsin Road II, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu City, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Telephone: 886-3-578-2258

The reader is advised that these financial statements have been prepared originally in Chinese. In the event of a conflict between these financial statements and the original Chinese version or difference in interpretation between the two versions, the Chinese language financial statements shall prevail.

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REVIEW REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

English Translation of a Report Originally Issued in Chinese

To United Microelectronics Corporation

We have reviewed the accompanying balance sheets of United Microelectronics Corporation (the “Company”) as of March 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related statements of income and cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to issue the review report based on our reviews. As described in Note 4(8) to the financial statements, certain long-term investments were accounted for under the equity method based on financial statements as of March 31, 2008 and 2007 of the investees, which were reviewed by other auditors. Our review insofar as it relates to the investment (loss) income amounting to NT$(45) million and NT$227 million for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and the related long-term investment balances of NT$4,255 million and NT$5,435 million as of March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, is based solely on the reports of the other auditors.

We conducted our reviews in accordance with the Statements of Auditing Standards No. 36, “Review of Financial Statements” of the Republic of China. A review is limited primarily to applying analytical procedures to financial data and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statement taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our reviews and the reports of the other auditors, we are not aware of any material modifications or adjustments that should have been made to the financial statements referred to above in order for them to be in conformity with requirements of the Business Entity Accounting Act and Regulation on Business Entity Accounting Handling with respect to financial accounting standard, Guidelines Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, and accounting principles generally accepted in the Republic of China.

As described in Note 3 to the financial statements, effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted Accounting Research and Development Foundation Interpretation No. 96-052, and recognized share-based employee bonuses and remunerations to directors and supervisors as expenses rather than as a distribution of retained earnings.

April 21, 2008

Taipei, Taiwan

Republic of China

Notice to Readers

The accompanying unaudited financial statements are intended only to present the financial position and 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 review 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

UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION

UNAUDITED BALANCE SHEETS

March 31, 2008 and 2007

(Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Notes As of March 31, — 2008 2007
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents 2, 4(1) $ 29,634,661 $ 80,988,902
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, current 2, 4(2) 4,295,527 7,553,964
Held-to-maturity financial assets, current 2, 4(3) — 200,000
Notes receivable 2 20,241 36,249
Accounts receivable, net 2, 4(4) 4,171,579 6,701,411
Accounts receivable - related parties, net 2, 5 8,584,934 6,113,205
Other receivables 2 357,993 798,635
Inventories, net 2, 4(5) 11,087,667 9,957,197
Prepaid expenses 664,452 990,721
Deferred income tax assets, current 2, 4(21) 1,241,035 2,088,459
Total current assets 60,058,089 115,428,743
Funds and investments
Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 2, 4(6), 4(11) 33,295,218 43,359,493
Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 2, 4(7) 2,294,595 2,322,636
Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 2, 4(8) 36,264,213 38,935,939
Prepayment for long-term investments — 163,809
Total funds and investments 71,854,026 84,781,877
Property, plant and equipment 2, 4(9), 7
Land 1,132,576 1,132,576
Buildings 17,219,348 16,319,736
Machinery and equipment 424,527,935 400,298,576
Transportation equipment 72,809 74,387
Furniture and fixtures 2,911,264 2,469,833
Total cost 445,863,932 420,295,108
Less : Accumulated depreciation (336,151,564 ) (302,676,687 )
Add : Construction in progress and prepayments 10,209,261 28,330,350
Property, plant and equipment, net 119,921,629 145,948,771
Intangible assets
Goodwill 2 3,745,122 3,745,122
Total intangible assets 3,745,122 3,745,122
Other assets
Deferred charges 2 1,304,861 1,545,583
Deferred income tax assets, noncurrent 2, 4(21) 3,404,467 3,772,985
Other assets - others 2, 4(10), 6 1,890,408 2,023,140
Total other assets 6,599,736 7,341,708
Total assets $ 262,178,602 $ 357,246,221
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Short-term loans 4(12) $ 456,600 $ —
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, current 2, 3, 4(13) 170,638 1,003,561
Accounts payable 4,498,952 4,653,399
Income tax payable 2 1,144,791 2,096,472
Accrued expenses 6,995,801 6,336,628
Payable on equipment 2,858,960 8,912,224
Current portion of long-term liabilities 2, 4(14) 10,499,910 17,833,831
Other current liabilities 2, 3, 4(19) 297,140 971,865
Total current liabilities 26,922,792 41,807,980
Long-term liabilities
Bonds payable 2, 4(14) 7,495,575 17,993,317
Total long-term liabilities 7,495,575 17,993,317
Other liabilities
Accrued pension liabilities 2, 4(15) 3,188,878 3,107,671
Deposits-in 13,380 14,568
Other liabilities - others 2 396,744 490,283
Total other liabilities 3,599,002 3,612,522
Total liabilities 38,017,369 63,413,819
Capital 2, 4(16), 4(17)
Common stock 132,144,949 191,442,517
Additional Paid-in Capital 2, 4(16)
Premiums 59,435,560 61,138,863
Treasury stock transactions 274 8,938
Change in equities of long-term investments 6,714,826 6,632,428
Retained earnings 4(16), 4(19)
Legal reserve 18,476,942 16,699,508
Special reserve 824,922 322,150
Unappropriate earnings 12,555,055 19,233,025
Adjustment items in stockholders’ equity 2, 4(6)
Cumulative translation adjustment (4,527,769 ) 234,304
Unrealized gain or loss on financial assets 13,539,721 27,515,333
Treasury stock 2, 4(8), 4(16), 4(18) (15,003,247 ) (29,394,664 )
Total stockholders’ equity 224,161,233 293,832,402
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 262,178,602 $ 357,246,221

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

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English Translation of Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese

UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION

UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007

(Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except for Earnings per Share )

Notes For the three-month period ended March 31, — 2008 2007
Operating revenues 2, 5
Sales revenues $ 23,810,766 $ 22,439,100
Less : Sales returns and discounts (507,820 ) (64,514 )
Net sales 23,302,946 22,374,586
Other operating revenues 699,965 650,645
Net operating revenues 24,002,911 23,025,231
Operating costs 2, 3, 4(20)
Cost of goods sold (20,134,261 ) (18,940,565 )
Other operating costs (311,281 ) (428,372 )
Operating costs (20,445,542 ) (19,368,937 )
Gross profit 3,557,369 3,656,294
Unrealized intercompany profit 2 (66,858 ) (85,883 )
Realized intercompany profit 2 85,543 105,892
Gross profit-net 3,576,054 3,676,303
Operating expenses 2, 3, 4(20)
Sales and marketing expenses (716,099 ) (650,389 )
General and administrative expenses (635,420 ) (677,850 )
Research and development expenses 2 (2,034,234 ) (2,329,555 )
Subtotal (3,385,753 ) (3,657,794 )
Operating income 190,301 18,509
Non-operating income
Interest revenue 149,094 352,170
Investment gain accounted for under the equity method, net 2, 4(8) — 696,546
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment 2 5,842 12,197
Gain on disposal of investments 2 652,192 1,624,124
Exchange gain, net 2 — 16,543
Gain on recovery of market value of inventories 2 51,104 —
Gain on valuation of financial assets 2 51,019 —
Gain on valuation of financial liabilities 2, 4(13) 140,943 —
Other income 135,236 152,723
Subtotal 1,185,430 2,854,303
Non-operating expenses
Interest expense 2, 4(9) (32,966 ) (92,258 )
Investment loss accounted for under the equity method, net 2, 4(8) (319,298 ) —
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment 2 (1,700 ) —
Loss on exchange 2 (718,088 ) —
Loss on decline in market value and obsolescence of inventories 2 — (398,673 )
Financial expenses (15,115 ) (17,390 )
Impairment loss 2, 4(11) (10,014 ) —
Loss on valuation of financial assets 2 — (587,623 )
Loss on valuation of financial liabilities 2 — (25,373 )
Other losses (17,828 ) (14,169 )
Subtotal (1,115,009 ) (1,135,486 )
Income from continuing operations before income tax 260,722 1,737,326
Income tax expense 2, 4(21) (54,894 ) (278,636 )
Net income $ 205,828 $ 1,458,690
Pre-tax Post-tax Pre-tax Post-tax
Earnings per share-basic (NTD) 2, 4(22)
Net income $ 0.02 $ 0.02 $ 0.10 $ 0.08
Earnings per share-diluted (NTD) 2, 4(22)
Net income $ 0.01 $ 0.01 $ 0.10 $ 0.08
Pro forma information on earnings as if subsidiaries’ investment in the Company is not treated as treasury stock 2, 4(22)
Net income $ 205,828 $ 1,458,690
Earnings per share-basic (NTD) $ 0.02 $ 0.08
Earnings per share-diluted (NTD) $ 0.01 $ 0.08

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

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English Translation of Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese

UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION

UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007

(Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

For the three-month period ended March 31, — 2008 2007
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $ 205,828 $ 1,458,690
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation 9,227,891 8,868,624
Amortization 377,462 335,061
Bad debt expenses (reversal) 1,367 (1,378 )
Loss (gain) on decline (recovery) in market value and obsolescence of inventories (51,104 ) 398,673
Cash dividends received under the equity method 134,924 353,592
Investment (gain) loss accounted for under the equity method 319,298 (696,546 )
Loss on valuation of financial assets and liabilities (191,962 ) 612,996
Impairment loss 10,014 —
Gain on disposal of investments (652,192 ) (1,624,124 )
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment (4,142 ) (12,197 )
Exchange gain on financial assets and liabilities (24,705 ) (132 )
Exchange (gain) loss on long-term liabilities (177,917 ) 255,248
Amortization of bond discounts 6,205 22,842
Amortization of deferred income (37,870 ) (36,764 )
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, current 537,878 442,313
Notes and accounts receivable 680,892 (446,926 )
Other receivables 50,235 (88,279 )
Inventories 105,414 (206,049 )
Prepaid expenses (190,440 ) (346,966 )
Deferred income tax assets (146,494 ) 200,578
Accounts payable (215,059 ) 620,054
Accrued expenses (467,827 ) 249,150
Other current liabilities (57,175 ) 16,938
Capacity deposits (4,447 ) (652,400 )
Accrued pension liabilities 19,078 20,896
Net cash provided by operating activities 9,455,152 9,743,894
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of available-for-sale financial assets — (152,347 )
Proceeds from disposal of available-for-sale financial assets 669,304 473,747
Acquisition of financial assets measured at cost — (37,310 )
Proceeds from disposal of financial assets measured at cost — 400
Acquisition of long-term investments accounted for under the equity method (12,973 ) (296,800 )
Proceeds from disposal of long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 378 155,846
Proceeds from disposal of held-to-maturity financial assets — 776,000
Prepayment for long-term investments — (163,809 )
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment (5,685,140 ) (12,520,849 )
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment 5,315 7,099
Increase in deferred charges (340,164 ) (488,652 )
Decrease in other assets - others 1,258 374
Net cash used in investing activities (5,362,022 ) (12,246,301 )

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English Translation of Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese

UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION

UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007

(Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

For the three-month period ended March 31, — 2008 2007
(continued)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Increase in short-term loans, net $ 455,640 $ —
Redemption of bonds (12,216,623 ) —
Exercise of employee stock options — 187,493
Increase in deposits-in, net (1,726 ) 117
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (11,762,709 ) 187,610
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (148,389 ) (91,103 )
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (7,817,968 ) (2,405,900 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 37,452,629 83,394,802
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 29,634,661 $ 80,988,902
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest $ — $ —
Cash paid (refunded) for income tax $ (55,732 ) $ 29,128
Investing activities partially paid by cash:
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment $ 2,527,706 $ 11,331,306
Add: Payable at beginning of period 6,016,394 10,101,767
Less: Payable at end of period (2,858,960 ) (8,912,224 )
Cash paid for acquisition of property, plant and equipment $ 5,685,140 $ 12,520,849
Investing and financing activities not affecting cash flows:
Principal amount of exchangeable bonds exchanged by bondholders $ — $ 190,415
Book value of available-for-sale financial assets delivered for exchange — (51,878 )
Elimination of related balance sheet accounts — 20,921
Recognition of gain on disposal of investments $ — $ 159,458

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

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UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2008 and 2007

(Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars unless Otherwise Specified)

  1. HISTORY AND ORGANIZATION

United Microelectronics Corporation (the Company) was incorporated in May 1980 and commenced operations in April 1982. The Company is a full service semiconductor wafer foundry, and provides a variety of services to satisfy customer needs. These services include intellectual property, embedded IC design, design verification, mask tooling, wafer fabrication, and testing. The Company’s common shares were publicly listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) in July 1985 and its American Depositary Shares (ADSs) were listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in September 2000.

The numbers of employees as of March 31, 2008 and 2007 were 13,571 and 13,415, respectively.

  1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements were prepared in conformity with requirements of the Business Entity Accounting Act and Regulation on Business Entity Accounting Handling with respect to financial accounting standard, Guidelines Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and accounting principles generally accepted in the Republic of China (R.O.C.).

Summary of significant accounting policies is as follows:

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Company’s financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make reasonable estimates and assumptions that will affect the amount of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reported period. The actual results may differ from those estimates.

Foreign Currency Transactions

Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are remeasured into the local functional currencies and recorded based on the exchange rates prevailing at the transaction dates. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are remeasured into the local functional currencies at the exchange rates prevailing at the balance sheet date, with the related exchange gains or losses included in the statements of income. Translation gains or losses from investments in foreign entities are recognized as cumulative translation adjustment in stockholders’ equity.

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Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies that are reported at fair value with changes in fair value charged to the statements of income, are remeasured at the exchange rate at the balance sheet date, with related exchange gains or losses recorded in the statements of income. Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies that are reported at fair value with changes in fair value charged to stockholders’ equity, are remeasured at the exchange rate at the balance sheet date, with related exchange gains or losses recorded as cumulative translation adjustment in stockholders’ equity. Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies and reported at cost are remeasured at historical exchange rates.

Translation of Foreign Currency Financial Statements

The financial statements of the Company’s Singapore branch (the Branch) are translated into New Taiwan Dollars using the spot rates at the balance sheet date for asset and liability accounts and average exchange rates for profit and loss accounts. The cumulative translation effects from the Branch using functional currencies other than New Taiwan Dollars are included in the cumulative translation adjustment in stockholders’ equity.

Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents are short-term, highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and with maturity dates that do not present significant risks on changes in value resulting from changes in interest rates, including commercial paper with original maturities of three months or less.

Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

In accordance with ROC Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 34, “Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement” and the “Guidelines Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers”, financial assets are classified as either financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, held-to-maturity financial assets, financial assets measured at cost, or available-for-sale financial assets. Financial liabilities are recorded at fair value through profit or loss.

The Company accounts for purchase or sale of financial instruments as of the trade date, which is the date the Company commits to purchase or sell the asset or liability. Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially recognized at fair value plus acquisition or issuance costs.

a. Financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

Financial instruments held for short-term sale or repurchase purposes and derivative financial instruments not qualified for hedge accounting are classified as financial assets or liabilities at fair value through profit or loss.

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This category of financial instruments is measured at fair value and changes in fair value are recognized in the statements of income. Stock of listed companies, convertible bonds, and closed-end funds are measured at closing prices as of the balance sheet date. Open-end funds are measured at the unit price of the net assets as of the balance sheet date. The fair value of derivative financial instruments is determined by using valuation techniques commonly used by market participants in the industry.

b. Held-to-maturity financial assets

Non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments and fixed maturity are classified as held-to-maturity financial assets if the Company has both the positive intention and ability to hold the financial assets to maturity. Investments intended to be held to maturity are measured at amortized cost.

The Company recognizes an impairment loss if objective evidence of impairment loss exists. However, the impairment loss may be reversed if the value of asset recovers subsequently and the Company concludes the recovery is related to improvements in events or factors that originally caused the impairment loss. The new cost basis as a result of the reversal cannot exceed the amortized cost prior to the impairment.

c. Financial assets measured at cost

Unlisted stock, funds, and other securities without reliable market prices are measured at cost. When objective evidence of impairment exists, the Company recognizes an impairment loss, which cannot be reversed in subsequent periods.

d. Available-for-sale financial assets

Available-for-sale financial assets are non-derivative financial instruments not classified as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, held-to-maturity financial assets, loans and receivables. Subsequent measurement is calculated at fair value. Investments in listed companies are measured at closing prices as of the balance sheet date. Any gain or loss arising from the change in fair value, excluding impairment loss and exchange gain or loss arising from monetary financial assets denominated in foreign currencies, is recognized as an adjustment to stockholders’ equity until such investment is reclassified or disposed of, upon which the cumulative gain or loss previously charged to stockholders’ equity will be recorded in the statement of income.

The Company recognizes an impairment loss when objective evidence of impairment exists. Any reduction in the impairment loss of equity investments in subsequent periods will be recognized as an adjustment to stockholders’ equity. The impairment loss of a debt security may be reversed and recognized in the current period’s statement of income if the security recovers and the Company concludes the recovery is related to improvements in the factors or events that originally caused the impairment.

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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

An allowance for doubtful accounts is provided based on management’s judgment of the collectibility and aging analysis of accounts and other receivables.

Inventories

Inventories are accounted for on a perpetual basis. Raw materials are recorded at actual purchase costs, while the work in process and finished goods are recorded at standard costs and subsequently adjusted to actual costs using the weighted-average method at the end of each month. Inventories are stated individually by category at the lower of aggregate cost or market value as of the balance sheet date. The market values of raw materials and supplies are determined on the basis of replacement cost while the market values of work in process and finished goods are determined by net realizable values. An allowance for loss on decline in market value or obsolescence is provided, when necessary.

Long-term Investments Accounted for Under the Equity Method

Long-term investments are recorded at acquisition cost. Investments acquired by contribution of technological know-how are credited to deferred credits among affiliates, which will be amortized over a period of 5 years.

Investments in which the Company has ownership of at least 20% or exercises significant influence on operating decisions are accounted for under the equity method. Prior to January 1, 2006, the difference of the acquisition cost and the underlying equity in the investee’s net assets as of acquisition date was amortized over 5 years; however, effective January 1, 2006, goodwill arising from new acquisitions is analyzed and accounted for under the ROC SFAS No. 25, “Business Combination – Accounting Treatment under Purchase Method”, where goodwill is not subject to amortization.

The change in the Company’s proportionate share in the net assets of an investee resulting from its acquisition of additional stock issued by the investee at a rate not proportionate to its existing equity ownership is charged to the additional paid-in capital and long-term investments accounts.

Unrealized intercompany gains and losses arising from sales from the Company to equity method investees are eliminated in proportion to the Company’s ownership percentage at end of period until realized through transactions with third parties. Intercompany gains and losses arising from transactions between the Company and majority-owned (above 50%) subsidiaries are eliminated entirely until realized through transactions with third parties.

Unrealized intercompany gains and losses due to sales from equity method investees to the Company are eliminated in proportion to the Company’s weighted-average ownership percentage of the investee until realized through transactions with third parties.

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Unrealized intercompany gains and losses arising from transactions between two equity method investees are eliminated in proportion to the Company’s multiplied weighted-average ownership percentage with the investees until realized through transactions with third parties. Those intercompany gains and losses arising from transactions between two majority-owned subsidiaries are eliminated in proportion to the Company’s weighted-average ownership percentage in the subsidiary that incurred the gain or loss.

If the recoverable amount of investees accounted for under the equity method is less than its carrying amount, the difference is to be recognized as impairment loss in the current period.

The total value of an investment and related receivables cannot be negative. If, after the investment loss is recognized, the net book value of the investment is less than zero, the investment is reclassified to other liabilities on the balance sheet.

The Company ceases to use the equity method upon a loss of ability to exercise significant influence over an investee. In accordance with ROC SFAS No. 34, “Financial Instrument: Recognition and Measurement”, the carrying value of the investment upon the loss of significant influence remains as the carrying value of the investment. Any amount of the investee’s additional paid-in capital and other adjustment items under stockholders’ equity recorded in the stockholders’ equity of the Company are eliminated in proportion to the amount of the investment sold and recorded as gain or loss on disposal of investments. Cash dividends received during the year of change would be applied as a reduction of the carrying amount of the investment. Dividends received in subsequent years are recorded in accordance with ROC SFAS No. 32, “Accounting for Revenue Recognition.”

Gain or loss on disposal of long-term investments is based on the difference between selling price and book value of investments sold. Any amount of the investee’s additional paid-in capital and other adjustment items under stockholders’ equity recorded in the stockholders’ equity of the Company are eliminated in proportion to the amount of the investment sold and recorded as gain or loss on disposal of investments.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Interest incurred on loans used to finance the construction of property, plant and equipment is capitalized and depreciated accordingly. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Significant renewals and improvements are treated as capital expenditures and are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Upon disposal of property, plant and equipment, the original cost and accumulated depreciation are written off and the related gain or loss is classified as non-operating income or expense. Idle assets are classified as other assets at the lower of net book or net realizable value, with the difference charged to non-operating expenses.

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Depreciation is recognized on a straight-line basis using the estimated economic life of the assets. The estimated economic life of the property, plant and equipment is as follows: buildings – 20 to 55 years; machinery and equipment – 5 years; transportation equipment – 5 years and furniture and fixtures – 5 years.

Intangible Assets

Effective January 1, 2006, goodwill generated from business combinations is no longer subject to amortization.

An impairment loss will be recognized when the decreases in fair value of intangible assets are other than temporary. The book value after recognizing the impairment loss is recorded as the new cost.

Deferred Charges

Deferred charges are stated at cost and amortized on a straight-line basis as follows: intellectual property license fees - the shorter of contract term or estimated economic life of the related technology; and software - 3 years.

Prior to December 31, 2005, the issuance costs of convertible and exchangeable bonds were classified as deferred charges and amortized over the life of the bonds. Effective January 1, 2006, the unamortized amounts as of December 31, 2005 were reclassified as a bond discount and recorded as a deduction to bonds payable. The amounts are amortized using the effective interest method over the remaining life of the bonds. If the difference between the straight-line method and the effective interest method is immaterial, the amortization of the bond discount may be amortized using the straight-line method and recorded as interest expenses.

Convertible and Exchangeable Bonds

The excess of the stated redemption price over par value is accrued as interest payable and expensed over the redemption period using the effective interest method.

When convertible bondholders exercise their conversion rights, the book value of the bonds is credited to common stock at an amount equal to the par value of the common stock with the excess credited to additional paid-in capital. No gain or loss is recognized upon bond conversion.

When exchangeable bondholders exercise their right to exchange their bonds for reference shares, the book value of the bonds is offset against the book value of the investments in reference shares and the related stockholders’ equity accounts, with the difference recognized as a gain or loss on disposal of investments.

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In accordance with ROC SFAS No. 34, “Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement”, effective as of January 1, 2006, since the economic and risk characteristics of the embedded derivative instrument and the host contract are not clearly and closely related, derivative financial instruments embedded in exchangeable bonds shall be bifurcated and accounted as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss.

Pension Plan

All regular employees are entitled to a defined benefit pension plan that is managed by an independently administered pension fund committee. Fund assets are deposited under the committee’s name in the Bank of Taiwan and hence, not associated with the Company. Therefore, fund assets are not to be included in the Company’s financial statements. Pension benefits for employees of the Branch are provided in accordance with the local regulations.

The Labor Pension Act of the R.O.C. (the Act), which adopts a defined contribution plan, became effective on July 1, 2005. Employees subject to for the Labor Standards Law, a defined benefit plan, were allowed to choose to either elect the pension calculation under the Act or continue to be subject to the pension calculation under the Labor Standards Law. Those employees that elected to be subject to the Act will have their seniority achieved under the Labor Standards Law retained upon election of the Act, and the Company will make monthly contributions of no less than 6% of these employees’ monthly wages to the employees’ individual pension accounts.

The accounting for the Company’s pension liability is computed in accordance with ROC SFAS No. 18. Net pension costs of the defined benefit plan are recorded based on an independent actuarial valuation. Pension cost components such as service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, the amortization of net obligation at transition, pension gain or loss, and prior service cost, are all taken into consideration. The Company recognizes expenses from the defined contribution pension plan in the period in which the contribution becomes due.

Employee Stock Option Plan

The Company used the intrinsic value method to recognize compensation cost for its employee stock options issued between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2007, in accordance with Accounting Research and Development Foundation interpretation Nos. 92-070~072. For options granted on or after January 1, 2008, the Company recognizes compensation cost using the fair value method in accordance with ROC SFAS No. 39 “Accounting for Share-Based Payment.”

Share-Based Employee Bonuses and Remunerations Paid to Directors and Supervisors

In accordance with Accounting Research and Development Foundation interpretation No. 96-052 effective January 1, 2008, share-based employee bonuses and remunerations paid to directors and supervisors are charged to expense at fair value and are no longer accounted for as a reduction of retained earnings.

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Treasury Stock

In accordance with ROC SFAS No. 30, “Accounting for Treasury Stock”, treasury stock held by the Company is accounted for under the cost method. The cost of treasury stock is shown as a deduction to stockholders’ equity, while any gain or loss from selling treasury stock is treated as an adjustment to additional paid-in capital. Prior to December 31, 2007, treasury stock transferred to employees was accounted as treasury stock transaction and no compensation expense is recorded. The Company’s stock held by its subsidiaries is also treated as treasury stock. Cash dividends received by subsidiaries from the Company are recorded as additional paid-in capital - treasury stock transactions.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the product or service has been delivered, the seller’s price to the buyer is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. Most of the Company’s sales transactions have shipping terms of Free on Board (FOB) or Free Carrier (FCA) shipment in which title and the risk of loss or damage is transferred to the customer upon delivery of the product to a carrier approved by the customer.

Allowance for sales returns and discounts are estimated based on history of customer complaints, historical experiences, management judgment and any other known factors that might significantly affect collectability. Such allowances are recorded in the same period in which sales are made.

Research and Development Expenditures

Research and development expenditures are charged to expenses as incurred.

Capital Expenditure versus Operating Expenditure

Expenditures are capitalized when it is probable that the Company will receive future economic benefits associated with the expenditures.

Income Tax

The Company adopted ROC SFAS No. 22, “Accounting for Income Taxes” for inter-period and intra-period income tax allocation. The provision for income taxes includes deferred income tax assets and liabilities that are a result of temporary differences between carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes, loss carry-forward and investment tax credits. A valuation allowance on deferred income tax assets is provided to the extent that it is more likely than not that the tax benefits will not be realized. A deferred tax asset or liability is classified as current or noncurrent in accordance with the classification of its related asset or liability. However, if a deferred tax asset or liability does not relate to an asset or liability in the financial statements, its classification is based on the expected reversal date of the temporary difference.

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According to the ROC SFAS No. 12, “Accounting for Income Tax Credits”, the Company recognizes the tax benefit from the purchase of equipment and technology, research and development expenditure, employee training, and certain equity investment by the flow-through method.

Income tax (10%) on unappropriated earnings is recorded as expense in the year when the shareholders have resolved that the earnings shall be retained.

The Income Basic Tax Act of the R.O.C. (the IBTA) became effective on January 1, 2006. Set up by the Executive Yuan, the IBTA is a supplemental 10% tax that is payable if the income tax payable determined by the ROC Income Tax Act is below the minimum amount as prescribed by the IBTA. The IBTA is calculated based on taxable income as defined by the IBTA, which includes most income that is exempted from income tax under various legislations. The impact of the IBTA has been considered in the Company’s income tax for the current reporting period.

Earnings per Share

Earnings per share is computed according to ROC SFAS No. 24, “Earnings Per Share”. Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the current reporting period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by taking basic earnings per share into consideration plus additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the dilutive share equivalents had been issued. Net income (loss) is also adjusted for interest and other income or expenses derived from any underlying dilutive share equivalents. The weighted-average of outstanding shares is adjusted retroactively for stock dividends and bonus share issues.

Asset Impairment

Pursuant to ROC SFAS No. 35, the Company assesses indicators of impairment for all its assets (except for goodwill) within the scope of the standard at each balance sheet date. If impairment is indicated, the Company compares the asset’s carrying amount with the recoverable amount of the assets or the cash-generating unit (CGU) associated with the asset and writes down the carrying amount to the recoverable amount where applicable. The recoverable amount is defined as the higher of fair value less the costs to sell, and the values in use. For previously recognized losses, the Company assesses at the balance sheet date if any indication that the impairment loss no longer exists or may have diminished. If there is any such indication, the Company recalculates the recoverable amount of the asset, and if the recoverable amount has increased as a result of the increase in the estimated service potential of the assets, the Company reverses the impairment loss so that the resulting carrying amount of the asset does not exceed the amount (net of amortization or depreciation) that would otherwise result had no impairment loss been recognized for the assets in prior years.

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In addition, a goodwill-allocated CGU or group of CGUs is tested for impairment each year, regardless of whether impairment is indicated. If an impairment test reveals that the carrying amount, including goodwill, of CGU or group of CGUs is greater than its recoverable amount, it results in an impairment loss. The loss is first recorded against the CGU’s goodwill, with any remaining loss allocated to other assets on a pro rata basis proportionate to their carrying amounts. The write-down of goodwill cannot be reversed in subsequent periods under any circumstances.

Impairment losses and reversals are classified as non-operating expenses and income, respectively.

  1. ACCOUNTING CHANGE

Employee Stock Options

Effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted ROC SFAS No. 39, “Accounting for Share-Based Payment” to account for share-based payments. This change in accounting principles had no effect net income or earnings per share for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008.

Share-Based Employee Bonuses and Remunerations Paid to Directors and Supervisors

Effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted Accounting Research and Development Foundation interpretation No. 96-052 to account for share-based employee bonuses and remunerations paid to directors and supervisors. The adoption resulted in an unfavorable effect to net income in the amount of NT$54 million, thereby reducing earnings per share by NT$0.004 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008.

  1. CONTENTS OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTS

(1) CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

As of March 31, — 2008 2007
Cash:
Cash on hand $ 1,882 $ 1,953
Checking and savings accounts 1,523,317 1,740,435
Time deposits 24,060,978 75,224,676
Subtotal 25,586,177 76,967,064
Cash equivalents: 4,048,484 4,021,838
Total $ 29,634,661 $ 80,988,902

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(2) FINANCIAL ASSETS AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS, CURRENT

Held for trading As of March 31, — 2008 2007
Listed stocks $ 4,180,169 $ 7,190,853
Convertible bonds — 363,111
Forward contract 115,358 —
Total $ 4,295,527 $ 7,553,964

During the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, net gain (loss) of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, current, were a net gain of NT$76 million and a net loss of NT$578 million, respectively.

(3) HELD-TO-MATURITY FINANCIAL ASSETS

As of March 31, — 2008 2007
Credit-linked deposits and repackage bonds $ — $ 200,000

(4) ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

As of March 31, — 2008 2007
Accounts receivable $ 4,612,321 $ 7,016,629
Less: Allowance for sales returns and discounts (440,127 ) (315,218 )
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts (615 ) —
Net $ 4,171,579 $ 6,701,411

(5) INVENTORIES, NET

As of March 31, — 2008 2007
Raw materials $ 1,125,722 $ 1,069,920
Supplies and spare parts 2,034,110 1,768,392
Work in process 7,862,830 7,293,416
Finished goods 846,216 1,080,850
Total 11,868,878 11,212,578
Less : Allowance for loss on decline in market value and obsolescence (781,211 ) (1,255,381 )
Net $ 11,087,667 $ 9,957,197

Inventories were not pledged.

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(6) AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE FINANCIAL ASSETS, NONCURRENT

As of March 31, — 2008 2007
Common stock $ 33,166,576 $ 43,359,493
Fund 128,642 —
Total $ 33,295,218 $ 43,359,493

During the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, the total unrecognized gain adjustments to stockholders’ equity due to changes in fair value of available-for-sale assets were NT$5,905 million and NT$2,049 million, respectively.

The Company recognized gains of NT$ 645 million and NT$1,080 million due to the disposal of available-for-sale assets during the three-month periods ending March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

As of March 1, 2007, HIGHLINK (an equity method investee) and EPITECH TECHNOLOGY CORP. (EPITECH) (accounted for as an available-for-sale financial asset, noncurrent) merged into EPISTAR CORP. and were continued as EPISTAR CORP. (classified as a noncurrent available-for-sale financial asset after the merger). During the transaction, 5.5 shares of the HIGHLINK and 3.08 shares of the EPITECH were exchanged for 1 share of EPISTAR CORP. Among which, 5 million shares of HIGHLINK were acquired through private placement in February 2006 and the exchange of these shares are restricted by Article 43 paragraph 8 of the Securities and Exchange Law.

(7) FINANCIAL ASSETS MEASURED AT COST, NONCURRENT

As of March 31, — 2008 2007
Common stock $ 1,494,192 $ 1,495,556
Preferred stock 467,645 385,080
Funds 332,758 442,000
Total $ 2,294,595 $ 2,322,636

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(8) LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS ACCOUNTED FOR UNDER THE EQUITY METHOD

a. Details of long-term investments accounted for under the equity method are as follows :

As of March 31, — 2008 2007
Investee Company Amount Percentage of Ownership or Voting Rights Amount Percentage of Ownership or Voting Rights
Listed companies
UMC JAPAN $ 6,534,364 50.09 $ 6,010,932 50.09
HOLTEK SEMICONDUCTOR INC. (HOLTEK) (Note A) — — 884,521 23.24
ITE TECH. INC. (Note B) — — 359,780 21.62
Subtotal 6,534,364 7,255,233
Unlisted companies
UMC GROUP (USA) 1,194,150 100.00 977,029 100.00
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS (EUROPE) B.V. 294,625 100.00 289,562 100.00
UMC CAPITAL CORP. 3,672,974 100.00 3,682,961 100.00
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP. (SAMOA) 11,481 100.00 7,034 100.00
UMCI LTD. 137 100.00 94 100.00
TLC CAPITAL CO., LTD. 7,282,994 100.00 7,727,434 100.00
FORTUNE VENTURE CAPITAL CORP. (Note C) 9,131,035 99.99 10,330,744 99.99
UNITED MICRODISPLAY OPTRONICS CORP. (UMO) 108,001 85.24 126,674 81.76
PACIFIC VENTURE CAPITAL CO., LTD. (PACIFIC) (Note D) 127,379 49.99 127,379 49.99
MTIC HOLDINGS PTE LTD 79,954 49.94 82,153 49.94
MEGA MISSION LIMITED PARTENRSHIP 1,950,952 45.00 2,355,815 45.00
UNITECH CAPITAL INC. 799,226 42.00 1,026,305 42.00
HSUN CHIEH INVESTMENT CO., LTD. (HSUN CHIEH) 3,659,311 36.49 4,550,816 36.49
NEXPOWER TECHNOLOGY CORP. 770,726 34.55 296,941 37.10
UNIMICRON HOLDING LIMITED 595,793 33.78 — —
XGI TECHNOLOGY INC. (Note E) 19,461 16.40 47,000 16.48
AMIC TECHNOLOGY CORP. (Note E) 31,650 11.18 52,765 11.84
Subtotal 29,729,849 31,680,706
Total $ 36,264,213 $ 38,935,939

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Note A : As the Company did not have significant influence after decreasing its percentage of ownership in HOLTEK in September 2007, the investee was classified as available-for-sale financial asset.
Note B : As the Company did not have significant influence after decreasing its percentage of ownership in ITE TECH in August 2007, the investee was classified as available-for-sale financial
asset.
Note C : As of March 31, 2008 and 2007, the cost of the investment was NT$9,251 million and NT$10,503 million, respectively. After deducting the Company’s stock held by the subsidiary (treated
as treasury stock by the Company) of NT$120 million and NT$172 million, the residual book values totalled NT$9,131 million and NT$10,331 million as of March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
Note D : On June 27, 2006, PACIFIC set July 3, 2006 as its liquidation date through a decision at its shareholders’ meeting. The liquidation has not been completed as of March 31,
2008.
Note E : The equity method was applied for investees, in which the total ownership held by the Company and its subsidiaries is over 20%.

b. Total gain (loss) of investments accounted for under the equity method were a loss of NT$319 million and a gain of NT$697 million for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Investment income amounting to NT$45 million and NT$227 million for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and the related long-term investment balances of NT$4,255 million and NT$5,435 million as of March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, were determined based on the investees’ financial statements audited by other auditors.

c. The long-term investments were not pledged.

(9) PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

As of March 31, 2008 — Cost Accumulated Depreciation Book Value
Land $ 1,132,576 $ — $ 1,132,576
Buildings 17,219,348 (6,327,836 ) 10,891,512
Machinery and equipment 424,527,935 (327,601,304 ) 96,926,631
Transportation equipment 72,809 (62,037 ) 10,772
Furniture and fixtures 2,911,264 (2,160,387 ) 750,877
Construction in progress and prepayments 10,209,261 — 10,209,261
Total $ 456,073,193 $ (336,151,564 ) $ 119,921,629

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As of March 31, 2007 — Cost Accumulated Depreciation Book Value
Land $ 1,132,576 $ — $ 1,132,576
Buildings 16,319,736 (5,584,923 ) 10,734,813
Machinery and equipment 400,298,576 (295,139,002 ) 105,159,574
Transportation equipment 74,387 (55,909 ) 18,478
Furniture and fixtures 2,469,833 (1,896,853 ) 572,980
Construction in progress and prepayments 28,330,350 — 28,330,350
Total $ 448,625,458 $ (302,676,687 ) $ 145,948,771

a. Total interest expense before capitalization amounted to NT$46 million and NT$92 million for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007.

Details of capitalized interest are as follows:

As of March 31, — 2008 2007
Machinery and equipment $ 10,279 $ —
Other property, plant and equipment 3,018 —
Total interest capitalized $ 13,297 $ —
Interest rates applied 0.68%~0.91 % —

b. Property, plant and equipment were not pledged.

(10) OTHER ASSETS – OTHERS

As of March 31, — 2008 2007
Leased assets $ 1,191,301 $ 1,321,594
Deposits-out 639,804 642,428
Others 59,303 59,118
Total $ 1,890,408 $ 2,023,140

Please refer to Note 6 for deposits-out pledged as collateral.

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(11) IMPAIRMENT LOSS

As of March 31, — 2008 2007
Available for sale financial assets, noncurrent $ 10,014 $ —

(12) SHORT-TERM LOANS

As of March 31, — 2008 2007
Unsecured bank loans $ 456,600 $ —
Interest rates 2.98%~2.99 % —

The Company’s unused short-term lines of credits amounted to NT$10,386 million and NT$8,697 million as of March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

(13) FINANCIAL LIABILITIES AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS, CURRENT

As of March 31, — 2008 2007
Interest rate swaps $ 170,638 $ 627,002
Derivatives embedded in exchangeable bonds — 376,559
Total $ 170,638 $ 1,003,561

During the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, net gain (loss) from financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, current were a net gain of NT$141 million and a net loss of NT$36 million, respectively.

(14) BONDS PAYABLE

As of March 31, — 2008 2007
Unsecured domestic bonds payable $ 18,000,000 $ 20,250,000
Convertible bonds payable — 12,639,596
Exchangeable bonds payable — 2,988,565
Less: discounts on bonds payable (4,515 ) (51,013 )
Total 17,995,485 35,827,148
Less: Current portion (10,499,910 ) (17,833,831 )
Net $ 7,495,575 $ 17,993,317

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a. During the period from April 16 to April 27, 2001, the Company issued five-year and seven-year unsecured bonds totaling NT$15,000 million, each with a face value of NT$7,500 million. The interest is paid annually with stated interest rates of 5.1195% through 5.1850% and 5.2170% through 5.2850%, respectively. The five-year bonds and seven-year bonds are repaid starting from April 2004 to April 2006 and April 2006 to April 2008, respectively, both in three yearly installments at the rates of 30%, 30% and 40%. On April 27, 2006, the five-year bonds were fully repaid.

b. On May 10, 2002, the Company issued zero coupon exchangeable bonds listed on the Euro MTF Market of the Luxembourg stock Exchange (LSE). The terms and conditions of the bonds are as follows:

(a) Issue Amount: US$235 million

(b) Period: May 10, 2002 ~ May 10, 2007

(c) Redemption

i. The Company may redeem the bonds, in whole or in part, after three months of the issuance and prior to the maturity date, at their principal amount if the closing price of the AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) common shares on the TSE, translated into US dollars at the prevailing exchange rate, for a period of 20 consecutive trading days, the last of which occurs not more than 10 days prior to the date upon which notice of such redemption is published, is at least 120% of the exchange price then in effect translated into US dollars at the rate of NTD34.645=USD 1.00.

ii. The Company may redeem the bonds, in whole, but not in part, if at least 90% in principal amount of the bonds has already been exchanged, redeemed or purchased and cancelled.

iii. The Company may redeem all, but not part, of the bonds, at any time, in the event of certain changes in the R.O.C.’s tax rules which would require the Company to gross up for payments of principal, or to gross up for payments of interest or premium.

iv. The Company will, at the option of the bondholders, redeem such bonds on February 10, 2005 at its principal amount.

(d) Terms of Exchange

i. Underlying securities: ADSs or common shares of AUO.

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ii. Exchange Period: The bonds are exchangeable at any time on or after June 19, 2002 and prior to April 10, 2007, into AUO common shares or AUO ADSs; provided, however, that if the exercise date falls within 5 business days from the beginning of, and during, any closed period, the right of the exchanging holder of the bonds to vote with respect to the shares it receives will be subject to certain restrictions.

iii. Exchange Price and Adjustment: The exchange price is NTD44.3 per share, determined on the basis of a fixed exchange rate of NTD34.645=USD1.00. The exchange price will be subject to adjustments upon the occurrence of certain events set out in the indenture.

(e) Exchange of the Bonds

As of March 31, 2007, certain bondholders exercised their rights to exchange their bonds with the total principal amount of US$145 million into AUO shares. Gains arising from the exercise of exchange rights during the three-month period ended March 31, 2007 amounted NT$159 million and were recognized as gains on disposal of investment.

(f) Redemption at maturity date

At the maturity date of May 10, 2007, the Company redeemed all of the remaining bonds outstanding in the principal amount of US$0.3 million.

c. During the period from May 21 to June 24, 2003, the Company issued five-year and seven-year unsecured bonds totaling NT$15,000 million, each with a face value of NT$7,500 million. The interest is paid annually with stated interest rates of 4.0% minus USD 12-Month LIBOR and 4.3% minus USD 12-Month LIBOR, respectively. Stated interest rates are reset annually based on the prevailing USD 12-Month LIBOR. The five-year bonds and seven-year bonds are repayable in 2008 and 2010, respectively, upon the maturity of the bonds.

d. On October 5, 2005, the Company issued zero coupon convertible bonds on the LSE. The terms and conditions of the bonds are as follows:

(a) Issue Amount: US$381.4 million

(b) Period: October 5, 2005 ~ February 15, 2008 (Maturity date)

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(c) Redemption:

i On or at any time after April 5, 2007, if the closing price of the ADSs listed on the NYSE has been at least 130% of either the conversion price or the last adjusted conversion price, for 20 out of 30 consecutive ADS trading days, the Company may redeem all, but not some only, of the bonds.

ii If at least 90% in principal amount of the bonds have already been redeemed, repurchased, cancelled or converted, the Company may redeem all, but not some only, of the bonds.

iii. In the event that the Company’s ADSs or shares have officially cease to be listed or admitted for trading on the NYSE or the TSE, as the case may be, each bondholder shall have the right, at such bondholder’s option, to require the Company to repurchase all, but not in part, of such bondholder’s bonds at their principal amount.

iv. In the event of certain changes in taxation in the R.O.C. resulting in the Company becoming required to pay additional amounts, the Company may redeem all, but not part, of the bonds at their principal amount; bondholders may elect not to have their bonds redeemed by the Company in such event, in which case the bondholders shall not be entitled to receive payments of such additional amounts.

v. If a significant change of control occurs with respect to the Company, each bondholder shall have the right at such bondholder’s option, to require the Company to repurchase all, but not in part, of such bondholder’s bonds at their principal amount.

vi. The Company will pay the principal amount of the bonds at its maturity date, February 15, 2008.

(d) Conversion:

i Conversion Period: Except for the closed period, the bonds may be converted into the Company’s ADSs on or after November 4, 2005 and on or prior to February 5, 2008.

ii Conversion Price and Adjustment: The conversion price is US$4.253 per ADS. The applicable conversion price will be subject to adjustments upon the occurrence of certain events set out in the indenture.

(e) Redemption at maturity date

At the maturity date of February 15, 2008, the Company had redeemed the bonds at 100%.

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e. Repayments of the above-mentioned bonds in the future years are as follows:

Bonds repayable in Amount
2008 (2 nd quarter and
thereafter) $ 10,500,000
2009 —
2010 7,500,000
Total $ 18,000,000

(15) PENSION PLAN

a. The Labor Pension Act of the R.O.C. (the Act), which adopts a defined contribution plan, became effective on July 1, 2005. Employees subject to the Labor Standards Law, a defined benefit plan, were offered the options to choose to either elect the pension calculation under the Act or continue to be subject to the pension calculation under the Labor Standards Law. Those employees that elected to be subject to the Act will have their seniority achieved under the Labor Standards Law retained upon election of the Act, and the Company will make monthly contributions of no less than 6% of these employees’ monthly wages to the employees’ individual pension accounts. The Company has made monthly contributions based on each individual employee’s salary or wage to employees’ pension accounts beginning July 1, 2005, and totaled NT$102 million and NT$96 million as of March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Pension benefits for employees of the Branch are provided in accordance with the local regulations, and the Company made contributions of NT$28 million and NT$31 million as of March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

b. The defined benefit plan under the Labor Standards Law is disbursed based on the units of service years and the average salary in the last month of the service year. Two units per year are awarded for the first 15 years of services while one unit per year is awarded after the completion of the fifteenth year. The total units shall not exceed 45 units. In accordance to the plan, the Company contributes an amount equivalent to 2% of the employees’ total salaries and wages on a monthly basis to the pension fund deposited at the Bank of Taiwan in the name of an administered pension fund committee. Pension costs amounting to NT$44 million and NT$47 million were recognized for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The corresponding liability balances of the pension fund were NT$1,332 million and NT$1,232 million as of March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

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(16) CAPITAL STOCK

a. The Company had 26,000 million common shares authorized to be issued, and 19,144 million shares were issued as of March 31, 2007, each at a par value of NT$10.

b. The Company had issued a total of 315 million ADSs, which were traded on the NYSE as of March 31, 2007. The total number of common shares of the Company represented by all issued ADSs was 1,576 million shares as of March 31, 2007. One ADS represents five common shares.

c. Among the employee stock options issued by the Company on October 7, 2002, January 3, 2003 and October 13, 2004, 12 million shares were exercised during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2007. The issuance process through the authority was completed.

d. As resolved during the shareholders’ meeting on June 11, 2007, the Company carried out a capital reduction of NT$57,394 million, which represented approximately 5,739 million shares or 30% of its outstanding shares, for the purpose of increasing shareholders’ return on equity and reducing idle funds. The capital reduction is comprised of NT$53,911 million of cash distribution, and the proportionate cancellation of 348 million shares of treasury stock. The effective date of capital reduction was August 7, 2007 and the transaction was submitted and approved by the competent authority.

e. On July 17, 2007, the Company cancelled 192 million shares of treasury stock, which were repurchased during the period from May 10, 2004 to May 21, 2004 for the purpose of transferring to employees.

f. The Company sold 32 million and 65 million shares of treasury stock acquired from the periods of September 30 to November 29, 2005 and May 23 to July13, 2006, respectively, to employees in December 2007. An additional 97 million shares were added to the total amount of shares outstanding.

g. The Company had 26,000 million common shares authorized to be issued, and 13,214 million shares were issued as of March 31, 2008, each at a par value of NT$10.

h. The Company had issued a total of 1,098 million ADSs, which were traded on the NYSE as of March 31, 2008. The total number of common shares of the Company represented by all issued ADSs was 220 million shares as of March 31, 2008. One ADS represents five common shares.

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(17) EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTIONS

On September 11, 2002, October 8, 2003, September 30, 2004, December 22, 2005, and October 9, 2007, the Company was authorized by the Securities and Futures Bureau of the Financial Supervisory Commission, Executive Yuan, to issue employee stock options with a total number of 1 billion, 150 million, 150 million, 350 million, and 500 million units, respectively. Each unit entitles an optionee to subscribe to 1 share of the Company’s common stock. Settlement upon the exercise of the options will be made through the issuance of new shares by the Company. The exercise price of the options was set at the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The contractual life is 6 years and an optionee may exercise the options in accordance with certain schedules as prescribed by the plan starting 2 years from the date of grant. Detailed information relevant to the employee stock options is disclosed as follows:

Date of grant Total number of options granted (in thousands) Total number of options outstanding (in thousands) Exercisable number of options (Note) Exercise price (NTD) (Note)
October 7, 2002 939,000 397,997 277,470 $ 22.52
January 3, 2003 61,000 41,191 28,717 $ 25.39
November 26, 2003 57,330 42,257 29,460 $ 35.43
March 23, 2004 33,330 19,120 13,330 $ 32.85
July 1, 2004 56,590 40,343 28,126 $ 29.69
October 13, 2004 20,200 9,901 6,902 $ 25.53
April 29, 2005 23,460 12,738 8,881 $ 23.52
August 16, 2005 54,350 35,314 24,619 $ 30.98
September 29, 2005 51,990 42,043 29,311 $ 28.27
January 4, 2006 39,290 22,157 15,447 $ 24.36
May 22, 2006 42,058 31,642 22,060 $ 26.48
August 24, 2006 28,140 20,540 14,320 $ 25.32
December 13,2007 500,000 491,578 491,578 $ 18.95
Total 1,906,738 1,206,821 990,221

Note: The employee stock options granted prior to August 7, 2007, effective date of capital reduction, are adjusted in accordance with capital reduction rate. Each option unit entitles an optionee to subscribe for about 0.7 share of the Company’s common stock. The exercise price of the options is also adjusted according to capital reduction rate. Each stock option unit granted after August 7, 2007 remains to be subscribed for 1 share of the Company’s common stock.

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A summary of the equity-settled share-based payment transactions, and related information for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 is as follows:

(1)

For the three-month period ended March 31,
2008 2007
Options (in thousands) Shares available to option holders (in thousands) Weighted- average Exercise Price per share (NTD) Options (in thousands) Shares available to option holders (in thousands) Weighted- average Exercise Price
per shares (NTD)
Outstanding at beginning of period 1,287,407 1,048,832 $ 22.14 913,958 637,180 $ 24.95
Granted — — $ — — — $ —
Exercised — — $ — (11,918 ) (8,309 ) $ 22.56
Forfeited (80,586 ) (58,611 ) $ 22.40 (8,094 ) (5,642 ) $ 28.24
Outstanding at end of period 1,206,821 990,221 $ 22.13 893,946 623,229 $ 24.95
Exercisable at end of period 590,097 411,396 $ 24.46 654,015 455,958 $ 23.91
Weighted-average fair value of options granted during the period $ — $ —

(2) The information of the equity-settled share-based payment transactions as of March 31, 2008, is as follows:

Authorization Date Range of Exercise Price Outstanding Stock Options — Options (in thousands) Shares available to option holders (in thousands) Weighted- average Expected Remaining Years Weighted- average Exercise Price per share (NTD) Exercisable Stock Options — Options (in thousands) Shares available to option holders (in thousands) Weighted- average Exercise Price per share (NTD)
2002.09.11 $22.52~$25.39 439,188 306,187 0.54 $ 22.79 438,944 306,017 $ 22.79
2003.10.08 $29.69~$35.43 101,720 70,916 1.95 $ 32.67 91,492 63,785 $ 32.98
2004.09.30 $23.52~$30.98 99,996 69,713 3.30 $ 28.35 49,694 34,645 $ 28.41
2005.12.22 $24.36~$26.48 74,339 51,827 4.10 $ 25.53 9,967 6,949 $ 24.36
2007.10.09 $18.95 491,578 491,578 5.70 $ 18.95 — — $ —
1,206,821 990,221 3.58 $ 22.13 590,097 411,396 $ 24.46

The Company used the intrinsic value method to recognize compensation costs for its employee stock options issued between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2007. Compensation costs for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 were NT$0.

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The Company granted options prior to adopting ROC SFAS No. 39 “Accounting for Share-Based Payment.” The pro forma information using the fair value method on net income and earnings per share is as follows:

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2008 — Basic earnings per share Diluted earnings per share
Net Income $ 205,828 $ 75,918
Earnings per share (NTD) $ 0.02 $ 0.01
Pro forma net loss $ (21,451 ) $ (151,361 )
Pro forma loss per share (NTD) $ (0.002 ) $ (0.01 )
For the three-month period ended March 31, 2007
Basic earnings per share Diluted earnings per share
Net Income $ 1,458,690 $ 1,458,690
Earnings per share (NTD) $ 0.08 $ 0.08
Pro forma net income $ 1,343,408 $ 1,343,408
Pro forma earnings per share (NTD) $ 0.08 $ 0.08

The fair value of the options granted was estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes options pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 is as follows:

For the three-month period ended March 31, — 2008 2007
Expected dividend yields 1.37%~1.71% 1.37%~1.64%
Volatility factors of the expected market price 36.29%~49.10% 39.68%~49.10%
Risk-free interest rate 1.85%~2.85% 1.85%~2.85%
Weighted-average expected life of the options (year) 4~5 4~5

(18) TREASURY STOCK

a. The Company bought back its own shares from the open market during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007. Details of the treasury stock transactions are as follows:

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2008

(In thousands of shares)

Purpose As of January 1, 2008 Increase Decrease As of March 31, 2008
For transfer to employees 355,716 — — 355,716
For conversion of the convertible bonds into shares 348,583 — — 348,583
Total shares 704,299 — — 704,299

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For the three-month period ended March 31, 2007 (In thousands of shares) — Purpose As of January 1, 2007 Increase Decrease As of March 31, 2007
For transfer to employees 842,067 — — 842,067
For conversion of the convertible bonds into shares 500,000 — — 500,000
Total shares 1,342,067 — — 1,342,067

b. According to the Securities and Exchange Law of the R.O.C., the total shares of treasury stock shall not exceed 10% of the Company’s issued stock, and the total purchase amount shall not exceed the sum of the retained earnings, additional paid-in capital – premiums, and realized additional paid-in capital. As such, the maximum number of shares of treasury stock that the Company could hold as of March 31, 2008 and 2007, was 1,321 million and 1,914 million, while the ceiling amount was NT$79,465 million and NT$81,776 million, respectively.

c. In compliance with Securities and Exchange Law of the R.O.C., treasury stock should not be pledged, nor should it be entitled to voting rights or receiving dividends. Stock held by subsidiaries is treated as treasury stock. These subsidiaries have the same rights as other stockholders excluding joining the proceeds from new issues. Starting June 22, 2005, stocks held by subsidiaries no longer have voting rights according to the revised Companies Act.

d. As of March 31, 2008, the Company’s subsidiary, FORTUNE VENTURE CAPITAL CORP., held 15 million shares of the Company’s stock, with a book value of NT$18.70 per share. The closing price on March 31, 2008 was NT$18.70.

As of March 31, 2007, the Company’s subsidiary, FORTUNE VENTURE CAPITAL CORP., held 22 million shares of the Company’s stock, with a book value of NT$19.10 per share. The closing price on March 31, 2007 was NT$19.10.

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(19) RETAINED EARNINGS AND DIVIDEND POLICIES

According to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, current year’s earnings, if any, shall be distributed in the following order:

a. Payment of all taxes and dues;

b. Offset prior years’ operation losses;

c. Set aside 10% of the remaining amount after deducting items (a) and (b) as a legal reserve;

d. Set aside 0.1% of the remaining amount after deducting items (a), (b), and (c) as directors’ and supervisors’ remuneration; and

e. After deducting items (a), (b), and (c) above from the current year’s earnings, no less than 5% of the remaining amount together with the prior years’ unappropriated earnings is to be allocated as employees’ bonus, which will be settled through issuance of new shares of the Company, or cash. Employees of the Company’s subsidiaries, meeting certain requirements determined by the board of directors, are also eligible for the employees’ bonus.

f. The distribution of the remaining portion, if any, will be recommended by the board of directors and resolved in the shareholders’ meeting.

The policy for dividend distribution should reflect factors such as the current and future investment environment, fund requirements, domestic and international competition and capital budgets; as well as the benefit of shareholders, share bonus equilibrium, and long-term financial planning. The board of directors shall make the distribution proposal annually and present it at the shareholders’ meeting. The Company’s Articles of Incorporation further provide that no more than 80% of the dividends to shareholders, if any, must be paid in the form of stock dividends. Accordingly, at least 20% of the dividends must be paid in the form of cash.

During the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008, the amounts of the employee bonuses and remunerations to directors and supervisors were estimated at NT$84 million and NT$1 million, respectively. The board of directors estimated the amount by taking consideration of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, government regulations and industrial average. Estimated amount of employee bonuses and remunerations to directors and supervisors were charged to current income. If the board modified the estimates significantly in the subsequent periods during the year, the company will recognize the change as an adjustment to current income. Moreover, if the amounts were modified by the shareholders’ meeting of the following year, the adjustment will be regarded as a change of accounting estimate and will be reflected in the statement of income in the following year.

The appropriation of 2007 retained earnings has not yet been approved by the shareholders’ meeting as of the reporting date. Information on the board of directors’ recommendations and shareholders’ approval can be obtained from the “Market Observation Post System” on the Taiwan Stock Exchange website.

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The distribution of retained earnings for the year 2007 was recommended by the board of directors on March 17, 2008, and the distribution of retained earnings for the year 2006 was approved at the shareholders’ meeting held on June 11, 2007. The details of distribution are as follows:

Cash Dividend 0.75 per share 0.70 per share
Stock Dividend 0.08 per share —
Employee bonuses – Cash Dividend (NTD thousands) 286,541 2,324,120
Employee bonuses – Stock Dividend (NTD thousands) 1,146,166 —
Directors’ and Supervisors’ remunerations (NTD thousands) 11,939 15,494

Pursuant to Article 41 of the Securities and Exchange Law of the R.O.C., a special reserve is set aside from the current net income and prior unappropriated earnings with an amount equal to the amount of items that are accounted for as deductions to stockholders’ equity, such as unrealized loss on long-term investment and cumulative translation adjustments. When the deductions to stockholders’ equity are reversed, the set-aside special reserve can be distributed.

(20) OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES

The Company’s personnel, depreciation, and amortization expenses are summarized as follows:

For the three-month period ended March 31,
2008 2007
Operating costs Operating expenses Total Operating costs Operating expenses Total
Personnel expenses
Salary $ 2,139,051 $ 683,673 $ 2,822,724 $ 2,316,212 $ 710,336 $ 3,026,548
Labor and health insurance 114,709 34,923 149,632 110,472 32,251 142,723
Pension 131,793 42,386 174,179 133,323 40,611 173,934
Other personnel expenses 40,637 18,623 59,260 23,641 9,967 33,608
Depreciation 8,694,670 519,547 9,214,217 8,365,398 489,566 8,854,964
Amortization 9,387 368,075 377,462 21,932 313,129 335,061

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(21) INCOME TAX

a. Reconciliation between the income tax expense and the income tax calculated on pre-tax financial statement income based on the statutory tax rate is as follows:

For the three-month period ended March 31, — 2008 2007
Income tax on pre-tax income at statutory tax rate $ 65,180 $ 434,331
Permanent and temporary differences (190,350 ) (498,630 )
Change in investment tax credit 271,066 3,172,498
Change in valuation allowance (91,485 ) (2,907,621 )
Income basic tax 483 77,800
Income tax on interest revenue separately taxed — 258
Income tax expense $ 54,894 $ 278,636

b. Significant components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

As of March 31,
2008 2007
Amount Tax effect Amount Tax effect
Deferred income tax assets
Investment tax credit $ 12,998,801 $ 11,692,460
Loss carry-forward 41,208 10,302 $ 3,815,034 953,758
Pension 3,182,339 795,585 3,103,952 775,988
Allowance on sales returns and discounts 899,513 224,878 491,085 122,771
Allowance for loss on obsolescence of inventories 607,412 151,853 637,754 159,439
Unrealized exchange loss 642,900 160,725 76,803 19,201
Others 976,122 244,031 759,188 189,797
Total deferred income tax assets 14,586,175 13,913,414
Valuation allowance (8,486,141 ) (6,203,492 )
Net deferred income tax assets 6,100,034 7,709,922
Deferred income tax liabilities
Depreciation (4,997,061 ) (1,249,266 ) (5,336,716 ) (1,334,179 )
Others (821,065 ) (205,266 ) (2,057,198 ) (514,299 )
Total deferred income tax liabilities (1,454,532 ) (1,848,478 )
Total net deferred income tax assets $ 4,645,502 $ 5,861,444
Deferred income tax assets – current 7,412,715 $ 3,478,307
Deferred income tax liabilities – current (205,266 ) (205,498 )
Valuation allowance (5,966,414 ) (1,184,350 )
Net 1,241,035 2,088,459

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2008 2007
Amount Tax effect Amount Tax effect
Deferred income tax assets – noncurrent 7,173,460 10,435,107
Deferred income tax liabilities – noncurrent (1,249,266 ) (1,642,980 )
Valuation allowance (2,519,727 ) (5,019,142 )
Net 3,404,467 3,772,985
Total net deferred income tax assets $ 4,645,502 $ 5,861,444

c. The Company’s income tax returns for all fiscal years up to 2005 have been assessed and approved by the R.O.C. Tax Authority.

d. The Company was granted several four or five-year income tax exemption periods with respect to income derived from the expansion of operations. The starting date of the exemption period attributable to the expansion in 2002 and 2003 had not yet been decided. The income tax exemption for other periods will expire on December 31, 2012.

e. The Company earns investment tax credits for the amount invested in production equipment, research and development, and employee training.

As of March 31, 2008, the Company’s unused investment tax credits were as follows:

Expiration Year Investment tax credits earned Balance of unused investment tax credits
2008 $ 6,362,394 $ 6,227,287
2009 2,474,541 2,474,541
2010 2,189,731 2,189,731
2011 1,776,865 1,776,865
2012 330,377 330,377
Total $ 13,133,908 $ 12,998,801

f. Under the rules of the Income Tax Law of the R.O.C., a company with its tax return certified by a certified public accountant can carry forward its net losses as tax credits for the next 5 years. As of March 31, 2008, the Company’s unutilized tax credits arising from the accumulated losses of an entity previously merged were as follows:

Expiration Year Accumulated losses Unutilized accumulated losses
2008 (tax credits transferred in from merger with SiSMC) 2,283 2,283
2009 (tax credits transferred in from merger with SiSMC) 38,925 38,925
Total $ 41,208 $ 41,208

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g. The balance of the Company’s imputation credit accounts as of March 31, 2008 and 2007 were NT$413 million and NT$95 million, respectively. The expected creditable ratio for 2007 and the actual creditable ratio for 2006 was 2.18% and 8.64%, respectively.

h. The Company’s earnings generated in the year ended December 31, 1997 and prior years have been fully appropriated.

(22) EARNINGS PER SHARE

a. There were zero coupon convertible bonds and employee stock options outstanding during the three-month period ended March 31, 2007. Therefore, in consideration of such complex structure, the calculated basic and diluted earnings per share for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, are disclosed as follows:

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2008
Amount Shares expressed in thousands Earnings per share (NTD)
Income before income tax Net income Income before income tax Net income
Earning per share-basic (NTD)
Income available to common stock shareholders $ 260,722 $ 205,828 12,494,810 $ 0.02 $ 0.02
Effect of dilutive equivalent shares
Employee stock options $ (173,214 ) $ (129,910 ) 226,658
Earning per share-diluted:
Income available to common stock shareholders $ 87,508 $ 75,918 12,721,468 $ 0.01 $ 0.01

The employee stock options were not dilutive when calculating the diluted earning per share for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008; therefore, they were not included in the diluted earning per share calculation.

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For the three-month period ended March 31, 2007 — Amount Shares expressed in thousands Earnings per share (NTD)
Income before income tax Net income Income before income tax Net income
Earning per share-basic (NTD)
Income available to common stock shareholders $ 1,737,326 $ 1,458,690 17,775,611 $ 0.10 $ 0.08
Effect of dilutive equivalent shares
Employee stock options $ — $ — 128,465
Earning per share-diluted:
Income available to common stock shareholders $ 1,737,326 $ 1,458,690 17,904,076 $ 0.10 $ 0.08

The convertible bonds payable issued in October 5, 2005 were antidilutive when calculating the diluted earning per share for the three-month period ended March 31, 2007; therefore, they were not included in the diluted earning per share calculation.

b. The following pro forma information presents the Company’s earnings if subsidiaries’ investment in the Company was not treated as treasury stock:

(shares expressed in thousands) For the three-month period ended March 31, 2008
Basic Diluted
Net income $ 205,858 $ 75,918
Weighted-average of shares outstanding:
Beginning balance
Weighted-average shares of exercising employee stock options 12,510,196 12,510,196
Dilutive shares of employee stock options accounted for under treasury stock method — 226,658
Ending balance 12,510,196 12,736,854
Earnings per share (NTD) $ 0.02 $ 0.01

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(shares expressed in thousands) For the three-month period ended March 31, 2007
Basic Diluted
Net income $ 1,458,690 $ 1,458,690
Weighted-average of shares outstanding:
Beginning balance 17,789,126 17,789,126
Weighted-average shares of exercising employee stock options 8,555 8,555
Dilutive shares of employee stock options accounted for under treasury stock method — 128,465
Ending balance 17,797,681 17,926,146
Earnings per share (NTD) $ 0.08 $ 0.08
  1. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

(1) Name and Relationship of Related Parties

Name of related parties Relationship with the Company
UMC GROUP (USA) (UMC-USA) Equity Investee
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS (EUROPE) B.V. (UME BV) Equity Investee
UMC CAPITAL CORP. Equity Investee
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP. (SAMOA) Equity Investee
UMCI LTD. Equity Investee
UMC JAPAN (UMCJ) Equity Investee
UNITECH CAPITAL INC. Equity Investee
MEGA MISSION LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Equity Investee
MTIC HOLDINGS PTE. LTD. Equity Investee
UNIMICRON HOLDING LIMITED Equity Investee
FORTUNE VENTURE CAPITAL CORP. Equity Investee
HSUN CHIEH INVESTMENT CO., LTD. Equity Investee
UNITED MICRODISPLAY OPTRONICS CORP. Equity Investee
AMIC TECHNOLOGY CORP. (AMIC) Equity Investee
PACIFIC VENTURE CAPITAL CO., LTD. Equity Investee
XGI TECHNOLOGY INC. Equity Investee
TLC CAPITAL CO., LTD. Equity Investee
NEXPOWER TECHNOLOGY CORP. Equity Investee
SILICON INTEGRATED SYSTEMS CORP. The Company’s director
UNITRUTH INVESTMENT CORP. Subsidiary’s equity investee
UWAVE TECHNOLOGY CORP. Subsidiary’s equity investee
UCA TECHNOLOGY INC. Subsidiary’s equity investee

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Name of related parties Relationship with the Company
SMEDIA TECHNOLOGY CORP. Subsidiary’s equity investee
CRYSTAL MEDIA INC. Subsidiary’s equity investee
MOBILE DEVICES INC. Subsidiary’s equity investee

(2) Significant Related Party Transactions

a. Operating revenues

For the three-month period ended March 31, — 2008 2007
Amount Percentage Amount Percentage
UMC-USA $ 14,099,240 59 $ 10,574,481 46
UME BV 2,739,063 11 1,469,226 6
Others 979,542 4 980,090 4
Total $ 17,817,845 74 $ 13,023,797 56

The sales price to the above related parties was determined through mutual agreement based on the market conditions. The collection period for overseas sales to related parties was net 60 days, while the terms for domestic sales were month-end 45~60 days. The collection period for third party overseas sales was net 30~60 days, while the terms for third party domestic sales were month-end 30~60 days.

b. Notes receivable

As of March 31, — 2008 2007
Amount Percentage Amount Percentage
AMIC $ — — $ 1,830 5

c. Accounts receivable, net

As of March 31, — 2008 2007
Amount Percentage Amount Percentage
UMC-USA $ 6,772,020 49 $ 4,537,604 34
UME BV 1,788,979 13 1,107,322 8
Others 658,177 5 697,427 5
Total 9,219,176 67 6,342,353 47
Less : Allowance for sales returns and discounts (631,238 ) (228,530 )
Less : Allowance for doubtful accounts (3,004 ) (618 )
Net $ 8,584,934 $ 6,113,205

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  1. ASSETS PLEDGED AS COLLATERAL

As of March 31, 2008

Amount Party to which asset(s) was pledged Purpose of pledge
Deposit-out $ 619,619 Customs Customs duty
(Time deposit) guarantee

As of March 31, 2007

Amount Party to which asset(s) was pledged Purpose of pledge
Deposit-out $ 620,996 Customs Customs duty
(Time deposit) guarantee
  1. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

(1) The Company has entered into several patent license agreements and development contracts of intellectual property for a total contract amount of approximately NT$8.5 billion. Royalties and development fees payable in future years are NT$3.5 billion as of March 31, 2008.

(2) The Company signed several construction contracts for the expansion of its factory space. As of March 31, 2008, these construction contracts have amounted to approximately NT$3 billion and the unpaid portion of the contracts, which was not accrued, was approximately NT$1 billion.

(3) The Company entered into several operating lease contracts for land and office. These renewable operating leases will expire in various years through 2032 and are renewable. Future minimum lease payments under those leases are as follows:

For the year ended December 31, Amount
2008 (2 nd quarter and
thereafter) $ 160,464
2009 214,025
2010 214,417
2011 214,824
2012 215,248
2013 and thereafter 1,819,870
Total $ 2,838,848

(4) On February 15, 2005, the Hsinchu District Prosecutor’s Office conducted a search of the Company’s facilities. On February 18, 2005, the Company’s former Chairman Mr. Robert H.C. Tsao, released a public statement, explaining that its assistance to Hejian Technology Corp. (Hejian) did not involve any investment or technology transfer.

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Furthermore, from the very beginning there was a verbal indication that, at the proper time, the Company would be compensated appropriately for its assistance, and circumstances permitting, at some time in the future, it will push through the merger between two companies. However, no promise was made by the Company and no written agreement was made and executed. Upon the Company’s request to materialize the said verbal indication by compensating in the form of either cash or equity, the Chairman of the holding company of Hejian offered 15% of the approximately 700 million outstanding shares of the holding company of Hejian in return for the Company’s past assistance and for continued assistance in the future.

Immediately after the Company had received such offer, it filed an application with the Investment Commission of the Ministry of Economic Affairs on March 18, 2005 (Ref. No. 94-Lian-Tung-Tzu-0222), for their executive guidance for the successful transfer of said shares to the Company. The shareholders meeting dated June 13, 2005 resolved that to the extent permitted by law the Company shall try to get the 15% of the outstanding shares offered by the holding company of Hejian as an asset of the Company. The holding company of Hejian offered 106 million shares of its outstanding common shares in return for the Company’s assistance. The holding company of Hejian has put all such shares in escrow. The Company was informed of such escrow on August 4, 2006. The subscription price per share of the holding company of Hejian in the last offering was US$1.1. Therefore, the total market value of the said shares is worth more than US$110 million. However, the Company may not acquire the ownership of nor exercise the rights of the said shares with any potential stock dividend or cash dividend distributed in the future until the ROC laws and regulations allow the Company to acquire and exercise. In the event that any stock dividend or cash dividend is distributed, the Company’s stake in the holding company of Hejian will accumulate accordingly.

In April 2005, the Company’s former Chairman Mr. Robert H.C. Tsao was personally fined with in the aggregate amount of NT$3 million by the Financial Supervisory Commission, Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (ROC FSC) for failure to disclose material information relating to Hejian in accordance with applicable rules. As a result of the imposition of the fines by the ROC FSC, the Company was also fined in the amount of NT$30,000 by Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) for the alleged non-compliance with the disclosure rules in relation to the material information. The Company and its former Chairman Mr. Robert H.C. Tsao have filed for administrative appeal and reconsideration with the Executive Yuan, R.O.C. and TSE, respectively. Mr. Robert H.C. Tsao’s administrative appeal was dismissed by the Execution Yuan, R.O.C. on February 21, 2006 and the ROC FSC transferred the case against Mr. Robert H.C. Tsao to the Administrative Enforcement Agency for enforcement of the fine. Mr. Robert H.C. Tsao has filed an administrative action against the ROC FSC with Taipei High Administrative Court on April 14, 2006. On December 27, 2007, the Administrative High Court revoked the decision and ruled in favor of Mr. Tsao.

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For the Company’s assistance to Hejian Technology Corp., the Company’s former Chairman Mr. Robert H.C. Tsao, former Vice Chairman Mr. John Hsuan, and Mr. Duen-Chian Cheng, the General Manager of Fortune Venture Capital Corp., which is 99.99% owned by the Company, were indicted for violating the Business Entity Accounting Act and breach of trust under the Criminal Law by Hsinchu District Court’s Prosecutor’s Office on January 9, 2006. Mr. Robert H.C. Tsao and Mr. John Hsuan had officially resigned from their positions of the Company’s Chairman, Vice Chairman and directors prior to the announcement of the prosecution; for this reason, at the time of the prosecution, Mr. Robert H.C. Tsao and Mr. John Hsuan no longer served as the Company’s directors and had not executed their duties as the Company’s Chairman and Vice Chairman.

In the future, if a guilty judgment is pronounced by the court, such consequences would be Mr. Robert H.C. Tsao, Mr. John Hsuan and Mr. Duen-Chian Cheng’s personal concerns only; the Company would not be subject to indictment regarding this case. Mr. Robert H.C. Tsao, Mr. John Hsuan and Mr. Duen-Chian Cheng were pronounced innocent of the charge by Hsinchu District Court on October 26, 2007. On November 15, 2007, Taiwan’s Hsinchu District Court Prosecutor’s Office filed an appeal, which is currently under trial.

On February 15, 2006, the Company was fined in the amount of NT$5 million for unauthorized investment activities in Mainland China, implicating violation of Article 35 of the Act “Governing Relations Between Peoples of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area” by the R.O.C. Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). However, as the Company believes it was illegally and improperly fined, the Company had filed an administrative appeal against MOEA to the Executive Yuan on March 16, 2006. On October 19, 2006, Executive Yuan denied the administrative appeal filed by the Company. The Company had filed an administrative litigation case against MOEA on December 8, 2006. Taipei High Administrative Court announced and reversed MOEA’s administrative sanction on July 19, 2007. MOEA filed an appeal against the Company on August 10, 2007.

  1. SIGNIFICANT DISASTER LOSS

None.

  1. SIGNIFICANT SUBSEQUENT EVENT

None.

  1. OTHERS

(1) Certain comparative amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation.

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(2) Financial risk management objectives and policies

The Company’s principal financial instruments, other than derivatives, is comprised of cash and cash equivalents, common stock, preferred stock, convertible bonds, open-end funds, bank loans, and bonds payable. The main purpose of these financial instruments is to manage financing for the Company’s operations. The Company also holds various other financial assets and liabilities such as accounts receivable and accounts payable, which arise directly from its operations.

The Company also enters into derivative transactions, including credit-link deposits, interest rate swaps and forward currency contracts. The purpose of these derivative transactions is to mitigate interest rate risk and foreign currency exchange risks arising from the Company’s operations and financing activities.

The main risks arising from the Company’s financial instruments include cash flow interest rate risk, foreign currency risk, commodity price risk, credit risk, and liquidity risk.

Cash flow interest rate risk

The Company utilizes interest rate swap agreements to avoid its cash flow interest rate risk on the counter-floating rate of its unsecured domestic bonds issued during the period from May 21 to June 24, 2003. The terms of the interest rate swap agreements are the same as those of the domestic bonds, which are five and seven years. The floating rate is reset annually.

Foreign currency risk

The Company has foreign currency risk arising from purchases or sales. The Company utilizes spot or forward contracts to avoid foreign currency risk. The notional amounts of the foreign currency contracts are the same as the amount of the hedged items. In principal, the Company does not carry out any forward contracts for uncertain commitments.

Commodity price risk

The Company’s exposure to commodity price risk is minimal.

Credit risk

The Company trades only with established and creditworthy third parties. It is the Company’s policy that all customers who wish to trade on credit terms are subject to credit verification procedures. In addition, receivable balances are monitored on an ongoing basis, which consequently minimizes the Company’s exposure to bad debts.

With respect to credit risk arising from the other financial assets of the Company, which is comprised of cash and cash equivalents, available-for-sale financial assets and certain derivative instruments, the Company’s exposure to credit risk arising from the default of counter-parties is limited to the carrying amount of these instruments.

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Although the Company trades only with established third parties, it will request collateral to be provided by third parties with less favorable financial positions.

Liquidity risk

The Company’s objective is to maintain a balance of funding continuity and flexibility through the use of financial instruments such as cash and cash equivalents, bank loans and bonds.

(3) Information of financial instruments

a. Fair value of financial instruments

As of March 31, — 2008 2007
Financial Assets Book Value Fair Value Book Value Fair Value
Non-derivative
Cash and cash equivalents $ 29,634,661 $ 29,634,661 $ 80,988,902 $ 80,988,902
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, current 4,180,169 4,180,169 7,553,964 7,553,964
Held-to-maturity financial assets, current — — 200,000 200,000
Notes and accounts receivable 13,134,747 13,134,747 13,649,500 13,649,500
Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 33,295,218 33,295,218 43,359,493 43,359,493
Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 2,294,595 — 2,322,636 —
Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 36,264,213 31,109,765 38,935,939 39,857,068
Prepayment for long-term investments — — 163,809 —
Deposits-out 639,804 639,804 642,428 642,428
Derivative
Forward contract $ 115,358 $ 115,358 $ — $ —

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As of March 31, — 2008 2007
Financial Liability Book Value Fair Value Book Value Fair Value
Non-derivative
Short-term loans $ 456,600 $ 456,600 $ — $ —
Payables 15,498,504 15,498,504 $ 21,998,723 $ 21,998,723
Capacity deposits (current portion) — — 249,785 249,785
Bonds payable (current portion included) 17,995,485 17,503,005 35,827,148 36,084,559
Derivative
Interest rate swaps $ 170,638 $ 170,638 $ 627,002 $ 627,002
Derivatives embedded in exchangeable bonds — — 376,559 376,559

b. The methods and assumptions used to measure the fair value of financial instruments are as follows:

i. The book values of short-term financial instruments approximate their fair value due to their short maturities. Short-term financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, notes receivable, accounts receivable, current portion of capacity deposits, and payables.

ii. The fair value of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss and available-for-sale financial assets are based on the quoted market prices. If there are restrictions on the sale or transfer of an available-for-sale financial asset, the fair value of the asset will be determined based on similar but unrestricted financial assets quoted market price with appropriate discounts for the restrictions.

iii. The fair value of held-to-maturity financial assets and long-term investments accounted for under equity method are based on the quoted market prices. If market prices are unavailable, the Company estimates the fair value based on the book values.

iv. The fair value of financial assets measured at cost and prepayment for long-term investments are unable to be estimated since there is no active market in trading those unlisted investments.

v. The fair value of deposits-out is based on their book value since the deposit periods are principally within one year and renewed upon maturity.

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vi. The fair value of bonds payable is determined by the market price.

vii. The fair value of derivative financial instruments is based on the amount the Company expects to receive (positive) or to pay (negative) assuming that the contracts are settled in advance at the balance sheet date.

c. The fair value of the Company’s financial instruments is determined by the quoted prices in active markets, or if the market for a financial instrument is not active, the Company establishes fair value by using a valuation technique:

Non-derivative Financial Instruments Active Market Quotation — 2008.03.31 2007.03.31 Valuation Technique — 2008.03.31 2007.03.31
Financial assets
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, current $ 4,180,169 $ 7,553,964 $ — $ —
Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 32,863,763 43,359,493 431,455 —
Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 1,057,757 7,718,032 30,052,008 32,139,036
Financial liabilities
Short-term loans — — 456,600 —
Bonds payable (current portion included) 17,503,005 36,084,559 — —
Derivative Financial Instruments
Financial assets
Forward contract $ — $ — $ 115,358 $ —
Financial liabilities
Interest rate swaps — — 170,638 627,002
Derivatives embedded in exchangeable bonds — — — 376,559

d. The Company recognized gains and losses in NT$813 million and NT$36 million from financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

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e. The Company’s financial liabilities with cash flow interest rate risk exposure were NT$171 million and NT$627 million as of March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

f. During the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, total interest revenues for financial assets or liabilities that are not at fair value through profit or loss were NT$149 million and NT$352 million, respective, while interest expenses for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 were NT$46 million and NT$92 million, respectively.

(4) During the three-month period ended March 31, 2008, the Company held credit-linked deposits and repackage bonds that were recorded as held-to-maturity financial assets for the earning of interest income. The details are disclosed as follows:

a. Principal amount in original currency

As of March 31, 2008

The Company did not hold any credit-linked deposits or repackage bonds as of March 31, 2008.

As of March 31, 2007

Credit-linked deposits and repackage bonds referenced to Amount Due Date
ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING INC. European Convertible Bonds and Loans NTD 200 million 2007.09.25

b. Credit risk

The counterparties of the above investments are major international financial institutions. The repayment in full of these investments is subject to the non-occurrence of one or more credit events, which are referenced to the entities’ fulfillment of their own obligations as well as repayment of their corporate bonds. Upon the occurrence of one or more of such credit events, the Company and its subsidiary, UMC JAPAN, may receive less than the full amount of these investments or nothing. The Company and its subsidiary, UMC JAPAN, have selected reference entities with high credit ratings to minimize the credit risk.

c. Liquidity risk

Early withdrawal is not allowed for the above investments unless called by the issuer. However, the anticipated liquidity risk is low since most of the investments will either have matured within two years, or are relatively liquid in the secondary market.

d. Market risk

There is no market risk for the above investments except for the fluctuations in the exchange rates of US Dollars and Japanese Yen to NT Dollars at the balance sheet date and the settlement date.

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(5) The Company entered into interest rate swap and forward contracts for hedging the interest rate risk arising from the counter-floating rate of its domestic bonds and for hedging the exchange rate risk arising from the net assets or liabilities denominated in foreign currency. The company entered into these derivative financial instruments in connection with its hedging strategy to reduce the market risk of the hedged items and these financial instruments were not held for trading purpose. The relevant information on the derivative financial instruments entered into by the Company is as follows:

a. The Company utilized interest rate swap agreements to hedge its interest rate risks on the counter-floating rate of its unsecured domestic bonds issued during the period from May 21 to June 24, 2003. The terms of the interest rate swap agreements are the same as those of the domestic bonds, which are five and seven years. The floating rate is reset annually. The details of interest rate swap agreements are summarized as follows:

As of March 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company had the following interest rate swap agreements in effect:

Notional Amount Contract Period Interest Rate Received Interest Rate Paid
NT$7,500 million May 21, 2003 to June 24, 2008 4.0% minus USD 12-Month LIBOR 1.52%
NT$7,500 million May 21, 2003 to June 24, 2010 4.3% minus USD 12-Month LIBOR 1.48%

b. The details of forward contracts entered into by the Company are summarized as follows:

Mar 31, 2008

Type Notional Amount Contract Period
Forward contracts Sell US$ 348 million Feb 21, 2008 to May 6, 2008

The Company did not hold any forward contracts as of Mar 31, 2007.

c. Transaction risk

(a) Credit risk

There is no significant credit risk exposure with respect to the above transactions as the counter-parties are reputable financial institutions with good global standing.

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(b) Liquidity and cash flow risk

The cash flow requirements on the interest rate swap agreements are limited to the net interest payables or receivables arising from the differences in the swap rates. The cash flow requirements on forward contracts are limited to the net difference between the forward and spot rates at the settlement date. Therefore, no significant cash flow risk is anticipated since the working capital is sufficient to meet the cash flow requirements.

(c) Market risk

Interest rate swap agreements and forward contracts are intended for hedging purposes. Gains or losses arising from the fluctuations in interest rates and exchange rates are likely to be offset against the gains or losses from the hedged items. As a result, no significant exposure to market risk is anticipated.

d. The presentation of derivative financial instruments on the financial statements

As of March 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company’s interest rate swap agreements were classified as current liabilities amounting to NT$171 million and NT$627 million, respectively. The related valuation gain of NT$148 million and loss of NT$772 million was recorded under non-operating revenue and loss for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

As of March 31, 2008, the forward contracts that were classified as current liabilities amounted to the NT$115 million and the related valuation gain of NT$665 million was recorded under non-operating revenue for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008.

  1. ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES

(1) The following are additional disclosures for the Company and its affiliates as required by the ROC Securities and Futures Bureau:

a. Financing provided to others for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008: please refer to Attachment 1.

b. Endorsement/Guarantee provided to others for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008: please refer to Attachment 2.

c. Securities held as of March 31, 2008: please refer to Attachment 3.

d. Individual securities acquired or disposed of with accumulated amount exceeding the lower of NT$100 million or 20 percent of the capital stock for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008: please refer to Attachment 4.

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e. Acquisition of individual real estate with amount exceeding the lower of NT$100 million or 20 percent of the capital stock for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008: please refer to Attachment 5.

f. Disposal of individual real estate with amount exceeding the lower of NT$100 million or 20 percent of the capital stock for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008: please refer to Attachment 6.

g. Related party transactions for purchases and sales amounts exceeding the lower of NT$100 million or 20 percent of the capital stock for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008: please refer to Attachment 7.

h. Receivables from related parties with amounts exceeding the lower of NT$100 million or 20 percent of the capital stock as of March 31, 2008: please refer to Attachment 8.

i. Names, locations and related information of investees as of March 31, 2008: please refer to Attachment 9.

j. Financial instruments and derivative transactions: please refer to Note 10.

(2) Investment in Mainland China

a. Investee company name, main businesses and products, total amount of capital, method of investment, accumulated inflow and outflow of investments from Taiwan, percentage of ownership, investment income (loss), book value of investments, cumulated inward remittance of earnings and limits on investment in Mainland China: please refer to Attachment 10.

b. Directly or indirectly significant transactions through third regions with the investees in Mainland China, including price, payment terms, unrealized gain or loss, and other events with significant effects on the operating results and financial condition: None

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ATTACHMENT 1 (Financing provided to others for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008)

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD unless otherwise specified)

No.
None

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ATTACHMENT 2 (Endorsement/Guarantee provided to others for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008)

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD unless otherwise specified)

No.
None

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ATTACHMENT 3 (Securities held as of March 31, 2008)

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD unless otherwise specified)

UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION

Type of securities Name of securities Relationship Financial statement account March 31, 2008 Shares as collateral (thousand)
Units (thousand)/ bonds/ shares (thousand) Book value Percentage of ownership (%) Market value/ Net assets value
Stock PROMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. - Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, current 471,400 $ 3,502,502 7.03 $ 3,502,502 None
Stock ACTION ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. - Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, current 16,270 204,187 4.59 204,187 None
Stock MICRONAS SEMICONDUCTOR HOLDING AG - Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, current 280 82,101 0.94 82,101 None
Stock CHINA DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL HOLDING CORP. - Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, current 22,344 312,820 0.20 312,820 None
Stock YANG MING MARINE TRANSPORT CORP. - Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, current 3,280 78,559 0.14 78,559 None
Stock UMC GROUP (USA) Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 16,438 1,194,150 100.00 1,194,150 None
Stock UNITED MICROELECTRONICS (EUROPE) B.V. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 9 294,625 100.00 287,010 None
Stock UMC CAPITAL CORP. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 124,000 3,672,974 100.00 3,672,974 None
Stock UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP. (SAMOA) Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 680 11,481 100.00 11,481 None
Stock UMCI LTD. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 880,006 137 100.00 137 None
Stock TLC CAPITAL CO., LTD. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 628,800 7,282,994 100.00 7,282,994 None
Stock FORTUNE VENTURE CAPITAL CORP. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 499,994 9,131,035 99.99 9,566,618 None
Stock UNITED MICRODISPLAY OPTRONICS CORP. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 84,093 108,001 85.24 108,001 None
Stock UMC JAPAN Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 496 6,534,364 50.09 1,057,757 None
Stock PACIFIC VENTURE CAPITAL CO., LTD. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 30,000 127,379 49.99 132,913 None
Stock MTIC HOLDINGS PTE LTD. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 4,000 79,954 49.94 79,954 None
Fund MEGA MISSION LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method — 1,950,952 45.00 1,950,952 None
Stock UNITECH CAPITAL INC. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 21,000 799,226 42.00 799,226 None
Stock HSUN CHIEH INVESTMENT CO., LTD. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 33,624 3,659,311 36.49 3,517,004 None

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ATTACHMENT 3 (Securities held as of March 31, 2008)

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD unless otherwise specified)

UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION

Type of securities Name of securities Relationship Financial statement account March 31, 2008 Shares as collateral (thousand)
Units (thousand)/ bonds/ shares (thousand) Book value Percentage of ownership (%) Market value/ Net assets value
Stock NEXPOWER TECHNOLOGY CORP. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 44,912 $ 770,726 34.55 $ 774,649 None
Stock UNIMICRON HOLDING LIMITED Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 20,000 595,793 33.78 598,177 None
Stock XGI TECHNOLOGY INC. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 5,868 19,461 16.40 19,461 None
Stock AMIC TECHNOLOGY CORP. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 15,550 31,650 11.18 56,307 None
Stock ITE TECH. INC. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 22,279 2,076,437 19.73 2,076,437 None
Stock UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 206,414 8,669,383 19.53 8,669,383 None
Stock HOLTEK SEMICONDUCTOR INC. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 41,086 1,881,750 18.85 1,881,750 None
Stock UNITED FU SHEN CHEN TECHNOLOGY CORP. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 18,460 134,759 16.60 134,759 None
Stock FARADAY TECHNOLOGY CORP. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 56,714 3,675,092 16.46 3,675,092 None
Stock SILICON INTEGRATED SYSTEMS CORP. The Company’s director Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 228,956 2,197,976 16.24 2,197,976 None
Stock NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 61,274 6,801,400 11.32 6,801,400 None
Stock C-COM CORP. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 1,838 31,247 4.37 31,247 None
Stock SPRINGSOFT, INC. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 8,572 339,030 4.16 339,030 None
Stock CHIPBOND TECHNOLOGY CORP. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 12,584 403,935 4.05 403,935 None
Stock EPISTAR CORP. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 21,005 1,778,008 3.39 1,778,008 None
Stock KING YUAN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 38,505 604,532 3.17 604,532 None
Stock BILLIONTON SYSTEMS INC. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 2,048 14,662 2.63 14,662 None
Stock TOPOINT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 929 56,590 0.97 56,590 None
Stock MEGA FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANY - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 95,577 2,279,507 0.86 2,279,507 None
Stock MEDIATEK INC. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 5,004 2,001,609 0.48 2,001,609 None

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ATTACHMENT 3 (Securities held as of March 31, 2008)

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD unless otherwise specified)

UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION

Type of securities Name of securities Relationship Financial statement account March 31, 2008 Shares as collateral (thousand)
Units (thousand)/ bonds/ shares (thousand) Book value Percentage of ownership (%) Market value/ Net assets value
Stock HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 1,268 $ 220,659 0.02 $ 220,659 None
Fund VIETNAM INFRASTRUCTURE LTD. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 5,000 128,642 — 128,642 None
Stock PIXTECH, INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 9,883 — 17.63 Note None
Stock UNITED INDUSTRIAL GASES CO., LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 13,185 146,250 7.66 Note None
Stock INDUSTRIAL BANK OF TAIWAN CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 118,303 1,139,196 4.95 Note None
Stock SUBTRON TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 13,774 208,746 4.29 Note None
Stock TECO NANOTECH CO. LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 9,001 — 3.73 Note None
Stock SINO SWEARINGEN AIRCRAFT CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,124 — 1.50 Note None
Stock TAIWAN AEROSPACE CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 234 — 0.17 Note None
Fund PACIFIC TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS, L.P. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent — 188,179 — N/A None
Fund PACIFIC UNITED TECHNOLOGY, L.P. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent — 144,579 — N/A None
Stock-Preferred stock TAIWAN HIGH SPEED RAIL CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 30,000 300,000 — N/A None
Stock-Preferred stock MTIC HOLDINGS PTE LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 4,000 85,080 — N/A None
Stock-Preferred stock TONBU, INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 938 — — N/A None
Stock-Preferred stock AETAS TECHNOLOGY INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 781 82,565 — N/A None

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ATTACHMENT 3 (Securities held as of March 31, 2008)

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD unless otherwise specified)

FORTUNE VENTURE CAPITAL CORP.

Type of securities Name of securities Relationship Financial statement account March 31, 2008 Shares as collateral (thousand)
Units (thousand)/ bonds/ shares (thousand) Book value Percentage of ownership (%) Market value/ Net assets value
Stock UNITRUTH INVESTMENT CORP. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 80,000 $ 1,002,384 100.00 $ 1,002,384 None
Stock UWAVE TECHNOLOGY CORP. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 10,186 — 44.29 — None
Stock ANOTO TAIWAN CORP. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 3,920 21,958 39.20 21,958 None
Stock-Preferred stock AEVOE INTERNATIONAL LTD. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 3,155 12,870 38.62 12,870 None
Stock WALTOP INTERNATIONAL CORP. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 6,000 118,927 26.09 67,915 None
Stock CRYSTAL MEDIA INC. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 4,493 32,110 24.29 32,110 None
Stock ALLIANCE OPTOTEK CORP. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 5,789 52,601 20.24 45,164 None
Stock SMEDIA TECHNOLOGY CORP. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 9,045 37,977 18.99 36,412 None
Stock HIGH POWER LIGHTING CORP. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 4,525 34,572 18.10 25,340 None
Stock MOBILE DEVICES INC. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 6,853 39,396 17.23 35,763 None
Stock AMIC TECHNOLOGY CORP. Investee of UMC and Fortune Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 20,528 74,131 14.72 74,131 None
Stock XGI TECHNOLOGY INC. Investee of UMC and Fortune Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 4,208 10,137 11.79 13,892 None
Stock DAVICOM SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 12,217 763,564 15.37 763,564 None
Stock PIXART IMAGING INC. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 14,188 3,164,011 12.12 3,164,011 None
Stock TOPOINT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 1,691 102,985 1.77 102,985 None
Stock EPISTAR CORP. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 4,731 402,608 0.77 402,608 None
Stock POWERTECH INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 595 27,801 0.56 27,801 None
Stock C SUN MFG LTD. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 238 4,338 0.18 4,338 None
Stock UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP. Investor company Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 15,386 287,725 0.12 287,725 None

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ATTACHMENT 3 (Securities held as of March 31, 2008)

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD unless otherwise specified)

FORTUNE VENTURE CAPITAL CORP.

Type of securities Name of securities Relationship Financial statement account March 31, 2008 Shares as collateral (thousand)
Units (thousand)/ bonds/ shares (thousand) Book value Percentage of ownership (%) Market value/ Net assets value
Stock ASROCK INC. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 49 $ 6,639 0.05 $ 6,639 None
Convertible bonds HARVATEK CORP. - Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, noncurrent 142 14,839 — 14,839 None
Stock CLIENTRON CORP. (formerly BCOM ELECTRONICS INC.) - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 17,675 176,797 19.64 Note None
Stock STAR SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 3,837 35,174 18.47 Note None
Stock KUN YUAN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 9,409 94,095 16.22 Note None
Stock USBEST TECHNOLOGY INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 7,347 95,303 15.63 Note None
Stock AWISE FIBER TECH.CO.,LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,200 15,192 11.42 Note None
Stock CION TECHNOLOGY CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 2,268 10,583 11.08 Note None
Stock VASTVIEW TECHNOLOGY INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 3,864 11,458 11.04 Note None
Stock UWIZ TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 4,530 50,553 10.79 Note None
Stock GOLDEN TECHNOLOGY VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 4,234 41,216 10.67 Note None
Stock AMOD TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,060 10,421 10.60 Note None
Stock EXOJET TECHNOLOGY CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 2,300 23,000 10.57 Note None
Stock EVERGLORY RESOURCE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 2,500 21,875 10.23 Note None
Stock CHIP ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 3,140 22,886 10.18 Note None
Stock NCTU SPRING I TECHNOLOGY VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 4,284 27,160 10.06 Note None
Stock ADVANCE MATERIALS CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 11,452 109,898 9.94 Note None
Stock LIGHTUNING TECH. INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 2,660 16,663 9.93 Note None
Stock YAYATECH CO., LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,396 42,180 9.77 Note None

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ATTACHMENT 3 (Securities held as of March 31, 2008)

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD unless otherwise specified)

FORTUNE VENTURE CAPITAL CORP.

Type of securities Name of securities Relationship Financial statement account March 31, 2008 Shares as collateral (thousand)
Units (thousand)/ bonds/ shares (thousand) Book value Percentage of ownership (%) Market value/ Net assets value
Stock CHANG-YU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 2,153 $ 54,325 9.43 Note None
Stock COTECH, INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 750 30,289 9.38 Note None
Stock ALLEN PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 3,000 38,400 9.32 Note None
Stock EXCELLENCE OPTOELECTRONICS INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 8,529 85,291 9.09 Note None
Stock BCOM ELECTRONICS INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 3,600 43,200 9.00 Note None
Stock HITOP COMMUNICATIONS CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 752 15,673 8.08 Note None
Stock ANDES TECHNOLOGY CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 5,000 62,500 7.94 Note None
Stock CHINGIS TECHNOLOGY CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 4,198 37,156 7.82 Note None
Stock SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI TAIWAN CO., LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 10,500 105,000 7.00 Note None
Stock ACTI CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,700 17,306 6.85 Note None
Stock RISELINK VENTURE CAPITAL CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 8,000 76,640 6.67 Note None
Stock NCTU SPRING VENTURE CAPITAL CO., LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 2,000 7,000 6.28 Note None
Stock COSMOS TECHNOLOGY VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,490 6,605 5.03 Note None
Stock PARAWIN VENTURE CAPITAL CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 5,000 41,900 5.00 Note None
Stock EUTECH MICROELECTRONICS INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,700 59,500 4.95 Note None
Stock LUMITEK CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,750 32,000 4.86 Note None
Stock EE SOLUTIONS, INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,391 22,178 4.80 Note None
Stock JMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,837 30,060 4.67 Note None
Stock GIGA SOLUTION TECH. CO., LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 4,245 26,742 4.56 Note None

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ATTACHMENT 3 (Securities held as of March 31, 2008)

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD unless otherwise specified)

FORTUNE VENTURE CAPITAL CORP.

Type of securities Name of securities Relationship Financial statement account March 31, 2008 Shares as collateral (thousand)
Units (thousand)/ bonds/ shares (thousand) Book value Percentage of ownership (%) Market value/ Net assets value
Stock TRENDCHIP TECHNOLOGIES CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,220 $ 14,736 4.09 Note None
Stock IBT VENTURE CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 4,569 45,685 3.81 Note None
Stock SIMPAL ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 6,009 70,179 3.62 Note None
Stock BEYOND INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,183 14,165 3.50 Note None
Stock SUBTRON TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 11,143 131,806 3.47 Note None
Stock UNIDISPLAY INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 3,000 30,000 3.33 Note None
Stock ANIMATION TECHNOLOGIES INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,480 9,472 3.16 Note None
Stock SUPERALLOY INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 5,400 225,000 3.06 Note None
Stock MEMOCOM CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,225 8,195 3.02 Note None
Stock SHENG-HUA VENTURE CAPITAL CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 750 4,950 2.50 Note None
Stock HIGH POWER OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,500 15,000 1.81 Note None
Stock TAIMIDE TECHNOLOGY INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,500 16,095 1.70 Note None
Stock INPAQ TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,500 72,975 1.58 Note None
Stock RALINK TECHNOLOGY CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,378 14,710 1.39 Note None
Fund CRYSTAL INTERNET VENTURE FUND II(BVI), L.P. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent — 9,124 1.09 N/A None
Stock FIRST INTERNATIONAL TELECOM CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 4,610 41,490 1.02 Note None
Stock ADVANCED CHIP ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 2,290 24,419 1.02 Note None
Stock PRINTECH INTERNATIONAL INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 162 737 0.91 Note None
Stock ASIA PACIFIC MICROSYSTEMS, INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,162 9,739 0.66 Note None
Stock WAVEPLUS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 4 — 0.40 Note None
Fund IGLOBE PARTNERS FUND, L.P. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent — 37,351 — N/A None
Stock-Preferred stock AURORA SYSTEMS, INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 5,133 59,317 — N/A None
Stock-Preferred stock ALPHA & OMEGA SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,500 46,313 — N/A None

59

ATTACHMENT 3 (Securities held as of March 31, 2008)

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD unless otherwise specified)

TLC CAPITAL CO., LTD.

Type of securities Name of securities Relationship Financial statement account March 31, 2008 Shares as collateral (thousand)
Units (thousand)/ bonds/ shares (thousand) Book value Percentage of ownership (%) Market value/ Net assets value
Fund FGIT GLOBAL REALTY & INFRASTRUCTURE FUND - Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, current 500 $ 3,960 — $ 3,960 None
Convertible bonds CAREER TECHNOLOGY (MFG.) CO., LTD. - Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, noncurrent 70 6,720 — 6,720 None
Convertible bonds HARVATEK CORP. - Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, noncurrent 261 27,275 — 27,275 None
Stock YUNG LI INVESTMENTS, INC. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 0.28 269,293 45.16 269,293 None
Fund CTC CAPITAL PARTNERS I, L.P. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method — 136,930 32.11 136,930 None
Stock SMEDIA TECHNOLOGY CORP. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 7,084 99,574 14.87 28,520 None
Stock RECHI PRECISION CO., LTD. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 20,768 300,103 5.70 300,103 None
Stock TOPOINT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 4,632 282,100 4.85 282,100 None
Stock SERCOMM CORP. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 6,423 202,309 4.11 202,309 None
Stock SIMPLO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 5,500 814,000 2.96 814,000 None
Stock POWERTECH INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 1,843 86,072 1.75 86,072 None
Stock EPISTAR CORP. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 10,256 872,709 1.67 872,709 None
Stock MITAC TECHNOLOGY CORP. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 6,000 146,400 1.13 146,400 None
Stock DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 2,900 218,660 1.05 218,660 None
Stock CORETRONIC CORP. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 6,127 219,969 0.88 219,969 None
Stock AVERMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 1,600 84,800 0.80 84,800 None

60

ATTACHMENT 3 (Securities held as of March 31, 2008)

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD unless otherwise specified)

TLC CAPITAL CO., LTD.

Type of securities Name of securities Relationship Financial statement account March 31, 2008 Shares as collateral (thousand)
Units (thousand)/ bonds/ shares (thousand) Book value Percentage of ownership (%) Market value/ Net assets value
Stock KING YUAN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 9,000 $ 141,300 0.74 $ 141,300 None
Stock HORIZON SECURITIES CO., LTD. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 2,841 51,138 0.66 51,138 None
Stock INPAQ TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 529 24,798 0.56 24,798 None
Stock TRIDENT MICROSYSTEMS, INC. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 250 39,063 0.42 39,063 None
Stock CYNTEC CO., LTD. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 763 27,697 0.42 27,697 None
Stock HUNG SHENG CONSTRUCTION LTD. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 2,071 67,929 0.37 67,929 None
Stock TATUNG CO. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 11,622 227,791 0.26 227,791 None
Stock ASROCK INC. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 202 27,371 0.20 27,371 None
Stock YULON MOTOR CO., LTD. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 560 24,747 0.04 24,747 None
Stock SHIN KONG FINANCIAL HOLDING CO., LTD. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 1,146 26,137 0.02 26,137 None
Stock CATHAY FINANCIAL HOLDING CO., LTD. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 750 58,125 0.01 58,125 None
Stock UNIDISPLAY INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 10,000 100,000 11.11 Note None
Stock-Preferred stock TOUCH MEDIA INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 4,126 160,355 — Note None
Stock SUPERALLOY INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 11,502 479,250 6.51 Note None
Stock ASIA PACIFIC MICROSYSTEMS, INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 10,000 100,000 5.67 Note None
Stock INPAQ TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 2,500 121,625 2.63 Note None
Stock CANDO CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 3,000 30,000 0.43 Note None
Stock RALINK TECHNOLOGY CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 74 7,980 0.07 Note None

Note : The net assets values for unlisted investees classified as “Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent” were not available as of March 31, 2008.

61

ATTACHMENT 3 (Securities held as of March 31, 2008)

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD unless otherwise specified)

UNITRUTH INVESTMENT CORP.

Type of securities Name of securities Relationship Financial statement account March 31, 2008 Shares as collateral (thousand)
Units (thousand)/ bonds/ shares (thousand) Book value Percentage of ownership (%) Market value/ Net assets value
Stock SMEDIA TECHNOLOGY CORP. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 5,241 $ 27,966 11.00 $ 21,098 None
Stock WALTOP INTERNATIONAL CORP. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 2,000 39,642 8.70 22,638 None
Stock CRYSTAL MEDIA INC. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 1,587 11,341 8.58 11,341 None
Stock ALLIANCE OPTOTEK CORP. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 2,150 19,538 7.52 16,775 None
Stock HIGH POWER LIGHTING CORP. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 1,225 9,359 4.90 6,860 None
Stock UWAVE TECHNOLOGY CORP. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 1,000 — 4.35 — None
Stock MOBILE DEVICES INC. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 1,700 8,872 4.28 8,872 None
Stock XGI TECHNOLOGY INC. Investee of UMC and Fortune Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 1,179 3,893 3.30 3,893 None
Stock TOPOINT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 929 56,590 0.97 56,590 None
Stock POWERTECH INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 695 32,434 0.66 32,434 None
Stock ASROCK INC. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 49 6,640 0.05 6,640 None
Stock AMOD TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 930 7,920 9.30 Note None
Stock COTECH, INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 738 29,804 9.23 Note None
Stock AWISE FIBER TECH.CO.,LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 860 10,888 8.18 Note None
Stock UWIZ TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 3,410 39,593 8.12 Note None
Stock YAYATECH CO., LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 988 40,415 6.92 Note None
Stock EXCELLENCE OPTOELECTRONICS INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 6,374 63,739 6.80 Note None
Stock VASTVIEW TECHNOLOGY INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 2,010 25,850 5.74 Note None
Stock LIGHTUNING TECH. INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,504 18,542 5.61 Note None
Stock ADVANCE MATERIALS CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 5,806 62,427 5.04 Note None
Stock EVERGLORY RESOURCE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,200 10,500 4.91 Note None
Stock EE SOLUTIONS, INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,391 14,755 4.80 Note None
Stock CHINGIS TECHNOLOGY CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 2,518 31,218 4.69 Note None

62

ATTACHMENT 3 (Securities held as of March 31, 2008)

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD unless otherwise specified)

UNITRUTH INVESTMENT CORP.

Type of securities Name of securities Relationship Financial statement account March 31, 2008 Shares as collateral (thousand)
Units (thousand)/ bonds/ shares (thousand) Book value Percentage of ownership (%) Market value/ Net assets value
Stock CHIP ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,386 $ 3,059 4.49 Note None
Stock EXOJET TECHNOLOGY CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 850 8,500 3.91 Note None
Stock TRENDCHIP TECHNOLOGIES CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,138 13,747 3.81 Note None
Stock BCOM ELECTRONICS INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,495 17,941 3.74 Note None
Stock ACTI CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 740 11,100 2.98 Note None
Stock UNIDISPLAY INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 2,000 20,000 2.22 Note None
Stock LUMITEK CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 750 13,714 2.08 Note None
Stock MEMOCOM CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 695 4,650 1.72 Note None
Stock USBEST TECHNOLOGY INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 660 7,145 1.40 Note None
Stock CHANG-YU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 315 7,950 1.38 Note None
Stock RALINK TECHNOLOGY CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,365 14,570 1.38 Note None
Stock GIGA SOLUTION TECH. CO., LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,222 7,698 1.31 Note None
Stock STAR SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 260 2,193 1.25 Note None
Stock JMICRON TECHNOLOGY CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 385 2,310 0.98 Note None
Stock SUPERALLOY INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,728 72,000 0.98 Note None
Stock PRINTECH INTERNATIONAL INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 162 737 0.91 Note None
Stock HIGH POWER OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 500 5,000 0.60 Note None
Stock ASIA PACIFIC MICROSYSTEMS, INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 604 5,064 0.34 Note None
Stock-Preferred stock ALLEN PRECISION INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 2,000 20,000 — N/A None

63

ATTACHMENT 3 (Securities held as of March 31, 2008)

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD unless otherwise specified)

UNITED MICRODISPLAY OPTRONICS CORP.

Type of securities Name of securities Relationship Financial statement account March 31, 2008 Shares as collateral (thousand)
Units (thousand)/ bonds/ shares (thousand) Book value Percentage of ownership (%) Market value/ Net assets value
Stock UMO(HK) LIMITED Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 15,600 $ 3,087 100.00 $ 3,087 None

UMC CAPITAL CORP.

Type of securities Name of securities Relationship Financial statement account March 31, 2008 Shares as collateral (thousand)
Units (thousand)/ bonds/ shares (thousand) Book value Percentage of ownership (%) Market value/ Net assets value
Stock UMC CAPITAL (USA) Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 200 USD 372 100.00 USD 372 None
Stock ECP VITA LTD. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 1,000 USD 2,311 100.00 USD 2,311 None
Stock-Preferred stock ACHIEVE MADE INTERNATIONAL LTD. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 508 USD 728 43.29 USD 195 None
Fund UC FUND II Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 5,000 USD 4,241 35.45 USD 4,241 None
Fund TRANSLINK CAPITAL PARTNERS I L.P. Investee company Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method — USD 1,760 18.05 USD 1,760 None
Stock INTELLON CORP. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 1,233 USD 5,981 4.12 USD 5,981 None
Stock RUBICON TECHNOLOGY, INC. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 275 USD 7,970 1.43 USD 7,970 None
American Depositary Shares SPREADTRUM COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 236 USD 2,049 0.57 USD 2,049 None
American Depositary Shares CHUNGHWA TELECOM CO., LTD. - Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 75 USD 1,951 0.01 USD 1,951 None
Stock PATENTOP, LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 720 — 18.00 Note None
Stock CIPHERMAX, INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 95 USD 1,281 — Note None
Stock-Preferred stock AICENT, INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 2,000 USD 1,000 — N/A None
Stock SILICON 7, INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,866 — — Note None
Stock-Preferred stock GCT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,571 USD 1,000 — N/A None
Stock-Preferred stock FORTEMEDIA, INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 10,233 USD 4,322 — N/A None
Stock MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR LLC - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 31 USD 1,094 — Note None

64

ATTACHMENT 3 (Securities held as of March 31, 2008)

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD unless otherwise specified)

UMC CAPITAL CORP.

Type of securities Name of securities Relationship Financial statement account March 31, 2008 Shares as collateral (thousand)
Units (thousand)/ bonds/ shares (thousand) Book value Percentage of ownership (%) Market value/Net assets value
Stock-Preferred stock MAXLINEAR, INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 2,070 USD 4,052 — N/A None
Stock-Preferred stock SMART VANGUARD LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 5,750 USD 6,500 — N/A None
Stock-Preferred stock WISAIR, INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 153 USD 1,596 — N/A None
Stock-Preferred stock AMALFI SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,471 USD 1,500 — N/A None
Stock-Preferred stock DIBCOM, INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 10 USD 1,186 — N/A None
Convertible bonds DIBCOM, INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 3 USD 506 — N/A None
Stock-Preferred stock EAST VISION TECHNOLOGY LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 2,770 USD 4,820 — N/A None
Stock-Preferred stock ALPHA & OMEGA SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 650 USD 1,462 — N/A None
Stock-Preferred stock AURORA SYSTEMS, INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 550 USD 242 — N/A None
Stock-Preferred stock VERIPRECISE TECHNOLOGY, INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 4,000 USD 4,000 — N/A None
Stock-Preferred stock PACTRUST COMMUNICATION, INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 4,850 USD 4,850 — N/A None
Stock-Preferred stock LUMINUS DEVICES, INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 477 USD 3,000 — N/A None
Stock-Preferred stock REALLUSION (CAYMAN) HOLDING INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,800 USD 555 — N/A None
Stock-Preferred stock FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 4,373 USD 4,500 — N/A None
Stock-Preferred stock QSECURE, INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 14,355 USD 3,558 — N/A None
Stock-Preferred stock VISAGE MOBILE INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 5,099 USD 2,000 — N/A None
Fund VENGLOBAL CAPITAL FUND III, L.P. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent — USD 712 — N/A None
Fund DEXON DYNAMIC INVESTMENT FUND VIII - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 9 USD 9,000 — N/A None
Stock-Preferred stock PARADE TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 3,125 USD 1,459 — N/A None

65

ATTACHMENT 3 (Securities held as of March 31, 2008)

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD unless otherwise specified)

UMC CAPITAL CORP.

Type of securities Name of securities Relationship Financial statement account March 31, 2008 Shares as collateral (thousand)
Units (thousand)/ bonds/ shares (thousand) Book value Percentage of ownership (%) Market value/Net assets value
Stock-Preferred stock SIFOTONICS TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 1,000 USD 500 — N/A None
Stock KOTURA, INC. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 0.59 — — Note None
Stock-Preferred stock ZYLOGIC SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. - Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 750 — — N/A None

Note : The net assets values for unlisted investees classified as “Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent” were not available as of March 31, 2008.

66

ATTACHMENT 4 (Individual securities acquired or disposed of with accumulated amount exceeding the lower of NT$100 million or 20 percent of the capital stock for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008)

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD unless otherwise specified)

UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION

Type of securities Name of the securities Financial statement account Counter-party Relationship Beginning balance — Units (thousand)/ bonds/ shares (thousand) Amount (Note1) Addition — Units (thousand)/ bonds/ shares (thousand) Amount Disposal — Units (thousand)/ bonds/ shares (thousand) Amount Cost (Note 2) Gain (Loss) from disposal Units (thousand)/ bonds/ shares (thousand) Amount (Note1)
Stock MEDIATEK INC. Available-for-sale Open market — 6,552 $ 2,758,402 — $ — 1,548 $ 632,334 $ 15,249 $ 616,100 5,004 $ 2,001,609
(Note3 )

Note 1: The amounts of beginning and ending balances of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss and available for sale are recorded at the prevailing market prices.

Note 2: The disposal cost represents historical cost.

Note 3: Gain from disposal includes a percentage of sale securities write-off capital exchange 985 thousand dollars.

67

ATTACHMENT 4 (Individual securities acquired or disposed of with accumulated amount exceeding the lower of NT$100 million or 20 percent of the capital stock for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008)

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD unless otherwise specified)

TLC CAPITAL CO., LTD.

Type of securities Name of the securities Financial statement account Counter-party Relationship Beginning balance Addition Disposal Ending balance
Units (thousand)/ bonds/ shares (thousand) Amount (Note1) Units (thousand)/ bonds/ shares (thousand) Amount Units (thousand)/ bonds/ shares (thousand) Amount Cost(Note2) Gain (Loss) from disposal Units (thousand)/ bonds/ shares (thousand) Amount (Note1)
Stock TATUNG CO. Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent Open market — 26,152 $ 411,894 — $ — 14,530 $ 253,397 $ 178,832 $ 74,565 11,622 $ 227,791
Stock-Preferred stock TOUCH MEDIA INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent TOUCH MEDIA INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS — — — 4,126 160,355 — — — — 4,126 160,355

Note 1: The amounts of beginning and ending balances of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss and available for sale are recorded at the prevailing market prices.

Note 2: The disposal cost represents historical cost.

68

ATTACHMENT 5 (Acquisition of individual real estate with amount exceeding the lower of NT$100 million or 20 percent of the capital stock for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008)

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD unless otherwise specified)

UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION

Name of properties — Former holder of property
None

69

ATTACHMENT 6 (Disposal of individual real estate with amount exceeding the lower of NT$100 million or 20 percent of the capital stock for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008)

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD unless otherwise specified)

UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION

Names of properties
None

70

ATTACHMENT 7 ( Related party transactions for purchases and sales amounts exceeding the lower of NT$100 million or 20 percent of capital stock for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008)

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD unless otherwise specified)

UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION

Related party Relationship Transactions — Purchases (Sales) Amount Percentage of total purchases (sales) (%) Term Details of non-arm’s length transaction — Unit price Term Notes and accounts receivable (payable) — Balance Percentage of total receivables (%)
UMC GROUP (USA) Investee company Sales $ 14,099,240 59 Net 60 Days N/A N/A $ 6,772,020 49
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS (EUROPE) B.V. Investee company Sales 2,739,063 11 Net 60 Days N/A N/A 1,788,979 13
SILICON INTEGRATED SYSTEMS CORP. The Company’s director Sales 499,627 2 Month-end 45 Days N/A N/A 379,872 3
UMC JAPAN Investee company Sales 441,389 2 Net 60 Days N/A N/A 254,554 2

UNITED MICROELECTRONICS (EUROPE) B.V.

Related party Relationship Transactions — Purchases (Sales) Amount (thousand) Percentage of total purchases (sales) (%) Term Details of non-arm’s length transaction — Unit price Term Notes and accounts receivable (payable) — Balance (thousand) Percentage of total receivables (%)
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION Investor company Purchases USD 86,419 100 Net 60 Days N/A N/A USD 58,963 100

71

ATTACHMENT 7 ( Related party transactions for purchases and sales amounts exceeding the lower of NT$100 million or 20 percent of capital stock for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008)

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD unless otherwise specified)

UMC GROUP (USA)

Related party Relationship Transactions — Purchases (Sales) Amount (thousand) Percentage of total purchases (sales) (%) Term Details of non-arm’s length transaction — Unit price Term Notes and accounts receivable (payable) — Balance (thousand) Percentage of total receivables (%)
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION Investor company Purchases USD 445,120 100 Net 60 Days N/A N/A USD 223,206 100

UMC JAPAN

Related party Relationship Transactions — Purchases (Sales) Amount (thousand) Percentage of total purchases (sales) (%) Term Details of non-arm’s length transaction — Unit price Term Notes and accounts receivable (payable) — Balance (thousand) Percentage of total receivables (%)
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION Investor company Purchases JPY 1,447,156 61 Net 60 Days N/A N/A JPY 839,123 26
AMIC TECHNOLOGY CORP. Investee of UMC Sales JPY 528,319 11 Month-end 45 Days N/A N/A JPY 334,627 6

72

ATTACHMENT 8 (Receivables from related parties with amounts exceeding the lower of NT$100 million or 20 percent of capital stock as of March 31, 2008)

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD unless otherwise specified)

UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION

Related party Relationship Ending balance — Notes receivable Accounts receivable Other receivables Total Turnover rate (times) Overdue receivables — Amount Collection status Amount received in subsequent period Allowance for doubtful accounts
UMC GROUP (USA) Investee company $ — $ 6,772,020 $ 59 $ 6,772,079 9.03 $ — — $ 2,434,988 $ —
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS (EUROPE) B.V. Investee company — 1,788,979 — 1,788,979 6.11 119,117 Credit Collecting 611,734 —
SILICON INTEGRATED SYSTEMS CORP. The Company’s director — 379,872 421 380,293 5.18 3,930 Credit Collecting — —
UMC JAPAN Investee company — 254,554 104 254,658 5.79 437 Credit Collecting 16,819 3,004
UMC JAPAN
Related party Relationship Ending balance Turnover rate (times) Overdue receivables Amount received in subsequent period Allowance for doubtful accounts
Notes receivable Amount (thousand) Other receivables Total (thousand) Amount Collection status
AMIC TECHNOLOGY CORP. Investee of UMC $ — JPY 334,627 $ — JPY 334,627 7.41 $ — — $ — $ —

73

ATTACHMENT 9 (Endorsement/Guarantee provided to others for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008)

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD unless otherwise specified)

UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION

Investee company Address Main businesses and products Initial Investment (Note 1) Investment as of March 31, 2008 Net income (loss) of investee company Note
Ending balance Beginning balance Number of shares (thousand) Percentage of ownership (%) Book value
UMC GROUP (USA) Sunnyvale, California, USA IC Sales USD 16,438 USD 16,438 16,438 100.00 $ 1,194,150 $ 94,090 $ 94,090
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS (EUROPE) B.V. The Netherlands IC Sales USD 5,421 USD 5,421 9 100.00 294,625 13,515 13,515
UMC CAPITAL CORP. Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands Investment holding USD 124,000 USD 124,000 124,000 100.00 3,672,974 43,380 43,380
UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP. (SAMOA) Apia, Samoa Investment holding USD 1,400 USD 1,000 680 100.00 11,481 (2,276 ) (2,276 )
UMCI LTD. Singapore Sales and manufacturing of integrated circuits USD 839,880 USD 839,880 880,006 100.00 137 5 5
TLC CAPITAL CO., LTD. Taipei, Taiwan Consulting and planning for investment in new business 6,000,000 6,000,000 628,800 100.00 7,282,994 37,819 36,749
FORTUNE VENTURE CAPITAL CORP. Taipei, Taiwan Consulting and planning for investment in new business 4,999,940 4,999,940 499,994 99.99 9,131,035 (47,637 ) (47,637 )
UNITED MICRODISPLAY OPTRONICS CORP. Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan Sales and manufacturing of LCOS 1,205,876 1,205,876 84,093 85.24 108,001 (49,889 ) (49,080 )
UMC JAPAN Chiba, Japan Sales and manufacturing of integrated circuits JPY 20,994,400 JPY 20,994,400 496 50.09 6,534,364 (223,787 ) (112,092 )
PACIFIC VENTURE CAPITAL CO., LTD. Taipei, Taiwan Consulting and planning for investment in new business 150,000 150,000 30,000 49.99 127,379 1,212 — Note 2
MTIC HOLDINGS PTE LTD. Singapore Investment holding SGD 4,000 SGD 4,000 4,000 49.94 79,954 (508 ) (254 )
UNITECH CAPITAL INC. British Virgin Islands Investment holding USD 21,000 USD 21,000 21,000 42.00 799,226 (22,266 ) (9,352 )
HSUN CHIEH INVESTMENT CO., LTD. Taipei, Taiwan Investment holding 336,241 336,241 33,624 36.49 3,659,311 (24,317 ) (8,174 )
NEXPOWER TECHNOLOGY CORP. Hsinchu, Taiwan Sales and manufacturing of solar power batteries 760,745 760,745 44,912 34.55 770,726 (40,356 ) (13,942 )
UNIMICRON HOLDING LIMITED Apia, Samoa Investment holding USD 20,000 USD 20,000 20,000 33.78 595,793 (108,431 ) (36,632 ) Note 3
XGI TECHNOLOGY INC. Hsinchu, Taiwan Cartography chip design and production 248,795 248,795 5,868 16.40 19,461 (29,082 ) (4,777 )
AMIC TECHNOLOGY CORP. Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan IC design, production and sales 133,009 133,104 15,550 11.18 31,650 (49,093 ) (5,490 )
MEGA MISSION LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Cayman Islands Investment holding USD 67,500 USD 67,500 — 45.00 1,950,952 (482,958 ) (217,331 ) Note 4

Note 1: Initial investment amounts denominated in foreign currencies are expressed in thousands.

Note 2: On July 3, 2006, PACIFIC VENTURE CAPITAL CO., LTD. began the liquidation process. The Company had ceased to recognize investment income of PACIFIC VENTURE CAPITAL CO., LTD. thereafter.

Note 3: Previously recorded as a prepaid long-term investment in prior periods.

Note 4: No shares since it belongs to partnership fund organization.

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ATTACHMENT 9 (Names, locations and related information of investee companies as of March 31, 2008)

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD unless otherwise specified)

FORTUNE VENTURE CAPITAL CORP.

Investee company Address Main businesses and products Initial Investment (Note 1) March 31, 2008 Net income (loss) of investee company Investment income (loss) recognized
Ending balance Beginning balance Number of shares (thousand) Percentage of ownership (%) Book value
UNITRUTH INVESTMENT CORP. Taipei, Taiwan Investment holding $ 800,000 $ 800,000 80,000 100.00 $ 1,002,384 $ (863 ) $ (863 )
UWAVE TECHNOLOGY CORP. Hsinchu, Taiwan RF IC Design 85,471 85,471 10,186 44.29 — — — Note 2
ANOTO TAIWAN CORP. Taoyuan County, Taiwan Tablet transmission systems and chip-set 39,200 39,200 3,920 39.20 21,958 (6,831 ) (2,678 )
AEVOE INTERNATIONAL LTD. Samoa Design of VOIP Telephone USD 1,213 USD 1,213 3,155 38.62 12,870 (2,940 ) (1,227 )
WALTOP INTERNATIONAL CORP. Hsinchu, Taiwan Tablet PC module, Pen LCD Monitor/module 90,000 90,000 6,000 26.09 118,927 2,777 736
CRYSTAL MEDIA INC. Hsinchu, Taiwan Design of VOIP network phones 50,629 50,629 4,493 24.29 32,110 (9,091 ) (2,208 )
ALLIANCE OPTOTEK CORP. Hsinchu County, Taiwan Design and manufacturing of LED 74,235 74,235 5,789 20.24 52,601 (15,732 ) (3,184 )
SMEDIA TECHNOLOGY CORP. Hsinchu, Taiwan Multimedia co-processor 93,478 93,478 9,045 18.99 37,977 (20,065 ) (3,811 )
HIGH POWER LIGHTING CORP. Taipei County, Taiwan High brightness LED package and Lighting module R&D and manufacture 54,300 54,300 4,525 18.10 34,572 (9,296 ) (1,682 )
MOBILE DEVICES INC. Hsinchu County, Taiwan PHS &GSM/PHS dual mode B/B Chip 89,414 89,414 6,853 17.23 39,396 5,595 964
AMIC TECHNOLOGY CORP. Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan IC design, production and sales 215,269 215,542 20,528 14.72 74,131 (49,093 ) (7,233 )
XGI TECHNOLOGY INC. Hsinchu, Taiwan Design and manufacturing of cartography chip 270,483 270,483 4,208 11.79 10,137 (29,082 ) (2,917 )

Note 1: Initial investment amounts denominated in foreign currencies are expressed in thousands.

Note 2: On June 29, 2007, UWAVE TECHNOLOGY CORP. (UWAVE) reached the decesion of liquidation at it’s shareholders’ meeting. The Company had ceased to recognize investment income of UWAVE thereafter.

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ATTACHMENT 9 (Names, locations and related information of investee companies as of March 31, 2008)

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD unless otherwise specified)

TLC CAPITAL CO., LTD.

Investee company Address Main businesses and products Initial Investment (Note 1) Investment as of March 31, 2008 Net income (loss) of investee company Investment income (loss) recognized
Ending balance Beginning balance Number of shares (thousand) Percentage of ownership (%) Book value
YUNG LI INVESTMENTS, INC. Taipei, Taiwan Investment holding $ 280,000 $ 280,000 0.28 45.16 $ 269,293 $ (3,404 ) $ (1,537 )
CTC CAPITAL PARTNERS I, L.P. Cayman Islands Investment holding USD 4,500 USD 4,500 — 32.11 136,930 3,607 1,158 Note 2
SMEDIA TECHNOLOGY CORP. Hsinchu, Taiwan Multimedia co-processor 106,266 106,266 7,084 14.87 99,574 (20,065 ) (2,985 )

Note 1: Initial investment amounts denominated in foreign currencies are expressed in thousands.

Note 2: No shares since it belongs to partnership fund organization.

UNITRUTH INVESTMENT CORP.

Investee company Address Main businesses and products Initial Investment Investment as of March 31, 2008 Net income (loss) of investee company Investment income (loss) recognized
Ending balance Beginning balance Number of shares (thousand) Percentage of ownership (%) Book value
SMEDIA TECHNOLOGY CORP. Hsinchu, Taiwan Multimedia co-processor $ 77,477 $ 77,477 5,241 11.00 $ 27,966 $ (20,065 ) $ (2,208 )
WALTOP INTERNATIONAL CORP. Hsinchu, Taiwan Tablet PC module, Pen LCD Monitor/module 30,000 30,000 2,000 8.70 39,642 2,777 245
CRYSTAL MEDIA INC. Hsinchu, Taiwan Design of VOIP network phones 16,493 16,493 1,587 8.58 11,341 (9,091 ) (780 )
ALLIANCE OPTOTEK CORP. Hsinchu County, Taiwan Design and manufacturing of LED 27,573 27,573 2,150 7.52 19,538 (15,732 ) (1,183 )
HIGH POWER LIGHTING CORP. Taipei County, Taiwan High brightness LED package and Lighting module R&D and manufacture 14,700 14,700 1,225 4.90 9,359 (9,296 ) (455 )
UWAVE TECHNOLOGY CORP. Hsinchu, Taiwan RF IC Design 6,950 6,950 1,000 4.35 — — — Note 1
MOBILE DEVICES INC. Hsinchu County, Taiwan PHS &GSM/PHS dual mode B/B Chip 20,463 20,463 1,700 4.28 8,872 5,595 239
XGI TECHNOLOGY INC. Hsinchu, Taiwan Design and manufacturing of cartography chip 26,400 26,400 1,179 3.30 3,893 (29,082 ) (961 )

Note 1: On June 29,2007, UWAVE TECHNOLOGY CORP. (UWAVE) reached the decision of liquidation at it’s shareholders’ meeting. The Company had ceased to recognize investment income of UWAVE thereafter.

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ATTACHMENT 9 (Names, locations and related information of investee companies as of March 31, 2008)

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD unless otherwise specified)

UNITED MICRODISPLAY OPTRONICS CORP.

Investee company Address Main businesses and products Initial Investment (Note 1) — Ending balance Beginning balance Investment as of March 31, 2008 — Number of shares (thousand) Percentage of ownership (%) Book value Net income (loss) of investee company Investment income (loss) recognized
UMO (HK) LIMITED Hongkong Investment holding USD 100 USD 100 15,600 100.00 $ 3,087 $ 27 $ 27

Note 1: Initial investment amounts denominated in foreign currencies are expressed in thousands.

UMC CAPITAL CORP.

Investee company Address Main businesses and products Initial Investment Investment as of March 31, 2008 Net income (loss) of investee company Investment income (loss) recognized Note
Ending balance Beginning balance Number of shares (thousand) Percentage of ownership (%) Book value
UMC CAPITAL (USA) Sunnyvale, California, USA Investment holding USD 200 USD 200 200 100.00 USD 372 USD 14 USD 14
ECP VITA LTD. British Virgin Islands Insurance USD 1,000 USD 1,000 1,000 100.00 USD 2,311 USD 198 USD 198
ACHIEVE MADE INTERNATIONAL LTD. British Virgin Islands Internet Content Provider USD 1,000 USD 1,000 508 43.29 USD 728 USD (122 ) USD (53 )
UC FUND II British Virgin Islands Investment holding USD 3,850 USD 3,850 5,000 35.45 USD 4,241 USD 45 USD 16
TRANSLINK CAPITAL PARTNERS I L.P. California, USA Investment holding USD 1,950 USD 1,560 — 18.05 USD 1,760 USD (346 ) USD (58 ) Note 2

Note 1: The amounts denominated in foreign currencies are expressed in thousands.

Note 2: No shares since it belongs to partnership fund organization.

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ATTACHMENT 10 (Investment in Mainland China as of March 31, 2008)

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD unless otherwise specified)

Investee company Main Businesses and Products Total Amount of Paid-in Capital (Note 1) Method of Investment Accumulated Outflow of Investment from Taiwan as of January 1, 2008 (Note 1) Investment Flows — Outflow Inflow Accumulated Outflow of Investment from Taiwan as of March 31, 2008 (Note 1) Percentage of Ownership Equity in the Earnings Carrying Value as of March 31, 2008 (Note 1) Accumulated Inward Remittance of Earnings as of March 31,2008
UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY (SUZHOU) CORP. PCB production RMB 450,636 (Note 2) USD20,000 (Note 3) $ — $ — USD 20,000 33.78 % ($29,123) (Note 4) USD 19,746 $ —
CHU DONG MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. Development & technical design of multimedia (Note 5) (Note 5) — (Note 5) — (Note 5) — — — —
JIAOYUE SOFTWARE (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. Development & design of computer software (Note 5) (Note 5) — (Note 5) — (Note 5) — — — —
TOUCH TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. Development & technical design of multimedia (Note 5) (Note 5) — (Note 5) — (Note 5) — — — —
RE BO CULTURE BROADCASTING LTD.(BEIJING) TV program producing, Advertisement, Added value service (Note 6) (Note 6) — (Note 6) — (Note 6) — — — —
Accumulated Investment in Mainland China as of March 31, 2008 Investment Amounts Authorized by Investment Commission, MOEA (Note 1) Upper Limit on Investment
USD 20,000 USD $ 25,122 $ 46,332,247
(Note 5, 6)

Note 1: Initial investment amounts denominated in foreign currencies are expressed in thousands.

Note 2: The Company invests in UNIMICRON HOLDING LIMITED (Samoa), which has investments in Mainland China.

Note 3: The Company initially accounted for its investment in UNIMICRON HOLDING LIMITED (Samoa) as a prepaid long-term investment. In January 2008 UNIMICRON HOLDING LIMITED (Samoa) completed its increase in the capital, and the Company now accounts it under the equity method. However, outflow of investment capital from Taiwan to UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY (SUZHOU) CORP. was as of the end of 2007.

Note 4: Investment loss is recognized at investee company’s report reviewed by accountant during the same period.

Note 5: TLC Capital Co., Ltd. (TLC) indirectly invests in Mainland China via holding preferred shares issued by Touch Media International Holdings (Cayman) (Touch Media).

Due to TLC only holds preferred shares and do not have significant influence on Touch Media, the detail information of investments that Touch Media made in Mainland China were not available on a timely basis. As of March 31, 2008, TLC had wired USD 5,000 thousand to Touch Media for the stated investment.

Note 6: TLC Capital Co., Ltd. (TLC) indirectly invests in Mainland China via investing in Zebra Media Inc. (Cayman) (Zebra) by its investee company, CTC Capital Partners I, L.P. (Cayman) (CTC).

Due to CTC only holds preferred shares and do not have significant influence on Zebra, the detail information of investments that Zebra made in Mainland China were not available on a timely basis. As of March 31, 2008, CTC had wired USD 122 thousand to Zebra for the stated investment.

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UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION

AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

WITH REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

FOR THE THREE-MONTH PERIOD ENDED

MARCH 31, 2008

Address: No. 3 Li-Hsin Road II, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu City, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Telephone: 886-3-578-2258

The reader is advised that these financial statements have been prepared originally in Chinese. In the event of a conflict between these financial statements and the original Chinese version or difference in interpretation between the two versions, the Chinese language financial statements shall prevail.

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REVIEW REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

English Translation of a Report Originally Issued in Chinese

To United Microelectronics Corporation

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of United Microelectronics Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of March 31, 2008, and the related statement of income and cash flows for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to issue the review report based on our review. As described in Note 3(8) to the consolidated financial statements, certain long-term investments were accounted for under the equity method based on financial statements as of March 31, 2008 of the investees, which were reviewed by the other auditors. Our review insofar as it relates to the investment loss amounted to NT$45 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008, and the related long-term investment balance of NT$4,255 million as of March 31, 2008, is based solely on the reports of the other auditors.

We conducted our review in accordance with the Statements of Auditing Standards No. 36, “Review of Financial Statements” of the Republic of China. A review is limited primarily to applying analytical procedures to financial data and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review and the reports of the other auditors, we are not aware of any material modifications or adjustments that should have been made to the consolidated financial statements referred to above in order for them to be in conformity with requirements of the Business Entity Accounting Act and Regulation on Business Entity Accounting Handling with respect to financial accounting standards, Guidelines Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers, the order VI-0960064020 issued by Financial Supervisory Commission, Executive Yuan, and accounting principles generally accepted in the Republic of China.

As described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted Accounting Research and Development Foundation Interpretation No. 96-052, and recognized share-based employee bonuses and remunerations to directors and supervisors as expenses rather than as a distribution of retained earnings.

April 21, 2008

Taipei, Taiwan

Republic of China

Notice to Readers

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements are intended only to present the financial position and 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 review such financial statements are those generally accepted and applied in the Republic of China.

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English Translation of Consolidated Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese

UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

March 31, 2008

(Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

Notes As of March 31, 2008
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents 3(1) $ 41,097,714
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, current 3(2) 4,299,487
Notes receivable 20,241
Accounts receivable, net 3(3) 13,109,505
Accounts receivable - related parties, net 4 437,945
Other receivables 468,212
Inventories, net 3(4) 11,564,132
Prepaid expenses 860,397
Deferred income tax assets, current 1,280,454
Total current assets 73,138,087
Funds and investments
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, noncurrent 3(5) 48,834
Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 3(6), 3(11) 42,227,377
Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 3(7), 3(11) 8,349,605
Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 3(8) 9,282,436
Total funds and investments 59,908,252
Property, plant and equipment 3(9), 6
Land 2,087,561
Buildings 22,783,227
Machinery and equipment 444,398,648
Transportation equipment 84,531
Furniture and fixtures 3,467,511
Leasehold improvements 40,088
Total cost 472,861,566
Less : Accumulated depreciation (355,516,829 )
Add : Construction in progress and prepayments 10,213,997
Property, plant and equipment, net 127,558,734
Intangible assets
Goodwill 3,498,687
Other intangible assets 305
Total intangible assets 3,498,992
Other assets
Deferred charges 1,357,180
Deferred income tax assets, noncurrent 3,432,964
Other assets - others 3(10), 5 2,129,278
Total other assets 6,919,422
Total assets $ 271,023,487
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Short-term loans 3(12) $ 743,883
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, current 3(13) 170,638
Accounts payable 5,229,501
Income tax payable 1,348,366
Accrued expenses 7,463,530
Payable on equipment 2,868,930
Current portion of long-term liabilities 3(14) 10,499,910
Other current liabilities 1, 2, 3(18) 598,500
Total current liabilities 28,923,258
Long-term liabilities
Bonds payable 3(14) 7,495,575
Total long-term liabilities 7,495,575
Other liabilities
Accrued pension liabilities 3,185,757
Deposits-in 12,556
Deferred income tax liabilities, noncurrent 13,696
Other liabilities - others 446,889
Total other liabilities 3,658,898
Total liabilities 40,077,731
Capital 3(15), 3(16)
Common stock 132,144,949
Additional paid in capital
Premiums 59,435,560
Treasury stock transactions 274
Change in equities of long-term investments 6,714,826
Retained earnings 3(18)
Legal reserve 18,476,942
Special reserve 824,922
Unappropriated earnings 12,555,055
Adjustment items to stockholders’ equity 3(6)
Cumulative translation adjustment (4,527,769 )
Unrealized gain or loss on financial instruments 13,539,721
Treasury stock 3(17) (15,003,247 )
Total stockholders’ equity of parent company 224,161,233
Minority interests 6,784,523
Total stockholders’ equity 230,945,756
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 271,023,487

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

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English Translation of Consolidated Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese

UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2008

(Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars, Except for Earnings per Share)

Operating revenues Notes — 4
Sales revenues $ 25,134,132
Less : Sales returns and discounts (512,641 )
Net Sales 24,621,491
Other operating revenues 518,667
Net operating revenues 25,140,158
Operating costs 1, 2
Cost of goods sold (21,035,019 )
Other operating costs (314,150 )
Operating costs (21,349,169 )
Gross profit 3,790,989
Unrealized intercompany profit (66,858 )
Realized intercompany profit 85,543
Gross profit-net 3,809,674
Operating expenses 1, 2
Sales and marketing expenses (905,361 )
General and administrative expenses (869,610 )
Research and development expenses (2,065,785 )
Subtotal (3,840,756 )
Operating income (31,082 )
Non-operating income
Interest revenue 183,888
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment 5,842
Gain on disposal of investments 854,773
Gain on recovery of market value of inventories 1,056
Gain on valuation of financial assets 51,665
Gain on valuation of financial liabilities 3(13) 140,943
Other income 177,307
Subtotal 1,415,474
Non-operating expenses
Interest expense 3(9), 3(12) (36,758 )
Investment loss accounted for under the equity method, net 3(8) (331,721 )
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment (2,640 )
Exchange loss, net (730,338 )
Financial expenses (15,521 )
Impairment loss 3(11) (44,944 )
Other losses (36,595 )
Subtotal (1,198,517 )
Income from continuing operations before income tax 185,875
Income tax expense (92,551 )
Net income $ 93,324
Attributable to:
Shareholders of the parent $ 205,828
Minority interests (112,504 )
Net income $ 93,324
Earnings per share-basic (NTD) 3(19) Post-tax
Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent $ 0.03 $ 0.02
Earnings per share-diluted (NTD) 3(19)
Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent $ 0.01 $ 0.01

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

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English Translation of Consolidated Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese

UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2008

(Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2008
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income attributable to shareholders of the parent $ 205,828
Net loss attributable to minority interests (112,504 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation 9,514,057
Amortization 383,903
Bad debt expenses 1,367
Gain on recovery in market value and obsolescence of inventories (1,056 )
Cash dividends received under the equity method 134,924
Investment loss accounted for under the equity method 331,721
Gain on valuation of financial assets and liabilities (192,608 )
Impairment loss 44,944
Gain on disposal of investments (854,773 )
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment (3,202 )
Amortization of bond discounts 6,205
Exchange gain on financial assets and liabilities (60,765 )
Exchange gain on long-term liabilities (177,917 )
Amortization of deferred income (37,870 )
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss 537,878
Notes and accounts receivable 1,311,521
Other receivables 38,947
Inventories 141,668
Prepaid expenses (207,513 )
Deferred income tax assets (183,291 )
Accounts payable 14,341
Income tax payable 55,107
Accrued expenses (438,654 )
Other current liabilities (42,240 )
Accrued pension liabilities 14,604
Capacity deposits (4,447 )
Other liabilities - others (8,389 )
Net cash provided by operating activities 10,411,786
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of available-for-sale financial assets (148,015 )
Proceeds from disposal of available-for-sale financial assets 1,254,145
Acquisition of financial assets measured at cost (275,520 )
Proceeds from disposal of financial assets measured at cost 63,030
Acquisition of long-term investments accounted for under the equity method (11,833 )
Proceeds from disposal of long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 535
Proceeds from capital reduction and liquidation of investments 57,666
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment (5,741,629 )
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment 5,315
Increase in deferred charges (342,092 )
Decrease in other assets - others 8,449
Net cash used in investing activities (5,129,949 )

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English Translation of Consolidated Financial Statements Originally Issued in Chinese

UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2008

(Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars)

(continued)

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2008
Cash flows from financing activities:
Increase in short-term loans $ 403,550
Redemption of bonds (12,216,623 )
Decrease in deposits-in (1,817 )
Net cash used in financing activities (11,814,890 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (47,380 )
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (6,580,433 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 47,678,147
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 41,097,714
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest $ 4,116
Cash refunded for income tax $ (27,466 )
Investing activities partially paid by cash:
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment $ 2,574,285
Add: Payable at beginning of period 6,036,274
Less: Payable at end of period (2,868,930 )
Cash paid for acquiring property, plant and equipment $ 5,741,629

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

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UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2008

(Expressed in Thousands of New Taiwan Dollars unless Otherwise Specified)

United Microelectronics Corporation and the consolidated entities (the “Company”) has prepared the notes in conformity with the order VI-0960064020 issued by Financial Supervisory Commission, Executive Yuan as of November 15, 2007, which simplifies the disclosure requirement. According to this order, the Company is only required to disclose the differences of accounting policies between the latest audited consolidated financial statements and the current ones and to disclose the consolidated entities. The following items can be exempt from disclosures:

i. History and organization;

ii. Income tax;

iii. Pension plan;

iv. Summary of operation cost and expenses including salary, depreciation, depletion, and amortization; and

v. Attachments pertaining to significant transactions, investments, and investments in Mainland China.

  1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The consolidated financial statements were prepared in conformity with requirements of the Business Entity Accounting Act and Regulation on Business Entity Accounting Handling with respect to financial accounting standards, the order VI-0960064020 issued by Financial Supervisory Commission under the Executive Yuan, Guidelines Governing the Preparation of Financial Reports by Securities Issuers and accounting principles generally accepted in the Republic of China (R.O.C.).

Significant accounting policies adopted in preparing the accompanying consolidated financial statements are those adopted in preparing the annual consolidated financial statements of 2007, except those stated below:

(1) General Description of the Reporting Entities

a. Principles of Consolidation

Investees in which United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), directly or indirectly, holds more than 50% of voting rights or de facto control with less than 50% of voting rights, are consolidated into UMC’s financial statements.

Transactions between consolidated entities are eliminated in the consolidated financial statements. Prior to January 1, 2006, the difference between the acquisition cost and the net equity of a subsidiary as of the acquisition date was amortized over 5 years; however effective January 1, 2006, goodwill arising from new acquisitions is analyzed and accounted for under the ROC Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (SFAS) No. 25, “Business Combination – Accounting Treatment under Purchase Method”, and goodwill is not subject to amortization.

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b. The consolidated entities are as follows:

As of March 31, 2008

Investor Subsidiary Business nature Percentage of ownership (%)
UMC UMC GROUP (USA) IC Sales 100.00
UMC UNITED MICROELECTRONICS (EUROPE)
B.V. IC Sales 100.00
UMC UMC CAPITAL CORP. Investment holding 100.00
UMC UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
(SAMOA) Investment holding 100.00
UMC TLC CAPITAL CO., LTD. Consulting and planning for investment in new business 100.00
UMC UMCI LTD. Sales and manufacturing of integrated circuits 100.00
UMC FORTUNE VENTURE CAPITAL CORP.
(FORTUNE) Consulting and planning for investment in new business 99.99
UMC UNITED MICRODISPLAY OPTRONICS CORP.
(UMO) Sales and manufacturing of LCOS 85.24
UMC UMC JAPAN Sales and manufacturing of integrated circuits 50.09
FORTUNE UNITRUTH INVESTMENT CORP. (UNITRUTH) Investment holding 100.00
UMC CAPITAL CORP. UMC CAPITAL (USA) Investment holding 100.00
UMC CAPITAL CORP. ECP VITA LTD. Insurance 100.00
UMO UMO (HK) LIMITED Investment holding 100.00

(2) Employee Stock Option Plan

The Company used the intrinsic value method to recognize compensation cost for its employee stock options issued between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2007, in accordance with Accounting Research and Development Foundation interpretations No. 92-070 through 072. For stock options granted on or after January 1, 2008, the Company recognizes compensation cost using the fair value method in accordance with ROC SFAS No. 39 “Accounting for Share-Based Payment.”

(3) Share-Based Employee Bonuses and Remunerations Paid to Directors and Supervisors

In accordance with Accounting Research and Development Foundation interpretation No. 96-052 effective January 1, 2008, share-based employee bonuses and remunerations paid to directors and supervisors are accounted for as expenses and charged to current income at fair value rather than as a reduction of retained earnings.

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  1. ACCOUNTING CHANGES

(1) Employee Stock Options

Effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted ROC SFAS No. 39, “Accounting for Share-Based Payment” to account for share-based payments. This change in accounting principles had no effect on consolidated net income or on consolidated earnings per share for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008.

(2) Share-Based Employee Bonuses and Remunerations Paid to Directors and Supervisors

Effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted Accounting Research and Development Foundation interpretation No. 96-052 to account for share-based employee bonuses and remunerations paid to directors and supervisors. The adoption resulted in an unfavorable effect on consolidated net income in the amount of NT$54 million, thereby reducing consolidated earnings per share by NT$0.004 for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008.

  1. CONTENTS OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTS

(1) CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

As of March 31, 2008
Cash:
Cash on hand $ 2,957
Checking and savings accounts 6,710,429
Time deposits 28,568,639
Subtotal 35,282,025
Cash equivalents: 5,815,689
Total $ 41,097,714

(2) FINANCIAL ASSETS AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS, CURRENT

As of March 31, 2008
Held for trading
Listed stocks $ 4,180,169
Open-end fund 3,960
Forward contract 115,358
Total $ 4,299,487

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2008, net gain of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, current, was NT$75 million.

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(3) ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

Accounts receivable As of March 31, 2008 — $ 14,183,217
Less: Allowance for sales returns and discounts (1,070,093 )
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts (3,619 )
Net $ 13,109,505

(4) INVENTORIES, NET

Raw materials As of March 31, 2008 — $ 1,158,136
Supplies and spare parts 2,253,646
Work in process 8,088,168
Finished goods 905,326
Total 12,405,276
Less : Allowance for loss on decline in market value and obsolescence (841,144 )
Net $ 11,564,132

Inventories were not pledged.

(5) FINANCIAL ASSETS AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS, NONCURRENT

As of March 31, 2008
Convertible bonds $ 48,834

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2008, net gain of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, noncurrent, was NT$1 million.

(6) AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE FINANCIAL ASSETS, NONCURRENT

As of March 31, 2008
Common stock $ 41,977,360
Depositary receipts 121,375
Funds 128,642
Total $ 42,227,377

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During the three-month period ended March 31, 2008, the total unrealized loss adjustment to consolidated stockholders’ equity due to changes in fair value of available-for-sale assets was NT$7,504 million. The Company recognized a net gain of NT$821 million due to the disposal of available-for-sale assets during the three-month period ended March 31, 2008. Among the available-for-sale assets, five million shares of EPITECH TECHNOLOGY CORP. (EPITECH) were acquired on March 1, 2007 through the exchange of HIGHLINK TECHNOLOGY CORP. (HIGHLINK) shares, which were previously obtained by the Company through private placement since February 2006. On March 1, 2007, HIGHLINK was merged into EPISTAR CORP. The Company’s holding of EPISTAR CORP. is classified as available-for-sale. Additionally, the Company acquired 5.5 million shares of Simplo Technology Co., LTD were acquired through private placement in July 2006. The exchanges of these shares listed above are restricted by the provisions in Article 43 paragraph 8 of the Securities and Exchange Law.

(7) FINANCIAL ASSETS MEASURED AT COST, NONCURRENT

As of March 31, 2008
Common stock $ 5,323,702
Preferred stock 2,336,647
Convertible bond 15,352
Funds 673,904
Total $ 8,349,605

The Company acquired 0.074 million shares of Ralink Technology Corp. through private placement in July 2007, 4 million shares of INPAQ Technology Co., LTD through private placement in November 2007, and 4.6 million shares of First International Telecom Corp. through private placement in March 2008. The exchanges of these shares listed above are restricted by the provision in Article 43 paragraph 8 of the Securities and Exchange Law.

(8) LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS ACCOUNTED FOR UNDER THE EQUITY METHOD

a. Details of long-term investments accounted for under the equity method are as follows:

Investee Company As of March 31, 2008 — Amount Percentage of Ownership or Voting Rights
Unlisted companies
PACIFIC VENTURE CAPITAL CO., LTD. (PACIFIC) (Note A) $ 127,379 49.99
MTIC HOLDING PTE LTD. 79,954 49.94
UWAVE TECHNOLOGY CORP. (UWAVE) (Note B) — 48.64
YUNG LI INVESTMENTS, INC. 269,293 45.16
MEGA MISSION LIMITED PARTENRSHIP 1,950,952 45.00
SMEDIA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 165,517 44.86

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Investee Company As of March 31, 2008 — Amount Percentage of Ownership or Voting Rights
ACHIEVE MADE INTERNATIONAL LTD. 22,085 43.29
UNITECH CAPITAL INC. 799,226 42.00
ANOTO TAIWAN CORP. 21,958 39.20
AEVOE INTERNATIONAL LTD. 12,870 38.62
HSUN CHIEH INVESTMENT CO., LTD. 3,659,311 36.49
UC FUND II 128,667 35.45
WALTOP INTERNATIONAL CORP. 158,569 34.79
NEXPOWER TECHNOLOGY CORP. 770,726 34.55
UNIMICRON HOLDING LIMITED 595,793 33.78
CRYSTAL MEDIA INC. 43,451 32.87
CTC CAPITAL PARTNERS I, L.P. 136,930 32.11
XGI TECHNOLOGY INC. 33,491 31.49
ALLIANCE OPTOTEK CORP. 72,139 27.76
AMIC TECHNOLOGY CORP. 88,536 25.90
HIGH POWER LIGHTING CORP. 43,931 23.00
MOBILE DEVICES INC. 48,268 21.51
TRANSLINK CAPITAL PARTNERS I L.P. (TRANSLINK)(Note C) 53,390 18.05
Total $ 9,282,436

| Note A : | On June 27, 2006, PACIFIC set July 3, 2006 as its liquidation date through a decision at its shareholders’ meeting. The liquidation has not been completed as of March 31,
2008. |
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| Note B : | On June 29, 2007, UWAVE reached the decision to liquidate the company at its shareholders’ meeting. The liquidation has not been completed as of March 31,
2008. |
| Note C : | According to the partnership contract, the Company has significant influence over TRANSLINK, and it is accounted for under the equity method. |

b. Total loss arising from investments accounted for under the equity method, based on the reviewed financial statements of the investees, was NT$ 332 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008. Investment loss amounted to NT$45 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008, and the related long-term investment balance of NT$4,255 million as of March 31, 2008, was determined based on the investees’ financial statements reviewed by the other auditors.

c. The long-term equity investments were not pledged.

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(9) PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

As of March 31, 2008 — Cost Accumulated Depreciation Book Value
Land $ 2,087,561 $ — $ 2,087,561
Buildings 22,783,227 (8,368,608 ) 14,414,619
Machinery and equipment 444,398,648 (344,407,903 ) 99,990,745
Transportation equipment 84,531 (66,684 ) 17,847
Furniture and fixtures 3,467,511 (2,635,177 ) 832,334
Leasehold improvement 40,088 (38,457 ) 1,631
Construction in progress and prepayments 10,213,997 — 10,213,997
Total $ 483,075,563 $ (355,516,829 ) $ 127,558,734

a. Total interest expense before capitalization amounted to NT$50 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008.

Details of capitalized interest are as follows:

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2008
Machinery and equipment $ 10,279
Other property, plant and equipment 3,018
Total interest capitalized $ 13,297
Interest rates applied 0.68%~0.91 %

b. Property, plant and equipment were not pledged.

(10) OTHER ASSETS - OTHERS

As of March 31, 2008
Leased assets $ 1,191,301
Deposits-out 745,254
Others 192,723
Total $ 2,129,278

Please refer to Note 5 for deposits-out pledged as collateral.

(11) IMPAIRMENT

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2008
Available for sale financial assets, noncurrent $ 23,655
Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 21,289
Total $ 44,944

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(12) SHORT-TERM LOANS

As of March 31, 2008
Unsecured bank loans $ 743,883
Interest rates 2.88%~3.51%

The Company’s unused short-term lines of credits amounted to NT$14,137 million as of March 31, 2008.

(13) FINANCIAL LIABILITIES AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS, CURRENT

As of March 31, 2008
Interest rate swaps $ 170,638

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2008, net gain arising from financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, current was NT$141 million.

(14) BONDS PAYABLE

As of March 31, 2008
Domestic unsecured bonds:
Issued in April 2001 and due on April 2008, 5.2170% ~ 5.2850% interest payable annually $ 3,000,000
Issued in May ~ June 2003 and due on May ~ June 2008, 4.0% minus USD 12-Month LIBOR interest payable annually 7,500,000
Issued in May ~ June 2003 and due on May ~ June 2010, 4.3% minus USD 12-Month LIBOR interest payable annually 7,500,000
Discounts on convertible bonds (4,515 )
Subtotal 17,995,485
Less: Current portion (10,499,910 )
Net $ 7,495,575

a. During the period from April 16 to April 27, 2001, the Company issued five-year and seven-year unsecured bonds totaling NT$15,000 million, each with a face value of NT$7,500 million. The interest is paid annually with stated interest rates of 5.1195% through 5.1850% and 5.2170% through 5.2850%, respectively. The five-year bonds and seven-year bonds are repaid starting from April 2004 to April 2006 and April 2006 to April 2008, respectively, both in three yearly installments at the rates of 30%, 30% and 40%. On April 27, 2006, the five-year bonds were fully redeemed.

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b. During the period from May 21 to June 24, 2003, the Company issued five-year and seven-year unsecured bonds totaling NT$15,000 million, each with a face value of NT$7,500 million. The interest is paid annually with stated interest rates of 4.0% minus USD 12-Month LIBOR and 4.3% minus USD 12-Month LIBOR, respectively. Stated interest rates are reset annually based on the prevailing USD 12-Month LIBOR. The five-year bonds and seven-year bonds are repayable in 2008 and 2010, respectively, upon the maturity of the bonds.

c. On October 5, 2005, the Company issued zero coupon convertible bonds on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. The terms and conditions of the bonds are as follows:

(a) Issue Amount: US$381.4 million

(b) Period: October 5, 2005 ~ February 15, 2008 (Maturity date)

(c) Redemption:

i On or at any time after April 5, 2007, if the closing price of the ADSs listed on the NYSE has been at least 130% of either the conversion price or the last adjusted conversion price, for 20 out of 30 consecutive ADS trading days, the Company may redeem all, but not some only, of the bonds.

ii If at least 90% in principal amount of the bonds have already been redeemed, repurchased, cancelled or converted, the Company may redeem all, but not some only, of the bonds.

iii. In the event that the Company’s ADSs or shares have officially ceased to be listed or admitted for trading on the NYSE or the TSE, as the case may be, each bondholder shall have the right, at such bondholder’s option, to require the Company to repurchase all, but not in part, of such bondholder’s bonds at their principal amount.

iv. In the event of certain changes in taxation in the R.O.C. resulting in the Company becoming required to pay additional amounts, the Company may redeem all, but not part, of the bonds at their principal amount; bondholders may elect not to have their bonds redeemed by the Company in such event, in which case the bondholders shall not be entitled to receive payments of such additional amounts.

v. If a significant change of control occurs with respect to the Company, each bondholder shall have the right at such bondholder’s option, to require the Company to repurchase all, but not in part, of such bondholder’s bonds at their principal amount.

vi. The Company will pay the principal amount of the bonds at its maturity date, February 15, 2008.

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(d) Conversion:

i Conversion Period: Except for the closed period, the bonds may be converted into the Company’s ADSs on or after November 4, 2005 and on or prior to February 5, 2008.

ii Conversion Price and Adjustment: The conversion price is US$4.253 per ADS. The applicable conversion price will be subject to adjustments upon the occurrence of certain events set out in the indenture.

(e) Redemption at maturity date

At the maturity date of February 15, 2008, the Company had redeemed the bonds at 100%.

d. Repayments of the above-mentioned bonds in the future years are as follows:

Bonds repayable in Amount
2008(2 nd quarter and
thereafter) $ 10,500,000
2009 —
2010 7,500,000
Total $ 18,000,000

(15) CAPITAL STOCK

a. The Company had 26,000 million common shares authorized to be issued, and 13,214 million shares were issued as of March 31, 2008, each at a par value of NT$10.

b. The Company had issued a total of 1,098 million ADSs, which were traded on the NYSE as of March 31, 2008. The total number of common shares of the Company represented by all issued ADSs was 220 million shares as of March 31, 2008. One ADS represents five common shares.

(16) EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTIONS

On September 11, 2002, October 8, 2003, September 30, 2004, December 22, 2005, and October 9, 2007, the Company was approved by the Securities and Futures Bureau of the Financial Supervisory Commission, Executive Yuan, to issue employee stock options with a total number of 1 billion, 150 million, 150 million, 350 million, and 500 million units, respectively. Each unit entitles an optionee to subscribe to 1 share of the Company’s common stock. Settlement upon the exercise of the options will be made through the issuance of new shares by the Company. The exercise price of the options was set at the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. The contractual life is 6 years and an optionee may exercise the options in accordance with certain schedules as prescribed by the plan starting 2 years from the grant date. Detailed information relevant to the employee stock options is disclosed as follows:

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Date of grant Total number of options granted (in thousands) Total number of options outstanding (in thousands) Exercisable number of options (Note) Exercise price (NTD) (Note)
October 7, 2002 939,000 397,997 277,470 $ 22.52
January 3, 2003 61,000 41,191 28,717 $ 25.39
November 26, 2003 57,330 42,257 29,460 $ 35.43
March 23, 2004 33,330 19,120 13,330 $ 32.85
July 1, 2004 56,590 40,343 28,126 $ 29.69
October 13, 2004 20,200 9,901 6,902 $ 25.53
April 29, 2005 23,460 12,738 8,881 $ 23.52
August 16, 2005 54,350 35,314 24,619 $ 30.98
September 29, 2005 51,990 42,043 29,311 $ 28.27
January 4, 2006 39,290 22,157 15,447 $ 24.36
May 22, 2006 42,058 31,642 22,060 $ 26.48
August 24, 2006 28,140 20,540 14,320 $ 25.32
December 13,2007 500,000 491,578 491,578 $ 18.95
Total 1,906,738 1,206,821 990,221

Note: The employee stock options granted prior to August 7, 2007, effective date of capital reduction, are adjusted in accordance with capital reduction rate. Each option unit entitles an optionee to subscribe for about 0.7 share of the Company’s common stock. The exercise price of the options is also adjusted according to capital reduction rate. Each stock option unit granted after August 7, 2007 remains to be subscribed for 1 share of the Company’s common stock.

A summary of the equity-settled share-based payment transactions, and related information for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008 is as follows:

(1)

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2008 — Option (in thousands) Shares available to option holders (in thousands) Weighted- average Exercise Price per share (NTD)
Outstanding at beginning of period 1,287,407 1,048,832 $ 22.14
Granted — — $ —
Exercised — — $ —
Forfeited (80,586 ) (58,611 ) $ 22.40
Outstanding at end of period 1,206,821 990,221 $ 22.13
Exercisable at end of period 590,097 411,396 $ 24.46
Weighted-average fair value of options granted during the period $ —

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(2) The information of the equity-settled share-based payment transactions as of March 31, 2008, is as follows:

Authorization Date Range of Exercise Price Outstanding Stock Options — Option (in thousands) Shares available to option holders (in thousands) Weighted- average Expected Remaining Years Weighted- average Exercise Price per share (NTD) Exercisable Stock Options — Option (in thousands) Shares available to option holders (in thousands) Weighted- average Exercise Price per share (NTD)
2002.09.11 $22.52~$25.39 439,188 306,187 0.54 $ 22.79 438,944 306,017 $ 22.79
2003.10.08 $29.69~$35.43 101,720 70,916 1.95 $ 32.67 91,492 63,785 $ 32.98
2004.09.30 $23.52~$30.98 99,996 69,713 3.30 $ 28.35 49,694 34,645 $ 28.41
2005.12.22 $24.36~$26.48 74,339 51,827 4.10 $ 25.53 9,967 6,949 $ 24.36
2007.10.09 $18.95 491,578 491,578 5.70 $ 18.95 — — $ —
1,206,821 990,221 3.58 $ 22.13 590,097 411,396 $ 24.46

The Company used the intrinsic value method to recognize compensation costs for its employee stock options issued between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2007. Effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted ROC SFAS No. 39 “Accounting for Share-Based Payment,” which requires stock options to be recognized as compensation costs at fair value. Compensation costs for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008 was NT$0.

The pro forma net income and earnings per share resulted from the adoption of using the fair value method on the options granted before the effective date of ROC SFAS No. 39 “Accounting for Share-Based Payment” are as follows:

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2008 — Basic earnings per share Diluted earnings per share
Net Income $ 205,828 $ 75,918
Earnings per share (NTD) $ 0.02 $ 0.01
Pro forma net income $ (36,441 ) $ (166,351 )
Pro forma earnings per share (NTD) $ (0.003 ) $ (0.01 )

The fair value of the options granted was estimated at the grant date using the Black-Scholes options pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008.

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2008
Expected dividend yields 1.37%~1.71%
Volatility factors of the expected market price 36.29%~49.10%
Risk-free interest rate 1.85%~2.85%
Weighted-average expected life of the options (year) 4~5

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(17) TREASURY STOCK

a. The Company bought back its own shares from the open market during the three-month period ended March 31, 2008. Details of the treasury stock transactions are as follows:

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2008

(In thousands of shares)

Purpose As of January 1, 2008 Increase Decrease As of March 31, 2008
For transfer to employees 355,716 — — 355,716
For conversion of the convertible bonds into shares 348,583 — — 348,583
Total shares 704,299 — — 704,299

b. According to the Securities and Exchange Law of the R.O.C., the total shares of treasury stock shall not exceed 10% of UMC’s issued stocks, and the total purchase amount shall not exceed the sum of the retained earnings, additional paid-in capital – premiums, and realized additional paid-in capital. As such, the maximum number of shares of treasury stock that UMC could hold as of March 31, 2008, was 1,321 million shares, while the ceiling amount was NT$79,465 million.

c. In compliance with Securities and Exchange Law of the R.O.C., treasury stock should not be pledged, nor should it be entitled to voting rights or receiving dividends. Stock held by subsidiaries is treated as treasury stock. These subsidiaries have the same rights as other stockholders except for subscription to new stock issuance. Starting June 22, 2005, stocks held by subsidiaries no longer have voting rights according to the revised Companies Act.

d. As of March 31, 2008, UMC’s subsidiary, FORTUNE VENTURE CAPITAL CORP., held 15 million shares of UMC’s stock, with a book value of NT$ 18.70 per share. The closing price on March 31, 2008 was NT$18.70.

(18) RETAINED EARNINGS AND DIVIDEND POLICIES

According to UMC’s Articles of Incorporation, current year’s earnings, if any, shall be distributed in the following order :

a. Payment of all taxes and dues;

b. Offset prior years’ operation losses;

c. Set aside 10% of the remaining amount after deducting items (a) and (b) as a legal reserve;

d. Set aside 0.1% of the remaining amount after deducting items (a), (b), and (c) as directors’ and supervisors’ remuneration; and

e. After deducting items (a), (b), and (c) above from the current year’s earnings, no less than 5% of the remaining amount together with the prior years’ unappropriated earnings is to be allocated as employees’ bonus, which will be settled through issuance of new shares of UMC, or cash. Employees of UMC’s subsidiaries, meeting certain requirements determined by the board of directors, are also eligible for the employees’ bonus.

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f. The distribution of the remaining portion, if any, will be recommended by the board of directors and resolved in the shareholders’ meeting.

The policy for dividend distribution should reflect factors such as the current and future investment environment, fund requirements, domestic and international competition and capital budgets; as well as the benefit of shareholders, share bonus equilibrium, and long-term financial planning. The board of directors shall make the distribution proposal annually and present it at the shareholders’ meeting. The Company’s Articles of Incorporation further provide that no more than 80% of the dividends to shareholders, if any, must be paid in the form of stock dividends. Accordingly, at least 20% of the dividends must be paid in the form of cash.

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2008, the amounts of the employee bonuses and remunerations to directors and supervisors were estimated at NT$84 million and NT$1 million, respectively. The board of directors estimated the amount by taking into consideration the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, government regulations and industrial average. Estimated employee bonuses and remunerations to directors and supervisors were charged to current income. If the board modifies the estimates significantly in the subsequent periods during the year, the Company will recognize the change as an adjustment to current income in the period the modification is made. Moreover, if the amounts were modified by the shareholders’ meeting of the following year, the adjustment will be regarded as a change of accounting estimate and will be reflected in the consolidated statement of income in the following year.

The appropriation of 2007 retained earnings has not yet been approved by the shareholder’s meeting as of the reporting date. Information on the board of directors’ recommendations and shareholders’ approval can be obtained from the “Market Observation Post System” on the Taiwan Stock Exchange website.

The distribution of retained earnings for the year 2007 was recommended by the board of directors on March 17, 2008. Details of the distribution are as follows:

2007 (as recommended by the board of directors)
Cash Dividend $ 0.75 per share
Stock Dividend 0.08 per share
Employees’ bonuses – Cash Dividend (NTD thousands) 286,541
Employees’ bonuses – Stock Dividend (NTD thousands) 1,146,166
Directors’ and Supervisors’ remunerations (NTD thousands) 11,939

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Pursuant to Article 41 of the Securities and Exchange Law of the R.O.C., a special reserve is set aside from the current net income and prior unappropriated earnings with an amount equal to the amount of items that are accounted for as deductions to stockholders’ equity, such as unrealized loss on long-term investment and cumulative translation adjustments. When the deductions to stockholders’ equity are reversed, the set-aside special reserve can be distributed.

(19) EARNINGS PER SHARE

a. The Company had both zero coupon convertible bonds and employee stock options outstanding during the three-month period ended March 31, 2008. Therefore, in consideration of such complex structure, the calculated basic and diluted earnings per share for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008, are disclosed as follows:

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2008
Amount Earnings per share (NTD)
Income before income tax Net income Shares expressed in thousands Income before income tax Net income
Earning per share-basic (NTD)
Income available to common stock shareholders $ 315,771 $ 205,828 12,494,810 $ 0.03 $ 0.02
Effect of dilutive equivalent shares
Employee stock options $ (173,214 ) $ (129,910 ) 226,658
Earning per share-diluted:
Income available to common stock shareholders $ 142,557 $ 75,918 12,721,468 $ 0.01 $ 0.01

The employee stock options were not dilutive when calculating the diluted earning per share for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008; therefore, they were not included in the diluted earning per share calculation.

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  1. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

(1) Name and Relationship of Related Parties

Name of related parties Relationship with the Company
UNITECH CAPITAL INC. Equity Investee
MEGA MISSION LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Equity Investee
MTIC HOLDINGS PTE. LTD. Equity Investee
UNIMICRON HOLDING LIMITED Equity Investee
HSUN CHIEH INVESTMENT CO., LTD. Equity Investee
AMIC TECHNOLOGY CORP. Equity Investee
PACIFIC VENTURE CAPITAL CO., LTD. Equity Investee
XGI TECHNOLOGY INC. Equity Investee
NEXPOWER TECHNOLOGY CORP. Equity Investee
SILICON INTEGRATED SYSTEMS CORP. (SILICON) The Company’s director
UWAVE TECHNOLOGY CORP. Subsidiary’s equity investee
UCA TECHNOLOGY INC. (Liquidation finished on March 17, 2008) Subsidiary’s equity investee
SMEDIA TECHNOLOGY CORP. Subsidiary’s equity investee
CRYSTAL MEDIA INC. Subsidiary’s equity investee
MOBILE DEVICES INC. Subsidiary’s equity investee

(2) Significant Related Party Transactions

a. Operating revenues

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2008 — Amount Percentage
SILICON $ 499,627 2
Others 195,257 1
Total $ 694,884 3

The sales price to the above related parties was determined through mutual agreement based on the market conditions. The collection period for overseas sales to related parties was net 60 days, while the terms for domestic sales were month-end 45~60 days. The collection period for third party overseas sales was net 30~60 days, while the terms for third party domestic sales were month-end 30~60 days.

b. Accounts receivable

As of March 31, 2008 — Amount Percentage
SILICON $ 379,872 2
Others 123,968 1
Total 503,840 3
Less: Allowance for sales returns and discounts (65,895 ) —
Net $ 437,945 3

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  1. ASSETS PLEDGED AS COLLATERAL

As of March 31, 2008

Amount Party to which asset(s) was pledged Purpose of pledge
Deposit-out (Time deposit) $ 620,213 Customs Customs duty guarantee
  1. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

(1) The Company has entered into several patent license agreements and development contracts of intellectual property for a total contract amount of approximately NT$8.5 billion. Royalties and development fees payable in future years are NT$3.5 billion as of March 31, 2008.

(2) The Company signed several construction contracts for the expansion of its factory space. As of March 31, 2008, these construction contracts have amounted to approximately NT$3 billion and the unpaid portion of the contracts was approximately NT$1 billion.

(3) The Company entered into several operating lease contracts for land and office. These renewable operating leases will expire in various years through 2032 and are renewable. Future minimum lease payments under those leases are as follows:

For the year ended December 31, Amount
2008 (2 nd quarter and
thereafter) $ 222,210
2009 275,791
2010 261,720
2011 253,713
2012 243,441
2013 and thereafter 1,911,960
Total $ 3,168,835

(4) On February 15, 2005, the Hsinchu District Prosecutor’s Office conducted a search of the Company’s facilities. On February 18, 2005, the Company’s former Chairman Mr. Robert H.C. Tsao, released a public statement, explaining that its assistance to Hejian Technology Corp. (Hejian) did not involve any investment or technology transfer.

Furthermore, from the very beginning there was a verbal indication that, at the proper time, the Company would be compensated appropriately for its assistance, and circumstances permitting, at some time in the future, it will push through the merger between two companies. However, no promise was made by the Company and no written agreement was made and executed. Upon the Company’s request to materialize the said verbal indication by compensating in the form of either cash or equity, the Chairman of the holding company of Hejian offered 15% of the approximately 700 million outstanding shares of the holding company of Hejian in return for the Company’s past assistance and for continued assistance in the future.

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Immediately after the Company had received such offer, it filed an application with the Investment Commission of the Ministry of Economic Affairs on March 18, 2005 (Ref. No. 94-Lian-Tung-Tzu-0222), for their executive guidance for the successful transfer of said shares to the Company. The shareholders meeting dated June 13, 2005 resolved that to the extent permitted by law the Company shall try to get the 15% of the outstanding shares offered by the holding company of Hejian as an asset of the Company. The holding company of Hejian offered 106 million shares of its outstanding common shares in return for the Company’s assistance. The holding company of Hejian has put all such shares in escrow. The Company was informed of such escrow on August 4, 2006. The subscription price per share of the holding company of Hejian in the last offering was US$1.1. Therefore, the total market value of the said shares is worth more than US$110 million. However, the Company may not acquire the ownership of nor exercise the rights of the said shares with any potential stock dividend or cash dividend distributed in the future until the ROC laws and regulations allow the Company to acquire and exercise. In the event that any stock dividend or cash dividend is distributed, the Company’s stake in the holding company of Hejian will accumulate accordingly.

In April 2005, the Company’s former Chairman Mr. Robert H.C. Tsao was personally fined with in the aggregate amount of NT$3 million by the Financial Supervisory Commission, Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (ROC FSC) for failure to disclose material information relating to Hejian in accordance with applicable rules. As a result of the imposition of the fines by the ROC FSC, the Company was also fined in the amount of NT$30,000 by Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) for the alleged non-compliance with the disclosure rules in relation to the material information. The Company and its former Chairman Mr. Robert H.C. Tsao have filed for administrative appeal and reconsideration with the Executive Yuan, R.O.C. and TSE, respectively. Mr. Robert H.C. Tsao’s administrative appeal was dismissed by the Execution Yuan, R.O.C. on February 21, 2006 and the ROC FSC transferred the case against Mr. Robert H.C. Tsao to the Administrative Enforcement Agency for enforcement of the fine. Mr. Robert H.C. Tsao has filed an administrative action against the ROC FSC with Taipei High Administrative Court on April 14, 2006. On December 27, 2007, the Administrative High Court revoked the decision and ruled in favor of Mr. Tsao.

For the Company’s assistance to Hejian Technology Corp., the Company’s former Chairman Mr. Robert H.C. Tsao, former Vice Chairman Mr. John Hsuan, and Mr. Duen-Chian Cheng, the General Manager of Fortune Venture Capital Corp., which is 99.99% owned by the Company, were indicted for violating the Business Entity Accounting Act and breach of trust under the Criminal Law by Hsinchu District Court’s Prosecutor’s Office on January 9, 2006. Mr. Robert H.C. Tsao and Mr. John Hsuan had officially resigned from their positions of the Company’s Chairman, Vice Chairman and directors prior to the announcement of the prosecution; for this reason, at the time of the prosecution, Mr. Robert H.C. Tsao and Mr. John Hsuan no longer served as the Company’s directors and had not executed their duties as the Company’s Chairman and Vice Chairman.

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In the future, if a guilty judgment is pronounced by the court, such consequences would be Mr. Robert H.C. Tsao, Mr. John Hsuan and Mr. Duen-Chian Cheng’s personal concerns only; the Company would not be subject to indictment regarding this case. Mr. Robert H.C. Tsao, Mr. John Hsuan and Mr. Duen-Chian Cheng were pronounced innocent of the charge by Hsinchu District Court on October 26, 2007. On November 15, 2007, Taiwan’s Hsinchu District Court Prosecutor’s Office filed an appeal, which is currently under trial.

On February 15, 2006, the Company was fined in the amount of NT$5 million for unauthorized investment activities in Mainland China, implicating violation of Article 35 of the Act “Governing Relations Between Peoples of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area” by the R.O.C. Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). However, as the Company believes it was illegally and improperly fined, the Company had filed an administrative appeal against MOEA to the Executive Yuan on March 16, 2006. On October 19, 2006, Executive Yuan denied the administrative appeal filed by the Company. The Company had filed an administrative litigation case against MOEA on December 8, 2006. Taipei High Administrative Court announced and reversed MOEA’s administrative sanction on July 19, 2007. MOEA filed an appeal against the Company on August 10, 2007.

  1. SIGNIFICANT DISASTER LOSS

None.

  1. SIGNIFICANT SUBSEQUENT EVENT

None.

  1. OTHERS

(1) Financial risk management objectives and policies

The Company’s principal financial instruments, other than derivatives, is comprised of cash and cash equivalents, common stock, preferred stock, convertible bonds, open-end funds, short-term loans, and bonds payable. The main purpose of these financial instruments is to manage financing for the Company’s operations. The Company also holds various other financial assets and liabilities such as accounts receivable and accounts payable, which arise directly from its operations.

The Company also enters into derivative transactions, including interest rate swaps and forward currency contracts. The purpose of these derivative transactions is to mitigate interest rate risk and foreign currency exchange risks arising from the Company’s operations and financing activities.

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The main risks arising from the Company’s financial instruments include cash flow interest rate risk, foreign currency risk, commodity price risk, credit risk, and liquidity risk.

Cash flow interest rate risk

The Company utilizes interest rate swap agreements to avoid its cash flow interest rate risk on the counter-floating rate of its unsecured domestic bonds issued during the period from May 21 to June 24, 2003. The terms of the interest rate swap agreements are the same as those of the domestic bonds, which are five and seven years. The floating rate is reset annually.

Foreign currency risk

The Company has foreign currency risk arising from purchases or sales. The Company utilizes spot or forward contracts to avoid foreign currency risk. The notional amounts of the foreign currency contracts are the same as the amount of the hedged items. In principal, the Company does not carry out any forward contracts for uncertain commitments.

Commodity price risk

The Company’s exposure to commodity price risk is minimal.

Credit risk

The Company trades only with established and creditworthy third parties. It is the Company’s policy that all customers who wish to trade on credit terms are subject to credit verification procedures. In addition, receivable balances are monitored on an ongoing basis, which consequently minimizes the Company’s exposure to bad debts.

With respect to credit risk arising from the other financial assets of the Company, which is comprised of cash and cash equivalents, available-for-sale financial assets and certain derivative instruments, the Company’s exposure to credit risk arising from the default of counter-parties is limited to the carrying amount of these instruments.

Although the Company trades only with established third parties, it will request collateral to be provided by third parties with less favorable financial positions.

Liquidity risk

The Company’s objective is to maintain a balance of funding continuity and flexibility through the use of financial instruments such as cash and cash equivalents, short-term loans and bonds.

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(2) Information of financial instruments

a. Fair value of financial instruments

Financial Assets As of March 31, 2008 — Book Value Fair Value
Non-derivative
Cash and cash equivalents $ 41,097,714 $ 41,097,714
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, current 4,184,129 4,184,129
Notes and accounts receivable 14,035,903 14,035,903
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, noncurrent 48,834 48,834
Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 42,227,377 42,227,377
Financial assets measured at cost, noncurrent 8,349,605 —
Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method 9,282,436 8,991,133
Deposits-out 745,254 745,254
Derivative
Forward contract $ 115,358 $ 115,358
Financial Liability
Non-derivative
Short-term loans $ 743,883 $ 743,883
Payables 16,910,327 16,910,327
Bonds payable (current portion included) 17,995,485 17,503,005
Derivative
Interest rate swaps $ 170,638 $ 170,638

b. The methods and assumptions used to measure the fair value of financial instruments are as follows:

i. The book values of short-term financial instruments approximate their fair value due to their short maturities. Short-term financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, notes receivable, accounts receivable, current portion of capacity deposits, and payables.

ii. The fair value of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss and available-for-sale financial assets are based on the quoted market prices. If there are restrictions on the sale or transfer of an available-for-sale financial asset, the fair value of the asset will be determined based on similar but unrestricted financial assets quoted market price with appropriate discounts for the restrictions.

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iii. The fair value of long-term investments accounted for under equity method is based on the quoted market prices. If market prices are unavailable, the Company estimates the fair value based on the book values.

iv. The fair value of financial assets measured at cost is unable to be estimated since there is no active market in trading those unlisted investments.

v. The fair value of deposits-out is based on their book value since the deposit periods are principally within one year and renewed upon maturity.

vi. The fair value of bonds payable is determined by the market price.

vii. The fair value of derivative financial instruments is based on the amount the Company expects to receive (positive) or to pay (negative) assuming that the contracts are settled in advance at the balance sheet date.

c. The fair value of the Company’s financial instruments is determined by the quoted prices in active markets, or if the market for a financial instrument is not active, the Company establishes fair value by using a valuation technique:

As of March 31, 2008 — Active Market Quotation Valuation Technique
Non-derivative Financial Instruments
Financial assets
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, current $ 4,184,129 $ —
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, noncurrent 48,834 —
Available-for-sale financial assets, noncurrent 40,981,922 1,245,455
Long-term investments accounted for under the equity method — 8,991,133
Financial liabilities
Short-term loans — 743,883
Bonds payable (current portion included) 17,503,005 —
Derivative Financial Instruments
Financial assets
Forward contract $ — $ 115,358
Financial liabilities
Interest rate swaps — 170,638

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d. The Company recognized a net gain of NT$813 million from financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008.

e. The Company’s financial liabilities with cash flow interest rate risk exposure was NT$171 million as of March 31, 2008.

f. During the three-month period ended March 31, 2008, total interest revenues for financial assets or liabilities that are not at fair value through profit or loss was NT$184 million, while interest expense for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008 was NT$50 million.

(3) The Company entered into interest rate swap and forward contracts for hedging the interest rate risk arising from the counter-floating rate of its domestic bonds and for hedging the exchange rate risk arising from the net assets or liabilities denominated in foreign currency. The Company entered into these derivative financial instruments in connection with its hedging strategy to reduce the market risk of the hedged items and these financial instruments were not held for trading purpose. The relevant information on the derivative financial instruments entered into by the Company is as follows:

a. The Company utilized interest rate swap agreements to hedge its interest rate risks on the counter-floating rate of its unsecured domestic bonds issued during the period from May 21 to June 24, 2003. The terms of the interest rate swap agreements are the same as those of the domestic bonds, which are five and seven years. The floating rate is reset annually. The details of interest rate swap agreements are summarized as follows:

As of March 31, 2008, the Company had the following interest rate swap agreements in effect:

Notional Amount Contract Period Interest Rate Received Interest Rate Paid
NT$7,500 million May 21, 2003 to June 24, 2008 4.0% minus USD 12-Month LIBOR 1.52%
NT$7,500 million May 21, 2003 to June 24, 2010 4.3% minus USD 12-Month LIBOR 1.48%

b. The details of forward contracts entered into by the Company are summarized as follows:

As of March 31, 2008

Type Notional Amount Contract Period
Forward contracts Sell US$348 million Feb 21, 2008 to May 6, 2008

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c. Transaction risk

(a) Credit risk

There is no significant credit risk exposure with respect to the above transactions as the counter-parties are reputable financial institutions with good global standing.

(b) Liquidity and cash flow risk

The cash flow requirements on the interest rate swap agreements are limited to the net interest payables or receivables arising from the differences in the swap rates. The cash flow requirements on forward contracts are limited to the net difference between the forward and spot rates at the settlement date. Therefore, no significant cash flow risk is anticipated since the working capital is sufficient to meet the cash flow requirements.

(c) Market risk

Interest rate swap agreements and forward contracts are intended for hedging purposes. Gains or losses arising from the fluctuations in interest rates and exchange rates are likely to be offset against the gains or losses from the hedged items. As a result, no significant exposure to market risk is anticipated.

d. Presentation of derivative financial instruments on the financial statements

As of March 31, 2008, the Company’s interest rate swap agreements were classified as current liabilities amounted to NT$171 million. The related valuation gain of NT$148 million was recorded under non-operating revenue for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008.

As of March 31, 2008, the forward contracts that were classified as current assets amounted to the NT$115 million and the related valuation gain of NT$665 million was recorded under non-operating revenue for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008.

(6) Significant intercompany transactions among consolidated entities for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008 are disclosed in Attachment 1.

(7) Details of subsidiaries that hold UMC’s stock are as follows:

As of March 31, 2008

Subsidiary No. of Shares (in thousands) Amount Purpose
FORTUNE VENTURE CAPITAL CORP. 15,386 $ 287,725 Long-term investment

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ATTACHMENT 1 (Significant intercompany transactions between consolidated entities)

(Amount in thousand; Currency denomination in NTD unless otherwise specified)

For the three-month period ended March 31, 2008

No. (Note 1) Related Party Counterparty Relationship with the Company (Note 2) Transactions — Account Amount Terms (Note 3) Percentage of consolidated operating revenues or consolidated total assets (Note 4)
0 UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION UMC GROUP (USA) 1 Sales $ 14,099,240 Net 60 days 56 %
0 UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION UMC GROUP (USA) 1 Accounts receivable 6,772,020 — 2 %
0 UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION UNITED MICROELECTRONICS (EUROPE) B.V. 1 Sales 2,739,063 Net 60 days 11 %
0 UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION UNITED MICROELECTRONICS (EUROPE) B.V. 1 Accounts receivable 1,788,979 — 1 %
0 UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION UMC JAPAN 1 Sales 441,389 Net 60 days 2 %
0 UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION UMC JAPAN 1 Accounts receivable 254,554 — —

Note 1: UMC and its subsidiaries are coded as follows:

  1. UMC is coded “0”.

  2. The subsidiaries are coded consecutively beginning from “1” in the order presented in the table above.

Note 2: Transactions are categorized as follows:

  1. The holding company to subsidiary.

  2. Subsidiary to holding company.

  3. Subsidiary to subsidiary.

Note 3: The sales price to the above related parties was determined through mutual agreement based on the market conditions.

Note 4: The percentage with respect to the consolidated asset/liability for transactions of balance sheet items are based on each

item’s balance at period-end.

For profit or loss items, cumulative balances are used as basis.

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