Hsinchu, Taiwan, October 25, 2012 - ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES
(Bermuda) LTD. ("ChipMOS" or the
"Company") (NASDAQ: IMOS) today announced that its
shareholders ThaiLin Semiconductor Corp., a subsidiary of
ChipMOS ("ThaiLin"), and Siliconware Precision
Industries Co., Ltd. ("Siliconware Precision")
intend to offer ChipMOS common shares in an underwritten
public offering. ThaiLin will receive the proceeds from its
sale of ChipMOS' common shares in this offering. ChipMOS
will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares
by Siliconware Precision. The intended offering is subject to
market and other conditions, and there can be no assurance as
to whether or when the offering may be completed, or as to
the actual size or terms of the offering.
Cowen and Company, LLC, and Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC
are acting as joint book-running managers for the intended
offering.
ThaiLin and Siliconware Precision intend to offer and sell
these securities pursuant to the Company's registration
statement (File No. 333-181367) filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on May 11, 2012, as amended on June 5,
2012, June 13, 2012, and August 16, 2012, which was declared
effective on September 5, 2012. When the terms of the
intended offering are determined a prospectus supplement
relating to the intended offering will be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), that will form a
part of the effective registration statement.
When available, copies of the prospectus supplement and
accompanying base prospectus may be obtained from Cowen and
Company, LLC c/o Broadridge Financial Services, 1155 Long
Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY,11717, Attn: Prospectus
Department, Phone: 631-274-2806, Fax: 631-254-7140; or from
Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC, via telephone: 612-334-6388
facsimile: 612-334-6348; email: matt.celin@craig-hallum.com;
or standard mail at Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC, 222 South
Ninth Street, Suite 350, Minneapolis, MN 55402; and will be
available on the SEC's website located at
www.sec.gov.
This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or
the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of
ChipMOS, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any
state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or
sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification
under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
The offer will be made only by means of a prospectus,
including a prospectus supplement, forming part of an
effective registration statement.
About ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD.:
ChipMOS (http://www.chipmos.com) is a leading independent
provider of semiconductor testing and assembly services to
customers in Taiwan, Japan, and the U.S. With advanced
facilities in Hsinchu and Southern Taiwan Science Parks in
Taiwan and Shanghai, ChipMOS and its subsidiaries provide
testing and assembly services to a broad range of customers,
including leading fabless semiconductor companies, integrated
device manufacturers and independent semiconductor
foundries.
Forward-Looking Statements:
This news release contains forward-looking statements. Words
such as "believes", "anticipates",
"plans", "expects", "intend",
"will", "goal", "potential" and
similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon
the Company's current expectations and involve risks and
uncertainties. Actual results and the timing of events could
differ materially from those anticipated in such
forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and
uncertainties, which include, without limitation, risks
related to the Company's ability to satisfy the closing
conditions required for the consummation of the intended
offering and other risks detailed in the registration
statement covering the intended offering and in the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including "Item 3. Key Information -- Risk
Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year
ended December 31, 2011, and subsequent Reports on Form 6-K.
These reports can be accessed on the SEC's website at
www.sec.gov. These forward-looking statements speak only as
of the date of this news release and undue reliance should
not be placed on them. All forward-looking statements are
qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
Except where required by law, the Company undertakes no
obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements
to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this
news release.
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