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TAIPEI, Jan. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (TWSE: 2311; NYSE: ASX) (ASE) announces that today its board of directors passed resolutions to spin-off of its subsidiary Universal Scientific Industrial Co., Ltd. ("USI") as part of an effort to enhance operational flexibility via structural adjustments. Where necessary, ASE will integrate the business activities of USI with those of other business entities within the group with the aim of achieving increased integral operational efficiency by integrating various group resources dedicated to specialized business operations.

At today's board meeting, subsidiary USI also passed resolutions authorizing the spin-off as well as capital reduction proposals that will assign its investment business with an estimated value of NTD 35.5 billion (including assets, liabilities and business) to USI, Inc. ("New USI"), a newly established business entity. New USI will issue approximately 1 billion new shares at the ratio of 1,000 existing USI shares to 609.2743815 new shares. At the same time, USI plans to undergo a capital reduction of NTD 16,013 million by reducing 975.62902474 shares per 1,000 shares (a reduction ratio of 97.56%). After the capital reduction, the share capital of USI will be reduced from NTD 16,413 million to NTD 400 million. The record date of the spin-off and capital reduction is March 6, 2015. This proposal will be submitted to a special shareholders' meeting of USI to be held on February 2, 2015.

ASE holds a total of 1,625 million common shares in USI, a 99.01% shareholding. After the record date of the USI spin-off and capital reduction, ASE's shareholding is expected to decrease to 39.603 million shares with the same 99.01% shareholding. At the same time, ASE will acquire 990 million shares in New USI, with a 99.01% shareholding. The spin-off is part of the internal structural adjustments in the ASE group and will not have impact on the financial position and business operation of ASE.

About The ASE Group

The ASE Group is the world's largest provider of independent semiconductor manufacturing services in assembly, test, materials and design manufacturing.  As a global leader geared towards meeting the industry's ever growing needs for faster, smaller and higher performance chips, the Group develops and offers a wide portfolio of technology and solutions including IC test program design, front-end engineering test, wafer probe, wafer bump, substrate design and supply, wafer level package, flip chip, system-in-package, final test and electronic manufacturing services through Universal Scientific Industrial Co., Ltd., a member of the ASE Group.  For more information about the ASE Group, visit www.aseglobal.com.

About Universal Scientific Industrial Co., Ltd.

Established in 1974 and with a capital of NTD 16.4 billion, USI mainly engages in the manufacturing, processing, purchase and sale of various computer and IT peripherals, thick film hybrid circuits, wireless LAN equipment, electronic parts and components and personal computers and their parts and specializes in providing a comprehensive solution for electronic manufacturing services.

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