ASE Malaysia is part of Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) Group, the world's largest provider of independent semiconductor manufacturing services in assembly and test based in Penang, Malaysia. As a global leader, ASE provides a complete scope of services for the semiconductor market; driven by superior technologies, breakthrough innovations, and advanced development program. The company is looking at setting up a manufacturing plant overseas to produce a new line of semiconductor product called XYZ. This will be a five-year project. The company bought some land three years ago for RM7.5 million in anticipation of using it as a toxic dump site for waste chemicals, but it built a piping system to safely discard the chemicals instead. The land was appraised last week for RM7.1 million. In five years, the after-tax value of the land will be RM7.4 million, but the company expects to keep the land for a future project The company wants to build its new manufacturing plant on this land; the plant and equipment will cost RM40 million to build. The following market data on ASE's securities is current KIH Page 2 of 4