Announcement on behalf of Company subsidiary

SEQ_NO  1 Date of announcemen 2005/12/23 Time of announcementt   18:33:30
Subject

To refute erroneous article on company intends to acquire 5% of Yageo Corporation

Date of events 2005/12/23 To which item it meets article 2 paragraph 14
Statement
1.Name of the reporting media:Apple Daily  
2.Date of the report:2005/12/23
3.Content of the report:”... Hon Hai plans to acquire Yageo Corporation shares in the open market, up to 5% ...”
4.Summary of the information provided by investors:NA
5.Company's explanation of the reportage or provided information:
The article is fictitious. Company has no plan to acquire Yageo

shares. To prevent investing public from erroneous and misleading information, Company hereby clarifies the rumor.
6.Countermeasures:NA
7.Any other matters that need to be specified:NA