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Press Release

2001.03.02 Press Release of Hong-Tai Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. 
Spokesman:Shih-Yi Chen
      The Board of Directors of HTE approved the resolutions to implement the final statement of year 2000 at its March 1st board meeting. The company reaches a turnover of NT$2.736 billion for the year ended 31 December 2000.The company¡¦s profit before tax is NT$473 million, while the profit after tax is NT$443 million with NT$1.4 earnings per share (EPS) against NT$0.6 in the previous year, a 45.6% increase. The directors recommend final dividend of NT$1 per share which includes NT$0.5 in cash and NT$0.5 in stock.The capital after stock dividend distribution will be NT$3.321 billion against previous NT$3.165 billion. The Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Taoyuan Holiday Hotel on Thursday the 26th day of April 2001 at 9:00 a.m.. The share transfer books and register of shareholders of the company will be closed from 27th March to 26th April.
     The company sets up the target of operating income in 2001 of NT$3.5 billion against NT$2.736 billion in 2000, a 28% increase. The production capability of the copper clad laminates (CCL) factory is expected to be increased to 300 thousand pieces per month due to the second stage extension project that will be completed in the first quarter of 2001. The company has acquired the qualification to bid the tenders in 161KV extra high voltage cable project and will participate in the 5th and 6th transmission and substation works tenders released from Taiwan Power company for the next 5 years.
     The location of the new factory in the original third stage CCL factory extension project will be changed to Shanghai area in order to conform to the customers¡¦ requirement.
    Those works in proceeding and the active participation in the business related to fix line will keep the company growth and profitable in 2001.