FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
| January 12, 2007 Commission File Number 000-28522 |
ASE Test Limited
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
10 West Fifth Street
Nantze Export Processing Zone
Kaoshiung, Taiwan
Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| ASE TEST LIMITED | ||||
| Dated: January 12, 2007 | By: | /s/ Kenneth Hsiang | ||
| Name: | Kenneth Hsiang | |||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||
Item 1
| ASE TEST LIMITED | January 12, 2007 |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | |
| Contact: | |
| Ken Hsiang, Chief Financial Officer, ASE Limited | |
| Tel: +1-510-687-2475 | |
| Email: ken_hsiang@aseglobal.com | |
ASE TEST LIMITED ANNOUNCES NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, R.O.C JANUARY 12, 2007 – ASE Test Limited (NASDAQ: ASTSF) (the “Company”) today announces that it has appointed Mr. Kenneth Hsiang as its new Chief Financial Officer effective January 11, 2007. Mr. Hsiang joined ASE Group in November 1999. Since June 2004, Mr. Hsiang has served as the President of ISE Labs, Inc., a subsidiary of ASE Test Limited. Mr. Hsiang is a California CPA with a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Rhetoric from UC Berkeley. The current Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Freddie Liu, will continue to serve as a Director of ASE Test Limited.
Safe Harbor Notice:
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, including statements regarding our future results of operations and business prospects. Although these forward-looking statements, which may include statements regarding our future results of operations, financial condition or business prospects, are based on our own information and information from other sources we believe to be reliable, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this annual report. We were not involved in the preparation of these projections. The words “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “plan” and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify these forward-looking statements in this annual report. Our actual results of operations, financial condition or business prospects may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons, including risks associated with cyclicality and market conditions in the semiconductor industry; demand for the outsourced semiconductor testing and packaging services we offer and for such outsourced services generally; the highly competitive semiconductor industry; our ability to introduce new testing technologies in order to remain competitive; our ability to maintain a high capacity utilization rate relative to our fixed costs; international business activities; our business strategy; our future expansion plans and capital expenditures; the strained relationship between the ROC and the People’s Republic of China, or the PRC; general economic and political conditions; possible disruptions in commercial activities caused by natural and human-induced disasters; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; and other factors. For a discussion of these risks and other factors, please see the documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our 2005 Annual Report on Form 20-F filed on June 19, 2006.
