晶元光電 2015/08/06

Additional remark of 2015 second quarter financial report.

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1.Date of occurrence of the event:2015/08/06
2.Company name:Epistar Corporation
3.Relationship to the Company (please enter ”head office” or
  ”subsidiaries”):head office
4.Reciprocal shareholding ratios:N/A
5.Name of the reporting media:N/A
6.Content of the report:N/A
7.Cause of occurrence:
 Background:
 Revenue of Epistar Group was NTD 6.77 billion in the second quarter of 2015,
 a decrease of 16.7% from NTD 8.13 billion for the second quarter of 2014 and
 an increase of 1.8% from NTD 6.65 billion for the first quarter of 2015.
 Gross margin for the Group was 9.2% for the second quarter of 2015,
 a decrease of 12.2% from 21.4% for the second quarter of 2014 and a decrease
 of 2.6% from 11.8% for the first quarter of 2015. The operating loss was
 0.32 billion for the second quarter of 2015.
 Due to the subsequently measurement of convertible corporate bonds made in
 accordance with IFRS in the second quarter of 2015, the gains of NTD 0.28
 billion was reported in the second quarter of 2015. Conversion options,
 call options and put options embedded in convertible corporate bonds were
 stated at fair value at the balance sheet date. The gains were primarily
 due to company stock price down compare to the end of second quarter. The
 valuation gains didn't result in any cash inflow.
 The Group's net loss after tax was 0.1 billion for the second quarter
 of 2015.
8.Countermeasures:None.
9.Any other matters that need to be specified:None.