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
April
17,
2007
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Commission
File Number 001-16125
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Advanced
Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
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(
Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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26
Chin Third Road
Nantze
Export Processing Zone
Kaoshiung,
Taiwan
Republic
of China
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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| ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC. | ||
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| Date: April 17, 2007 | By: | /s/ Joseph Tung |
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Name:
Joseph
Tung
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Title:
Chief Financial Officer
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Item
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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Contact:
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ASE,
Inc.
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Room
1901, No.
333, Section 1
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Freddie
Liu, Vice President
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Keelung
Road,
Taipei, Taiwan, 110
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ir@aseglobal.com
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Tel:
+
886.2.8780.5489
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Fax:
+
886.2.2757.6121
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http://www.aseglobal.com
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ADVANCED
SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC. PRESS RELEASE
April
17,
2007, Taipei, Taiwan -
Advance
Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (TAIEX: 2311, NYSE: ASX) ("ASE" or the
"Company") announced today that it was notified by the investor consortium
led
by The Carlyle Group (the "Consortium") that the Consortium would withdraw its
plans, originally announced by the Consortium on November 24, 2006, to make
an
offer to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of the Company at NT$39 per
share (the "Proposed Offer").
The
Consortium stated that the reason for withdrawing the Proposed Offer was
the
inability of the Consortium and the evaluation committee formed by Director
T.C.
Cheng at the request of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Evaluation
Committee") to reach agreement on the proposed offer price after a number
of
meetings with the Evaluation Committee.
During
its
most recent meeting with the Evaluation Committee, the Consortium agreed
to
increase the offer price to NT$39.50 per share. The Evaluation Committee
concluded that this proposed offer price did not reflect the value of the
Company and informed the Board of the Company and the Consortium that it
would
not support a transaction at the proposed offer price. Following this, the
Company received a letter from the Consortium today (April 17, 2007) stating
that the Consortium had determined not to pursue the proposed transaction.
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. 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 press release. 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 press release.
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 packaging and testing services we offer and for such outsourced
services generally; the highly competitive semiconductor industry; our ability
to introduce new packaging, interconnect materials and testing technologies
in
order to remain competitive; our ability to successfully integrate pending
and
future mergers and acquisitions; international business activities; our business
strategy; general economic and political conditions; possible disruptions
in
commercial activities caused by natural or human-induced disasters; our future
expansion plans and capital expenditures; the strained relationship between
the
Republic of China and the People’s Republic of China; 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.