1.Date of occurrence of the event:2008/01/09
2.Company name:Asustek Computer Inc.
3.Relationship to the Company (please enter ˇ¨head officeˇ¨ or
ˇ¨affiliate companyˇ¨):head office
4.Reciprocal shareholding ratios:N/A
5.Cause of occurrence:
Declarations of ASUS spin-off plan and
ASUS' statement on IBM's complaints to ITC
6.Countermeasures:
1.ASUS spin-off plan
The official date of ASUS spin-off plan was Jan. 1st, 2008
and the action had been completed on January 2nd, 2008.
ASUS had become a pure brand company after transferring the
ODM related operation to Pegatron and Unihan corporation.
In general, ASUS' clients and senior management are positive
about the spin-off event. ASUS, Pegarton and Unihan will
continue seeking growth in every business line, and expect
to develop each company to become a world-class enterprise
in the future.
2.ASUS' statement on IBM's complaints to ITC
ASUS will work with patent lawyers to cooperate with ITC
for its investigation on IBM's complaints. Based on the
evaluation of patent lawyers and industry experts, ASUS
is very confident that ASUS had not made any violation
to IBM's patents. In addition, ASUS don't expect there
will be any material impacts to ASUS' business and sales
growth.
7.Any other matters that need to be specified:N/A |