ASM PACIFIC<0522> - Results Announcement

ASM Pacific Technology Limited announced on 24/7/2000:
(stock code: 522)
Year end date: 31/12/2000
Currency: HKD                                               (Unaudited)
                                           (Unaudited)       Last
                                           Current          Corresponding
                                           Period           Period
                                           from 1/1/2000    from 1/1/1999
                                           to 30/6/2000     to 30/6/1999
                                           ('000)           ('000)
Turnover
    - Continuing                         : 1,937,027        688,308
    - Discontinued                       : -                -
Operating Profit/(Loss)
    - Continuing                         : 561,123          86,414
    - Discontinued                       : -                -
Total Operating Profit/(Loss)            : 561,123          86,414
Share of Profit/(Loss) of
  Associated Companies                   : -                -
Share of Profit/(Loss) of
  Jointly Controlled Entities            : -                -
Profit/(Loss) after Tax  & MI            : 520,520          84,540
% Change over Last Period                : +515.7%
EPS/(LPS)-Basic                          : $1.38            $0.23
         -Diluted                        : $1.37            $0.23
Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss)          : -                -
Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items            : 520,520          84,540
Interim Dividend per Share               : $0.30            $0.07
(Specify if with other options)          : -                -
B/C Dates for Interim Dividend           : 17/8/2000 to 23/8/2000 bdi.
Payable Date                             : 24/8/2000
B/C Dates for (-) General Meeting        : N/A
Other Distribution for Current Period    : N/A
B/C Dates for Other Distribution         : N/A

Remark:

The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share is based
on the following data:

                                      Six Months ended    ended 30th June,
                                       30th June, 2000      1999
                                           HK$'000          HK$'000
Earnings for the purpose of basic
 and diluted earnings per share            520,520          84,540
                                           -------          ------
Number of shares (in thousand)
Weighted average number of
 ordinary shares for the purpose
 of basic earnings per share               377,547          375,161
Effect of dilutive potential ordinary
 shares from employee share
 incentive scheme                          1,441            1,213
                                           -----            -----
Weighted average number of
 ordinary shares for the purpose
 of diluted earnings per share             378,988          376,374
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