ASM PACIFIC<00522> - Results Announcement

ASM Pacific Technology Limited announced on  27/7/2004:
(stock code: 00522 )
Year end date: 31/12/2004
Currency: HKD
Auditors' Report: N/A
Interim report reviewed by: Both Audit Committee and Auditors

                                                        (Unaudited )
                                     (Unaudited )       Last
                                     Current            Corresponding
                                     Period             Period
                                     from 1/1/2004      from 1/1/2003  
                                     to 30/6/2004       to 30/6/2003  
                               Note  ('000      )       ('000      )
Turnover                           : 2,280,710          1,076,926         
Profit/(Loss) from Operations      : 659,432            207,847           
Finance cost                       : (5)                (46)              
Share of Profit/(Loss) of 
  Associates                       : N/A                N/A               
Share of Profit/(Loss) of
  Jointly Controlled Entities      : N/A                N/A               
Profit/(Loss) after Tax & MI       : 613,233            190,595           
% Change over Last Period          : +221.7    %
EPS/(LPS)-Basic (in dollars)       : 1.59               0.5               
         -Diluted (in dollars)     : 1.59               0.5               
Extraordinary (ETD) Gain/(Loss)    : N/A                N/A               
Profit/(Loss) after ETD Items      : 613,233            190,595           
Interim Dividend                   : $0.45              $0.36             
  per Share                                                               
Special Dividend                   : $0.55              NIL               
  per Share   
(Specify if with other             : N/A                N/A             
  options)                                                                
                                                                          
B/C Dates for 
  Interim & Special Dividend       : 17/8/2004          to 24/8/2004 bdi.
Payable Date                       : 25/8/2004 
B/C Dates for (-)            
  General Meeting                  : N/A          
Other Distribution for             : N/A           
  Current Period                     
                                     
B/C Dates for Other 
  Distribution                     : N/A          

Remarks:

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

                                        Six months ended 30th June,     
                                        2004            2003 
                                        (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)
                                        HK$'000         HK$'000
Earnings for the purposes of basic                      
   and diluted earnings per share       613,233         190,595 
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                                        Number of shares (in thousand)  
Weighted average number of ordinary                     
   shares for the purposes of basic                     
   earnings per share                   384,998         383,332 

Effect of dilutive potential ordinary shares                    
   from the Employee Share Incentive                    
   Scheme                               1,266           1,322 
                                        -------------------------
Weighted average number of ordinary                     
   shares for the purposes of diluted                   
   earnings per share                   386,264          384,654 
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