2004 Financial Forecast

2004-03-23

1.Fiscal year of the financial forecast:2004 2.Date of preparation,correction,updating of the financial forecast:2004/03/15 3.Reason for preparation of the financial forecast:For purpose of operating target, reference for management policy, and for purpose of public disclosure, financial forecast was prepared according to the ”Financial Forecast Information Law for Listed Companies”and rule of SFC. 4.Name of the reviewing CPA and date of review:BDO Taiwan Union & Co, 2004/03/19 5.Date of the board of directors resolution:Not yet 6.Date of public announcement:2004/03/23 7.Monetary amounts of major accounting items of the balance sheet and income statement:【Format as follows:Accounting item Original forecast data Updated (corrected) data】: Expressed in Thousands of NTD Estimated Balance Sheet Accounting item Original forecast data Current assets 4,203,814 Long-term equity investment 176,203,271 Fixed assets 3,693 Other assets 267,157 Total Assets 180,677,935 Current liabilities 41,912 Long-term liabilities 25,138,460 Other liabilities 694 Total Liabilities 25,181,066 Capital stock 83,074,891 Capital surplus 53,668,604 Retained earnings 30,702,739 Other equity adjustments 57,185 Treasury stock (12,006,550) Total Equity 155,496,869 Total Liabilities and Equity 180,677,935 Estimated Income Statement Accounting item Original forecast data Total revenue 23,818,120 Total expense 1,189,654 Income before tax 22,628,466 Income after tax 22,712,539 Earnings, per share basis (after tax, NT$) 2.83 8.Reason for the correction or update and monetary amount affected:N/A 9.CPA review opinion (please enter: ”Standard (or Adverse or Disclaimer of) Review report”; if a non-standard review report, please further enter the explanation section and the conclusion of the review opinion):Standard review report 10.Any other matters that need to be specified:N/A