Press Release
2008.10.29
Sunplus Announces 3Q'08 Financial Result

Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan, October 29th, 2008 - Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd. (TAIEX: 2401, LSE: SUPD) today announced its financial results of 3rd Quarter in 2008. The sales from January to September in 2008 totaled NT$4,967 million with 40.4% gross margin while the sales in 3Q'08 totaled NT$1,534 million with 46.9% gross margin. The net profit from January to September in 2008 was NT$257 million, and the earning per share was NT$0.43 based on the outstanding 598,202,831 shares on September 30th, 2008.

(in NT$ thousand)
Jan.-Sep.'08
Jan.-Sep.'07
YoY
Net Sales
4,966,523
100.0%
7,138,292
100.0%
-30.4%
Gross Margin
2,006,996
40.41%
3,123,816
43.76%
-35.8%
Operating Income
397,263
8.00%
1,446,604
20.27%
-72.5%
Net Income
256,902
5.18%
1,892,471
26.50%
-86.4%
EPS (NT$)
* Based on outstanding 598,202,831 shares
on 2008/09/30
0.43
3.16

(in NT$ thousand)
3Q'08
2Q'08
QoQ
Net Sales
1,533,700
100.0%
1,781,025
100.0%
-13.9%
Gross Margin
719,902
46.94%
686,417
38.54%
+4.9%
Operating Income
217,659
14.19%
143,711
8.07%
+51.5%
Net Income
178,749
11.65%
6,893
0.39%
+2493.2%
EPS (NT$)
* Based on outstanding 598,202,831 shares
on 2008/09/30
0.30
0.01

(in NT$ thousand)
3Q'08
3Q'07
YoY
Net Sales
1,533,700
100.0%
2,074,998
100.0%
-26.1%
Gross Margin
719,902
46.94%
860,942
41.49%
-16.4%
Operating Income
217,659
14.19%
231,034
11.13%
-5.8%
Net Income
178,749
11.65%
696,105
33.56%
-74.3%
EPS (NT$)
* Based on outstanding 598,202,831 shares
on 2008/09/30
0.30
1.16

About Sunplus

Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd. (TWSE: 2401, LSE: SUPD), established in 1990, is a leading chip provider for multimedia and automotive applications such as DVD player, portable DVD player, home entertainment audio products, car infotainment and advanced driving assistance system(ADAS). Meanwhile Sunplus is offering high-speed I/O IP, high performance data conversion IP, and analog IP for a broad range of applications on consumer, portable, and connected devices for Sunplus has been accumulating strong IP technologies on consumer and multimedia segments. Sunplus is headquartered in Taiwan and has service offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Chengdu. For more information, please visit Sunplus website at www.sunplus.com.

Sunplus Contact

Spokesperson

Wayne Shen
Vice President
+886-3-5786005#2350
wayne@sunplus.com

Deputy Spokesperson

Joseph Chuang
Administration Div. Director
+886-3-5786005#3120
pr@sunplus.com