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