Press Release
2008.07.31
Sunplus Announces 1H'08 Financial Result

Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan, July 31st, 2008 - Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd. (TAIEX: 2401, LSE: SUPD) today announced its financial results of 1st half in 2008. The sales from January to June in 2008 totaled NT$3,433million with 37.5% gross margin while the sales in 2Q'08 totaled NT$1,781 million with 38.5% gross margin. The net profit from January to June in 2008 was NT$78 million, and the earning per share was NT$0.14 based on the outstanding 556,929,954 shares on June 30th, 2008.

(in NT$ thousand)
Jan.-Jun.'08
Jan.-Jun.'07
YoY
Net Sales
3,432,823
100.0%
5,063,294
100.0%
-32.2%
Gross Margin
1,287,094
37.49%
2,262,874
44.69%
-43.1%
Operating Income
179,604
5.23%
1,215,570
24.01%
-85.2%
Net Income
78,153
2.29%
1,196,366
23.64%
-93.5%
EPS(NT$)
* Based on outstanding 556,929,954 shares
on 2008/06/30
0.14
2.15

(in NT$ thousand)
2Q'08
1Q'08
QoQ
Net Sales
1,781,025
100.0%
1,651,799
100.0%
+7.8%
Gross Margin
686,417
36.4%
600,678
36.37%
+14.3%
Operating Income
143,711
2.2%
35,893
2.17%
+300.4%
Net Income
6,893
4.3%
71,260
4.32%
-90.3%
EPS(NT$)
* Based on outstanding 556,929,954 shares
on 2008/06/30
0.01
0.13

(in NT$ thousand)
2Q'08
2Q'07
YoY
Net Sales
1,781,025
100.0%
2,258,811
100.0%
-21.2%
Gross Margin
686,417
36.4%
947,161
41.93%
-27.5%
Operating Income
143,711
2.2%
388,559
17.20%
-63.0%
Net Income
6,893
4.3%
537,095
23.78%
-98.7%
EPS(NT$)
* Based on outstanding 556,929,954 shares
on 2008/06/30
0.01
0.96