0001193125-16-669682.txt : 20160803 0001193125-16-669682.hdr.sgml : 20160803 20160803125056 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-16-669682 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160803 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160803 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160803 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CHIPMOS TECHNOLOGIES BERMUDA LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001133478 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: F5 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-31106 FILM NUMBER: 161803069 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: NO. 1, R&D ROAD 1, STREET 2: HSINCHU SCIENCE PARK, CITY: HSINCHU, TAIWAN STATE: F5 ZIP: 300 BUSINESS PHONE: 88635770055 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: NO. 1, R&D ROAD 1, STREET 2: HSINCHU SCIENCE PARK, CITY: HSINCHU, TAIWAN STATE: F5 ZIP: 300 6-K 1 d234873d6k.htm FORM 6-K Form 6-K

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of August, 2016

 

 

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD.

(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)

 

 

No. 1, R&D Rd. 1, Hsinchu Science Park

Hsinchu, Taiwan

Republic of China

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

Form 20-F  x            Form 40-F  ¨

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)

Yes  ¨            No   x

(If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-            .)

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

   

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD.

                                (Registrant)
Date: August 3, 2016     By  

/S/ S. J. Cheng

    Name:   S. J. Cheng
    Title:   Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Contacts:

 

In Taiwan

Dr. S.K. Chen

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD.

+886-6-507-7712

s.k._chen@chipmos.com

   

In the U.S.

David Pasquale

Global IR Partners

+1-914-337-8801

dpasquale@globalirpartners.com

ALERT: ISS and Glass Lewis Recommend ChipMOS Shareholders Vote “FOR” Proposed Merger

Hsinchu, Taiwan, August 3, 2016 - ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. (“ChipMOS” or the “Company’’) (NASDAQ: IMOS), an industry leading provider of outsourced semiconductor assembly and test services (“OSAT”), today announced that Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”) and Glass Lewis, two leading independent proxy voting and corporate governance advisory firms, recommended ChipMOS shareholders vote “For” the Company’s proposed merger (the “Merger”) with and into ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. (“ChipMOS Taiwan”), a company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of the Republic of China (“R.O.C.”) and a 58.3% directly owned subsidiary of ChipMOS as of January 21, 2016, with ChipMOS Taiwan being the surviving company after the Merger.

S.J. Cheng, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ChipMOS, said, “We are very pleased with the favorable recommendations and support from both ISS and Glass Lewis. These recommendations serve as further validation of the potential strategic and financial benefits to our Company and shareholders.”

The merger is described in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) relating to the Company’s annual general meeting of shareholders (the “Annual General Meeting”) scheduled to be heled on August 12, 2016, at 9:00 A.M. (Taipei Time) at No. 1, R&D Road 1, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C..

Shareholders who have any questions or need assistance voting their shares should contact the Company’s proxy solicitor, Alliance Advisors, LLC, at +1-973-873-7710.

About ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD.:

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. (“ChipMOS” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: IMOS) (http://www.chipmos.com) is an industry leading provider of semiconductor assembly and test services. With advanced facilities in Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu Industrial Park and Southern Taiwan Science Park in Taiwan and Qinpu Industrial Zone in Shanghai, ChipMOS and its subsidiaries provide assembly and test services to a broad range of customers, including leading fabless semiconductor companies, integrated device manufacturers and independent semiconductor foundries. The Company’s majority-owned subsidiary, ChipMOS Taiwan, is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under Stock Ticker 8150.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this announcement may be viewed as “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual performance, financial condition or results of operations of the Company to be materially different from any future performance, financial condition or results of operations implied by such forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these risks, uncertainties and other factors is included in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and in the Company’s other filings with the SEC.