ChipMOS ISSUES COMMENT ON SATURDAY EARTHQUAKE; ONLY VERY MINOR IMPACT

HSINCHU, Taiwan, Feb. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. ("ChipMOS" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: IMOS), an industry leading provider of outsourced semiconductor assembly and test services, today confirmed that none of its employees were harmed by an earthquake that occurred at 3:57 AM local time Saturday in Southern Taiwan. 

S.J. Cheng, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ChipMOS, said, "Our thoughts are with those families impacted by the earthquake. Fortunately, our employees are safe. We expect only a very minor impact at our manufacturing operations in the Tainan Science Park primarily due to power interruption in the immediate wake of the earthquake, and plan to start the resumption of normal operations later today."

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 Qingpu 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.

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.

Contacts:

In Taiwan Dr. S.K. Chen ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (Bermuda) LTD. [phone] [e-mail]

In the U.S. David Pasquale Global IR Partners [phone] [e-mail]

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