HSINCHU, Taiwan, June 21, 2016 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 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 it will hold its annual general meeting of shareholders (the "Annual General Meeting") on August 12, 2016, at 9:00 A.M. (Taipei Time) at No. 1, R&D Road 1, Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan, Republic of China ("ROC") for the following purposes:

1. To receive the financial statements of ChipMOS for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 and the auditors' report thereon.
2. To re-elect to the Board of Directors of ChipMOS (the "Board") Messrs. John Yee Woon Seto, Chao-Jung Tsai and Rong Hsu, as directors for three-year terms (Proposal 1).
3. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers, Taiwan as the independent auditors of ChipMOS to hold office until the close of the next annual general meeting, and authorize the Board to determine their remuneration (Proposal 2).
4. To approve (i) the merger (the "Merger") of ChipMOS with and into ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. ("ChipMOS Taiwan"), a company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of the ROC and a 58.3% directly owned subsidiary of ChipMOS as of January 21, 2016, with ChipMOS Taiwan being the surviving company after the Merger, (ii) the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated January 21, 2016 (the "Merger Agreement") by and between ChipMOS and ChipMOS Taiwan and the transactions contemplated therein, (iii) the statutory merger agreement between ChipMOS and ChipMOS Taiwan (the "Bermuda Merger Agreement") and the transactions contemplated therein and (iv) ChipMOS's adoption of the Merger Agreement and the Bermuda Merger Agreement (Proposal 3).
5. To authorize any one or more of the directors of ChipMOS to execute and deliver documents on his behalf and on behalf of ChipMOS in connection with, and to do all things necessary to give effect to, the Merger, the Merger Agreement, the Bermuda Merger Agreement and the matters contemplated thereby (Proposal 4).
6. To approve the adjournment of the Annual General Meeting as the chairman of the meeting determines in accordance with ChipMOS's bye-laws to allow ChipMOS to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient proxies received at the time of the Annual General Meeting to approve the Merger Agreement and the Bermuda Merger Agreement and the proxies received represent a greater number of votes in favor of Proposal 3 than against Proposal 3 (Proposal 5).
7. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual General Meeting.

At the date hereof, there are no other matters that the Board intends to present, or has reason to believe others will present, at the Annual General Meeting.

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 testing services. With advanced facilities in Hsinchu and Southern Taiwan Science Parks in Taiwan and Qingpu Industrial Zone, Shanghai, China, ChipMOS and its subsidiaries provide testing and assembly 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 TECHNOLOGIES INC. ("ChipMOS Taiwan"), is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under Stock Ticker 8150.

Forward-Looking Statements

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