UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of April, 2021
Commission File Number 001-37928
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
(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.)
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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.
| Dated: April 20, 2021 | ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. | |||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| By: | /S/ S. J. Cheng | |||||
| Name: | S. J. Cheng | |||||
| Title: | Chairman & President | |||||
To announce the differences for consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRSs and Taiwan IFRSs for the year ended December 31, 2020.
| (1) | Under the International Financial Reporting Standards endorsed and issued into effect by the Financial Supervisory Commission of the Republic of China (“Taiwan IFRSs”), ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. (the “Company”) reported the consolidated net profit attributable to equity holders of the Company of NT$2,367,483 thousand, total comprehensive income attributable to equity holders of the Company of NT$2,489,545 thousand, and basic and diluted earnings per share, net of tax, of NT$3.26 and NT$3.21, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2020. The Company reported total consolidated liabilities of NT$14,249,062 thousand and equity attributable to equity holders of the Company of NT$20,831,752 thousand as of December 31, 2020. |
| (2) | For the purpose of filing its 2020 annual report on Form 20-F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company prepared the 2020 consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRSs”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and reported consolidated net profit attributable to equity holders of the Company of NT$2,378,978 thousand, total comprehensive income attributable to equity holders of the Company of NT$2,494,286 thousand, and basic and diluted earnings per share, net of tax, of NT$3.27 and NT$3.23, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2020. The Company reported total consolidated liabilities of NT$14,364,975 thousand and equity attributable to equity holders of the Company of NT$20,715,839 thousand as of December 31, 2020. |
| (3) | The differences between IFRSs and Taiwan IFRSs applied by the Company for its 2020 consolidated financial statements were primarily due to the timing of the recognition of the 5% income tax on unappropriated retained earnings and the accumulated effects of differences carried over from prior years. |
| (4) | For more details, please refer to the Investor Relations section on Company’s website. |