STATS ChipPAC Ltd.'s Special Committee Announces Dispatch of Offer to Purchase

UNITED STATES -- (MARKET WIRE) -- March 16, 2007 -- SINGAPORE -- 3/16/2007 -- STATS ChipPAC Ltd. ("STATS ChipPAC" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: STTS) (SGX-ST: STATSChP), a leading independent semiconductor test and advanced packaging service provider, refers to (a) the voluntary conditional cash offer (Offer) announced on March 1, 2007 by Goldman Sachs (Singapore) Pte, for and on behalf of Singapore Technologies Semiconductors Pte Ltd (Offeror); and (b) the Company's announcement on March 13, 2007 of the appointment of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Asia (Singapore) Pte (Morgan Stanley) as the financial adviser to advise the directors of the Company who are considered independent for the purpose of the Offer (Special Committee). A copy of each of these announcements is available at the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST) website at www.sgx.com and on Schedule TO and Schedule 14D-9, respectively, at the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) website at www.sec.gov.

The Company wishes to inform its security holders that Goldman Sachs (Singapore) Pte has today dispatched the Offer to Purchase dated March 16, 2007 for and on behalf of the Offeror in connection with the Offer. A copy of the Offer to Purchase is available at the SGX-ST website at www.sgx.com.

A circular containing the advice of Morgan Stanley to the Special Committee and the recommendation of the Special Committee with respect to the Offer will be posted to security holders of the Company within ten (10) business days under U.S. federal securities laws or within fourteen calendar (14) days under the Singapore Code from the date of dispatch of the Offer to Purchase (Offeree Circular), whichever is earlier.

In the meantime, security holders of the Company are advised to exercise caution when dealing in the securities of the Company or when taking any action in relation to their securities which may be prejudicial to their interests until they or their advisers have considered the information and the recommendation of the Special Committee as well as the advice of Morgan Stanley which will be set out in the Offeree Circular.

Responsibility Statement

The Directors of the Company (including those who have delegated detailed supervision of this Announcement) have taken all reasonable care to ensure that the facts stated and all opinions expressed in this Announcement are fair and accurate and that no material facts have been omitted from this Announcement, and they jointly and severally accept responsibility accordingly.

Additional Information and Where to Find it

In connection with the Offer by the Offeror, we expect to file a solicitation/recommendation statement (which will include the Offeree Circular) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Investors and security holders are strongly advised to read these documents when they become available because they will contain important information about the Offer. Copies of the solicitation/recommendation statement (and the Offeree Circular) and the Offeror's Offer to Purchase will be available free of charge at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, at the SGX-ST website at www.sgx.com or at our website at www.statschippac.com.

Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements in this release, including statements regarding the expectation of filing a solicitation/recommendation statement, the timing of the expected filing of that solicitation/recommendation statement and the importance of the information in that solicitation/recommendation statement, are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those described in this release. Factors that could cause actual events to differ from our expectations include actions that may be taken by the Company, the Special Committee or third parties in connection with or in response to such tender offer; general business and economic conditions and the state of the semiconductor industry; level of competition; demand for end-use applications products such as communications equipment and personal computers; decisions by customers to discontinue outsourcing of test and packaging services; reliance on a small group of principal customers; continued success in technological innovations; availability of financing; pricing pressures including declines in average selling prices; tender offer by Singapore Technologies Semiconductors Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited (Temasek Holdings); our substantial level of indebtedness; potential impairment charges; adverse tax and other financial consequences if the South Korean taxing authorities do not agree with our interpretation of the applicable tax laws; ability to develop and protect our intellectual property; rescheduling or canceling of customer orders; changes in products mix; intellectual property rights disputes and litigation; capacity utilization; delays in acquiring or installing new equipment; limitations imposed by our financing arrangements which may limit our ability to maintain and grow our business; changes in customer order patterns; shortages in supply of key components; disruption of our operations; loss of key management or other personnel; defects or malfunctions in our testing equipment or packages; changes in environmental laws and regulations; exchange rate fluctuations; regulatory approvals for further investments in our subsidiaries; significant ownership by Temasek Holdings that may result in conflicting interests with Temasek Holdings and our affiliates; unsuccessful acquisitions and investments in other companies and businesses; our ability to successfully integrate the operations of former STATS and ChipPAC and their employees; labor union problems in South Korea; uncertainties of conducting business in China; natural calamities and disasters, including outbreaks of epidemics and communicable diseases; and other risks described from time to time in the Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20-F dated March 12, 2007. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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