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HONG KONG and MILPITAS, Calif., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ASAT Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:ASTT) (the "Company"), a global provider of semiconductor package design, assembly and test services, today announced that the Company received a Nasdaq Staff Determination letter dated February 5, 2008 indicating that the Company's market value of listed securities has been below $35,000,000 as required for continued inclusion by Marketplace Rule 4320(e)(2)(B), and that its American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") are, therefore, subject to delisting. The Company was also notified by Nasdaq on January 3, 2008 that it does not comply with the minimum stockholders' equity of $2,500,000 or net income from continuing operations of $500,000 in the most recently completed fiscal year or in two of the last three most recently completed fiscal years, which are also requirements for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030414/ASATLOGO) The Company will request by February 12, 2008 an appeal hearing before a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel (the "Panel") to avoid delisting and expects to have a hearing date scheduled in 30 to 45 days. During the appeal hearing process, the Company's ADSs will remain listed and traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market. There can be no assurance that the Panel will grant the Company's request for continued listing. If the Company's ADSs are ultimately delisted from The Nasdaq Capital Market, the Company expects that its ADSs will trade on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board market. In addition, the Company previously announced that it had separately received a Nasdaq letter on January 3, 2008 stating that the Company's ADSs did not meet the minimum $1.00 per ADS requirement for continued inclusion on The Nasdaq Capital Market as set forth in Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4320(e)(2)(E)(ii) (the "Rule"). This requirement has not been satisfied to date, and in accordance with the Rule the Company has until July 1, 2008 to regain compliance. About ASAT Holdings Limited ASAT Holdings Limited is a global provider of semiconductor package design, assembly and test services. With 19 years of experience, the Company offers a definitive selection of semiconductor packages and world-class manufacturing lines. ASAT's advanced package portfolio includes standard and high thermal performance ball grid arrays, leadless plastic chip carriers, thin array plastic packages, system-in-package and flip chip. ASAT was the first company to develop moisture sensitive level one capability on standard leaded products. Today the Company has operations in the United States, Asia and Europe. For more information, visit http://www.asat.com/. Safe Harbor This news release contains statements and information that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These statements and information constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of federal securities laws including Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements, including statements regarding compliance with Nasdaq listing requirements, involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that could cause the actual performance, financial condition or results of operations of ASAT Holdings Limited to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement. Investors are cautioned that actual events and results could differ materially from those contained in these statements as a result of a variety of factors, including conditions in the overall semiconductor market and economy, the need for additional funding and the risk that financing may not be obtained, our progress in ramping our new China facility, acceptance and demand for the Company's products and services, operational and technological risks and revisions to the preliminary unaudited financial results which may occur during preparation of financial statements and disclosures. The risks, uncertainties and other factors also include, among others, our ability to successfully implement our diversification strategy and our long-term growth strategy, our ability to continue to realize operational efficiencies, improvements to our cost structure, the possible delisting of the Company's securities from Nasdaq, and those risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors stated in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on October 15, 2007 and the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our quarterly reports on Form 6-K filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements in this release reflect the current beliefs and expectations of the Company as of this date, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update these projections and forward-looking statements to reflect actual results or events or circumstances that occur after the date of this news release. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030414/ASATLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: ASAT Holdings Limited CONTACT: Jim Fanucchi of Summit IR Group Inc., +1-408-404-5400, , for ASAT Holdings Limited Web site: http://www.asat.com/

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