1047127--2/24/2010--AMKOR_TECHNOLOGY

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High Fixed Costs Due to Our High Percentage of Fixed Costs, We Will Be Unable to Maintain Our Gross Margin at Past Levels if We Are Unable to Achieve Relatively High Capacity Utilization Rates. Guidance Our Failure to Meet Our Guidance or Analyst Projections Could Adversely Impact the Trading Prices of Our Securities. Declining Average Selling Prices The Semiconductor Industry Places Downward Pressure on the Prices of Our Packaging and Test Services. Decisions by Our Integrated Device Manufacturer Customers to Curtail Outsourcing May Adversely Affect Our Business. Our Substantial Indebtedness Could Adversely Affect Our Financial Condition and Prevent Us from Fulfilling Our Obligations. Our Ability To Draw On Our Current Loan Facilities May Be Adversely Affected by Conditions in the U.S. and International Capital Markets. Restrictive Covenants in the Indentures and Agreements Governing Our Current and Future Indebtedness Could Restrict Our Operating Flexibility. We Have Significant Severance Plan Obligations Associated With Our Manufacturing Operations in Korea Which Could Reduce Our Cash Flow and Negatively Impact Our Financial Condition. If We Fail to Maintain an Effective System of Internal Controls, We May Not be Able to Accurately Report Financial Results or Prevent Fraud. We Face Product Return and Liability Risks, the Risk of Economic Damage Claims and the Risk of Negative Publicity if Our Packages Fail. Absence of Backlog The Lack of Contractually Committed Customer Demand May Adversely Affect Our Sales. Risks Associated With International Operations We Depend on Our Factories and Operations in China, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan. Many of Our Customers and Vendors Operations Are Also Located Outside of the U.S. Changes in the U.S. Tax Law Regarding Earnings Of Our Subsidiaries Located Outside the U.S. Could Materially Affect Our Future Results. Our Management Information Systems May Prove Inadequate We Face Risks in Connection With Our Current Project to Install a New Enterprise Resource Planning System For Our Business. We Face Risks Trying to Attract and Retain Qualified Employees to Support Our Operations. Difficulties Consolidating and Evolving Our Operational Capabilities We Face Challenges as We Integrate Diverse Operations. Dependence on Materials and Equipment Suppliers Our Business May Suffer If the Cost, Quality or Supply of Materials or Equipment Changes Adversely. Loss of Customers The Loss of Certain Customers May Have a Significant Adverse Effect on Our Operations and Financial Results. Capital Additions We Make Substantial Capital Additions To Support the Demand Of Our Customers, Which May Adversely Affect Our Business If the Demand Of Our Customers Does Not Develop As We Expect or Is Adversely Affected. Impairment Charges Any Impairment Charges Required Under U.S. GAAP May Have a Material Adverse Effect on Our Net Income. Litigation Incident to Our Business Could Adversely Affect Us. We Could Suffer Adverse Tax and Other Financial Consequences if Taxing Authorities Do Not Agree with Our Interpretation of Applicable Tax Laws. Rapid Technological Change Our Business Will Suffer If We Cannot Keep Up With Technological Advances in Our Industry. Packaging and Test Packaging and Test Processes Are Complex and Our Production Yields and Customer Relationships May Suffer from Defects in the Services We Provide. Competition We Compete Against Established Competitors in the Packaging and Test Business as Well as Internal Customer Capabilities. Environmental Regulations Future Environmental Regulations Could Place Additional Burdens on Our Manufacturing Operations. Intellectual Property We May Become Involved in Intellectual Property Litigation.

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