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104
2006 2007
Operating
expense
Reduction of
investment
income
Cost of
revenues Total
Operating
expense
Reduction of
investment
income
Cost of
revenues Total
NT$ NT$ NT$ NT$ NT$ NT$ NT$ NT$
Personnel:
Salaries 6,594,509 12,022 - 6,606,531 7,456,623 - - 7,456,623
Labor and health
insurance
273,934 106 - 274,040 314,286 - - 314,286
Pension 372,948 108 - 373,056 260,829 - - 260,829
Other 503,248 - - 503,248 540,262 - - 540,262
Depreciation 815,698 240 25,200 841,138 557,376 - 33,813 591,189
Amortization 238,805 44 12,021 250,870 549,545 - 1,735 551,280
(b) Acquisition of Packard Bell B.V.
E-TEN. Currently, the acquisition is subject to approval by the shareholders of both companies and by
the governmental authorities. The Company expects the acquisition to be completed during the third
quarter of 2008.
10. Other
(a) Total personnel, depreciation and amortization expenses incurred for the years ended December 31,
2006 and 2007, were as follows:
(b) Acquisition of Packard Bell B.V.
The Company planned to acquire European PC Company Packard Bell B.V. by cash payment
through Gateway, Inc. and the Company’s subsidiary Acer Europe B.V. As of December 31, 2007,
the escrow account deposited for the purpose of the Packard Bell B.V. acquisition amounted to
NT$1,958,585 and was recorded under “restricted assets – current”. The acquisition was completed
on March 14, 2008.
(c) The Company’s subsidiary TWP entered into an agreement with Giga Media to sell its online
game businesses and operations to Giga Media Ltd. and Giga Media’s afliates. The selling price
amounted to approximately NT$1.54 billion, resulting in a gain (before income tax) of NT$1.5
billion, which was classified as “other income” under non-operating income and gains. As of
December 31, 2006, the receivables resulting from the disposal of these businesses amounted to
NT$162,700 and were recorded under “other receivables”.
The carrying amounts of net assets that were decreased as a result of the above-mentioned
transactions were as follows: