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ACER INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
As of and for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009
(amounts expressed in thousands of New Taiwan dollars and US dollars,
except for earnings per share information and unless otherwise noted)
1. Reporting Entities of the Consolidated Financial Statements and Their Business Scopes
Acer Sertek Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated on August 1, 1976, as a company limited by shares under the
laws of the Republic of China (“ROC”). The Company merged with Acer Incorporated (“AI”) on March 27, 2002,
with the Company as the surviving entity from the merger but renaming itself Acer Incorporated. After the merger,
the principal activities of the Company focus on globally marketing its brand-name IT products, and promoting
E-commerce solutions to clients.
The Company completed the acquisition of 100% ownership of Gateway, Inc. (including eMachines brand), a
personal computer company in the U.S., through its indirectly wholly owned subsidiary on October 15, 2007. The
Company also acquired the 100% ownership of Packard Bell B.V., a personal computer company in Europe, through
its indirectly wholly owned subsidiary on March 14, 2008 and June 30, 2008. Post the acquisitions of Gateway and
Packard Bell, the Company has dened a clear path for its multi-brand strategy. Additionally, as of September 1,
2008, the Company then entered the market for smart phones following the acquisition of E-Ten Information Systems
Co., Ltd.
The reporting entities of the consolidated nancial statements include the Company and its subsidiaries (hereinafter
referred to collectively as the “Consolidated Companies”). On December 31, 2008 and 2009, the number of
employees of the Consolidated Companies was 6,727 and 6,624, respectively. The Consolidated Companies are
summarized below according to their primary business activity.
(1) Sale of “Acer”, “Gateway”, “eMachines”, and “Packard Bell” brand-name information technology products:
Percentage of
Ownership
At December 31,
Investor 2008 2009
(a) Acer Incorporated
(b) Acer Greater China (B.V.I.) Corp. (“AGC”, British Virgin Islands)
and subsidiaries The Company 100.00 100.00
．Acer Market Services Limited (“AMS”, Hong Kong) AGC 100.00 100.00
．Acer Computer (Far East) Limited (“AFE”, Hong Kong) AGC 100.00 100.00
．Acer Information (Zhong Shan) Co., Ltd. (“AIZS”, China) AMS 100.00 100.00
．Beijing Acer Information Co., Ltd. (“BJAI”, China) AMS 100.00 100.00
．Acer Computer (Shanghai) Ltd. (“ACCN”, China) AMS 100.00 100.00
(c) Acer European Holding B.V. (“AEH”, Netherlands Antilles ) and subsidiaries The Company 100.00 100.00
．Acer Europe B.V. (“AHN”, the Netherlands) AEH 100.00 100.00
．Acer Computer B.V. (“ACH”, the Netherlands) AEH 100.00 100.00
．Acer CIS Incorporated (“ACR”, British Virgin Islands) AEH 100.00 100.00
．Acer BSEC Inc. (“AUA”, British Virgin Islands) AEH 100.00 100.00
．Acer Computer (M.E.) Limited (“AME”, British Virgin Islands) AEH 100.00 100.00
．Acer Africa (Proprietary) Limited (“AAF”, South Africa) AEH 100.00 100.00
Percentage of
Ownership
At December 31,
Investor 2008 2009
．Acer Computer France S.A.S.U. (“ACF”, France) AHN 100.00 100.00
．Acer U.K. Limited (“AUK”, the United Kingdom) AHN 100.00 100.00
．Acer Italy S.R.L. (“AIT”, Italy) AHN 100.00 100.00
．Acer Computer GmbH (“ACG”, Germany) AHN 100.00 100.00
．Acer Austria GmbH (“ACV”, Austria) AHN 100.00 100.00
．Acer Europe Services S.R.L. (“AES”, Italy) AHN 100.00 100.00
．Acer Europe AG (“AEG”, Switzerland) AHN 100.00 100.00
．Acer Czech Republic S.R.O. (“ACZ”, Czech Republic) AHN 100.00 100.00
．Esplex Limited (“AEX”, the United Kingdom) AHN 100.00 100.00
．Acer Computer Iberica, S.A. (“AIB”, Spain) AHN 100.00 100.00
．Acer Computer (Switzerland) AG (“ASZ”, Switzerland) AHN 100.00 100.00
．Acer Slovakia s.r.o. (“ASK”, Slovakia) AHN 100.00 100.00
．Acer International Services GmbH (“AIS”, Switzerland) AHN 100.00 100.00
．Asplex Sp. z.o.o. (“APX”, Poland) AHN - 100.00
．Acer Marketing Services LLC (“ARU”, Russia) AHN - 100.00
．Acer Computer Norway AS (“ACN”, Norway) ACH 100.00 100.00
．Acer Computer Finland Oy (“AFN”, Finland) ACH 100.00 100.00
．Acer Computer Sweden AB (“ACW”, Sweden) ACH 100.00 100.00
．Acer Denmark A/S (“ACD”, Denmark) ACH 100.00 100.00
．PB Holding Company S.A.R.L. (“PBLU”, Luxembourg) AHN 100.00 100.00
．Packard Bell B.V. (“PBHO”, the Netherlands) PBLU 100.00 100.00
．Packard Bell Finance B.V. (“PBFN”, the Netherlands) PBHO 100.00 100.00
．Packard Bell Netherland B.V. (“PBNL”, the Netherlands) PBHO 100.00 100.00
．Packard Bell Services s.a.r.l (“PBSV”, France) PBHO 100.00 100.00
．Packard Bell Angers s.a.r.l (“PBAN”, France) PBHO 100.00 100.00
．Packard Bell France s.a.s (“PBFR”, France) PBHO 100.00 100.00
．Packard Bell (UK) Ltd.(“PBUK”, the United Kingdom) PBHO 100.00 100.00
．Packard Bell Scotland Ltd. (“PBSC”, the United Kingdom) PBHO 100.00 100.00
．Packard Bell Iberica s.l (“PBES”, Spain) AIB 100.00 100.00
．Packard Bell Italia s.r.l (“PBIT”, Italy) PBHO 100.00 100.00
．Packard Bell Deutschland GmbH (“PBDE”, Germany) PBHO 100.00 100.00
．Packard Bell Belgium BVBA (“PBBE”, Belgium) PBHO 100.00 100.00
．Packard Bell Sverige AB (“PBSE”, Sweden) PBHO 100.00 -
．Packard Bell Norden AS (“PBNO”, Norway) PBHO 100.00 100.00
．Packard Bell Schweiz GmbH (“PBCH”, Switzerland) PBHO 100.00 100.00
．ZDS Europe s.a.r.l (“PBFE”, France) PBHO 100.00 -
．NEC Computers South Africa (Pty) Ltd. (“PBZA”, South Africa) PBHO 50.81 50.81
．Packard Bell Electronic Technical Services (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
(“PBCN”, China) PBHO 100.00 -
(d) Boardwalk Capital Holding Limited (“Boardwalk”, British Virgin Islands)
and subsidiaries The Company 100.00 100.00
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