Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. –January 25, 2010 Holy Stone Enterprise Co., Ltd. (Holy Stone) (TWSE: 3026) Board of Directors today announced its pre-audit financial results of 2009. Net Sales in 2009 totaled NT$11,106 million, a decrease of 13.1 percent compared with that of NT$12,777 million in 2008. Income before income tax was NT$1,014 million, an increase of 24.5 percent on a year-over-year basis. Pre-tax earnings per share were NT$3.53 based on 287.2 million outstanding shares at the end of 2009.

The Board of Directors also declared that Holy Stone Polytech Co., Ltd. (HPC), a subsidiary of Holy Stone Holdings Co., Ltd. (Holy Stone’s subsidiary), has gotten a Business License in Japan. HPC will begin the manufacturing and the operation of SMD Conductive Polymer Tantalum Capacitor from April 1, 2010.

Holy Stone’s 2009 pre-audit financial results and 2008 financial results: (Unit: NTD thousand)

	2009 Amount*	2008 Amount	Change from 2008 to 2009
Net Sales	NT$11,105,930	NT$12,777,454	-13.1%
Gross Profit	1,407,326	1,583,713	-11.1%
Operating Income	760,313	837,474	-9.2%
Income before tax	1,013,857	814,344	24.5%