Press Release

October 25, 2005

NPL Taiwan Changes Company Name to Panasonic

Dear Customers,
Thank you for using our laminate and prepreg. We hereby would like to announce that we have a new English name as of October 24, 2005. Due to the custom office approved our English name change in sudden, we could not inform you in advance. We truly apologize this delay information. We will have new name on the official documents, such as invoice, shipping advice, and packing list.

New Company Name and address

Panasonic Electric Works Electronic Materials Taiwan Co., Ltd.
NO.20-1, KUANG FU ROAD HSIN CHU INDUSTRIAL, DISTRICT HU KOU
HSIANG HSIN CHU HSIEN TAIWAN, R.O.C

Old Company Name and Adress

NPL Taiwan Company Limited
NO.67, KUANG FU ROAD HSIN CHU INDUSTRIAL, DISTRICT HU KOU
HSIANG HSIN CHU HSIEN TAIWAN, R.O.C

Effective Date: From October 24, 2005

Very Truly Yours,

T. Moriya / General Manager
Sales Department
Panasonic Electronic Works Electronic Materials Taiwan Co., Ltd