FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
 
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


November 5, 2014
 
Commission File Number    001-16125
   
   
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
   
26 Chin Third Road
Nantze Export Processing Zone
Kaoshiung, Taiwan
Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
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Signatures
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
   
ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC.
  
       
Date: November 5, 2014
By:   
/s/ Joseph Tung
  
 
                                                                     Name:   
Joseph Tung
  
 
                                                                       Title:   
Chief Financial Officer
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

Below is the English version of our MOPS filing on November 5, 2014
 
Regulation: Published pursuant to Article 2-2 of the Taiwan Stock Exchange’s Operating Procedures for the Publication of Material Information by Listed Companies

SEQ_NO: 1
 
Date of announcement: 2014/11/05
 
Time of announcement: 16:10:00
 
Subject: Announcement of the final settlement relating to the patent infringement lawsuit reached by ASE, ASE's subsidiary, ASE(US), Inc. and Tessera, Inc.
 
Date of events: 2014/11/05
 
To which item it meets: article 2 paragraph 2
 
Statement:
 
1.
Parties to the legal matter, name of the court, disposing agency, and reference/case numbers of relevant documents:
 
Parties to the legal matter: Tessera, Inc., Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. and ASE's subsidiary, ASE (US), Inc.
 
Name of the court: United States District Court for the Northern District of California
 
Case number: 4:05-CV-04063
 
2.
Date of occurrence of the event: 2014/11/05
 
3.
Background and circumstances of the matter (including the property/subject matter under dispute): The final settlement relating to the patent infringement lawsuit has been reached by the parties.
 
4.
Course and progression of handling of the matter: The parties engaged in further discussion after signing the Term Sheet Agreement in February, 2014.  The representatives of the parties executed the final settlement agreement on October 27, 2014, and then filed the Stipulation and Order of Final Dismissal With Prejudice with the court on October 28, 2014.
 
5.
Effect on company finances and business and estimated monetary amount of the effect: The settlement amount of US$27,000,000, reduced from the originally agreed settlement amount of US$30,000,000, will be paid in full on or before January 15, 2015.  ASE and Tessera, Inc. will engage in discussions regarding new technical collaboration.  As the original settlement amount of US$30,000,000 has been recognized in the fourth quarter of 2013, and there is a reduction of US$3,000,000 in the settlement amount, the final settlement reached by the parties has no material influence on ASE's net income, finance and business in 2014.
 
6.
Countermeasures and status of amelioration: None
 
7.
Any other matters that need to be specified: None