Fourth Quarter of 2016 Outlook & Guidance

Quarter-over-Quarter Guidance:

• Wafer Shipments: To increase by approximately 5%
• ASP in NTD: To decrease by approximately 5%
• Profitability: Gross profit margin will be in the low 20% range
• Foundry Segment Capacity Utilization: Approximately 90%
• 2016 CAPEX for Foundry Segment: US$2.2bn

Recent Developments / Announcements

Oct 12, 2016	Faraday's PowerSlashTM IP Available on UMC's 55nm Ultra-Low-Power IoT Platform
Oct 11, 2016	UMC's Fab 8A Earns MFCA Verification in Accordance with ISO 14051
Sep 8, 2016	UMC Selected as a DJSI Global Component for Ninth Consecutive Year
Sep 5, 2016	UMC Forges Strategic Partnership with APM to Enhance MEMS Service Capabilities
Aug 3, 2016	Faraday 12.5G SerDes PHY Debuts on UMC 28HPCU Process
Aug 1, 2016	UMC Qualifies 0.18um BCD Process for Most Stringent AEC-Q100 Grade-0 Automotive ICs
Jul 27, 2016	UMC 2Q 2016 Financial Results

Please visit UMC’s website for further details regarding the above announcements

Conference Call / Webcast Announcement

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Time: 5:00 PM (Taipei) / 5:00 AM (New York) / 10:00 AM (London)

Dial-in numbers and Access Codes:
USA Toll Free:			1-800 871-3110, 1-888 700-7397
Taiwan Number:			02-2192-8016
Other Areas:			+886-2-2192-8016
Access Code:			UMC

A live webcast and replay of the 3Q16 results announcement will be available at