Acter Group Co., Ltd. ( "Acter", Taipei Stock Exchange: 5536), a high-end cleanroom integration engineering, announced consolidated monthly revenue of NT$2.37 billion for December 2023, an increase 6% MOM. Although the recognition of orders in Taiwan boosted the overall revenue performance in 2022, Acter benefited from their multi-industry and multi-regional business layout, which has shown good results. In addition to achieving the second-highest revenue for the same period in history in December, it also drove the fourth quarter of 2023 and the full-year revenue of 2023. The fourth quarter revenue was NT$ 6.62 billion, accumulated revenue from January to December 2023 was NT$ 25.06 billion. Acter FY2023 Dec., 4Q, and full year’s revenue reached its second-highest level for the same period in history.

Acter strives for improve the overall operating efficiency of the group, deepening the overall volume of engineering projects and good localization business development in Taiwan, China, and Southeast Asia. Furthermore, the company focuses on green engineering technology as its core business to meet the green factory planning needs of customers in various industries, creating additional value services for Acter. With the semiconductor and high-tech electronics industries still implementing the strategy of localized production as a base strategy, it will drive Acter’s high-end cleanroom integration and electromechanical engineering projects. In addition, the company's revenue in Southeast Asia maintained a steady performance throughout 2023, while sales in China reached a historic high.

Acter still to create more business continuity and have more resilience for the group, it has adopted essential operational strategies such as project management AI digitalization, modular production, establishing an international professional talent pool, increasing the efficiency of capital utilization, and lean supply chain management. These strategies are especially vital in response to recent supply chain instability of raw materials and the impact of inflation. Based on ESG sustainability criteria, Acter is expanding its collaboration with supply chain partners and conducting regular assessments of product and service compliance with digital management, sustainable demands, and risk evaluations. This commitment to excellence is evident in every aspect of project planning, human resource management, raw material procurement, lead time management, project completion quality, and overall strategy execution, contributing to the Acter's strong momentum in business order momentum. In 2023, the accumulated backlog has a historic high, demonstrating Acter's strong business competitiveness and creating a positive outlook for the group's future operations.

According to the SEMI released The World Fab Forecast subscription, it is estimated that 42 wafer fabs worldwide will enter production in 2024. In addition to a significant increase compared with 29 fabs in 2022 and 11 fabs in 2023, and with over 60% of these facilities located in China, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. From 2024, China will launch 18 new wafer fabs, 5 fabs in Taiwan, and 4 fabs in Southeast Asia, which will create a favorable business development environment for Acter. Looking ahead to the first quarter of 2024, Acter still to expand its business order portfolio, deepen vertical and horizontal resource integration, maintain high visibility in the overall volume of ongoing construction projects, and contribute to a strong overall performance, and with major clients commencing new plant expansion projects in succession, there is the prospect of further enhancing future operations.

*The number is unaudited.

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