Explain media reporting

Subject: Explain media reporting

Date of events: 2016/03/05

Contents:

1. Date of occurrence of the event: 2016/03/04~2016/03/05

2. Company name: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co. Ltd.

3. Relationship to the Company (please enter "head office" or"subsidiaries"):head office

4. Name of the reporting media:Economic Daily/Commercial Times/Apple Daily

5. Content of the report:

(1) Media reports indicate that Hon Hai and Sharp will sign an agreement on March 9.

(2) It is said that Hon Hai and Sharp's deal will be finalized on March 9.

(3) Hon Hai could complete all the Due Diligence process on March 7 and sign an agreement on March 9.

6.Countermeasures:

(1) Hon Hai and Sharp have not set a time table to sign the agreement. Both companies are trying to accomplish a satisfactory result with practical terms in a timely manner.

(2) All the information will be determined by the board and will be announced accordingly.