Form of Bond Conversion Notice. BOND CONVERSION NOTICE EPISTAR CORPORATION US$250,000,000 Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds due 2018

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1 Form of Bond Conversion Notice EXHIBIT A BOND CONVERSION NOTICE EPISTAR CORPORATION US$250,000,000 Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds due 2018 PLEASE READ THE NOTES AT THE END OF THIS NOTICE BEFORE COMPLETING THIS NOTICE. Please fax the completed Bond Conversion Notice to: Citibank, N.A., London Branch (as Conversion Agent) c/o Citibank NA Ground Floor, 1 North Wall Quay Dublin 1 Ireland Telephone No: Facsimile No.: Attention: Corporate Action corporationaction.instruction@citi.com Total principal amount of Bonds: Serial or identifying number of Bonds*: ISIN number of Bonds: XS Please enter principal amount and serial or identifying numbers of Bonds to be converted: * Not required for Bonds represented by a Global Bond. TO: Citicorp International Limited Trustee Citigroup Global Markets Deutschland AG Registrar Citibank, N.A., London Branch Principal Paying, Conversion and Transfer Agent Epistar Corporation (the Company ) I/We, being the holder(s) of the Bonds specified above, hereby irrevocably elect to convert such principal amount of Bonds (being US$100,000 in principal amount and integral multiples thereof) as indicated above into Shares in accordance with Article 11 of the Indenture. Terms defined in the Indenture have the same meanings when used herein unless the context otherwise requires. 1

2 Please complete Item A below: A. Information on the Registered Holder of the Shares 1. Name and address of the person in whose name Shares are to be delivered and registered (if applicable) upon conversion of the Bonds: Name: Address: 2. I/We hereby request that the Shares delivered upon conversion of the Bond specified above be registered in the name of the person specified above and be delivered to the account registered in the name of the following person at Taiwan Depositary & Clearing Corporation ( TDCC ) or otherwise specified below: Name: TDCC Account Number: Telephone Number: Address: Fax Number: Custodian Name and Address: Custodian Account Number: Other additional information required by Conversion Agent* 3. I/We hereby request that the cash amounts related to fractions of Shares payable as a result of the Conversion Notice must be paid to the person whose name is specified above to be registered by following manner: 2

3 Name: _ Paid by Check: _ (fill in address) Paid by Remittance: (fill in bank account information) Currency *To be supplied by the Conversion Agent and the additional information to be required by the Conversion Agent may differ from time to time. Please read and complete Items B through E below: B. Delivery of the Required Documents. I/we have provided the Conversion Agent with the Bonds to be converted hereby and any documents required in relation to the declarations below or to verify the same accompany this form. C. Acknowledgement of the Bond Closed Period. I/we hereby declare that I/we have been notified by the Company that the Company s register of shareholders may be closed from time to time. I/We hereby declare that any applicable condition to conversion of the Bonds, if any, has been complied with by me/us, that I/we am/are not acting on behalf of the Company or any of its affiliates and that the Shares issued upon conversion are not when received by the converting Bondholder restricted securities under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. D. Taxes and Duties Payable. I/We hereby declare that all stamp, issue, registration or similar taxes and duties payable on conversion of the Bonds in the jurisdiction where the Bonds are delivered have been paid. E. Approvals etc. I/We hereby declare that all approvals, consents and authorizations (if any) required by the laws of the ROC to be obtained by me/us prior to the said conversion have been obtained and are in full force and effect and that any applicable condition thereto has been complied with by me/us. F. Not Located in the United States. I/we certify that I am/we are not located in the United States. G. Relationship with the Company. I/We are providing the information below to enable the Company to comply with its reporting obligations under the laws and regulations of the Republic of China and understand that the Company shall rely on the information provided herein for such 3

4 purpose. I/We also agree that the Company may provide or report such information for such purpose. I/we certify that: [tick one] (i) I am not/none of we are a Related Person (as defined below) of the Company. (ii) I, or the person whose name and nationality is, is a Related Person of the Company. I/we certify that: [tick one] (i) I am/we are a 10% shareholder of the total number of Shares expected to be converted based on the Conversion Price at the time of issue of the Bonds. (ii) I am/we are not a 10% shareholder of the total number of Shares expected to be converted based on the Conversion Price at the time of issue of the Bonds. H. Not PRC Person. I/We certify that I/we am/are not a PRC Person under current ROC Law. I. Converting Bondholder s Information and Signature. Please complete the following information with respect to the converting Bondholder of the Bond Name: (In English and Chinese, if any) Date: Signature: Nationality: Address: Euroclear/Clearstream* Account No.: Contact Person: 4

5 Daytime Telephone No.: Fax No.: Address: * Delete as appropriate. For Conversion Agent s use only: 1. Bonds Deposited for Conversion. (a) (b) (c) Bonds conversion identification reference: Epistar Corporation Zero Coupon Convertible Bonds Due 2018 / Deposit Date: Conversion Date: 2. Shares Issuable Upon Conversion. (a) Aggregate principal amount of Bonds deposited for conversion: (b) Conversion Price on Conversion Date: 3. Amount of cash payment due to converting Bondholder in respect of fractions of Shares (if applicable): N.B. The Conversion Agent must complete items 1, 2 and (if applicable) 3. 5

6 NOTES 1. This Conversion Notice shall be void unless the applicable Sections A through I above are duly completed and must be deposited during the Conversion Period. 2. Your attention is drawn to Condition 6(B) of the Bonds with respect to the conditions precedent which must be fulfilled before the Bonds specified above shall be treated as effectively deposited for conversion. Once such condition precedents have been satisfied and the Conversion Right of the converting Bondholder has been confirmed or verified by the Conversion Agent, the Company will, within seven ROC Business Days from each Conversion Date, deliver or procure the delivery of the Shares to the converting Bondholder or its designee, subject to applicable law and the provisions of the Indenture. 3. If a retroactive adjustment of the Conversion Price contemplated by the terms and conditions of the Bonds is required in respect of a conversion of Bonds, additional Shares deliverable pursuant to such retroactive adjustment (together with any other securities, property or cash) shall be delivered or dispatched in accordance with the Indenture. 4. A person or entity is deemed to be a Related Person of the Company if the person or entity is: (a) (i) a company of which the chairman of the board of directors or the general manager serves as the chairman of the board of directors or the general manager of the Company, or is the spouse or member of the immediate or second immediate family of the chairman of the board of directors or general manager of the Company; (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) bo a non-profit organization of which the funds donated from the Company exceeds one-third of the non-profit organization s total fund; a director, supervisor, general manager, vice-general manager, assistant vice-general manager, or departmental head of the Company reporting to the general manager; the spouse of a director, supervisor or general manager of the Company; a member of the immediate or second immediate families of the chairman of the ard of directors or general manager of the Company; OR (b) a person or entity in which the Company has invested, which investment is accounted for by the equity method of accounting under generally accepted accounting principles in the ROC (the Equity Method ); or a person or entity which uses the Equity Method to account for an investment in the Company. 6

7 5. Dispatch of share certificates or other securities or property will be made at the risk of the converting Bondholder and the converting Bondholder will be required to prepay the expense of, and submit any necessary documents required in order to effect dispatch in the manner specified. 7

Form of Conversion Notice for Noteholders Electing to Receive Global Depositary Shares

EXHIBIT A-1 Form of Conversion Notice for Noteholders Electing to Receive Global Depositary Shares HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC. U.S.$ 500,000,000 2.65 % Convertible Notes Due 2015 Global Note ISIN No. XS0508721817