Published: October 21, 2011
Fabrinet Provides Update on Thailand Flooding Impacts
BANGKOK - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Fabrinet (NYSE: FN), a provider of precision optical, electro-mechanical
and electronic manufacturing services to original equipment
manufacturers of complex products, today gave an update about the impact
of recent flooding in Thailand on the company's business.
Fabrinet today announced that production at its two Thailand
manufacturing facilities, both located in Pathum Thani, Thailand, is
currently suspended due to the logistics and infrastructure disruption
resulting from severe flooding near the company's production facilities.
While the flood waters have not to date breached the company's
production facilities in Thailand, the flooding has materially impacted
local transportation and utilities and has affected both arterial and
access roads connected to Fabrinet's factories and some employee
residences. Therefore, the company has decided to suspend production
temporarily.
Conditions with the continued flooding are evolving quickly, and the
extent of the impact cannot yet be determined.
About Fabrinet
Fabrinet provides precision optical, electro-mechanical and electronic
manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers of complex
products, such as optical communication components, modules and
sub-systems, industrial lasers and sensors. Fabrinet offers a broad
range of advanced optical and electro-mechanical capabilities across the
entire manufacturing process, including process design and engineering,
supply chain management, manufacturing, final assembly and test.
Fabrinet focuses on production of high complexity products in any mix
and any volume. Fabrinet maintains engineering and manufacturing
resources and facilities in Thailand, the People's Republic of China and
the United States. For more information visit: http://www.fabrinet.com.
"Safe Harbor" Statement Under U.S. Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 This press release contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. These statements include all of our statements that
the flood waters have not directly breached our production facilities
and our statements regarding the extent of the impact of continued
flooding. These forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties. Actual results could vary materially from these
forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to: the flooding situation in
Thailand could continue for an extended period of time and could even
worsen; we may be required to suspend operations at our Thailand
facilities for an extended period of time; customers could scale back or
cancel their orders in light of perceived or real production
constraints; even if the flooding subsides, the extent of damage to Thai
roads and infrastructure could continue to have a material impact on our
logistics and supply chain; if the flooding continues for an extended
period of time, the Thai government could order a state of emergency,
which could constrain our operations in Thailand, and other important
factors as described in our reports and documents filed from time to
time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the
factors described under the sections captioned "Risk Factors" in our
annual report on Form 10-K, filed on August 31, 2011. We disclaim any
obligation to update information contained in these forward-looking
statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or
otherwise.

Investor Contact:
ICR, Inc.
Abhi Kanitkar, 646-277-1237
ir@fabrinet.com
or
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