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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of: February, 2008
Commission File Number: 001-31583
NAM TAI ELECTRONICS, INC.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Unit C, 17 Floor Edificio Comercial Rodrigues
599 da Avenida da,
Praia Grande, Macao

(Address of principal executive office)
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(NAMTAI LOGO)   FOURTH QUARTER NEWS RELEASE
Investor Contact : John Farina
          E-MAIL: shareholder@namtai.com
Unit C, 17/F, Edificio Comercial Rodrigues                                                                                                             WEB :
www.namtai.com
599 da Avenida da Praia Grande, Macao, China
TEL: (853) 2835 6333 FAX: (853) 2835 6262
NAM TAI ELECTRONICS, INC.
Q4 2007 Sales down 18.6%, Gross profit margin improves to 11.3% and EPS at 21 cents
MACAO, PRC — February 4, 2008 — Nam Tai Electronics, Inc. (“Nam Tai” or the “Company”) (NYSE Symbol: NTE) today announced its unaudited results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2007.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
(In thousands of US Dollars, except per share data, percentages and as otherwise stated)
                                                 
    Quarterly Results   Year Results
                    YoY            
    Q4 2007   Q4 2006   (%)   12M 2007   12M 2006   YoY(%)
Net sales
  $ 186,936     $ 229,647       (18.6 )   $ 780,822     $ 870,174       (10.3 )
Gross profit
  $ 21,034     $ 22,010       (4.4 )   $ 87,018     $ 86,221       0.9  
% of sales
    11.3 %     9.6 %           11.1 %     9.9 %      
Operating income (loss)
  $ 7,679     $ (2,604 )     n/a     $ 40,670     $ 42,480       (4.3 )
% of sales
    4.1 %     (1.1 )%           5.2 %     4.9 %      
per share (diluted)
  $ 0.17     $ (0.06 )     n/a     $ 0.91     $ 0.97       (6.2 )
Net income (loss)
  $ 9,605     $ (2,324 )         $ 69,503     $ 40,756       70.5  
% of sales
    5.1 %     (1.0 )%           8.9 %     4.7 %      
Basic earnings (loss) per share
  $ 0.21     $ (0.05 )     n/a     $ 1.56     $ 0.93       67.7  
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
  $ 0.21     $ (0.05 )     n/a     $ 1.55     $ 0.93       66.7  
Weighted average number of shares (‘000’)
                                               
Basic
    44,804       43,787             44,584       43,702        
Diluted
    44,804       44,251             44,805       43,858        
In addition to disclosing results determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“US GAAP”) above, management utilizes a measure of operating income, net income and earnings per share on a non-GAAP basis that excludes certain income/expenses as below to better assess operating performance. Those non-GAAP financial measures exclude certain items, such as gains on disposal of marketable securities, gains on disposal of assets held for sale, loss on marketable securities arising from split share structure reform, losses arising from judgement to reinstate redeemed shares, or other infrequent or unusual items. By disclosing the non-GAAP information, management intends to provide investors with additional information to analyze the Company’s performance, core results and underlying trends. Non-GAAP information is not determined using US GAAP; therefore, the information is not necessarily comparable to other companies and should not be used to compare the Company’s performance over different periods. Non-GAAP information should not be viewed as a substitute for, or superior to, net income or other data prepared in accordance with US GAAP as measures of our profitability or liquidity. Users of this financial information

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should consider the types of events and transactions for which adjustments have been made. See the table below for a reconciliation of non-GAAP amounts to amounts reported under US GAAP.
GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
(In millions of US Dollars, except for per share (diluted) and numbers of shares)
                                                                 
    Three months ended   Year ended
    December 31,   December 31,
    2007   2006   2007   2006
            per                                    
            share           per share           per share           per share
    million   (diluted)   million   (diluted)   million   (diluted)   million   (diluted)
GAAP Operating Income (loss)
    7.7       0.17       (2.6 )     (0.06 )     40.7       0.91       42.5       0.97  
Add back/(Less):
                                                               
- gain on disposal of asset held for sale
                                        (9.3 )     (0.21 )
- losses arising from judgment to reinstate redeemed shares – Tele-Art(b)
                14.5       0.33                   14.5       0.33  
- expenses in relation to reorganization of subsidiaries
    1.9       0.04                   1.9       0.04              
     
Non-GAAP Operating Income
    9.6       0.21       11.9       0.27       42.6       0.95       47.7       1.09  
     
 
                                                               
GAAP Net Income (loss)
    9.6       0.21       (2.3 )     (0.05 )     69.5       1.55       40.8       0.93  
Add back/(Less):
                                                               
- gain on disposal of asset held for sale
                                        (9.3 )     (0.21 )
- loss on marketable securities arising from split share structure reform
                                        1.3       0.03  
- gain on disposal of marketable securities (a)
                            (28.0 )     (0.63 )            
- gain on sales of subsidiaries’ shares
                            (0.4 )     (0.01 )            
- losses arising from judgment to reinstate redeemed shares – Tele-Art(b)
                14.5       0.33                       14.5       0.33  
- expenses in relation to reorganization of subsidiaries, net after minority interest
    1.6       0.04                   1.6       0.04              
     
Non-GAAP Net Income
    11.2       0.25       12.2       0.28       42.7       0.95       47.3       1.08  
     
 
                                                               
Weighted average number of shares – diluted (‘000)
    44,804               44,251               44,805               43,858          
 
Note:
 
(a)   As announced on April 24, 2007, the Company, through a subsidiary of one of its Hong Kong listed subsidiaries, Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical Products Limited (“NTEEP”), disposed of all of its 80,600,173 A Shares of TCL Corporation on April 20 and April 23, 2007 through market sales on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange for an aggregate of approximately $54 million, resulting in a one-off gain of approximately $28 million net of the portion attributable to minority interests.
 
(b)   Losses arising from the judgment to reinstate redeemed shares were determined for the three months and year ended December 31, 2006 after taking into account the total issue price of the 1,017,149 redeemed shares at the market price of Nam Tai shares on November 20, 2006 (the date of the Privy Council judgment); the estimated costs and expenses of BOC and former Tele-Art, Inc. (“Tele-Art”)’s liquidator that Nam Tai expects will be claimed in connection with the Privy Council litigation proceedings; and a reversal of amounts Nam Tai previously reserved in its financial statements for potential losses to be incurred as result of the share redemptions (see discussion under “Tele-Art Litigation” below).

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FOURTH QUARTER AND YEAR END REVIEW
Primarily as a consequence of a decline in business from the telecommunication components assembly (“TCA”) segment, sales in the fourth quarter and for the year ended December 31, 2007 decreased 18.6% and 10.3%, respectively, as compared to the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2006. The TCA segment is dependent on demand in the mobile phone market and one of our indirect customers suffered a substantial drop in sales volume in its mobile devices business in Asia and Europe, which continued into the fourth quarter and thus far is showing no signs of reversing in 2008. Thus, we and other participants in the mobile phone supply chain were inevitably affected in the quarter and year 2007 and we expect this adverse trend to continue, at least in the near term.
During the fourth quarter and entire year, the business environment was extremely competitive and challenging, from our efforts focusing on sales in other segments, we were able to increase sales in both our LCDP segment, consisting of liquid crystal display panels and modules, which grew by 29.0% and 29.7% during the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2007, respectively, and in our consumer electronics and communication products (“CECP”) segment, which grew by 29.2% and 59.1% during the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2007, respectively. Growth in our CECP segment was primarily driven from increased sales of mobile phone accessories, such as speaker stands and headsets containing Bluetooth® wireless technology*, educational devices such as FLY Fusion™ Pentop Computers1 and home entertainment products such as gaming accessories. The increases in sales from our LCDP and CECP segments, however, were not sufficient to offset the decreases in sales from our TCA product segment.
Net sales in the fourth quarter of 2007 were $186.9 million, a decrease of 18.6% as compared to $229.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. Gross profit in the fourth quarter of 2007 was $21.0 million, a decrease of 4.4% as compared to $22.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2006, primarily as the result of the decline in sales in our TCA product segment. Operating income in the fourth quarter of 2007 was $7.7 million, or $0.17 per share (diluted), compared to operating loss of $2.6 million, or $0.06 per share (diluted) in the fourth quarter of 2006. Our 2006 fourth quarter operating loss resulted from the judgment requiring us to reinstate our shares that we redeemed from Tele-Art. Basic and diluted earnings per share in the fourth quarter of 2007 were $0.21 per share, compared to a loss per share of $0.05 in the fourth quarter of 2006.
For the year ended December 31, 2007, Nam Tai’s net sales were $780.8 million, a decrease of 10.3% as compared to $870.2 million in the year 2006. Gross profit was $87.0 million, an increase of 0.9% as compared to $86.2 million in the year 2006. Operating income for the year 2007 decreased 4.3% to $40.7 million, or $0.91 per share (diluted), compared to $42.5 million, or $0.97 per share (diluted), in the year 2006. Net Income for year 2007 was $69.5 million, or $1.55 per share (diluted), an increase of 70.5% as compared to $40.8 million or $0.93 per share (diluted) in the year 2006.
The Company continues to maintain a strong financial position. It has a low debt to equity ratio of only 2.4%. Net cash provided by operating activities in the fourth quarter of 2007 was $31.2 million. The Company ended the quarter with $272.5 million of cash on hand even after capital expenditures of $3.3 million, prepayment for a land purchase of $6.8 million and dividends accrued in the third quarter of $9.3 million that we paid to our shareholders on October 21, 2007.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
1     Note with respect to our use of “Bluetooth” and FLY Fusion in this press release: The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Nam Tai is under license. The trademark Fly Fusion is owned by Leapfrog.

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Non-GAAP operating income for the fourth quarter of 2007 was $9.6 million, or $0.21 per share (diluted), compared to non-GAAP operating income of $11.9 million, or $0.27 per share (diluted), in the fourth quarter of 2006. Non-GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of 2007 decreased by 8.2% over the fourth quarter of 2006 to $11.2 million, or $0.25 per share (diluted), compared to $12.2 million, or $0.28 per share (diluted), in the fourth quarter of 2006.
Non-GAAP operating income for the full year in 2007 was $42.6 million, or $0.95 per share (diluted), compared to non-GAAP operating income of $47.7 million, or $1.09 per share (diluted) for the year 2006. Non-GAAP net income for the year 2007 was $42.7 million or $0.95 per share (diluted), a decrease of 9.7% as compared to $47.3 million, or $1.08 per share (diluted), for the year 2006.
COMPANY OUTLOOK
The Company is operating in a challenging business environment, where competition remains intense and is expected to continue to manifest pricing pressures from customers. This is expected to pose a significant ongoing challenge for the electronics manufacturing services industry in the coming quarters and years. Additionally, we will also have to face issues such as the continuing appreciation of Renminbi, changing tax and labour laws in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”), shortages of electricity supply and increases in overhead expenses resulting from inflation. We continue to concentrate our efforts to improve manufacturing efficiencies, broaden our product offerings and diversify our customer base. Going forward, we are still cautiously optimistic about our business levels in 2008. In our first quarter of 2008, we are anticipating steady business levels in the CECP and LCDP product segments, however, we are anticipating continuing weakness in demand in the TCA segment. Longer-term, the Company will strive to improve profitability in our core operations, especially after the increase in capacities from the production in the new factory facilities when they are operational.
In December 2007, we paid approximately $6.8 million for the land in Shenzhen Guangming Hi-Tech Industrial Park underlying our previously announced Shenzhen expansion project, satisfying in full the land payments required for that project. We are currently awaiting for the land use right certificate to be issued by PRC Bureau of State Land and Resource. Pursuant to a competitive bidding process we implemented in regard to our expansion project in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province of the PRC, we awarded construction to a local Wuxi construction company, which we believe has a strong management team that includes experienced members from both Hong Kong and the PRC. Construction on this project began in the first quarter of 2008, is targeted for completion by the end of 2008 with manufacturing operations scheduled to begin in the early of 2009.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2007
1. Quarterly Sales Breakdown
(In thousands of US Dollars, except percentage information)
                                 
                    YoY(%)   YoY(%)
Quarter   2007   2006   (Quarterly)   (Quarterly accumulated)
1st Quarter
    191,571       208,358       (8.1 )     (8.1 )
2nd Quarter
    197,830       213,653       (7.4 )     (7.7 )
3rd Quarter
    204,485       218,516       (6.4 )     (7.3 )
4th Quarter
    186,936       229,647       (18.6 )     (10.3 )
Total
    780,822       870,174                  
2. Breakdown of Net Sales by Product Segment (as a percentage of Total Net Sales)
                                 
    2007   2006
    Q4   YTD   Q4   YTD
Segments   (%)   (%)   (%)   (%)
Consumer Electronic and Communication Products
    34 %     36 %     21 %     21 %
Telecommunication Component Assembly
    55 %     53 %     72 %     72 %
LCDP
    11 %     11 %     7 %     7 %
 
    100 %     100 %     100 %     100 %
3. Key Highlights of Financial Position
                 
    As at December 31,
    2007   2006
Cash on hand (a)
  $272.5  million   $221.1  million
Marketable securities
        $  24.4  million
Ratio of cash (a) to current liabilities
    1.87       1.36  
Current ratio
    2.83       2.46  
Ratio of total assets to total liabilities
    3.70       3.23  
Return on equity
    21.5 %     13.0 %
Ratio of total liabilities to equity
    0.45       0.52  
Debtors turnover
  45  days   49  days
Inventory turnover
  17  days   14  days
Average payable period
  56  days   59  days
 
Note: (a) Includes cash equivalents.
4. Developments in Class Action Litigation
As we had previously reported and announced, the U.S. District Court denied the plaintiffs’ motion for class certification on August 21, 2007. A conference with the court was held on January 17, 2008 wherein the plaintiff indicated that he wished to proceed with his case as an individual, notwithstanding the denial of class certification. The court ordered that the parties to begin discovery within the next six months. The damages sought by the plaintiff in an individual capacity is not material to our financial condition or results of operations and accordingly we do not intend to provide further updates on this litigation unless an event occurs during its course that we believe would be material to investors.

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5. Tele-Art/Bank of China Litigation
As previously announced, and in compliance with the November 2006 decision of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, we reinstated 1,017,149 of our common shares that we had previously redeemed from Tele-Art, registered them on our stock register in the name of Bank of China Hong Kong Limited (“BOC”) and delivered the share certificates to BOC. We have been advised that BOC has sold 539,830 of the reinstated shares in early September 2007 and applied the proceeds to the secured debt that BOC claimed was due to it from Tele-Art. The proceeds from the sale retained by BOC included the amount it asserted to satisfy the obligation it claimed from Tele-Art through the date of sale, plus a reserve of approximately $900,000 for legal costs and expenses that BOC has claimed for related litigation. BOC has delivered to Tele-Art’s liquidator the 477,319 shares remaining from the reinstated shares it sold (“Remaining Shares”). Investigations on behalf of the liquidator seeking to locate and recover additional Tele-Art assets for its estate in liquidation are ongoing. The liquidator has authorized us to utilize the cash dividends attributable to the reinstated shares for the benefit of the estate of Tele-Art (in Liquidation). We have deposited such cash dividends and will deposit proceeds from the disposal of the Remaining Shares and any other assets of Tele-Art’s estate that are discovered into a segregated bank account, from which all future legal costs and other expenses relating to the liquidation of Tele-Art will be paid until its liquidation proceedings are concluded.
6. Reorganization of Nam Tai Group
As previously announced, the reorganization of the Nam Tai Group companies consisting of its Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed subsidiaries, NTEEP and J.I.C. Technology Company Limited was completed in Macao, PRC on December 31, 2007. The Company is now in the process of reorganizing its internal structure in order to realize the expected benefits arising from clear division of its core and non-core businesses, including the centralization of resources, the efficient exchange of know-how and technology among the Group’s companies, and a reduction of overhead costs following the reorganization.
7. Appointment of New Chief Executive Officer
Nam Tai is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Masaaki Yasukawa as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company with a commencement date of February 1, 2008. When the appointment of Mr. Yasukawa as CEO takes effect, he will succeed Mr. M. K. Koo, who has been serving as Acting CEO since May 2007. Mr. Koo will continue to serve Nam Tai as a non-executive director and the Chairman of the Board. Mr. Yasukawa, brings to Nam Tai a strong foundation in engineering technical support and business development experience, having over 20 years of service at Seiko Epson Corporation (“Seiko Epson”), one of Japan’s leading information technology products manufacturers. . Mr. Yasukawa has strong relationships with various top-tier OEM companies in Japan and other regions. At Seiko Epson, he served as General Manager of its New Business Development Unit and originated and implemented various cross-divisional, multi-functional new business development programs. In 2003, he transferred to the Epson Business Solution business unit, where he served as General Manager at Epson Hong Kong, where he initiated and oversaw programs focusing on solution-based corporate businesses, targeting Hong Kong, PRC and other Asian firms.
Mr. Yasukawa has a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from University of Tokyo, Japan and a Master of Business Administration degree from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, which he received with high distinction.

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FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS ANALYST CONFERENCE CALL
The Company will hold a conference call on Monday, February 4, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time for analysts to discuss the fourth quarter results with Nam Tai’s management. Shareholders, media, and interested investors are invited to listen to the live conference over the internet by going to www.namtai.com and clicking on the conference call link (under events) or over the phone by dialing (612) 332-0107 just prior to its start time.
DIVIDENDS
The record date for the first quarter dividend of $0.22 per share is March 31, 2008 and the payment date is on or before April 21, 2008.
Schedule for quarterly dividends for fiscal year 2008 are as follows:
                 
            Dividend
Quarterly Payment   Record Date   Scheduled Payment Date   (per share)
Q1/08
  March 31, 2008   On or before April 21, 2008   $ 0.22  
Q2/08
  June 30, 2008   On or before July 21, 2008   $ 0.22  
Q3/08
  September 30, 2008   On or before October 21, 2008   $ 0.22  
Q4/08
  December 31, 2008   On or before January 21, 2009   $ 0.22  
Full Year 2008
          $ 0.88  
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE OUR SHARE PRICE TO DECLINE
Statements concerning management’s optimism and first quarter 2008 business levels, management’s estimates of when its expansion projects in Wuxi, PRC will be available for production, and the benefits to be obtained therefrom management’s assessment regarding the benefits expected from the recently completed reorganization of its group operations and the Company’s schedule of dividends to be paid in fiscal 2008, among other statements in this press release, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words like “believes,” “intends,” “expects,” “plans” or “planned,” “may,” “will,” “should” or “anticipates,” or the negative equivalents of those words or comparable terminology, and involve risks and uncertainties. Such statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and reflect management’s views with respect to future events and may not actually occur during the periods indicated or at all and are not a guarantee of our future performance. These forward-looking statements are, by their nature, subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this press release.
Whether management’s optimism regarding Nam Tai’s prospects for near-term business levels will be realized,, whether management’s assessment of future demands and market conditions will prove true and expectancies regarding Nam Tai’s position to meet such demands and requirements, whether the Company can or will be able to meet the stages of its planned expansion by the dates currently expected, whether Nam Tai’s capital expenditures to achieve expanded capacity will result in material increases in revenues or result in increased or any profits and whether future dividends will actually be declared, or even if declared, continued, will depend upon future sales orders, the Company’s operating income in future periods, on Nam Tai’s ability to contain manufacturing costs and the actual level of capital expenditures required for its expansion projects. Whether management’s expectations of benefits to be achieved from the recently completed reorganization of its group operations will depend on the successful implementation of the reorganization’s goal of clearer

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division of Nam Tai’s core and non-core businesses, including the success of the strategies seeking to centralize of resources, foster the exchange of know-how and technology efficiently among the Group’s companies, and to reduce overhead costs some of which may not be achieved or, if achieved, may not result in the benefits expected. Nam Tai’s growth, operating income, available cash, cash flows and levels of capital expenditures may be adversely affected by numerous factors including Nam Tai’s dependence on a few large customers; intense competition in the electronics industry in which the Company participates; Nam Tai being subject to continuing pressure on its margins; its operating results fluctuating and lacking predictability, continuing softness in its telecommunication components assembly segment and the failure to grow other business segments to compensate for the lacking demand for such components; risks relating to its doing business in the PRC such as arising from changes in governmental policies, taxation, trade regulation, currency exchange rates, increasing labor costs, inflation and income taxes; the timing and amount of significant orders from customers; delays in product development and related product release schedules; obsolete inventory or product returns; warranty and other claims on products; technological shifts; the availability of competitive products of comparable quality at prices below Nam Tai’s prices; maturing product life cycles; concessions Nam Tai may make on product sale terms and conditions; implementation of operating cost structures that align with revenue growth, if any; the financial condition of Nam Tai’s customers and vendors and those companies in which Nam Tai holds marketable securities or other investments; the availability and increasing costs of materials and other components needed to manufacture its products; adverse results in litigation, including its on-going securities class action litigation; potential shortages of materials or skilled labor needed for its planned expansion projects or for its existing facilities; unforeseen engineering problems, work stoppages, weather interference, flood, earthquake or other acts of God, delays in obtaining or failure to obtain necessary permits from regulatory authorities needed to permit expansion or continue existing operations, other unexpected project delays or unanticipated costs increases; risks of expanding into new areas of the PRC where Nam Tai’s has not yet conducted business, diversion of management’s attention to expansion and its management to new locations and to other business concerns; the impact of legislative actions, higher insurance costs and potential new accounting pronouncements; a worsening of relations between the PRC and the United States or Taiwan; the effects of terrorist activity and armed conflict such as disruptions in general economic activity and changes in Nam Tai’s operations and security arrangements; the effects of travel restrictions and quarantines associated with major health problems, such as the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome or Bird Flu, on general economic activity; or other changes in general economic conditions that affect demand for Nam Tai’s products. In addition, factors, among others, that could cause the market price of our shares to decline in the future could include the failure of our growth, if any, or operating results or those of our competitors or customers to meet the expectations of public market analysts and investors who follow the electronics manufacturing services, or EMS, industry, the sale, availability for sale or the preparations for the sell, of the reinstated shares on behalf of Tele-Art’s liquidator to satisfy the claims of Tele-Art’s creditors or one or more of the factors discussed in Item 3. Key Information — Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
For further information regarding risks and uncertainties associated with Nam Tai’s business, please refer to the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition” and “Risk Factors” sections of Nam Tai’s SEC filings, including, but not limited to, its annual reports on Form 20-F, copies of which may be obtained by contacting Nam Tai using the contact information provided above, or from Nam Tai’s website at http://www.namtai.com.
All information in this press release is as of February 1, 2008. Nam Tai undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in Nam Tai’s expectations.

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ABOUT NAM TAI ELECTRONICS, INC.
We are an electronics manufacturing and design services provider to a select group of the world’s leading OEMs of telecommunications and consumer electronic products. Through our electronics manufacturing services operations, we manufacture electronic components and subassemblies, including LCD panels, LCD modules, RF modules, DAB modules, FPC subassemblies and image sensors modules and PCBAs for headsets containing Bluetooth wireless technology. These components are used in numerous electronic products, including mobile phones, laptop computers, digital cameras, electronic toys, handheld video game devices, and entertainment devices. We also manufacture finished products, including mobile phone accessories, home entertainment products and educational products. We assist our OEM customers in the design and development of their products and furnish full turnkey manufacturing services that utilize advanced manufacturing processes and production technologies.
Nam Tai has two Hong Kong listed subsidiaries, Nam Tai Electronic & Electrical Products Limited (“NTEEP”) and J.I.C. Technology Company Limited (“JIC”). Interested investors may go to the website of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong at www.hkex.com.hk to obtain the information. The stock codes of NTEEP and JIC in The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong are 2633 and 987, respectively. Investors are reminded to exercise caution when assessing such information and not to deal with the shares of the Company based solely upon reliance on such information.

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NAM TAI ELECTRONICS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
FOR THE PERIODS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006
(In Thousands of US Dollars except share and per share data)
                                 
    Unaudited   Unaudited
    Three months ended   Year ended
    December 31   December 31
    2007   2006   2007   2006
 
Net sales
  $ 186,936     $ 229,647     $ 780,822     $ 870,174  
Cost of sales
    165,902       207,637       693,804       783,953  
     
 
                               
Gross profit
    21,034       22,010       87,018       86,221  
 
                               
Gain on disposal of asset held for sale
                      9,258  
 
                               
Costs and expenses
                               
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    10,768       8,129       36,550       30,668  
Research and development expenses
    2,587       2,020       9,798       7,866  
Losses arising from the judgment to reinstate redeemed shares
          14,465             14,465  
     
 
    13,355       24,614       46,348       52,999  
 
                               
Operating Income (loss)
    7,679       (2,604 )     40,670       42,480  
 
                               
Other income (expenses), net
    825       (504 )     2,219       (1,265 )
Gain on disposal of marketable securities
                43,815        
Gain on sales of subsidiaries’ shares
                390          
Loss on marketable securities arising from split share structure reform
                      (1,869 )
Interest income
    2,340       2,396       9,163       8,542  
Interest expense
    (121 )     (146 )     (452 )     (602 )
     
 
                               
Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interests
    10,723       (858 )     95,805       47,286  
Income taxes credit (expense)
    1,095       (70 )     (4,030 )     (377 )
     
 
                               
Income (loss) before minority interests
    11,818       (928 )     91,775       46,909  
Minority interests
    (2,213 )     (1,396 )     (22,272 )     (6,153 )
     
Net income (loss)
  $ 9,605       (2,324 )   $ 69,503       40,756  
     
 
                               
Earnings (loss) per share
                               
Basic
  $ 0.21     $ (0.05 )   $ 1.56     $ 0.93  
     
Diluted
  $ 0.21     $ (0.05 )   $ 1.55     $ 0.93  
     
 
                               
Weighted average number of shares (‘000’)
                               
Basic
    44,804       43,787       44,584       43,702  
Diluted
    44,804       44,251       44,805       43,858  

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NAM TAI ELECTRONICS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS AT DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006
(In Thousands of US Dollars)
                 
    Unaudited   Audited
    December 31   December 31
    2007   2006
            (Note)
ASSETS
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 272,459     $ 221,084  
Marketable securities
          24,360  
Accounts receivable, net
    95,802       117,561  
Inventories
    32,356       30,894  
Prepaid expenses and other receivables
    5,803       2,503  
Income tax recoverable
    5,483       4,316  
Deferred tax assets – current
    54        
     
Total current assets
    411,957       400,718  
 
               
Property, plant and equipment, net
    94,669       102,721  
Land use right
    3,930       2,673  
Deposits for property, plant and equipment
    536       609  
Prepayment for land use right
    9,019       2,880  
Goodwill
    20,296       18,476  
Deferred tax assets
    3,192        
Other assets
    1,219       1,158  
     
Total assets
  $ 544,818     $ 529,235  
     
 
               
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Notes payable
  $ 4,580     $ 4,516  
Long-term bank loans – current portion
    1,990       1,750  
Accounts payable
    107,326       125,893  
Accrued expenses and other payables
    21,690       13,649  
Dividend payable
    9,509       16,639  
Income tax payable
    556       166  
     
Total current liabilities
    145,651       162,613  
 
               
Long-term bank loans – non-current portion
    1,558       1,100  
     
Total liabilities
    147,209       163,713  
 
               
Minority interests
    67,428       48,428  
 
               
Shareholders’ equity:
               
Common shares
    448       438  
Reinstatement of redeemed shares
          17,159  
Additional paid-in capital
    281,895       264,393  
Retained earnings
    47,846       25,030  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (Note 1)
    (8 )     10,074  
     
Total shareholders’ equity
    330,181       317,094  
 
               
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
  $ 544,818     $ 529,235  
     
 
Note:   Information extracted from the audited financial statements included in the 2006 Form 20-F of the Company filed with the SEC on March 19, 2007.

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NAM TAI ELECTRONICS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE PERIODS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006
(In Thousands of US Dollars)
                                 
    Unaudited   Unaudited
    Three months ended   Year ended
    December 31   December 31
    2007   2006   2007   2006
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
                               
Net income (loss)
  $ 9,605     $ (2,324 )   $ 69,503     $ 40,756  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                               
Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment and land use right
    5,670       4,833       21,501       19,024  
Net gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment
    (89 )     (127 )     (66 )     (317 )
Losses arising from judgment to reinstate redeemed shares
          14,465             14,465  
Gain on disposal of marketable securities
                (43,815 )      
Gain on sales of subsidiaries’ shares
                (390 )      
Share-based compensation expenses
    36       103       389       873  
Gain on disposal of asset held for sale
                      (9,258 )
Loss on marketable securities arising from split share structure reform
                      1,869  
Minority interests
    2,213       1,396       22,272       6,153  
Deferred income taxes
    (1,331 )           (3,246 )      
Changes in current assets and liabilities:
                               
Decrease in accounts receivable
    19,777       10,615       21,704       8,101  
Decrease (increase) in inventories
    786       1,335       (1,462 )     850  
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other receivables
    (1,557 )     1,173       (3,303 )     (1,013 )
Decrease (increase) in income taxes recoverable
    1,216       (118 )     (1,167 )     (1,645 )
(Decrease) increase in notes payable
    (609 )     (1,060 )     79       (297 )
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable
    (5,655 )     (11,769 )     (18,567 )     4,285  
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other payables
    4,585       1,412       8,041       (3,104 )
(Decrease) increase in income tax payable
    (1,083 )           390        
Others
    (2,356 )     (117 )     (813 )     (931 )
     
Total adjustments
    21,603       22,141       1,547       39,055  
     
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 31,208     $ 19,817     $ 71,050     $ 79,811  
     
 
                               
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
                               
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
    (3,349 )     (12,684 )     (13,785 )     (23,793 )
Increase in deposits for purchase of property, plant and equipment
    1,191       9,136       73       641  
(Increase) decrease in other assets
    (25 )     (24 )     (61 )     142  
Increase in prepayment for purchase of land use right
    (6,796 )     (2,880 )     (7,532 )     (2,880 )
Acquisition of additional shares in subsidiaries
                (13,808 )     (3,130 )
Proceeds from disposal of asset held for sale
                      20,170  
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment
    96       134       522       420  
Proceeds from disposal of marketable securities
                53,914        
Proceeds from sales of subsidiaries shares
                7,287        
     
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
  $ (8,883 )   $ (6,318 )   $ 26,610     $ (8,430 )
     
 
                               
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
                               
Cash dividends paid
  $ (9,308 )   $ (16,638 )   $ (47,796 )   $ (65,923 )
Repayment of bank loans
    (660 )     (2,910 )     (1,972 )     (8,067 )
Proceeds from bank loans
                2,670       3,480  
Proceeds from shares issued on exercise of options
                      5,439  
     
Net cash used in financing activities
  $ (9,968 )   $ (19,548 )   $ (47,098 )   $ (65,071 )
     
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    12,357       (6,049 )     50,562       6,310  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    257,746       227,016       221,084       213,843  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash Equivalents
    2,356       117       813       931  
     
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 272,459     $ 221,084     $ 272,459     $ 221,084  
     

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NAM TAI ELECTRONICS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
FOR THE PERIODS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006
(In Thousands of US Dollars)
1.   Accumulated other comprehensive income represents foreign currency translation adjustments and unrealized gain on marketable securities. The comprehensive income of the Company was $59,421 and $49,812 for the year ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.
2.   Business segment information – The Company operates primarily in three segments, the Consumer Electronic and Communication Products (“CECP”) segment, Telecommunication Component Assembly (“TCA”) segment, and the LCD panels and modules (“LCDP”) segment.
                                 
    Unaudited   Unaudited
    Three months ended   Year ended
    December 31   December 31
    2007   2006   2007   2006
 
NET SALES:
                               
- CECP
  $ 63,191     $ 48,898     $ 283,757     $ 178,320  
- TCA
    102,489       164,275       413,199       627,199  
- LCDP
    21,256       16,474       83,866       64,655  
     
 
                               
Total net sales
  $ 186,936     $ 229,647     $ 780,822     $ 870,174  
     
 
                               
NET INCOME:
                               
- CECP
  $ 5,703     $ 3,331     $ 54,518     $ 12,254  
- TCA
    5,043       9,040       15,949       31,424  
- LCDP
    502             1,348       2,575  
- Corporate
    (1,643 )     (14,695 )     (2,312 )     (5,497 )
     
 
                               
Total net income
  $ 9,605     $ (2,324 )   $ 69,503     $ 40,756  
     
                 
    Unaudited   Audited
    December   December
    31, 2007   31, 2006
 
IDENTIFIABLE ASSETS BY SEGMENT:
               
- CECP
  $ 203,809     $ 181,634  
- TCA
    150,963       170,129  
- LCDP
    79,790       58,172  
- Corporate
    110,256       119,300  
     
 
               
Total assets
  $ 544,818     $ 529,235  
     

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NAM TAI ELECTRONICS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
FOR THE PERIODS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006
(In Thousands of US Dollars)
3.   A summary of the net sales, net income and long-lived assets by geographic areas is as follows:
                                 
    Unaudited   Unaudited
    Three months ended   Year ended
    December 31   December 31
    2007   2006   2007   2006
 
NET SALES FROM OPERATIONS WITHIN:
                               
- PRC, excluding Hong Kong and Macao:
                               
Unaffiliated customers
    186,936       229,647       780,822       870,174  
Intercompany sales
    41       70       253       418  
 
- Intercompany eliminations
    (41 )     (70 )     (253 )     (418 )
     
 
                               
Total net sales
  $ 186,936     $ 229,647     $ 780,822     $ 870,174  
     
 
                               
NET INCOME FROM OPERATIONS WITHIN:
                               
- PRC, excluding Hong Kong and Macao
  $ 6,413     $ 6,180     $ 52,338     $ 18,743  
- Macao
    3,764       (7,777 )     20,409       16,833  
- Hong Kong
    (572 )     (727 )     (3,244 )     5,180  
     
 
                               
Total net income
  $ 9,605     $ (2,324 )   $ 69,503     $ 40,756  
     
                 
    Unaudited   Audited
    December 31, 2007   December 31, 2006
 
LONG-LIVED ASSETS WITHIN:
               
- PRC, excluding Hong Kong and Macao
  $ 98,441     $ 105,123  
- Macao
    9       39  
- Hong Kong
    149       232  
     
 
Total long-lived assets
  $ 98,599     $ 105,394  
     

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
         
  NAM TAI ELECTRONICS, INC.
 
 
Date  February 6, 2008  By:   /s/ John Q. Farina    
    Name:   John Q. Farina   
    Title:   President and
 
    Chief Financial Officer