Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHRT)(SGX-ST:CHARTERED), one of the world’s top dedicated semiconductor foundries, offers leading-edge technologies down to 65 nanometer (nm), enabling today’s system-on-chip designs. The company further serves its customers’ needs through a collaborative, joint development approach on a technology roadmap that extends to 22nm. Chartered’s strategy is based on open and comprehensive design enablement solutions, manufacturing enhancement strategies, and a commitment to flexible sourcing. In Singapore, the company operates a 300mm fabrication facility and five 200mm facilities. Information about Chartered can be found at www.charteredsemi.com.

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This news release contains forward-looking statements, as defined in the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements, including without limitation, statements relating to our outlook for the fourth quarter of 2008; projected revenues and average selling prices (including Chartered's share of SMP), utilization rate, gross profit, net loss and loss per ADS; our estimated wafer capacity in fourth quarter of 2008; the expected weakness in the foundry industry; our near-term priorities to (i) bring down our breakeven utilization operationally to 75% by fourth quarter 2009, (ii) positioning ourselves for early phase of demand recovery, and (iii) preserving our cash and liquidity position, and our expectation that our capex will be significantly lower in 2009 relative to 2008, reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are decreased consumer confidence, financial market turmoil and the deteriorating macro economic conditions in the United States as well as globally; changes in the demands from our major customers; excess inventory, life cycle, market outlook and trends for specific products; demand and supply outlook in the semiconductor market; competition from existing foundries and new foundry companies resulting in pricing pressures; products mix; unforeseen delays, interruptions, performance level of our fabrication facilities; our progress on leading-edge products; changes in capacity plans, allocation and process technology mix; the successful integration of Fab 3E operations into our operations; unavailability of materials, equipment, manpower and expertise; access to or delays in technological advances or our development of process technologies; the successful implementation of our partnership, technology and supply alliances (including our joint development agreements with IBM and the other joint development partners); the growth rate of fabless companies, the outsourcing strategy of integrated device manufacturers (“IDM”) and our expectation that IDMs will utilize foundry capacity more extensively. Although we believe the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be attained. In addition to the foregoing factors, a description of certain other risks and uncertainties which cause actual results to differ materially can be found in "Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors" in our 2007 annual report on Form 20-F filed with the US SEC. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management's current analysis of future events. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

All currency figures stated in this report are in US dollars.

The financial statement amounts in this report are determined in accordance with US GAAP.

In order to provide investors additional information regarding the Company’s financial results as determined in accordance with US GAAP, in this report Chartered also provides information on its total business base revenues, which include the Company’s share of Silicon Manufacturing Partners (“Revenues including Chartered’s share of SMP”). Silicon Manufacturing Partners (SMP or Fab 5) is a minority-owned joint-venture company and under US GAAP reporting, SMP revenues are not consolidated into Chartered’s revenues (“Revenues”). References to revenues including Chartered’s share of SMP in this report are therefore not in accordance with US GAAP. To ensure clarity, in Appendix A of this report we have included a reconciliation table which provides comparable data based on revenues determined in accordance with US GAAP, which do not include the Company’s share of SMP.