BANGKOK – Top 40 EMS provider Fabrinet has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its ordinary shares.

The number of ordinary shares to be offered and the price range for the offering have not yet been determined.

Fabrinet is one of the 40 largest EMS companies in the world (http://www.edn.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA6482999), with revenues topping $420 million, and has been growing at rates of 50% a year of late, according to the company. It operates plants in China, Thailand and the U.S.

Morgan Stanley & Co. International and Deutsche Bank Securities will act as lead managers for the offering.

These securities may not be sold, nor may offers to buy these securities be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective.