Actions Semiconductor Announces Share Repurchase Program

ZHUHAI, China, May 10, 2007 - Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACTS), one of China's leading fabless semiconductor companies, today announced that its board of directors has authorized a program to repurchase up to 8 million of its American Depositary Shares (ADSs) representing 48 million ordinary shares. Any shares acquired will be used in connection with the Company’s employee benefit plans and other general corporate purposes. Currently, the company has approximately 86 million outstanding ADSs.

The company said it may repurchase shares in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. The timing and actual number of ADSs repurchased will depend upon market conditions and other factors, in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission requirements. The repurchase program has a term which will expire on December 31, 2008.

“We believe that this program reflects our confidence in our ability to execute on our long-term business goals as well as our dedication to providing value to our shareholders,” stated Mr. Nan-Horng Yeh, Chief Executive Officer of Actions Semiconductor.

About Actions Semiconductor

Actions Semiconductor is one of China's leading fabless semiconductor companies that provides mixed-signal and multimedia SoC solutions for portable consumer electronics. Actions Semiconductor products include SoCs, firmware, software, solution development kits, as well as detailed specifications of other required components and the providers of those components. Actions Semiconductor also provides total product and technology solutions that allow customers to quickly introduce new portable consumer electronics to the mass market in a cost effective way. The company is headquartered in Zhuhai, China, with offices in Beijing and Shenzhen. For more information, please visit the Actions Semiconductor website at http://www.actions-semi.com.

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