Acer Gdr Reg S Regulatory News (ACID)

Subject: To Explain the News Report

Date of events: 2015/05/01

Contents:

1.Date of occurrence of the event:2015/05/01

2.Company name: Acer Inc.

3.Relationship to the Company (please enter "head office" or

"subsidiaries"): Head office

4.Reciprocal shareholding ratios: N/A

5.Name of the reporting media: the CDNEWS

6.Content of the report: The Company is planning to recall the power cord in China due to the suspected overheating concern.

7.Cause of occurrence: In very rare circumstances such as soaked, improper use or used in high humidity environments, certain LS-15 modeled power cords used with Acer notebook during the period from September 2010 to June 2012 may be oncerns with potential overheating. Although there is no repair or accident occurred up to now, the Company conducts a voluntary recall of relevant products. The suppliers will be responsible for all product recall expenses, and there is no material adverse effect toward the Company finance and business.

8.Countermeasures: None

9.Any other matters that need to be specified: None