ALMERE, the Netherlands, May 13, 2009 -ASM International N.V.
(NASDAQ: ASMI and Euronext Exchange in Amsterdam: ASM), announced
today that the Enterprise Court today issued a ruling that Stichting
Continuïteit ASM International may not vote in respect of agenda item
11a of tomorrrow's AGM.
The Enterprise Court expects that the parties will continue
discussions in particular on the position of the CEO and report to
the Court no later than 5 June 2009. If no agreement will be reached
in those discussions a further hearing will be held ultimately on 3
July 2009 for the purpose of dealing with the requests made by Hermes
and Fursa.
About ASM International
ASM International N.V., headquartered in Almere, the Netherlands, and
its subsidiaries design and manufacture equipment and materials used
to produce semiconductor devices. ASM International and its
subsidiaries provide production solutions for wafer processing
(Front-end segment) as well as assembly and packaging (Back-end
segment) through facilities in the United States, Europe, Japan and
Asia. ASM International's common stock trades on NASDAQ (symbol ASMI)
and the Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange (symbol ASM). For more
information, visit ASMI's website at www.asm.com.
Safe Harbor Statement under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995: All matters discussed in this statement, except
for any historical data, are forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements. These include, but are not limited to,
economic conditions and trends in the semiconductor industry
generally and the timing of the industry cycles specifically,
currency fluctuations, financing and liquidity matters, the success
of restructurings, the timing of significant orders, market
acceptance of new products, competitive factors, litigation involving
intellectual property, shareholder and other issues, commercial and
economic disruption due to natural disasters, terrorist activity,
armed conflict or political instability, epidemics and other risks
indicated in the Company's filings from time to time with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to,
the Company's reports on Form 20-F and Form 6-K. The Company assumes
no obligation nor intends to update or revise any forward-looking
statements to reflect future developments or circumstances.
For further information, please contact:
Investor contacts:
Erik Kamerbeek
Phone: + 31 88 100 8500
GSM: +31 653 492 120
Erik.kamerbeek@asm.com
Mary Jo
Dieckhaus
+1 212-986-2900
MaryJo.Dieckhaus@asm.com
Media contact:
Charles Huijskens
+31 20 6855 955
Mobile: +31 653 105072
charles@huijskens-istha.nl
Ian Bickerton
+31 20 6855 955
Mobile: +31 625 018 512
Ian@huijskens-istha.nl
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