Almere, The Netherlands - June 5, 2009 - ASM International N.V.
(NASDAQ: ASMI and Euronext Amsterdam: ASM) announced today that
further discussions held with Hermes following the decision of the
Enterprise Court of May 13, 2009 were inconclusive. The Enterprise
Court was informed accordingly. A further hearing of the Enterprise
Court is scheduled for July 2, 2009.
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. The company provides 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 web site 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, 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.
Investor Contacts:
Erik Kamerbeek
Investor Relations
+31 88 100 8500
Mary Jo Dieckhaus
Investor Relations
+1 212-986-290
Media Contact:
Ian Bickerton
+31 625 018 512
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