ALMERE, The Netherlands - October 29, 2009 - ASM International N.V.
(NASDAQ: ASMI and Euronext Exchange in Amsterdam: ASM) today
announced that it has signed and completed the contract to divest its
Levitor RTP business to Levitech, a company controlled and managed by
the current RTP business unit management. As already mentioned in the
press release of June 10, the Levitech management will take over all
current Levitor business, including its approximately 20 employees
and customer service, and will develop new RTP-related products. The
divested RTP business will be for the risk and account of Levitech as
of 18 June 2009. ASM is providing EUR 4 million working capital, which
has been expensed during the second quarter, and will have a
non-controlling minority share in the company.
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.
Investor Contacts:
Erik Kamerbeek
Tel: +31 88 100 8500
Mary Jo Dieckhaus
Tel: +1 212 986 2900
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