BILTHOVEN, NETHERLANDS -- (Marketwire) -- 03/09/09 --
Almere, The Netherlands - March 9, 2009 - ASM International N.V.
(NASDAQ: ASMI and Euronext Exchange in Amsterdam: ASM) announced
today that Leon van den Boom, a member of the supervisory board of
ASMI, has notified the company of his decision to resign from the
supervisory board effective today.
This decision is based on diverging views with respect to the policy
of 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. 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.
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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.
Contacts:
Investor Contacts:
Erik Kamerbeek - +31 653 492 120
Mary Jo Dieckhaus - +1 212 986 2900
Media Contact:
Ian Bickerton - +31 20 6855 955; Mobile: +31 625 018 512
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