Almere, The Netherlands, August 5, 2009 -- ASM International N.V.
(NASDAQ: ASMI and Euronext Exchange in Amsterdam: ASM) announces that
the Enterprise Court ruled today that it has ordered an inquiry in
respect of the affairs of ASMI. The Enterprise Court also ruled that
there are no reasons for any immediate measures and it therefore
denied the appointment of a supervisory director with extensive
powers as well as all other immediate measures requested by Hermes
and Fursa.
The inquiry will concern the period as of January 1, 1996 until
January 1, 1998 as far as it relates to the granting of the option to
Stichting Continuïteit ASM International to subscribe for preferred
shares in ASMI and the period as of January 1, 2006. The Enterprise
Court has not yet appointed any investigators.
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.
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