Dutch Supreme Court finally dismisses request for enquiry
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
ALMERE, The Netherlands - March 30, 2012 - ASM International N.V. (NASDAQ: ASMI
and Euronext Amsterdam: ASM) announces that the Dutch Supreme Court today
confirmed the decision of the Enterprise Court dated April, 14 2011 that there
are no grounds to order an enquiry (enquête) into the affairs of the Company as
requested by Fursa and
Hermes in 2008.
Fursa and Hermes were ordered to pay the Company's legal expenses.
The Company welcomes the decision of the Supreme Court. It is final and cannot
be appealed. It means that these proceedings against the Company have now
formally come to a definitive end.
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, corporate transactions,
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 to update or revise any forward-
looking statements to reflect future developments or circumstances.
CONTACTS:
Investor Relations:
Erik Kamerbeek
+31 (0)88 100 8500
Erik.Kamerbeek(at)asm.com
Mary Jo Dieckhaus
+1 212 986 2900
MaryJo.Dieckhaus(at)asm.com
Media Contacts:
Ian Bickerton
+31 (0)20 68 55 955
+31 (0)625 018512
I.Bickerton(at)Huijskens.nl
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Datum: 30.03.2012 - 13:01 Uhr
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