Enterprise Court orders inquiry in respect of ASM International
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Almere, The Netherlands, August 5, 2009 -- ASM International N.V.(NASDAQ: ASMI and Euronext Exchange in Amsterdam: ASM) announces thatthe Enterprise Court ruled today that it has ordered an inquiry inrespect of the affairs of ASMI. The Enterprise Court also ruled thatthere are no reasons for any immediate measures and it thereforedenied the appointment of a supervisory director with extensivepowers as well as all other immediate measures requested by Hermesand Fursa.The inquiry will concern the period as of January 1, 1996 untilJanuary 1, 1998 as far as it relates to the granting of the option toStichting Continuïteit ASM International to subscribe for preferredshares in ASMI and the period as of January 1, 2006. The EnterpriseCourt has not yet appointed any investigators.About ASM InternationalASM International N.V., headquartered in Almere, the Netherlands, andits subsidiaries design and manufacture equipment and materials usedto produce semiconductor devices. ASM International and itssubsidiaries provide production solutions for wafer processing(Front-end segment) as well as assembly and packaging (Back-endsegment) through facilities in the United States, Europe, Japan andAsia. ASM International's common stock trades on NASDAQ (symbol ASMI)and the Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange (symbol ASM). For moreinformation, visit ASMI's website at www.asm.com.Safe Harbor Statement under the U.S. Private Securities LitigationReform Act of 1995: All matters discussed in this statement, exceptfor any historical data, are forward-looking statements.Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that couldcause actual results to differ materially from those in theforward-looking statements. These include, but are not limited to,economic conditions and trends in the semiconductor industrygenerally and the timing of the industry cycles specifically,currency fluctuations, financing and liquidity matters, the successof restructurings, the timing of significant orders, marketacceptance of new products, competitive factors, litigation involvingintellectual property, shareholder and other issues, commercial andeconomic disruption due to natural disasters, terrorist activity,armed conflict or political instability, epidemics and other risksindicated 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 assumesno obligation nor intends to update or revise any forward-lookingstatements to reflect future developments or circumstances.Media Contact:Ian Bickerton - +31 20 6855 955; Mobile: +31 625 018 512http://hugin.info/132090/R/1332934/315777.pdfThis announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Datum: 05.08.2009 - 18:45 Uhr
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