Almere, The Netherlands - June 5, 2009 - ASM International N.V. 
(NASDAQ: ASMI and Euronext Amsterdam: ASM) announced today that 
further discussions held with Hermes following the decision of the 
Enterprise Court of May 13, 2009 were inconclusive. The Enterprise 
Court was informed accordingly. A further hearing of the Enterprise 
Court is scheduled for July 2, 2009. 
 
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. 
 
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. 
 
Investor Contacts: 
Erik Kamerbeek 
Investor Relations 
+31 88 100 8500 
 
Mary Jo Dieckhaus 
Investor Relations 
+1 212-986-290 
 
Media Contact: 
Ian Bickerton 
+31 625 018 512 
 
 
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