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ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2013 OPERATING RESULTS
Almere, The Netherlands
April 23, 2013
ASM International N.V. reports
First Quarter 2013 Operating Results
ASM International N.V. (NASDAQ: ASMI and Euronext Amsterdam: ASM) reports today its first quarter 2013 operating results (unaudited) in accordance with US GAAP.
HIGHLIGHTS
COMMENT
"The first quarter of 2013 was important for ASMI. We announced the outcome of the valuation study and sold 12% of the total outstanding ASMPT shares which resulted in a deconsolidation of ASMPT. This led to the recognition of an extraordinary result of approximately EUR1.4 billion in Q1.
While our sales in the Front-end operations showed an expected double digit decrease, we again saw a strong order-intake in Q1. Front-end gross margin, after showing a strong improvement in Q4 last year, further improved."
OUTLOOK
Following the healthy book to bill ratio's in Q4 2012 and Q1 2013 our Front-end operations are expected to show a strong double digit sales increase in Q2 compared to Q1. We also expect a double digit increase of our order-intake in Q2 compared to Q1.
STATUTORY ANNUAL REPORT 2012
ASM International published its 2012 Statutory Annual Report on April 4, 2013. The content of Note 31-Share Ownership and Related Party transactions, should be extended with the following sentence:
"During 2012, we considered the members of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board to be the key management personnel as defined in IAS 24 "Related parties"."
The Statutory Annual Report is available on our website at www.asm.com.
About ASM International
ASM International NV, headquartered in Almere, the Netherlands, its subsidiaries and participations design and manufacture equipment and materials used to produce semiconductor devices. ASM International, its subsidiaries and participations provide production solutions for wafer processing (Front-end segment) as well as for assembly & packaging and surface mount technology (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 nor intends to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect future developments or circumstances.
ASM International will host an investor conference call and web cast on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 15:00 Continental European Time (9:00 a.m. - US Eastern Time).
The teleconference dial-in numbers are as follows:
A simultaneous audio web cast will be accessible at www.asm.com .
The teleconference will be available for replay, beginning one hour after completion of the live broadcast, through June 24, 2013.
The replay dial-in numbers are:
CONTACT
Investor contact:
Victor Bareño
T: +31 88 100 8500
E: victor.bareno@asm.com
Mary Jo Dieckhaus
T: +1 212 986 2900
E: maryjo.dieckhaus@asm.com
Media contact:
Ian Bickerton
T: +31 625 018 512
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