Fourth quarter of 2006 net sales of € 222.9 million, up 4% from the third quarter of 2006 and down 4% from the fourth quarter of 2005;

Net earnings from continued operations of the fourth quarter of 2006 were € 12.0 million, or € 0.22 diluted net earnings from continued operations per share, as compared to net earnings from continued operations of € 14.0 million, or € 0.26 diluted net earnings from continued operations per share for the third quarter of 2006 and net earnings from continued operations of € 13.1 million or € 0.25 diluted net earnings from continued operations per share in the fourth quarter of 2005;

Bookings in the fourth quarter of 2006 were € 205.4 million, up 11% from the third quarter of 2006. Bookings from our Front-end segment were up 33% and bookings from our Back-end segment were down 8%. Year-end backlog was € 234.3 million, down 7% from the end of the previous quarter;

Full year 2006 net sales of € 877.5 million, up 21% from net sales of € 724.7 million for the full year 2005. Sales from our Front-end segment were up 14% and sales from our Back-end segment were up 28%;

Net earnings from continued operations for the full year 2006 were € 54.7 million, or € 1.02 diluted net earnings from continued operations per share, as compared to net earnings from continued operations of € 8.9 million, or € 0.17 diluted net earnings from continued operations per share for the full year 2005;

Net loss from discontinued operations for the full year 2006 was € 20.4 million as compared to € 49.1 million for the full year 2005;

Full year 2006 bookings of € 889.9 million, up 17% from the full year 2005.

BILTHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS, March 8, 2007 - ASM International N.V. (NASDAQ: ASMI and Euronext Amsterdam: ASM) reports today its final fourth quarter 2006 and full year 2006 operating results. These operating results have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("US GAAP").