BILTHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS, JANUARY 11, 2008 - ASM International N.V. (NASDAQ: ASMI and Euronext Amsterdam: ASM) today announced that members of its Management and Supervisory Boards met on 10 January 2008 with a few persons with a semiconductor equipment industry background. This meeting took place on the initiative of certain shareholders. At the meeting, these persons outlined a plan for optimizing ASMI's Front-end or wafer processing operations.
The Company stated that the ASMI Boards have been and remain intensely focused on acting in the long-term best interests of all of the Company's stakeholders and in creating value for all shareholders. In line with its policy to hold discussions with significant shareholders who have suggestions for enhancing the Company's value, it appreciates the viewpoints expressed at this meeting and will carefully review the operational suggestions.