ASM International N.V. Announces Additional Request for Provisional Measures to Enterprise Court by Hermes and Fursa and Availability of Proxy Materials for AGM including reference to proposals to be adopted at the AGM to cancel preferred shares.
Almere, The Netherlands, April 21, 2009 -- ASM International N.V. (NASDAQ: ASMI and Euronext Exchange in Amsterdam: ASM) announced that today Hermes and Fursa have submitted an additional request to the Enterprise Court to temporarily appoint a special supervisory director with the exclusive authority to exercise all rights of the Supervisory Board with respect to the appointment, dismissal and suspension of members of the Management Board and of the Supervisory Board and to temporarily set aside the provisions of the articles of association of ASMI with respect to 50% quorum requirements for resolutions to appoint or dismiss members of the Management Board and of the Supervisory Board other than on the proposal of the Supervisory Board.

A hearing in respect of the additional request will be held in conjunction with a hearing of the Enterprise Court on May 6, 2009 scheduled for the purpose of the pending inquiry request.

ASMI further announces that its US market proxy materials for the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) scheduled for May 14, 2009, are now being mailed to shareholders and are available on the Company's website, www.asm.com. These materials refer to, amongst others, proposals for the adoption of resolutions at the AGM for the purpose of cancelling the outstanding preference shares held by Stichting Continuïteit ASM International.

The Company's 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders and the US SEC filing, Form 20-F are also currently available on the Company's website.

The ASM International AGM is scheduled for Thursday, May 14, 2009, at 14:00 CET at the Hilton Hotel Royal Parc, Nassau Paviljoen, Van Weerden Poelmanweg 4-6, Soestduinen, the Netherlands.