ALMERE, The Netherlands - August 1, 2012 - ASM International N.V. (NASDAQ: ASMI and NYSE Euronext Exchange in Amsterdam: ASM) announces that today the deed of amendment of the articles of association has been executed as a result of the resolution adopted during its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on May 15, 2012 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
This amendment of the articles of association of ASM relates to the change of bearer shares into registered shares due to the amendments of the Dutch Securities Giro Transfer Act (Wet giraal effectenverkeer) ("SGTA") on 1 January 2011. Pursuant to the SGTA as from 1 January 2013 securities may no longer be issued in the individualized physical bearer form.

The amendment of the articles of association shall have effect as of today August 1, 2012 and shall include, inter alia, the following:

The certificate scrip (recepis) for ordinary bearer shares shall be converted to registered shares; and
NECIGEF, the central institute pursuant to the SGTA shall be registered in the shareholders register of ASM.

Shareholders shall not be required to undertake any action in order to convert their ordinary bearer shares into registered shares.

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. ASM International and its subsidiaries provide 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 NYSE Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange (symbol ASM). For more information, visit ASMI's website at www.asm.com