BILTHOVEN, The Netherlands, Feb. 26, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- ASM International N.V. (Nasdaq:ASMI) ("ASM") today announced the availability of the following presentations via web casts from the company's web site, www.asm.com
March 3, 2003 -- 10:45 Eastern time -- Morgan Stanley Semiconductor & Systems Conference, Dana Point, Ca.,
March 6, 2003 -- 8:30 Eastern time -- Wachovia Securities Convertible Securities Conference, Miami, FL
Replays of the presentations will be available on the website, www.asm.com for one week following the conferences A schedule of upcoming presentations is available on the web page.
About ASM
ASM International N.V., based in Bilthoven, the Netherlands, is a global company servicing one of the most important and demanding industries in the world. The Company possesses a strong technology base, state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, a competent and qualified workforce and a highly trained, strategically distributed support network. ASM International 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 Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange (symbol ASM). For more information, visit ASMI's website at http://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 duration of the current industry downturn specifically, currency fluctuations, 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 terrorist activity, armed conflict or political instability 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 report on Form 20-F and Form 6-K as filed.