MEDIA ADVISORY, July 3, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) --
What: Mr. Arthur H. Del Prado, President and Chief Executive Officer of ASM International N.V. (ASMI) will preside over the opening bell, to celebrate its 25 year listing anniversary on the NASDAQ. Where: NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio When: Wednesday July 5th, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. EDT Contacts: Mary Jo Dieckhaus U.S. IR Director (212) 986-2900 mdieckhaus@nyc.rr.com NASDAQ MarketSite: Stephanie Lowenthal; 646.441.5220
Feed Information:
The opening bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA-5 C-band/transponder 14. The downlink frequency is 3980 horizontal; audio: 6.2/6.8. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Lowenthal at (646) 441-5220.
Photos:
To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.
About ASM International N.V. (ASMI):
ASM International N.V., headquartered in Bilthoven, 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 Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange (symbol ASM). For more information, visit ASMI's website at http://www.asm.com.