ASM Earnings Release And Conference Call/Web Cast Dates


REMINDER

ASM International will release second quarter and six months 2001 operating results on

Monday, July 23, 2001

At approximately
8:00 a.m. US West Coast time
11:00 a.m. US Eastern time
17:00 Continental Europe time

ASM International will host an investor conference call and web cast on

Tuesday, July 24, 2001

At
6:00 a.m. US West Coast time
9:00 a.m. US Eastern time
15:00 Continental Europe time
21:00 Hong Kong time

The teleconference dial-in numbers are:

United States: (800) 553-0327
International: (612) 332-0923

The teleconference will be available for digitized replay from 1:00 p.m. (US Eastern time) on Tuesday, July 24th until Thursday, July 26th at 11:59 p.m. (US Eastern time)

For replay, dial:

United States: (800) 475-6701
International: (320) 365-3844
Access code: 592899

A simultaneous audio web cast will accessible at http://www.asm.com and http://www.streetfusion.com

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