CORRECTED - BRIEF-ASMI Q3 sales, loss better than expected

(Corrects headline to show AMSI made a third-quarter loss, not profit.)

AMSTERDAM Oct 29 (Reuters) - ASM International (ASMI.AS): * Asmi (ASMI.AS) - Q3 sales 180.2 million euros (average in Reuters survey 149

million euros) * Asmi (ASMI.AS) - Q3 bookings 204.5 million euros * Asmi (ASMI.AS) - Q3 net loss 15.8 million euros (versus Reuters survey range

-27 to -19 million euros) * Asmi (ASMI.AS) - end-Q3 order backlog 146.6 million euros * Asmi (ASMI.AS) - completes divesture of rtp business * Asmi (ASMI.AS) - we expect the fourth quarter to be at least in line with the

third quarter * Asmi (ASMI.AS) - Q4 performance for front-end is expected to modestly further

improve in terms of sales, bookings, operating result.