ASM International N.V. completes divesture of RTP business

ALMERE, NETHERLANDS, Oct 29 (MARKET WIRE) --
ASM International N.V. (NASDAQ: ASMI and Euronext Exchange in Amsterdam:
ASM) today announced that it has signed and completed the contract to
divest its Levitor RTP business to Levitech, a company controlled and
managed by the current RTP business unit management. As already mentioned
in the press release of June 10, the Levitech management will take over
all current Levitor business, including its approximately 20 employees
and customer service, and will develop new RTP-related products. The
divested RTP business will be for the risk and account of Levitech as of
18 June 2009. ASM is providing EUR 4 million working capital, which has
been expensed during the second quarter, and will have a non-controlling
minority share in the company.

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 Euronext Amsterdam Stock
Exchange (symbol ASM). For more information, visit ASMI's website at
www.asm.com.

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historical data, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
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