Mr. Arthur H. Del Prado, President and CEO of ASM International N.V.,
Rings The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

Wedneday, July 5, 2006
at NASDAQ's MarketSite
in New York City.

ASM International N.V.

Mr. Arthur H. Del Prado, President and Chief Executive Officer of ASM International N.V. (ASMI) presides over the opening bell, to celebrate its 25 year listing anniversary on the NASDAQ.

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.

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