ASM International N.V. announces amendment of its existing credit facility

ALMERE, The Netherlands - ASM International N.V. (NASDAQ: ASMI and Euronext Exchange in Amsterdam: ASM) today announced that it has increased and extended its existing standby revolving credit facility. The credit commitment was increased from € 90 million to € 150 million and the maturity date was extended from 1 November 2012 until July 31 2014. In the event all outstanding convertible bonds due 6 November 2014 are converted, repaid or replaced prior to 30 June 2014, the maturity date will be 31 July 2015.



Participating banks were Rabobank as co-ordinator, ABN AMRO, HSBC Bank, KBC Bank and Morgan Stanley.



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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