Entegris Acquires Silicon Wafer and Reticle Carrier Product Lines from Asyst Technologies

Business Wire, Feb 11, 2003

> Among these risks and uncertainties are general economic conditions, the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry, and the successful transition and integration of the acquired product lines. Other factors that could cause the Entegris' or Asyst's results to differ materially from those contained in its forward-looking statements are included in the Form 10K filed for Entegris in November 2002 and Asyst in June 2002 or in other documents filed by either company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.