ASM International N.V. Announces Availability and Timing of the 2008 Third Quarter Results Conference Call and Web Cast

Market Wire, October, 2008

BILTHOVEN, The Netherlands -October 20, 2008 - ASM International N.V. (NASDAQ: ASMI and Euronext Exchange in Amsterdam: ASM) will report operating results for the 2008 third quarter and nine months on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at approximately 18:00 Continental European time (1:00 p.m. US Eastern Time). ASM International will host an investor conference call and web cast on Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 15:00 Continental European time (10:00 a.m. US Eastern Time).

The teleconference dial-in numbers are as follows:
                        United States -  1 866.966.5335
                        International -   44 (0)20 3023 4456
                        A simultaneous audio web cast will be
                        accessible at  www.asm.com .

The teleconference will be available for replay, beginning one hour after completion of the live broadcast through November 13, 2008.

The replay dial-in numbers are:
                        United States -  1 866.583.1035
                        International -   44 (0)20 8196 1998
                        Access Code: 117327#

About ASM International

ASM International N.V. and its subsidiaries design and manufacture equipment and materials used to produce semiconductor devices. The company provides 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 web site at www.asm.com .

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Contact: Lies Rijnveld 31 30 229 8506 Mary Jo Dieckhaus 1 212 986 2900