ASM INTERNATIONAL N.V. REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER 2014 RESULTS

Almere, The Netherlands
March 4, 2015

                     
ASM International N.V. (NASDAQ: ASMI and Euronext Amsterdam: ASM) reports today its fourth quarter 2014 operating results (unaudited) in accordance with US GAAP.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

	Quarter						Full Year
EUR million	Q4 2013		Q3 2014		Q4 2014		Pro-forma 1) 2013		2014
New orders	133.1		156.2		154.4		479.6		602.1
Net sales	126.9		122.2		124.3		452.0		545.6
Gross profit margin %	39.3	%	43.2	%	43.0	%	39.0	%	43.1	%
Operating result	15.8		17.2		13.4		44.7		90.5
Result from investments (excl. amortization and fair value purchase price allocation)	1.5		30.7		8.9		20.9		61.1
Remeasurement gain, realized gain on sale of ASMPT shares, amortization and fair value adjustments1)	(343.2	)	(5.7	)	(6.0	)	1,006.4		(22.5	)
Net earnings	(334.0	)	54.6		21.0		1,051.9		137.3
Normalized net earnings (excl. remeasurement gain realized gain on sale of ASMPT shares, amortization and fair value adjustments)	9.3		60.2		26.9		45.5		159.8

• Net sales for the fourth quarter 2014 increased with 2% compared to the third quarter. Year-on-year net sales decreased with 2%.