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ASM International NV

April 2017

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"Shareholder Value Creation is Foremost"

“I can guarantee you that [the stake in ASMPT] is something that we monitor and review continually, simply as part of our complete strategic review of the company because, naturally, also shareholder value creation is foremost, and the PT stake is a part of that. And we regularly take a look at this.”

Chuck del Prado, 2014 AGM

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I. Introduction

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Overview of Eminence Capital

■ Eminence Capital, founded in 1999 by Ricky Sandler, is a global asset management firm with $6.5 billion in assets under management primarily invested in publicly traded equity securities

■ We invest with a "quality value" based framework combining bottom-up, fundamental company and industry due diligence with detailed financial analysis to identify companies that fit our investment criteria

■ We are long-term investors with a typical investment horizon for our long investments of multiple years

■ Eminence is currently the second-largest shareholder in ASM International (ASMI) owning ~5.7 million shares (9.6% of outstanding voting shares) with a current market value of ~$300 million1

■ We have been ASMI shareholders for approximately 3.5 years

1. Current market value assumes an ASMI share price of €49.80 as of market close on 23rd March 2017

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Why We Are Invested in ASMI

■ SECTOR − FAVORABLE SECULAR INDUSTRY FORCES: the semiconductor capital equipment market is a

cyclical growth industry with secularly rising capital intensity driving customer spend

− FAVORABLE COMPETITIVE DYNAMICS: each step in the manufacturing process is its own unique market where competitors sell based on technology rather than price

■ BUSINESS − ATTRACTIVE CORE BUSINESS: Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) should be a share gaining

process within the overall industry for a multi-year period and ASMI is the clear leader in single wafer ALD

■ VALUATION − UNDERVALUED: ASMI's complex holding structure leaves the company trading at a significant

discount to peers despite its favorable competitive position and outlook

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Strategic Benefits of an ASMPT Divestiture

■ Strategic decisions are more focused and aligned − ASMI’s Front End business and ASMPT compete in different markets and should pursue their

own independent strategic paths

− With customers and competitors consolidating, pursuing strategic combinations as a buyer or seller takes on heightened importance

− The complex structure hinders any significant independent action

■ More effective capital allocation post separation − Under the current corporate structure, the value creation generated through stock buybacks of

an undervalued Front End business is diluted by the simultaneous repurchase of the ASMPT stake (representing ~70% of ASMI’s market cap), which we believe is currently overvalued

■ Management incentives are more aligned with driving business performance post separation

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Financial Benefits of an ASMPT Divestiture

■ Based on comparable peer trading multiples, ASMI shareholders could see upside of ~40%1 by selling all or a significant portion of the ASMPT stake

■ By reducing the stake in ASMPT below 30% of shares outstanding, ASMI could also attract strategic interest, which would likely enhance this trading upside case − The Continuity Foundation is still in place to protect against hostile or unwanted takeover

attempts

■ ASMI shareholders would no longer be subject to significant ASMPT stock price risk

■ Historically, business separations have led to better operating and stock market performance for both companies

1. Upside range depends on block sale discount and tax implications of divesting the ASMPT stake

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II. Current Corporate Structure Has Caused Sustained Front End Undervaluation

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2009 – 2017 Track Record Not As Impressive As Management Claims

January 1, 2009 March 23, 2017 $ Change

ASMI Market Cap $312mm $3,278mm $2,966mm

Value of ASMPT Stake ($657mm) ($2,204mm) ($1,547mm)

Net Debt/(Cash) $72mm1 ($411mm) ($483mm)

Implied Front End Value ($274mm) $663mm $936mm

Key Findings

Source: CapitalIQ, Company filings

■ Less than 33% of ASMI’s stock price appreciation was due to an increase in Front End value

■ Implied Front End value of $663mm is still below AMAT / Francisco Partners’ joint offer from 2008 of up to $800mm cash

Note: Financials converted to USD as of 3/23/17 using spot rates of 0.92 EUR / USD and 7.77 KHD / USD 1. Net debt balance for January 1, 2009 includes impact of deconsolidating ASMPT cash from ASMI balance sheet due to 12% stake being sold

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The Implied Front End Enterprise Value Is Below AMAT's Rejected Offer Price from 2008 – Nearly a Decade Later

Implied Enterprise Value of ASM International Front End ($ in millions)

Despite actions to date, the Front End continues to be undervalued. It is time for management to take the next step.

($1,200)

($800)

($400)

$0

$400

$800

$1,200

$1,600

Jan-08 Jan-09 Jan-10 Jan-11 Jan-12 Jan-13 Jan-14 Jan-15 Jan-16 Jan-17

March 14, 2013: ASMI sells 12%

of ASMPT

June 20, 2008: ASMI rejects AMAT / Francisco

Partners’ joint offer for the Front End business for up to $800mm cash

March 2, 2017: “We are also somewhat surprised that there is not a stronger recognition in the market for the Front-end results based on the track record of the company.”

– Chuck del Prado, Q4’16 Earnings Call

Source: Capital IQ as of March 23, 2017 Note: Financials converted to USD as of 3/23/17 using spot rates of 0.92 EUR / USD and 7.77 HKD / USD

Value on 3/23 = $663mm

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Recent Stock Price Performance Driven Entirely by ASMPT

ASM International Enterprise Value Breakdown

Source: Capital IQ as of March 23, 2017 Note: Financials converted to USD as of 3/23/17 using spot rates of 0.92 EUR / USD and 7.77 HKD / USD

($ in millions)

$0

$500

$1,000

$1,500

$2,000

$2,500

$3,000

Mar-15 Jun-15 Sep-15 Dec-15 Mar-16 Jun-16 Sep-16 Dec-16 Mar-17

ASM PT 39.2% Stake ASM International Front-End

After an initial re-rating as a result of a partial sale of ASMPT, the Front End value has stalled for the last two years.

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The Implied Front End Stock Price Has Materially Lagged Peers

Implied Front End Stock Price Versus Peer Group Since March 1, 2015

Source: Capital IQ as of March 23, 2017 Note: ASMI Implied Front End share price converted to USD as of 3/23/17 using spot rate of 0.92 EUR / USD

(Peers index rebased to ASMI Implied Front End share price on 03/02/15)

-6%

+35%

$5.00

$10.00

$15.00

$20.00

$25.00

$30.00

Mar-15 Jun-15 Sep-15 Dec-15 Mar-16 Jun-16 Sep-16 Dec-16 Mar-17

ASMI Implied Front End Peers (Tokyo Electron, Lam Research, Applied Materials, ASML, KLA-Tencor)

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III. The Value Creation Opportunity

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Parameter Selected Range Metric1 Implied Front End EV

CY18E Sales 3.0x - 3.5x $767mm $2.3 - $2.7bn

CY18E EBITDA 10.0x - 12.0x $194mm $1.9 - $2.3bn

CY18E EBIT 11.0x - 13.0x $137mm $1.5 - $1.8bn

Illustrative Mean $2.09bn

Current Implied Front End EV $0.66bn

Upside to Current Implied EV $1.43bn

Front End Valuation Materially Trails Its Peers

EV / CY2018E Revenue

Source: Company filings, Capital IQ, Thomson estimates, FactSet estimates Note: Financials converted to USD as of 3/23/17 using spot rate of 0.92 EUR / USD 1. Represents financials for ASM International excluding ASM PT; figures per Thomson consensus

Current Implied Valuation

EV / CY2018E EBITDA

EV / CY2018E EBIT

Peer Valuation Ranges

Average: 3.33x

Average: 10.9x

Average: 12.1x

Date 03/23/17 ($ in millions )

Market Cap. $3,277.7 Debt 0.0 Cash & Equivalents (410.7)

Enterprise Value $2,867.0

Market Value of 39.2% of ASMPT ($2,204.5) Implied Enterprise Value of ASM Front End $662.6

4.8x

19.6x 11.5x 11.3x 9.4x 8.7x

0.0x

10.0x

20.0x

30.0x

ASMInternational

ASML KLA-Tencor

AppliedMaterials

LamResearch

TEL

3.4x

16.9x 11.7x 10.0x 8.3x 7.7x

0.0x5.0x

10.0x15.0x20.0x

ASMInternational

ASML KLA-Tencor

AppliedMaterials

LamResearch

TEL

0.86x

5.37x 4.16x

2.91x 2.39x 1.81x

0.0x

2.0x

4.0x

6.0x

ASMInternational

ASML KLA-Tencor

AppliedMaterials

LamResearch

TEL

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$1.4bn of Value Creation Potential Post Divestiture

1. Valuation as of 3/23/17 2. ASMI standalone valuation based on ASMI 2018E sales of $767mm; EBITDA of $194mm; EBIT of $137mm and Front End peer multiples 3. Assumes an 8% discount on 33% of the ASMPT stake

$2,165 / $35.72

$2,092 / $34.52

$411 / $6.78

$4,668 / $77.01

$4,611 / $76.07

$3,278 / $54.08

Market Value ofASMPT Stake

Front End EV Net CashAdj.

ASMI Totalb/f Frictional

Costs

FrictionCosts

ASMI Total Value CurrentMarket Cap

$2,204mm $36.37/sh

$2,092mm $34.52/sh

$411mm $6.78/sh

$4,707mm $77.67/sh

($58)mm $0.96/sh 3

$4,649mm $76.71/sh

$3,278mm $54.08/sh

1 2

~$1,372mm / $22.63 per share of value creation

- ~42% upside to current market cap - Over 200% upside to Front End EV

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IV. The ASMPT Stake Creates Little to No Benefits Yet Introduces Significant Risk for

ASMI Shareholders

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■ No synergies between the two companies

− No physical overlap on locations or co-location of facilities/research

− No customer overlap of any significance as confirmed by both companies

− Management acknowledges the lack of synergies

• “…If you were to ask me how substantial those synergies are now or likely to be in the very short term in our profit and loss account, then that is quite limited.” 2014 AGM

■ By selling all or a portion of the ASMPT stake and holding more cash, ASMI would maintain the “financial strength and stability” it deems important to customers

■ Management has provided zero evidence of how the financial holding in ASMPT “provides ASMI with a stronger industrial presence”

■ The stake acts as an improper permanent “poison pill” to potential acquirers

− Because ASMI owns greater than 30% of ASMPT, a potential acquirer of ASMI would also have to make a takeover offer for ASMPT under the Hong Kong takeover code

The ASMPT Stake Creates Little to No Benefits

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Trading Comparables

ASMI Shareholders Bear Significant Risk Given the Premium Valuation of ASMPT Versus Peers

ASMPT represents ~70% of the total value of ASMI’s stock. By not selling at these valuations ASMI shareholders are taking on significant stock price risk in a business with limited visibility and little or no influence.

Source: Capital IQ, Thomson estimates

($ in millions, except per share amounts) Trading Multiples As of 03/23/17 Stock % of 52 Market Enterprise TEV / EBITDA P / E Company Name Price Week High Value Value CY17E CY18E CY17E CY18E Back-End Teradyne $30.55 97.9% $6,136 $5,310 11.4x 9.9x 18.4x 16.2x Disco 153.54 92.7% 5,543 4,872 11.8x 10.7x 22.8x 18.6x BE Semiconductor 41.57 99.5% 1,546 1,365 12.6x 12.0x 18.9x 17.4x Kulicke and Soffa 20.25 95.4% 1,438 876 7.6x 6.0x 18.7x 14.8x

Average 96.4% 10.8x 9.7x 19.7x 16.8x

ASMPT $13.78 98.7% 5,624 5,522 13.5x 12.3x 21.5x 19.6x

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V. ASMI’s Front End Business Can and Should Stand Alone

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$26 $72

$122 $159 $135 $169

$194 $217

7%

15%

21% 22% 21%

24% 25% 26%

2012A 2013A 2014A 2015A 2016A 2017E 2018E 2019E

EBITDA EBITDA Margin (pre-exceptionals) %

Front End Business is Strong and Self-Sustaining

5 Years of Strong Revenue Growth and Improving Gross Margin

EBITDA and EBITDA Margin ($ in millions)

Source: Company Information, Wall Street estimates

($ in millions)

$402 $491 $593 $727 $649 $704 $767 $845

34% 39%

43% 44% 45% 44% 44% 46%

2012A 2013A 2014A 2015A 2016A 2017E 2018E 2019E

Revenue Gross Margin (pre-exceptionals) %

In addition, the Front End has $400mm+ of cash on the balance sheet and is projected to generate $100mm+ of free cash flow annually.

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■ Lam Research and Varian Semiconductor provide historical precedents of smaller companies with market leading technology that created value in the semicap industry − In 2003, both companies had a smaller revenue base than ASMI’s Front End business today

Technology Matters More Than Scale in This Industry

2003 2016 2003 – 2016 CAGR

Revenue $653mm $6,626mm 20%

EBITDA $49mm $1,685mm 31%

Market Capitalization1 $2,452mm $13,637mm 14%

Share (Etch) 30% 48% 18% cumulative gain

Lam Research

2003 20112 2003 – 2011 CAGR

Revenue $328mm $963mm 14%

EBITDA $27mm $303mm 35%

Market Capitalization1 $1,078mm $3,228mm 15%

Share (Implant) 31% 72% 41% cumulative gain

Varian Semiconductor

Source: CapitalIQ as of 3/23/2017 1. Represents yearly averages 2. Varian was acquired in 2011

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VI. Recommendations

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■ Given the significant and persistent undervaluation of the Front End business we recommend a split of ASMI from ASMPT

■ Eminence believes a multi-year plan to exit the ASMPT stake via multiple block trades creates the most long-term shareholder value

■ The first step should be a block trade of 33% of the ASMPT stake combined with a special dividend paid to shareholders which would be free from corporate level tax

Recommendations

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Appendix

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($ in millions, except per share amounts) Trading Multiples LT EPSAs of 03/23/17 Stock % of 52 Market Enterprise TEV / Revenue TEV / EBITDA P / E GrowthCompany Name Price Week High Value Value CY17E CY18E CY17E CY18E CY17E CY18E Rate

Front-EndASML $130.54 99.7% $52,791 $52,030 6.1x 5.4x 20.0x 16.9x 29.7x 23.8x 18.9%Applied Materials 38.85 97.6% 41,951 41,129 3.1x 2.9x 11.3x 10.0x 14.8x 13.2x 21.6%Lam Research 125.35 98.2% 23,224 20,134 2.5x 2.4x 8.8x 8.3x 13.5x 12.7x 15.4%TEL 103.09 94.8% 16,945 14,436 1.8x 1.8x 8.3x 7.7x 14.9x 13.8x 17.3%KLA-Tencor 95.23 98.8% 14,925 15,312 4.3x 4.2x 11.2x 11.7x 16.1x 15.2x 12.0%

Average 97.8% 3.6x 3.3x 11.9x 10.9x 17.8x 15.8x 17.1%Median 98.2% 3.1x 2.9x 11.2x 10.0x 14.9x 13.8x 17.3%

Trading Comparables

Front End Peer Valuation

Source: Capital IQ, Thomson estimates

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Disclaimer

THIS PRESENTATION CONTAINS CERTAIN ANALYSES AND CONCLUSIONS OF EMINENCE CAPITAL, LP (“EMINENCE”) AS OF THE DATE HEREOF, ANY OF WHICH MAY CHANGE AT ANY TIME FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, INCLUDING THE IMPACT OF FUTURE EVENTS, PUBLICATION OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, OR NEW ANALYSES. EMINENCE HAS NO OBLIGATION TO UPDATE THE INFORMATION, ANALYSES, AND/OR CONCLUSIONS CONTAINED HEREIN UPON ANY SUCH CHANGE. FURTHER, THE ANALYSES AND CONCLUSIONS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT MACROECONOMIC, COMPETITIVE, AND OTHER UNCERTAINTIES. OTHERS MAY DISAGREE WITH THE ANALYSES AND CONCLUSIONS PRESENTED HEREIN AND/OR MAY HAVE NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION WHICH, IF KNOWN TO EMINENCE, MAY HAVE IMPACTED EMINENCE’S ANALYSES AND CONCLUSIONS. THIS PRESENTATION DOES NOT CONTAIN INVESTMENT ADVICE AND IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION TO PURCHASE OR SELL ANY SECURITY. WHILE ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PRESENTATION IS BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE, EMINENCE MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTY AS TO ITS COMPLETENESS OR ACCURACY AND DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY WITH RESPECT THERETO. EMINENCE MAY CHANGE ITS POSITION IN ANY SECURITIES REFERENCED HEREIN FOR ANY REASON OR NO REASON AND AT ANYTIME, AND HAS NO OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE ANY UPDATES OR CHANGES TO THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN.

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