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 Friday November 16 2001
Be Semiconductor Industries sale of PBE stake
BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. on Friday announced the sale of its 30% equity interest in Possehl BESI Electronics N.V. on November 15, 2001 to Posselhl &, mbH for Eur 18.1 million cash. In connection with the transaction, BE Semiconductor anticipates that it will incur net non-cash charges of approximately Eur 7 million in the fourth quarter of 2001.

Monday July 9 2001
BE Semiconductor announces pereliminary second quarter results
BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. on Monday announced preliminary results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2001. Furhermore, the Company announced an approximate 13% workforce reduction in its semiconductor equipment operations and a workforce and facilities restructuring at Possehl BESI Electronics, ("PBE") a joint venture in which BESI owns 30%.

Thursday February 15 2001
BE Semiconductor Industries: net income '00 EUR 18,5 mln
BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2000. Net sales for the year ended December 31, 2000 increased 87.5% to Eur 198.0 million, compared to net sales of Eur 105.6 million in 1999. The Company's net income in 2000, excluding a one-time charge related to the Company's acquisition of RD Automation, was Eur 25.6 million compared to net income of Eur 2.4 million in 1999.

Tuesday December 19 2000
BE Semiconductor Industries reports receipt of EUR 12 mln order
BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. on Tuesday announced that its Dutch subsidiary Fico B.V. recently received a Eur 12.0 million order. Fico B.V., BE Semiconductor's semiconductor packaging equipment subsidiary, received an important order for multiple lines of integrated test and packaging equipment from a major US semiconductor manufacturer.

Tuesday October 31 2000
Net income BE Semiconductor 9 months 2000 EUR 9.7 mln
BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. on Tuesday announced its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30,2000. Net sales for the third quarter of 2000 were Eur 53.8 million, a 79,9% increase compared to net sales of Eur 29.9 million in the third quarter of 1999 and a 21.4% increase compared to net sales of Eur 44.3 million in the second quarter of 2000.

Friday September 1 2000
BESI buys US RD Automation
BE Semiconductor Industries said on Saturday it had acquired US firm RD Automation for USD 21.7 mln in cash. RD Automation, a private company located in Piscataway, New Jersey, makes equipment for flip chip die bonding, BESI said in a statement. Flip chip technology eliminates the need for conventional wire bonding by placing the contact points of the chip in direct contact with the packaged substrate, BESI said.

Tuesday August 8 2000
BE Semiconductors Q2 net EUR 5.7 mln
BE Semiconductors reported on Tuesday net profit for the second quarter of 2000 increased to EUR 5.7 mln, compared with EUR 218,000 for the second quarter of 1999. Sales increased from EUR 23.1 mln to EUR 44.3 mln. The company booked an operating profit of EUR 4.9 mln in the second quarter of 2000, compared with an operating loss of EUR 1.7 mln in the 1999 comparible period.

Thursday July 6 2000
BESI expects strong secord quarter results
BE Semiconductor Industries announced on Thursday that it expects to report strong financial results for the quarter ending June 30, 2000 due to continued semiconductor market conditions. Net sales and earnings per share for the second quarter ended June 30, 2000 are expected to reach Eur 44 million and Eur 0.15 per share, respectively.

Tuesday May 2 2000
BESI 1Q profit EUR 2.3 mln
BE Semiconductors posted a first-quarter net profit of EUR 2.3 mln compared to a loss of EUR 1.9 mln in the first quarter last year. Earnings per share were 0.09 eur compared to a loss per share of 0.07 eur per share a year ago. Sales came in at EUR 37.8 mln, a 105.4% increase compared to the first quarter of 1999.

Monday February 21 2000
Berliner Electro lists part of BESI stake
Berliner Electro is planning to list a part of its stake in BE Semiconductors. BE Semiconductors is also planning to issue new shares. Berliner Electro currently has a 56.8% interest in BE Semiconductor, which will become a minority interest after the listing.

Thursday February 10 2000
BE Semiconductor returns in the black
BE Semiconductor reported on Thursday a net profit for 1999 of EUR 2.4 mln, compared with a net loss of EUR 2.0 mln the company booked in the comparible period of 1998. Turnover fell 30% from EUR 150.9 mln to EUR 105.6 mln. BE Semiconductor booked 1999 earnings per share of EUR 0.09, compared with a EUR 0.08 loss per share for 1998.

Monday January 17 2000
New chairman for BE Semiconductor
BE Semiconductor Industries announced on Monday that it has elected F.Stangenberg- Haverkamp as its Chairman, who joined the supervisory board in April 1998. The new chairman is replacing R.C.Heibel, who has resigned as a member of the supervisory board.

Tuesday October 19 1999
BE Semiconductors receives new orders
BE Semiconductors announced on Tuesday that its Dutch subsidiary, Meco Equipment, a supplier of plating systems, received 7 initial orders totalling approximately USD 2.5 mln from several customers for its so-called new singulation system (MISS) for chip scale grid array (CSBGA) devices. These orders are expected to be shipped in the fourth quarter of 1999 and first quarter of 2000, BESI said.

Thursday September 30 1999
BE Semiconductor trumps rival for US order
BE Semiconductor Industries announced on Thursday that its Dutch subsidiary Fico, a 100% owned subsidiary of BE Semiconductor, received an important order for a BGA molding system from the assembly division of 'a large US semiconductor manufacturer'. Fico won this order in direct competition against one of its principal Japanese competitors, the company said. The value of the order is about NLG 1.5 mln. BE Semiconductor said there may be repeat orders.

Tuesday August 10 1999
BESI Q2 returns to black figures
BE Semiconductor Industries reported on Tuesday a net profit for the second-quarter of 1999 of EUR 0.2 mln, compared with a net loss of EUR 0.8 mln the company booked in the comparible period of 1998. Turnover fell 41% from EUR 39.4 mln to EUR 23.1 mln. The company's operating loss for the second quarter of 1999 was EUR 1.7 mln, compared to an operating loss of EUR 0.2 mln for the second quarter of 1998.

Monday May 10 1999
BE Semiconductor dives in the red
BE Semiconductor reported on Monday a net loss for the first-quarter of 1999 of NLG 4.1 mln, compared with net profit of NLG 2.5 mln the company booked in the comparible period of 1998. Turnover fell 52% from NLG 84.4 mln to NLG 40.5 mln. The company booked losses per share for the first-quarter of NLG 0.15, compared with earnings per share of NLG 0.10 for the first-quarter of 1998.

Friday March 26 1999
BE Semiconductor NASDAQ ticker changes
BE Semiconductor Industries, which is listed on the NASDAQ, began trading under the ticker symbol BESI. The stock had previously traded under the symbol BESIF.

Wednesday February 10 1999
BE Semiconductor net loss down NLG 26.3 mln
BE Semiconductor reported on Wednesday net loss for 1998 deteriorated with NLG 26.3 mln to NLG 4.5 mln, compared with net profit of NLG 21.8 mln the company booked in the comparible period of 1997. Turnover decreased 9% from NLG 364.2 mln to NLG 332.6 mln. Operating income fell NLG 22.6 mln from NLG 23.3 mln to NLG 0.7 mln.

Thursday December 17 1998
Besi to scrap 141 jobs
BE Semiconductor plans to scrap 141 of its 650 jobs in response to disappointing profit developments and deteriorated market conditions. The company said 115 of the dismissals would be forced. A provision will be taken for the reorganisation in the fourth quarter.

Wednesday November 4 1998
BE Semiconductor Q3 net down 62%
BE Semiconductor Ind reported on Wednesday net profit for the third-quarter of 1998 fell 62% to NLG 1.9 mln, compared with net profit of NLG 5.0 mln the company booked in the comparible period of 1997. Turnover decreased 10% from NLG 89.0 mln to NLG 80.1 mln. Operating income fell NLG 6.0 mln from NLG 7.2 mln to NLG 1.2 mln. Earnings per share for the third-quarter of 1998 fell 63% to NLG 0.07, compared with earnings per share of NLG 0.19 for the third-quarter of 1997.

Tuesday October 6 1998
BE Semiconductor reports 3Q profit
BE Semiconductor reported preliminary figures on Tuesday. Net sales for the third quarter are expected to be approximately NLG 80 mln, as compared to NLG 89 mln in the third quarter of 1997. The Company expects to report net income of approximately NLG 1.5 mln, or NLG 0.06 per share in the 1998 third quarter as compared to a net net income of NLG 5.0 mln, or NLG 0.19 per share in the third quarter of 1997.

Thursday August 6 1998
BE Semiconductor reports Q2 in the red
BE Semiconductor reported on Thursday a net loss of NLG 1.8 mln for the second quarter of 1998, compared with a net profit of NLG 4.8 mln for the comparible period of 1997. Figures for 1997 have been prepared on a pro forma basis to reflect the contribution of the Company's Leadframe and Connector Plating Services to Possehl BESI Electronics, a joint venture in which the company owns 30%.

Tuesday July 7 1998
BE Semiconductor in red due to Asia crisis
BE Semiconductor expects to post a second-quarter loss due to the deteriorating market conditions in Asia, the company said on Tuesday. First quarter earnings were also pressured by the crisis, but this is BESI's first loss since its flotation on the Amsterdam stock exchange in 1995. BESI's order book shrank by 5.5% over the last three months to NLG 149 mln on June 30.

Tuesday May 5 1998
BE Semiconductor reports Q1 net profit down 39%
BE Semiconductor reports net profit for the first quarter of 1998 declined to NLG 2.5 mln compared to the pro forma NLG 4.1 mln for the first quarter of 1996. Net sales increased with 10% from NLG 76.6 mln to NLG 84.4 mln. Gross profit decreased 4% from NLG 29.1 mln to NLG 27.8 mln. Earnings per share fell 33% to NLG 0.10, compared to NLG 0.15 per share for the first quarter of 1997.

Sunday March 29 1998
USD 8 mln order for BE Semiconductor
BE Semiconductor announced that Focused Semiconductor Corp., a newly established joint venture in Hsinchu, Taiwan, has placed an USD 8 mln order for integrated back- end line assembly equipment. The order includes molding, in-line postmold cure, inspection, test, marking and trim and form equipment and is scheduled for installation in Focused Semiconductor's first wafer assembly/test facility in Hsinchu, Taiwan in the third quarter of 1998.

Tuesday February 17 1998
BESI net profit halved to NLG 21.8 mln
BE Semiconductor Industries reported net profit halved to NLG 21.8 mln for 1997, compared with NLG 37.8 mln for 1996. Turnover decreased 13% at NLG 417 mln (NLG 480 mln). The company said it feared low earnings for the current year, and forecast a first-half profit decrease of 12% to 20%. BE Semiconductor said it had suffered from the financial crisis in Asia.

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