Corporate News 18 Apr 2012 Besi Announces 2012 First Quarter Results Release, Conference Call and Webcast Date

Duiven, the Netherlands, April 18, 2012, BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. ("the Company" or "Besi") (Euronext: BESI; OTCQX: BESIY), a leading manufacturer of assembly equipment for the semiconductor industry, will release results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012, on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 8.00 a.m. Continental European Time (2.00 a.m. New York time).

Besi will host a conference call and audio webcast (log on via www.besi.com) to discuss its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012, on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 11.30 a.m. CET (5.30 a.m. New York time). The teleconference dial-in number is (31) 10 2944 215. The audio webcast will remain available on www.besi.com.

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