BE Semiconductor Industries : Besi Shares To Be Included in STOXX Europe 600 Index
December 14, 2017 at 12:07 pm EST
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Duiven, the Netherlands, December 14, 2017 - BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. (the 'Company' or 'Besi') (Euronext Amsterdam: BESI; OTC markets: BESIY, Nasdaq International Designation), a leading manufacturer of assembly equipment for the semiconductor industry, today announced that it will be included in the STOXX Europe 600 Index effective at the start of trading on December 18, 2017. STOXX Ltd. announced this change following its annual review, based on Besi's free-float adjusted market capitalization and liquidity.
Richard W. Blickman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Besi, commented: 'We are pleased to be included in the STOXX Europe 600 index reflecting the positive financial and share price performance we have experienced over the past years. This move is expected to further increase shareholder interest and liquidity in the market for Besi's shares.'
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BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. (Besi) specializes in the design, manufacturing and marketing of semiconductor assembly equipment for the global semiconductor and electronics industries. The group develops leading edge assembly processes and equipment for leadframe, substrate and wafer level packaging applications in a wide range of end-user markets including electronics, mobile Internet, computer, automotive, industrial, RFID, LED and solar energy.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Ireland (7.5%), Europe (8.2%), China (35.5%), Malaysia (8.4%), Korea (7.3%), Taiwan (6.5%), Thailand ( 3.6%), Asia/Pacific (11.8%), United States (8.8%) and other (2.4%).