-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Ei6feuj2Ryf/Uzioke2GJ7jCx2/76OV45mZzLCwSYKloj2axxN0dS6aELRCYcZ+a /rRiWiATj4uFIh5PjHshyw== 0000950172-05-000766.txt : 20050314 0000950172-05-000766.hdr.sgml : 20050314 20050314093049 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950172-05-000766 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050309 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050314 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050314 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ASML HOLDING NV CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000937966 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY, NEC [3559] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-25566 FILM NUMBER: 05677160 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: DE RUN 1110 CITY: LA VELDHOVEN NE STATE: P7 ZIP: 5503 BUSINESS PHONE: 3140580800 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ASM LITHOGRAPHY HOLDING NV DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950215 6-K 1 asml6k_march09-05.htm REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER UNDER '34 ACT Form 6-K


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
for February 2005


ASML Holding N.V.

De Run 6501
5504 DR Veldhoven
The Netherlands
(Address of principal executive offices)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

  Form 20-F x   Form 40-F ¨  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.


  Yes    ¨   No    x  

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):




Exhibit  
   
99.1 “ASML Supervisory Board Intends to Nominate New Members to the Supervisory Board”, dated February 1, 2005.
   
99.2 “ASML Licenses Technology Patents to Intel”, dated February 23, 2005.

                 “Safe Harbor” Statement under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: the matters discussed in this document may include forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, economic conditions, product demand and semiconductor industry capacity, worldwide demand and manufacturing capacity utilization for semiconductors (the principal product of our customer base), competitive products and pricing, manufacturing efficiencies, new product development, ability to enforce patents, the outcome of intellectual property litigation, availability of raw materials and critical manufacturing equipment, trade environment, and other risks indicated in the risk factors included in ASML’s Annual Report on Form 20-F and in other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.


SIGNATURES

                Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

     ASML HOLDING N.V. (Registrant)

Date:   March 14, 2005   By:  /s/ Peter T.F.M. Wennink
     
   Peter T.F.M. Wennink
   Executive Vice President
 and Chief Financial Officer
EX-99 2 exhibi991.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 exhibit 99.1

ASML Supervisory Board Intends to Nominate New Members to the Supervisory Board


VELDHOVEN, the Netherlands, February 1, 2005 – The Supervisory Board of ASML Holding NV (ASML) today announced its intention to nominate two candidates to be appointed and one candidate to be re-appointed to the Supervisory Board by the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, which is scheduled to be held on March 24, 2005.

The Supervisory Board intends to nominate Mr. O.B. (OB) Bilous, who has held various management positions with IBM until 2000. Mr. Bilous is currently Chairman of the Board of Sematech, a consortium of international semiconductor companies. Nomination is subject to certain approvals. Mr. Bilous is the intended successor of Dr. M.J. (Mike) Attardo, who will resign as Supervisory Board member effective March 2005.

Furthermore, the Supervisory Board intends to nominate Mrs. H.C.J. (Ieke) van den Burg, who is member of the European Parliament for the Dutch Social-Democratic Party (PvdA). Previously, Mrs. Van den Burg was member of the Leading Executive of the Dutch Confederation Trade Unions. Mrs. Van den Burg’s intended nomination has been proposed by the ASML Netherlands B.V. Works Council, in accordance with the strengthened recommendation right of the Works Council.

Finally, the Supervisory Board intends to nominate for re-appointment Mr. J.W.B. (Jos) Westerburgen. Mr. Westerburgen has served on ASML’s Supervisory Board since March 2002.

About ASML


ASML is the world’s leading provider of lithography systems for the semiconductor industry, manufacturing complex machines that are critical to the production of integrated circuits or chips. Headquartered in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, ASML is traded on Euronext Amsterdam and NASDAQ under the symbol ASML.

ASML
Tom McGuire
Vice President Communications
corpcom@asml.com
tel: +31.40.268.5758
fax: +31.40.268.3655

ASML
Elizabeth Kitchener
Director Corporate Communications
corpcom@asml.com
tel:+1.203.761.6300
fax: +1.203.761.4207

ASML
Craig DeYoung
Vice President Investor Relations
craig.deyoung@asml.com
tel:+1.480.383.4005
fax: +1.480.383.3976

ASML
Franki D'Hoore
Director European Investor Relations & EU Affairs
franki.dhoore@asml.com
tel: +31.40.268.6494
fax: +31.40.268.3655


EX-99 3 exhibi992.htm EXHIBIT 99.2 exhibit 99.2

ASML Licenses Technology Patents to Intel


Veldhoven, the Netherlands, February 23, 2005 — ASML Holding NV (ASML) today announced that it has entered into a license agreement with Intel Corporation for several lithography patents that can be used to design or produce advanced masks.

“ASML is proud to have the world’s leading chip maker gain rights to some of our patent portfolio. As a company, ASML is committed to developing new innovations to help customers extend the capability of their lithography systems,” said Eric Meurice, president and CEO, ASML.

The licensing agreement includes ASML’s Scattering Bar Technology, which enhances the performance and value of ASML lithography systems by increasing the manufacturing process window and, thereby, contributing to higher yields or more useable chips per wafer.

“Twenty of the world’s leading chip makers and foundries have adopted our Scattering Bar Technology,” said Dinesh Bettadapur, president and CEO, ASML MaskTools. “The need for integrated solutions as offered by ASML to enhance the performance of lithography systems will continue to grow as customers demand ever-smaller feature sizes.”

About ASML


ASML is the world’s leading provider of lithography systems for the semiconductor industry, manufacturing complex machines that are critical to the production of integrated circuits or chips. Headquartered in Veldhoven, the Netherlands, ASML is traded on Euronext Amsterdam and NASDAQ under the symbol ASML.

ASML
Tom McGuire
Vice President Communications
corpcom@asml.com
tel: +31.40.268.5758
fax: +31.40.268.3655

ASML
Elizabeth Kitchener
Director Corporate Communications
corpcom@asml.com
tel:+1.203.761.6300
fax: +1.203.761.4207

ASML
Craig DeYoung
Vice President Investor Relations
craig.deyoung@asml.com
tel: +1.480.383.4005
fax: +1.480.383.3976

ASML
Franki D'Hoore
Director European Investor Relations & EU Affairs
franki.dhoore@asml.com
tel: +31.40.268.6494
fax: +31.40.268.3655

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